FLOWERING PEACHES 
PEPPERMINT STICK Peach 
If pruned in this manner there will be little if 
The general habit of all is much the 
same, the main difference being in 
color of flowers and time of blooming. 
They should be very severely pruned 
every year as soon as they have fin¬ 
ished blooming and before growth 
starts. Cutting them for decoration 
accomplishes the same purpose and is 
highly beneficial but should be com¬ 
pleted as soon as flowers are gone. 
All growth of the previous season 
should be cut back to about 8 inches. 
Don’t touch them in the fall as that 
is simply cutting off potential flowers, 
any trouble with curl-leaf. 
SAN JOSE PINK. Extremely early. About ten days ahead of Early Red and three 
weeks ahead of most kinds. Not as fine as later varieties but highly valuable for its 
very early blooming time. Flowers double pink of medium size. 
EARLY DOUBLE RED. Although ten days later than San Jose Pink it is still ten days 
ahead of the rest. Flowers of good size, double, slightly loose and rather light, clear 
red. 
VVOODSIDE. This and the next six come into bloom at almost the same time. We have 
arranged them in their order of blooming according to our records, but there isn’t much 
difference in that respect. This is a double variegated variety. Ground color soft sil¬ 
very pink lightly marked with red. Flowers very large and open widely. Variegation 
is not pronounced and is a secondary matter; the ground color and appearance of 
flowers is charming. Named in honor of the Woodside Garden Club. 
DOUBLE WHITE. Very large snow-white double flowers. 
DOUBLE MAROON. Name is not good as color is hardly deep enough for maroon. As 
a matter of fact this is a sport of Woodside in which the red variegation has taken 
entire possession of the flower. It has the same large blooms and like Woodside grows 
slower than other varieties. 
PEPPERMINT STICK. As beautiful as it is curious. Name comes from the color of 
most of the flowers which are double white more or less marked with red stripes. The 
red may vary from a few narrow lines to heavy 
bars of red, while here and there will appear 
a solid red flower. Some trees also develop 
branches whose flowers are colored like Woodside. 
This may sound weird but the reality is beautiful. 
CAMELLIA FLORA. Probably identical with Cali¬ 
fornia Double Red. If not they are so similar that 
it is not worth while growing both. The finest of 
the double reds and comes in mid-season. Flowers 
about same size as Early Red but better filled out 
and with much deeper color. 
BURBANK and CLARA MEYER. The two stand¬ 
ard mid-season double pinks. We are often asked 
which is better, but have never been able to de¬ 
cide. Burbank is slightly larger, has large petals, 
opens flat and is deeper pink. Clara Meyer is 
softer pink, nearly as large; petals smaller but 
more numerous and the flower is very fuli and 
tufted with ruffled petals. They are entirely dis¬ 
tinct, and one is about as fine as the other. 
DOUBLE CERISE. Latest of all. Flowers double, 
very deep pink and as they get older become al¬ 
most claret colored. Excellent to prolong the 
season. 
Weeping Peach 
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