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BROWN BROTHERS COMPANY 
Brown’s Peaches 
To secure healthy, vigorous and fruitful trees, the ground must be 
well drained and kept clean and mellow. Peach trees are easily culti¬ 
vated, and their freedom from disease, the short time it takes to come 
into bearing and the immense demand for the fruit, makes them ex¬ 
tremely profitable to grow'. Peaches are borne on wood of the previous 
season’s growth, and this makes it absolutely essential to prune the 
trees yearly. Remove dead branches, and let in light and air. Keep the 
tree in good shape, and you will have splendid returns. We are large 
producers of Peach trees. Our locality is considered the finest in the 
United States for the growing of Peaches. 
Belle of Georgia. Elicits praise from all who know it because of 
the great beauty of its fruits. At its best, it is one of the glories of 
the Peach orchard, the fruits being large, creamy white with a beau¬ 
tiful crimson cheek. Is an excellent shipper. Freestone. Early Sep¬ 
tember. 
Carman. A general favorite in nearly every Peach region, especially 
for a Peach ripening so early. It is a brilliant red. Freestone. August. 
Chair’s Choice. Fruit matures in late midseason. Color, pale green 
dotted with reddish green, is very attractive and is considered a 
select fruit; is quite large. October. Freestone. 
Champion. The best of the white freestone varieties. Skin creamy 
white with red flush. Desirable for commercial orchards. Extremely 
hardy and of uniform good quality. Late August. Freestone. 
Crawford Early. This Peach has all of the characteristics! that 
gratify the taste. Besides being one of the very best in quality, it is 
one of the handsomest Peaches. Color, rich red splashed and mottled 
with darker red and golden yellow. The flesh is beautiful and per¬ 
fectly free from the stone. Matures in midseason. Tree is vigorous 
and productive. First of September. Freestone. 
Crawford Late. Fruit is unsurpassed in appearance and scarcely 
equaled in texture of flesh and richness of flavor. Its color, soft tints 
of red and yellow. Fruit matures late. Used extensively in commer¬ 
cial orchards. Ripens in September. Freestone. 
Crosby. A Peach of good quality, requires intensive cultivation to 
reach good marketable size. At its best the fruit is first class in 
every respect. Fine grained, tender, sweet and very agreeable. Free¬ 
stone. Tree is vigorous, healthy, fairly hardy and very productive. 
Ripens September. Origin, Massachusetts, 1876. 
Elberta. The best Peach of its season for all markets, as it has grand 
shipping qualities. Probably the greatest commercial Peach on the 
market today. The fruit is large, yellow with red cheek, juicy and 
highly flavored. Flesh is yellow and fine. Pit perfectly free. Tree is 
vigorous, hardy and a good uniform cropper. Ripens about 10 days 
later than Early Crawford, late September. Origin, Georgia; cross 
between Chinese Cling and Early Crawford. Freestone. 
Early Elberta. Ripens about a week earlier than Elberta; otherwise 
the same. Quality of fruit very good. 
Here are a Few Good Points of a 
Peach Orchard 
1. The quickest of orchard trees to bear 
profitable crops. They bear in 3 years. 
2. More trees can be planted to the acre 
than permanent varieties of Apples. 
3. Peaches may be planted as fillers in the 
Apple orchard until the Apples come into 
bearing. 
4. The demand for fruit is increasing, the 
planting of trees decreasing. Now is the time 
to anticipate the unusual demand that will 
be apparent within a few years. 
5. The yield per acre often exceeds 300 
bushels during a favorable season. 
LIST OF PEACHES IN THEIR ORDER OF 
RIPENING 
For convenience of our patrons and salesmen we give 
herewith a list of Peaches in their order of ripening. 
This will be of material assistance in selecting varieties 
for commercial orchards. 
We have used Elberta as the standard because it is 
well known and is grown more largely than any other 
in all commercial Peach sections. 
Mayflower. Last week in June. 
Carman. About 4 weeks before Elberta. 
Greensboro. Late July. 
Triumph. Ten days before St. John. 
St. John. Three weeks before Elberta. 
Rochester. Three weeks before Elberta. 
Champion. Three weeks before Elberta. 
South Haven. Eighteen days before Elberta or a few 
days after St. Jolin. 
Early Crawford. Two weeks before Elberta. 
Fitzgerald. Eighteen days before Elberta. 
Early Elberta. One week before Elberta. 
J. H. Hale. About 5 days before Elberta. 
Elberta. Ripens September 10th to 20th, depending of 
course on the season and location. Crop usually picked 
in one week. 
Belle of Georgia. Same as Elberta. 
Crosby. Same as Elberta. 
Heath Cling. Same as Elberta. 
Late Crawford. With the last of Elberta. 
Smock. One week after Elberta. 
Chair’s Choice. One week after Elberta. 
