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ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
ADDITIONAL LIST OF PEACHES 
for southern and western planting. 
NAME. 
DESCRIPTION. 
SEASON. 
Amelia. 
From South Carolina ; very large and beautiful, white, nearly 
covered with crimson ; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet 
rich, vinous ; one of the best peaches for home consump¬ 
tion, but too tender for long transportation ; freestone. 
Last of July. 
Briggs Red May. 
About medium ; very highly colored ; flesh greenish white, 
very juicy, vinous, and of very good quality; adheres some¬ 
what to the stone ; of firm texture, and proves well as a 
shipping peach ; tree very prolific. 
Middle to End of 
July. 
Chinese Cling. 
Fruit large ; roundish oval; skin transparent cream color, with 
marbling of red next the sun ; flesh creamy white, very 
juicy and melting, with a rich agreeable flavor. 
Last of July. 
Columbia. 
Very large ; skin downy, dingy yellow, and striped with dull 
brown or red ; flesh yellow, buttery, melting, and exceed¬ 
ingly licit. Ripe about July 20th, and continues for a 
month ; a popular Southern type, which is easily repro¬ 
duced from seed. 
Last of July. 
■Grand Admirable 
Cling. 
Full medium size ; skin white, nearly covered with red ; a very 
handsome and excellent peach, and a good bearer. 
First of August, 
La Grange. 
Large ; greenish white, slightly reddened in the sun ; flesh 
white to the stone : juicy, sweet and rich ; the lateness and 
color of this peach make it a desirable sort for canning or 
preserving ; freestone. 
Middle of Sept. 
Lady Parkham. 
Of Southern origin ; fruit of medium size ; skin greenish white, 
with sometimes a blush cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous 
and highly flavored ; a first rate variety ; freestone. 
Last of Sept. 
Large Red Rareripe 
A most excellent peach ; fruit large ; skin greenish white, doL 
ted, and with a beautiful rich red cheek ; flesh white, red 
at the stone, melting and juicy, with a sweet and rich flavor. 
Early in August. 
Late Rareripe. 
Large; pale greenish yellow, marbled and covered with reddish 
spots ; cheek dull, deep red, mottled with fawn colored 
specks ; flesh white but red at the stone ; very juicy, melt¬ 
ing, and of rich, high flavor ; very productive. 
Early in Sept. 
Moore’s Favorite. 
Resembles Old Mixon Freestone, and some think it identical 
with that very popular sort, while others claim that it is a 
distinct variety. 
First to Middle of 
September. 
Mary’s Favorite. 
Large ; skin white, sometimes a purple cheek on exposed side ; 
flesh white to the stone ; juicy, sweet and rich ; an excellent 
sort for canning. 
Last of August. 
Picquet’s Late. 
A Georgia variety of large size; yellow, wi.th a red cheek; 
flesh yellow, melting, sweet, of the highest flavor ; free¬ 
stone ; a valuable acquisition. 
September. 
President. 
Large; skin pale yellowish green, with a red cheek; flesh white, 
but red at the stone, juicy, melting, rich and high flavored. 
Middle of Aug. 
Raymond Cling. 
Large; greenish yellow, with a fine red cheek ; flesh white, 
juicy, sweet and very good ; well deserving a place in the 
orchard. 
Middle of Sept. 
Reeves’ Favorite. 
Large, oblong; skin deep yellow, with orange cheek; flesh juicy 
and buttery, very sweet, good ; freestone. 
Middle of July. 
Scott’s Nonpareil. 
A fine, large, yellow peach, from New Jersey. A good market 
variety. 
Middle of Sept. 
Sturtevant. 
Originated near Cleveland ; one of the best yellow fleshed 
peaches ; skin downy, rich yellow, covered nearly with dark 
rich red in the sun; flesh yellow, red at the stone; freestone 
Last of August. 
Troth’s Early. 
A very early and excellent peach, of medium size; whitish, with 
a fine red cheek; flesh juicy, sweet and very good ; one of the 
most popular and profitable varieties for early marketing. 
Middle of July. 
Ward’s Late Free. 
Medium to large: yellowish white, with a red cheek in the sun; 
flesh nearly white, juicy and good ; valuable for late pre¬ 
serving, Tree vigorous. 
First of Oct. 
