Peaches. 
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Honey. Fruit medium in size, oval, compressed, 
with deep suture on one side extending more than 
half way around and terminating in a sharp, peculiar 
recurved point; skin whitish yellow', washed and 
marbled with red in the sun ; flesh creamy white, 
fine, juicy, melting, with peculiar h'oneyed, rich, sweet 
flavor; freestone. Quality excellent. June 5 to 15. 
Imperial. A seedling of the Honey, originated by 
ourselves, and the largest and finest in appearance of 
several hundred seedlings of this class that we have 
fruited ; shape roundish oblong ; size very large ; 
skin greenish yellow, washed with red ; flesh white, 
sw'eet and juicy ; excellent flavor and good tone ; 
perfect freestone. Quality best. Matures June 25 
to July 5. 
Japan Dwarf Blood. A stocky, rather dwarf¬ 
growing blood variety from Japan ; of good size and 
appearance, and a perfect freestone; quality excellent. 
Ripens earlier than Alexander ; has fruited finely in 
Florida and Southern Louisiana, and great hopes are 
entertained of it as a valuable market Peach. 
Jessie Kerr. Originated by J. W. Kerr, of Caro¬ 
line county, Maryland, from selected seed of choice 
specimens of Hale’s Early. Larger, and usually some 
days earlier than Alexander, which it resembles in 
tree and fruit. Freestone. 
Lady Ingold. Resembles Crawford’s Early, but 
of better quality and a few days later. Superior 
for canning. 
La Magnifique. Origin, native seedling. Tree 
strong grower and heavy bearer. Fruit large, round¬ 
ish oblong; skin yellowish w'hite, washed with red ; 
flesh firm, yellowush white, rich, sprightly, vinous, 
subacid; clingstone. Quality best. August 1 to 10. 
La Reine. Origin, native seedling; of strong 
grovdh and a heavy bearer. Fruit very large, round, 
slighly oblong ; skin yellowish white, w'ashed with a 
deep red ; flesh yellowush white, very red at the stone, 
firm, juicy, rich, delicious ; clingstone. July 20 to 25. 
Lemon Cling. A native of South Carolina. Large, 
oblong, with swollen point, like the lemon; skin yellow, 
with dark brownish-red cheek ; flesh firm, yellow, 
slightly red at the stone, with rich, sprightly subacid 
flavor. One of the largest and most beautiful yellow- 
fleshed clings. Ripens last of July. 
Maggie. Seedling of the Peen-to ; originated at 
Waldo, Florida. Shape roundish oblong ; size large ; 
color yellowish white, washed with carmine; sub¬ 
cling; flesh fine grained, sweet, juicy and melting; 
one of the best. Ripens very nearly with the Peen-to. 
Mountain Rose. Fruit large, nearly round ; skin 
white, washed with carmine ; flesh white, tinged with 
pink, rich, juicy, subacid. Quality excellent ; free¬ 
stone. Ripens June 5 to 15. 
Oldmixon Cling. Large, oblong ; skin creamy 
white, with much red of varying tint ; juicy, sweet 
and well flavored. Ripens August 10. 
Oldmixon Free. Fruit large, inclining to 
oval ; skin yellowish white; flesh white, juicy, 
rich and vinous ; freestone. Ripens July 15 to 25. 
Onderdonk. Originated in Texas, by Mr. G. 
Onderdonk. Fruit large ; skin and flesh yellow, 
very juicy and stfeet, and possessed of a valuable 
combination of quality, appearance and productive¬ 
ness ; freestone. Ripens latter part of July. 
Pallas. Seedling of the Honey. Fruit of good 
size ; shape nearly round ; color deep red, dotted with 
salmon, and tipped with light yellow at base and 
apex ; flesh white, fine grained, melting, with a rich, 
vinous aroma, resembling somewhat the Grosse Mig- 
nonne in flavor ; freestone. Quality excellent. June 
20 to 30. 
Peen-to. A very curiously formed Peach, resem¬ 
bling in shape a small, flat turnip, both ends being 
flattened, and the pit also partaking of the same shape. 
The color of the Peach is a greenish white, beautifully 
washed with red in the sun, and when allowed to 
thoroughly ripen on the tree, the fruit changes from 
its shade of light green to a most delicate waxen yel¬ 
low. Flesh pale yellow, sweet, r ch, juicy and of fine 
flavor, sometimes possessing a slight noyau flavor, 
which is barely apparent, however, when the trees 
are properly fertilized ; clingstone, stone remarkably 
small. Ripens in this locality from May 20 to June 
1. (See cut, page 10.) 
Picquet’s Late. Origin, Belair, Georgia. Very 
large, yellow, with red cheek ; flesh yellow, buttery, 
rich, sweet and of highest flavor ; freestone. Ripens 
end of August to middle of September. One of the 
most profitable late yellow Peaches in the South and 
West. 
Early Cream reach. (See page 8 .} 
