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A. B. Hood £) Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
Carman. 
SELECT PEACHES, continued 
Beatrice. (Early Beatrice.) Small to 
medium size ; deep mottled red ; tlesli 
melting, juicy, vinous and of good tpiality ; 
blooms late and fretpiently bears when 
other varieties are destroyed by frosts ; 
valuable for the latitude of Virginia and 
southward ; bears transportation well. 
Early in July. 
Belle ol Georgia. Very large ; skin white, 
with red cheek ; llesh white, firm and of 
excellent flavor ; the fruit is uniformly 
large ;uid showy ; tree a rapid grower and 
very prolific. Kipe July i to 15. New. 
Bishop. Very large, crimson, white 
Hesh ; free ; a valuable market sort ; sure 
and prolilic. 
Bokara No. 3 . The hardiest yellow Peach 
yet brought to notice ; of fine (juality and 
a heavy bearer ; 30 per cent hardier than 
any other kind. 
Butler’s Late. This magniticent new 
freestone Peach originated in the garden 
of J. T. Butler, Kichmond, Va. I'ruit of 
the very largest size ; skin greenish white, 
with red cheek ; Hesh white, firm and of 
very good flavor ; tree vigorous and very 
productive. .September 15 to October i. 
Carman. In this new, hardy rot-proof 
Peach, ripening at the same time as Piarly 
Rivers, and yet almost as large and fine 
as Elberta itself, we have a Peach of great 
market value ; a large, roundish Peach 
with a pale yellow skin, red blush on 
sunny .side ; white flesh, tender and melt- 
ing ; rich, sweet and of superior flavor; 
by far the finest of any Peach ripening 
ahead of .Mountain Rose. A big, early 
yellow-skinned Peach of high quality is 
sure to be in great demand. Don't miss 
the Carman ! 
Crawford's Early. A m;ignificent, large, 
yellow Peach of good <|uality. Its size 
and beauty make it one of the most popu- 
lar orchard varieties. First of August. 
Crawford’s Late. Very large, roundish ; 
skin yellow, with a beautiful dark red 
cheek ; flesh rich, yellow, melting, with 
sweet luscious flavor. Worthy of uni- 
versal ctiltivation as table and market 
sort. .Middle of August. 
Christiana. .V new, very large, fine- 
looking yellow Peach, ripening between 
Crawford’s Fate and .Smock ; its large 
size, himdsome appetirance ;ind time of 
ripening combine to make it a very valu- 
able Peach. 
