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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June 26 
EARLY SOUTHERN PEACHES. 
Of Greensboro, I can say but little 
from personal experience, as we have 
not fruited it; but from all that I 
can learn, it is of the Alexander class, 
and claimed to be earlier and larger 
than that variety. It is extensively 
grown in some sections of North Caro¬ 
lina. 
Sneed.—We have cultivated this va¬ 
riety eight years, and first received it 
under the name of "Peebles” which, I 
understand, was its original name. It 
is also grown in Mississippi under the 
name of “ Bowers.” It is of the Chinese 
strain ; tree exceedingly thrifty ; foliage 
large and luxuriant. Habit of tree is of 
open growth; fruit medium, creamy- 
white, carmine blush and mottlings ; 
flesh greenish-white, fine grain, juicy, 
sprightly, vinous, adheres slightly to the 
stone ; quality good. Its period of ma¬ 
turity at Augusta for the last four 
years has been on the average six to 
eight days before that of the Alexander. 
This year, perfectly ripe specimens were 
gathered on May 23. It is, therefore, 
the best earliest peach we have. Those 
who have shipped it largely, state that 
it carries, on the average, as well as 
Alexander. 
Triumph.—Fruit above medium, skin 
downy, dark orange-yellow, nearly cov¬ 
ered with dark carmine ; flesh yellow 
half way to the stone, where it changes 
to greenish-white and adheres slightly 
to the stone like Alexander. Juicy, 
melting and slightly sub-acid. Quality 
good, but not as good as the Alexander, 
with which it ripens. Tree moderately 
vigorous, compact grower, and bears 
very young. The great value of this 
peach for market purposes is its yellow 
color and attractive appearance, it being 
the earliest yellow peach so far known, 
and possesses excellent carrying quali¬ 
ties. 
Red River.—This is of western origin 
and may be said to be an improvement 
on Early Louise, which it resembles in 
general appearance and size, but is of 
better quality, and matures before Alex¬ 
ander is half gone, therefore from six 
to eight days earlier than Early Louise. 
Georgia. p. j. bekckmans. 
The Sneed peach commenced ripening 
here this year May 15 ; first shipment, 
May 17, seven days ahead of Alexander. 
The size is good. It bruises easily, not 
much color. Care will have to be exer¬ 
cised to pick at just the right time for 
shipment. Fair quality. 
Greensboro fruited here the first time 
this year; ripe, May 27. Similar to Rivers 
in looks, has a soft place same as Rivers, 
and not near so good quality. 
Triumph. I had 100 of the original 
1,000 trees sold by Mr. Rusted, the origi¬ 
nator, planted January, 1895. I picked 
75 peaches June, 1895, five months after. 
June, 1896, shipped 10 six basket car¬ 
riers, and this year, May 27, I shipped 
two crates, and I shall ship 30 to 40 
crates in all this season from the 100 
trees now two years old. It is a few 
days later than the Alexander, averages 
larger, yellow fleshed, color red all 
over, and will remain on the tree one 
week, or even longer, after fully ripen¬ 
ing, and not drop oU or rot. The best 
shipper of any peach known. Very good 
quality. The tree is a vigorous grower, 
and very free bearer ; fruit needs thin¬ 
ning to obtain best results. 
Georgia. J. s. crooks. 
This station has only young trees of 
the Sneed and Greensboro peaches, and 
has not yet fruited either. Sneed, how¬ 
ever, from what we have seen elsewhere, 
appears to be quite promising, and may 
displace Alexander in course of time, 
when it becomes better known. It is 
being planted largely in this State. Tri¬ 
umph we are well acquainted with, as 
its originator, Mr. Husted, is a near 
neighbor. It is one of the most vigor¬ 
ous trees ever introduced. In growth 
it leaves nothing to be desired. It is also 
quite productive. The fruit is larger, 
better colored and of much better quality 
than Alexander, but it is not quite so 
early, neither is it a perfect freestone. 
It belongs properly to the semi-cling 
type. I do not see how it can displace 
either Alexander or Sneed, but it would 
form an admirable close succession to 
them, and I think will prove a money 
maker. h n. stabnes. 
Horticulturist Georgia Esp Sta. 
TWO CELERY BULLETINS. 
NOTES FROM THE CORNELL STATION 
Notes on Celery.—Bulletin No. 132.— The 
special subjects discussed in this bulletin are the 
destructive diseases known as early and late 
blight, the construction of storage houses and 
experiments with fertilizers on celery. 
Early blight, which has proved very destruct¬ 
ive, makes its appearance both in the seed bed 
and the field. Beginning on the outer leaves, it 
appears in spots more or less circular, grayish- 
green at first, afterwards becoming brown and 
ashen. In its early stages, there is a well-defined 
spot with slightly raised border, but when the 
spots become numerous on a leaf, it begins to 
turn yellow, and the fungus develops abundantly 
in indefinite areas, giving ashen spots. The fila¬ 
mentous vegetative organs of this fungus grow 
within the tissue of the leaf, soon protruding 
minute, fertile filaments, or hyphie, through the 
pores of the leaf. These hypbae bear the spores, 
or reproductive bodies which, falling upon other 
leaves, under suitable conditions, germinate by 
the protrusion of thread-like tubes, which enter 
the leaf, carrying on the destructive work of the 
fungus. These spores retain their vitality for 
some time, and it is feared that they are able to 
pass through the winter without injury. 
This disease has been reported as most abun¬ 
dant during hot, dry periods, and also most in¬ 
jurious during warm, muggy days. In dry, hot 
weather, the vigor of the plant is reduced, and 
with heavy dews at night, the action of the fun¬ 
gus is marked, especially on the lower leaves. 
With a wet soil and muggy days, a rapid spread 
of the disease is noted. It is stated that, where 
the air is cool and moist, the disease is said to be 
unknown. This disease disappears with the cool 
nights of autumn, but it may be followed by what 
is called the late blight. 
In treating this disease with fungicides, the 
most pronounced results are so far in favor 
of the ammoniacal copper carbonate solution, 
although, in one region, sulphur has seemed 
more successful. At the New Jersey Experiment 
Station, in 1891, Dr. Halsted found that the yield 
of marketable celery from a row treated with the 
copper compound was nearly double that of an 
adjacent untreated row, although applications 
were not made until the celery was badly blighted. 
At the New Haven, Conn., Experiment Station, 
sulphur was recommended at the rate of two 
pounds for 1,200 plants. It is suggested that, at 
the time of planting, the leaves of young plants 
might be dipped in a weak solution of the copper, 
and the growing plants sprayed at intervals of 
two weeks with a solution of the same strength. 
Young plants showing traces of the disease in 
the seed bed should never be set out. All refuse 
matter and diseased material should be de¬ 
stroyed. As the wild parsnip suffers from a dis¬ 
ease closely resembling this celery blight, it is 
wise to destroy any of these plants that may be 
about the fields. 
The disease known as late blight follows the 
early blight, continuing until late in the fall. In 
general appearance, it resembles the early blight, 
but is distinguished by more irregular spots, of 
a tawny color. With a slight attack, the irregular 
spots are well defined, but under favorable con¬ 
ditions, the fungus may spread to the whole sur¬ 
face of the leaves, and even to the petioles. The 
minute black fruit bodies are then so abundant 
as to be visible without a magnifying glass. This 
disease is active until the plants are lifted, and 
even continues its ravages after they are stored. 
Spraying with a weak solution of copper car¬ 
bonate is suggested as a remedial measure. 
The proper construction of a celery house calls 
for protection against freezing and excessive 
moisture, and a temperature low enough to sus¬ 
pend the. activities of the plant, and discourage 
fungous growth. The celery house advised has 
a brick foundation, and the roof is provided with 
air chambers and paper linings. There is a 
large air chamber, with separate windows, above 
the collar beams. This style of house seems to 
give highly satisfactory results. 
Varieties and Marketing in Rhode Island.— 
Bulletin 44, Rhode Island Experiment Station. 
—In addition to descriptions and illustrations of 
leading market varieties of celery, this bulletin 
describes prevailing methods of culture and the 
diseases affecting celery. The advantages of 
the trench system, now superseded by level cul¬ 
ture, are mentioned, though the active competi¬ 
tion in market growing has compelled a change 
to the latter less costly system. In the trench 
method, trenches are dug three or four feet apart, 
six inches or more in depth, and a foot or more 
in width, the sides being perpendicular; from 
two to four inches of stable manure and, per¬ 
haps, some concentrated fertilizer are worked 
into the bottom of the trench. Sometimes one 
and sometimes two rows of celery are planted in 
the trench. It is blanched either by boards, or 
by the earth that was thrown out in digging the 
trench. The advantages of the trench system 
are the richness of the soil provided, the moisture 
secured, and the fact that the roots are protected 
from burning sun heat. The first two requisites 
can be provided in level culture by proper 
preparation of the soil and artificial irrigation, 
but the third requisite, the coolness of the soil 
during a very warm period, still seems an un¬ 
solved problem. 
The chief diseases affecting cultivated celery are 
Black-heart, blight, and blast. It is suggested that 
one of the causes leading to these troubles may be 
the need of additional covering for the roots, 
which is not supplied in level culture. In support 
of this view, it is stated that, when a mulch of 
fresh sea-weed two inches thick was placed 
about plants showing these diseases, it checked 
the progress of the troubles. A similar result 
was obtained by mulching the plants with two 
inches of earth from the center of the rows, and 
then filling the ditches with fresh sea-weed, turn¬ 
ing water into them occasionally to keep the sea¬ 
weed moist. Lawn clippings, coarse stable ma¬ 
nure, and even the leaves from other affected 
celery plants, seemed of material benefit when 
used as a mulch. In the experiments recorded 
in the bulletin, the blight was more prevalent on 
plants of Paris Golden celery which stood 18 
inches apart in the rows, thus allowing the sun 
to strike the ground all about them more than 
where a dense mat of foliage was produced by 
closer planting. When celery plants are put in 
properly prepared trenches, and two or three 
inches of soil drawn in over their roots upon the 
approach of hot weather, there is no serious 
trouble from these diseases if the trenches always 
have a proper supply of water. While the lack 
of proper protection of the roots of celery plants 
is not the sole cause of all celery diseases, this 
seems to be the principal fault of the level cul¬ 
ture as now practiced. There are two ways of 
correcting these faults; either by carrying the 
roots farther below the natural surface of the 
soil by setting the plants in shallow furrows and 
drawing the earth in about them as they grow, 
or by raising the surface of the soil along the 
rows by “ hilling” them, or by mulching them. 
All the leading market varieties of celery are 
described in this bulletin. The Paris Golden or 
Golden Self-Blanching is said to be the most pop¬ 
ular of all sorts now grown for sale. This never 
has the bitter flavor present in poorly blanched 
White Plume, though it is sometimes marketed 
before fully ripened, owing to its self-blanching 
habit. 
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escape destruction by hail, wheat and oats will 
be exceptionally good. Peaches, apricots and 
plums, which are about all the fruits grown here, 
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