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GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES 
Deciduous Fruits Department 
PEACHES 
In planting Peaches, it must be borne in mind that it is of utmost importance that proper 
varieties are selected for the particular section in whicli they are to be j^rown. W'hile a few 
varieties can be successfully grown over a more or less widely extended area, most varieties are 
limited in their range of adai')ta- 
bility. 
There are several dilTerent 
classes or types of Peaches, as 
follows : Persia 7 t^ which includes 
a large number of varieties most 
commonly grown in the North, 
and comparatively few of wliicli 
are adapted to Florida or the 
Gulf coast country. Northern 
Chinese, which includes Elberta 
and many otlier fine varieties 
adapted to most of the country 
generally spoken of as the “ Cot¬ 
ton Belt,” but with northern 
Florida as about the southern 
limit of adaptability. Spa^iish, 
which includes many native va¬ 
rieties that have originated in 
Idorida and the Gulf-coast 
country, aiul which are for the 
most part fine Peaches, but better 
adapted to the latitude of North 
Florida than to that of South 
Florida. Honey, which includes 
the parent Honey and numerous 
varieties that have originated 
from it; the range of best adap¬ 
tability being from half way down 
the state of I'lorida northward 
to middle Georgia, and similar 
latitudes farther west to the 
Mexican border. Peen~io, which 
includes the original tomato¬ 
shaped Peen-to as well as the regular peach-shaped varieties that have originated from it; best 
adapted to southern Florida and similar semi-tropical latitudes. Oriental Bloods, which include 
the Red Ceylon, adapted to the same range as the Peen-to type; and the ]apan Dwarf Blood, 
adapted to the same range of territory as the Honey type. 
To better enable our customers to select varieties adapted to their particular sections, we 
give the following carefully prepared 
Section of Peach tree —fruit properly thinned 
