GENEVA, NEW YORK 
PEACHES 
The peach tree requires a well drained, moderately rich soil; warm, sandy loam is probably the best. 
In order to preserve the continued healthy growth of the tree and the fine quality of the fruit, the peach should 
have the shoots and branches cut back to one-half the preceding season’s growth every year, so as to preserve a round 
vigorous head; this should be done the last of February, or as early in the spring as practicable. The land should ;not 
be seeded to grass, but kept in constant cultivation until August. G 
The following varieties have been selected out of hundreds, the best only being chosen. They furnish a succession 
for about two months, commencing the early part of August. 
Globe and Late Crawford (Reduced one-half size) 
Admiral Dewey. A perfect free- 
stone; flesh yellow and of a uniform 
color and texture to the pit. Hardy 
and productive. Early. 
Alexander. This excellent 
variety ripens very early. Large, 
color deep maroon, handsomely 
shaded; flesh firm, rich and good; 
most excellent shipper. Freestone. 
Middle to last of July. 
Brigdon (Garfield). This remark- 
able peach originated in Cayuga 
County, N. Y. It is hardy and the 
fruit large and handsome and more 
productive than the early Crawford. 
The foliage is large and glossy. 
Flesh yellow, rich and juicy, with a 
pleasant flavor. Fruit deep orange 
red, dark red on the exposed side. 
Middle of September. Freestone. 
Bokara No. 3. The hardiest 
yellow peach yet brought to notice; 
of fine quality and a heavy bearer; 
30 per cent, hardier than any other 
kind. 
Belle of Georgia. Very large; skin white, with red 
cheek; flesh white, firm and of excellent flavor; the fruit is 
uniformly large and showy; tree a rapid grower and very 
prolific. 
Chair’s Choice. Fruit of very large size, yellow, with 
red cheek; flesh yellow, firm and of good quality; tree 
strong grower and a good bearer. Ripens just before 
Smock. 
Crawford’s Early. Very large, yellow, with a fine red 
cheek; flesh yellow, melting, sweet, rich and very excel- 
lent. Tree hardy, vigorous and very fruitful. First of 
September. Freestone. 
Crawford’s Late. Very large, yellow, with a dark red 
cheek; flesh deep yellow, red at the stone, juicy and excel- 
lent, with a very rich and excellent vinous flavor; one of 
the finest of the later sorts. Tree vigorous and productive. 
Last of September. Freestone. 
Champion. An extremely good, early peach. Skin 
creamy white with red cheek; a perfect freestone, which is 
a rare thing among early peaches; very hardy, regular 
bearer. First of August. 
Crosby. This is one of the hardiest peaches of good 
quality yet introduced, and will carry the ^ch belt 
several degrees north. ‘ The fruit is full medium size, round, 
oblate. Color bright yellow, beautifully splashed and 
striped with crimson. The flesh is light yellow and red at 
the stone, firm moderately juicy and of good quality. It 
ripens about September 15. Freestone. 
Carman. A new hardy rot- proof peach; ripening at 
time with Early Rivers. Large, round, with pale yellow 
skin and red blush on sunny side; white flesh, sweet flavor. 
Early Canada. Ripens one month before Crawford’s 
Early. Good samples measure over seven inches in cir- 
cumference; unusually hardy for a peach. Last of July. 
Early Rivers. Large, creamy white, with a delicate pink 
cheek; flesh melting, with a rich flavor. One of the finest 
of the early peaches for amateur’s use and for market. 
August. 
Engle Mammoth. Very large and attractive, magnifi- 
cent red cheek, high qutdity. Tree strong grower, very 
hardy and productive. One of the best cannmg varieties. 
Resembling Late Crawford. September. 
Early York. Medium size, greenish white, covered in 
the sun with dull red; flesh greenish white, very tender and 
melting, full of rich sprightly juice. One of the best early 
varieties. Tree hardy and productive. Middle of August. 
Freestone. 
Elberta. Yellow with red cheek; flesh yellow, firm, 
juiey, of high quality, exceedingly prolific and hardy. 
Very popular and is "the best gener.^l pe.\ch for all 
sections;’’ follows Early Crawford. The Elberta has 
received more favorable notices from the fruit and agricul- 
tural papers than any other peach. 
Fitzgerald. A chance seedling found in Ontario, outside 
the peach belt, where it has produced regular crops. The 
fruit is of very large size, pit very small. This promising 
new peach is of the Crawford type but excels that famous 
variety in size, hardiness and productiveness. Season 
same as Early Crawford. 
Foster. Large, slightly flattened, color a deep orange 
red, becoming very dark on the exposed side; flesh yellow, 
rieh and juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. Freestone. 
First of September. 
Globe. Fruit exceedingly large, globular in form, quite 
uniform in size; of a rich golden yellow, with a red blush; 
flesh very firm, coarse grained, but juicy, yellow shaded 
with a red tinge toward the pit. Freestone. Middle of 
September. 
Greensboro. The largest and most beautifully colored 
of all the early varieties. Double the size of Alexander, 
ripening at same time, parts clear from seed when fully 
ripe. Flesh white, juicy and good. 
Golden Drop. The almost translucent golden-colored 
flesh of this Peach renders it exceedingly attractive in 
market, where it sells at highest prices. The tree is hardy, 
bears early and profitably. Late September. 
Hill’s Chili. Medium size, dull yellow; tree very hardy, 
a good bearer; highly esteemed for canning. Last of 
September. 
Iron Mountain. Fruit very large, white. Quality good. 
Very hardy in bud. White inside at pit. Freestone. 
September. 
Lord Palmerston. Fruit very large, skin white with a 
pink cheek; flesh firm, yet melting, rich and sweet. Last 
of September. 
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