Peaches. 
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VARIETIES DESCRIBED. 
Alexander. Fruit large, highly col¬ 
ored ; flesh greenish white, juicy, vinous, 
and of fair quality ; clingstone. The ear¬ 
liest to ripen of any variety of the Persian 
type. About June i. 
Amelia. This Peach originated in 
Orangeburg, S. C., and is hard to excel, 
either in size, beauty or quality; fruit 
very large, roundish oblong; suture large 
and deep, extending nearly around ; skin 
pale, whitish yellow, shaded and marbled 
with crimson ; flesh white, vinous, sweet, 
juicy and melting; freestone! Ripens 
July i to io. 
Angel. Very large ; skin yellow, highly 
washed with red ; exceedingly handsome ; the flesh is 
white, melting, juicy, mild subacid, of exquisite flavor, 
and entirely devoid of the bitter almond or noyau 
flavor characteristic of the parent Peen-to and most of 
its seedlings. The fruit is a perfect freestone. Ripens 
June 20 to 30. The trees come into bearing while 
very young, and are exceedingly prolific. Blooms a 
full month later than the Peen-to, thus obviating 
danger from late frosts in many sections. Very 
valuable. 
Bidwell’s Early. A seedling of the Peen-to. 
Shape roundish oblong, with short recurved point ; 
size medium ; skin creamy white, washed with car¬ 
mine; flesh fine-grained, melting, juicy and sweet, 
with slight noyau flavor ; clingstone. Commences to 
mature at about the same time as Peen-to, but con¬ 
tinues during a longer period. Uncertain in North¬ 
ern Florida, on account of early blooming. 
Bidwell’s Late. A seedling of the Peen-to, orig¬ 
inated at Orlando, Fla., and the best of the “Bidwell” 
varieties. Shape nearly round; size large; color 
yellowish white; clingstone; flesh fine-grained, sweet 
and juicy. Matures about three weeks later than 
Peen-to. Quality excellent. This has proved a sure 
bearer farther north than most other varieties of the 
same origin. (See cut, page 8.) 
Cabler’s Indian. Origin, Texas; closely resem¬ 
bles Flewellen. Purple flesh, containing deeper pur¬ 
ple veins, rich, subacid ; decided Indian type ; cling¬ 
stone ; very fine. Ripens July 15 to 25. 
Chinese Cling. Very large, globular ; skin yel¬ 
lowish white, sometimes washed with red ; flesh 
white, red at the stone, rich, vinous, excellent. 
Ripens July 5 to 15. 
Chinese Free. Seedling of Chinese Cling ; size 
large, roundish oblong; skin white, with red cheek ; 
flesh red, firm and well flavored ; a desirable market 
variety ; freestone. Ripens July 5 to 15. 
Climax. This is a seedling of the Honey, pos¬ 
sessing many of the characteristics of its parent, but 
is larger and about 10 days later. Vigorous grower 
and heavy bearer ; fruit of good appearance. Size 
medium, round, slightly oblong, with recurved point 
(shorter than point of the Honey); color pale yellow, 
washed with red ; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, 
melting, sweet and sprightly, possessing character in 
Angel Peach. 
its flavor, with a distinct trace of acid. Quality excel¬ 
lent Freestone. June 25 to July 5. 
/ Colon. (New.) Origin, seedling of seedling of the 
Honey; fruit large, roundish oblong, slightly pointed; 
skin red; flesh blood-red, very juicy, subacid, of 
high flavor; delicious. A perfect blood freestone. 
Tree a good grower and very productive. Blooms as 
late as or later than the Honey. Ripens June 15 to 25. 
Columbia. Very large, skin downy, dingy yellow 
and striped with dull brown or red ; flesh yellow, but¬ 
tery, melting and exceedingly rich. Freestone. 
Ripens about July 20, and continues a fortnight. 
Countess. Origin, native seedling, of which the 
parent tree is now about 12 years old ; has a 
breadth of top of thirty feet and a circumference of 
trunk, at two feet from the ground, of forty and one- 
half inches. It has borne uniformly heavy crops of 
a really superior fruit for the past nine or 10 years, 
some years as high as 10 bushels on the tree. We 
consider it a variety well worthy of extensive propa¬ 
gation. Fruit nearly round, large to very large ; 
skin white, flesh white, tender, melting, juicy, vinous; 
freestone. Quality excellent. July 15 to 20. 
Crawford’s Early. Large, yellow, with red 
cheek ; flesh yellow, juicy and rich ; freestone. Very 
productive ; a standard market variety. Ripens end 
of June. 
Crawford’s Late. Large, yellow, with red cheek; 
fine quality. Very popular old variety for market or 
canning purposes ; freestone. Ripens last of July. 
