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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Peaches. 
There is no tree whic-h makes a more rapid growth and 
comes into bearing sooner after planting than the Peach 
Trees small enough to go by mail wall bear in three years, 
and their cost is so little that every home in our land should 
be abundantly supplied with this most valuable fruit. 
The Everbearing Peach* 
This is one of the most remarkable of 
Peaches, as it combines many desirable qual¬ 
ities which make it of great value for family 
use. 1.—Its long-continued bearing period. 
The first ripening begins about in July, and 
successi ve crops are produced until the begin¬ 
ning of November. Fruit in all stages of de¬ 
velopment-ripe and half-grown—m ay be seen 
upon the tree at the same time. Two-year-old 
trees bear freely. 2—As the tree blossoms 
during a long period, a complete failure of 
fruit has never happened since the original 
tree first began to bear, ten years ago. 3.—The 
fruit is creamy white, mottled and striped 
with light purple and with pink veins; oblong 
in shape, and tapering to the apex; flesh 
white, with red veins near the skin; very 
juicy, vinous and of excellent flavor; quality 
very best. Freestone, of the Indian type. No 
praise can do justice to this magnificent nov¬ 
elty. It is really one of the finest things we 
ever offered. Good size, prolific, best quality 
and bears continually for three months. 
What more can be desired? Fine trees for 
fruiting next year, by mail, 30c. each; 3 for 
7 5c.; 7 for $1.50. 
Holderbatim Peach. 
This Champion of all Peaches originated 
in 1880 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, one of the 
highest and coldest points on the Alleghany 
Mountains, where the mercury often drops to 28 degrees be¬ 
low zero. The original tree is now 25 feet high and 10 inches 
in diameter at the base, with foliage surpassing anything 
ever before seen in the nature of a Peach. The leaves are of 
a dark, heavy green, measuring from 8 to 10 inches in length. 
1 It has one valuable advantage in the peculiar character of its 
blossoms, which never open out like those of other varieties, but remain 
closed, with a heavy growth of moss-like fuzz covering the young Peach 
and protecting it from heavy spring frosts. The size of the matured fruit 
is lmnftnse, many specimens measuring from 12 to 14 inches in circum- 
i color it is ot a light cream-yellow, with a beautiful red cheek on the sunny side. In texture it is very firm, of 
. and a perfect freestone. The pit is very small and the flesh light yellow, streaked with red from the surface to 
i nd of most exquisite flavor. It ripens about August 15. thus making it one of the earliest of all freestone varieties, 
iss, vigorous growth and long life, it is certainly the Champion of all Peaches. 25c. each ; 5 for $1 00. 
