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Southoi-n Planting Facts 
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Deciduous Kruits 
LIST TO AID SELECTION 
In assigning varieties to districts of wide area, there will be local exceptions, but the follow¬ 
ing lists are based on many years of extensive planting, experimenting, research and observation. 
SUCCESSION OF RIPENING.—The terms “ve y early,” “early,” “midseason,” and “late,” 
in the following list (as indicated to the right of each variety by the abbreviations “VE,” “e’” 
“M,” “L”) indicate the general comparative ripening time of the variety. 
EXPL.\N/yiTON OF LIST.—The varieties best adapted and most valuable for market in a 
particular section are indicated by two asterisks (**); varieties next in order of merit by one 
asterisk (*). 
LIST A.—Peaches for South Florida, West Indies and Other Subtropical and Tropical 
Sections 
**.\ngel 
K 
**FIorida (icm 
E 
*Colon 
1 C 
(ribbons’ October 
L 
**Dorothy N. 
M 
**Mairs Yellow 
IC 
Estella 
L 
*lIoney 
E 
LIST B.—Peaches 
for 
'i'^Angcl 
E 
^Gibbons’ October 
L 
**Colon 
E 
**(Clcn 
*Dorotby N. 
M 
^Hall’s Yellow 
E 
**EstcIla 
L 
**IIoney 
E 
**Florida Gem 
1 C 
*’^dmperial 
E 
**Imperial 
TC 
*Tabcr 
E 
**Jcwel 
\’E 
**Tiiana 
E 
**Peen-to 
\'E 
X’ictoria 
L 
**Suber 
\'E 
**Waldo 
VE 
astern North 
**Jewol 
Florida 
VK 
**Tabcr 
E 
E 
Pallas 
E 
**Triana 
Peen-to 
VE 
*\'ictoria 
L 
*Suber 
VE 
**\Valdo 
VE 
LIST C.~Peaches for West Florida and Lower Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi 
**Aiexander 
VE 
**Estclla 
L 
*Imperial 
E 
*Taber 
E 
.•\ngcl 
E 
*Florida Gem 
E 
jewel 
\’E 
*Triana 
E 
**BeIle of Georgia 
M 
^Gibbons’ October 
L 
**.\Iamie Ross 
1 C 
**Triumpli 
VE 
**Carman 
E 
**Glen 
* May dower 
\'E 
**\’ictoria 
E 
**Colon 
E 
**Cjreensboro 
VE 
*Palfas 
iC 
Waldo 
VE 
**Elborta 
M 
*IIoney 
E 
LIST D. — Peaches for Coastwise Texas and Louisiana 
**Alcxander VE 
*.\ngel E 
*Bclle of Georgia M 
**Carman E 
**Colon E 
**Elbcrta M 
**Estella L 
**Florida Gem E 
*('jibbons’ October L 
**Grecnsl)oro VE 
*lIoney E 
* Imperial E 
*JcweI \’E 
**.\Iamic Ross E 
**Pallas E 
**Taber 
**Triana 
**Triumph 
*Victoria 
*VVaIdo 
E 
E 
VE 
L 
VE 
LIST E.—Peaches for Other Sections of the United States 
Adapted to most of the Peach sections of the country outside of the regions previously listed. 
**.-\lexander 
VE 
**Elberta 
M 
**Greensboro 
VE 
Taber 
*Bclle of Georgia 
M 
Estella 
I. 
Imperial 
E 
Triana 
**Carman 
E 
Florida Gem 
E 
*Mamie Ross 
E 
**Triumph 
Colon 
E 
Gibbons’ October 
L 
Pallas 
E 
Victoria 
E 
E 
VE 
L 
VARIETIES OF PEACHES DESCRIBED 
The abbreviations in parentheses below, following the names of varieties, indicate the race to 
which they belong. Thus (Sp.) means that the variety belongs to the Spanish race; (Per.) to the 
Persian race; (X.('.) Northern Chinese; (Hon.) Honey; (P.-to.) Peen-to; (O. B.) Oriental Bloods. 
The dates given for the usual time of ripening are based on northern Florida. 
.'\lexander. (Per.) Large; highly colored; 
llcsh greenish white, juicy, vinous, of fair c|uality; 
cling. One of the earliest of the Persian type. 
About June i. 
Angel. (P.-to.) Large, rounded, slightly 
pointed; color yellow, washed with red, very 
handsome; flesh white, sweet, melting, juicy, 
subacid, of exquisite flavor, entirely lacking in 
bitter-almond flavor; freestone. The tree bears 
whilg young, and is very prolific. It blooms a 
month later than Peen-to, thus escaping injury 
from frost in many sections. June 20 to 30. 
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