Quality Nursery Stock Since 1886 
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Peaches 
Prices, except where noted, 2 to 3 feet, 35 
cents each, $3.50 per dozen; 3 to 4 feet, 50 cents 
each, $5.00 per dozen; 5 to 7 feet, 60c each, 
$6.00 per dozen. 
The peach is probably more extensively cul- 
tivated in our country than any other fruit, and 
it well deserves its popularity among the 
American people, as there is nothing that ex- 
cels a luscious, red-ripe peach. There has, 
however, been much complaint of late that the 
finer varieties do not bear enough in Texas. 
People attribute this to the drouth, yet the 
failure in most cases is due to the ignorance 
of the people. The traveling tree agents from 
other states introduce new varieties every year 
that are in most cases not at all adapted to our 
climate. Therefore, never buy a tree unless 
you know that it was grown by a reliable nur- 
seryman in your own state. West Texas is a 
dry country, but nevertheless good peaches can 
be raised, and plenty of them, provided proper 
varieties are planted. 
The peach succeeds in almost any soil, but 
it prefers sandy soil with red clay sub-soil to 
any other. The following varieties are all 
thoroughly tested by me, and I consider them 
the best collection that can be made for our 
climate. They are selected from 400 different 
varieties, and as each variety has a ripening 
period of from ten to fifteen days, peaches 
may be had at all times from the middle of 
May until November. I have arranged them 
in order of ripening, for the convenience of the 
buyer. 
I. Ripening Here from May 20 to June 10. 
Mayflower — A new variety of extreme early 
ripening; a late bloomer, and being almost en- 
tirely covered with red, it is a good market 
variety. Tree a strong thrifty grower, very 
prolific; size large, nearly round. 
Early Wheeler — Prolific; white, blush cheeks, 
flesh white, extra firm, of better quality than 
Alexander, with true clingstone flavor. The 
best shipper among early varieties. 
Dwarf Japan Blood — Tree of dwarf habit, 
surest bearer of all the early peaches; fruit is 
large, pointed; red cheek and end, and some- 
times blood-red flesh. 
Early Alexander — A new peach, one w-eek 
earlier than Alexander. Tree is a rank grower 
and late bloomer, the peach is w r ell colored and 
a fine market variety, large to extra large fruit. 
Alexander — Good quality, high color; flesh 
greenish white. Best bearing May peach. 
Greensboro— Earlier and larger than Alex- 
ander; fine flavor and attractive appearance. 
Arp Beauty— A rival to Elberta; character, 
size, color and quality the same, and ripens 
two to three weeks earlier. The value of this 
as a market and family peach will be easily 
seen, and no other statement will be necessary 
to place it at the head of good peaches. 
Triumph — “The earliest yellow peach in the 
world.” A perfect yellow freestone; of excel- 
lent quality. Ripens after Alexander. A good 
keeper, very prolific. Two-year-old trees bore 
half a bushel each. 
Honey— The sweetest of all peaches we have, 
and about the best bearer. Late frosts have 
never killed the young fruit here. Color is at- 
tractive and it always sells easily. Honey is 
about the best peach for general planting we 
have in the South and the Gulf Coast. 
Family Favorite — Productive, skin quite fuz- 
zy, clear cream white with rich pink blush on 
one side. Flesh white, tint of red at stone. Ex- 
cellent quality. 
Indian Cling or Blood Cling — Red inside, 
ripens in August, bears regular, trees very 
hardy; a good peach. 
Bokara— The hardiest peach known. It is of 
fine quality and a good bearer. Does remark- 
ably well here. 
Early Rivers — White, red-cheeked, tender; 
free-stone; bears very young and rarely misses 
a full crop. Ripens June 20. 
Mamie Ross— A seedling of Chinese Cling. 
Fruit very large, nearly covered with a deli- 
cate carmine, flesh white, juicy and of good 
quality; a regular and prolific bearer. 
