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This fine block of Paloro clings is part of the "Largest Cling Peach Orchard in the World." 
Owned by California Packing Corporation, Merced. The trees were supplied by us 
and planted in 1931. Such vigor and uniformity of growth is the result of 
high grade nursery stock and good care. 
Roeding's Record Bearing 
PEACH TREES 
The peach is one of California’s leading deciduous tree fruits, being grown suc¬ 
cessfully in many parts of the state. The trees bloom later than almonds and apri¬ 
cots and often succeed in locations too frosty for those fruits. Peach trees come into 
bearing early, often producing commercial crops the third year. Full bearing trees 
are enormous yielders—crops of 15 to 20 tons per acre are not uncommon. 
The rich, sandy loams of the interior valleys are ideal for peach culture. The 
fruit likes a warm summer climate and ample moisture. The trees should be planted 
from 20 to 24 feet apart. 
The planting of peaches at this time should prove a good investment. The pro¬ 
duction of drying peaches has been steadily declining and dried peach growers are 
almost certain to find a good demand for their product for many years to come. 
While the production of canning peaches is near the saturation point at this time, 
the majority of orchards in Sutter County and other districts are beginning to 
decline as a result of old age. It will take a large acreage of young trees coming on 
each year to replace those going out. 
Peaches are the “fruit supreme” for the home orchard. By a proper selection 
of varieties one can have choice ripe peaches from early June until November, as 
well as the highest flavored sorts for home canning and pickling. 
PEACHES—On Peach root 
Caliper 1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 299 300 or more 
and up .(Approx. 4 to 6') $ .50 $ .40 $ .30 $ .25 
3 A to yp' .(Approx. 3 to 4') .45 .35 .25 .20 
J4 to 3 /y .(Approx. 2 to 3') .40 .30 .20 .15 
FREESTONE VARIETIES 
Alexander. June. One of the leading 
early shipping peaches. The fruit is of 
medium size, well colored and attrac¬ 
tive. The flesh is greenish white; par¬ 
tially free. 
‘Australian Saucer. July. Adapted to 
southern California. The fruit has a 
distinctive appearance decidedly differ¬ 
ent from any other peach. The flesh is 
white, freestone, sweet, and of pleasing 
flavor. 
Babcock. Early July. The new free¬ 
stone, developed to meet the mild cli¬ 
mate of southern California. Will bear 
a crop in the south every year. An at¬ 
tractive, white, freestone of good flavor. 
Bilyeu Late. October. An excellent 
white freestone ripening after nearly 
all other peaches are gone. It is a very 
nice eating peach and we recommend it 
as a fine home orchard variety to pro¬ 
long the season. 
‘Briggs Red May. June. An early peach 
of good quality similar to Alexander 
but better in flavor. The fruit is of 
medium size, of wonderful red color; 
flesh white, juicy and sweet. Partially 
free. 
Curry Seedling. Late August. A splen¬ 
did freestone which comes in late and 
is valuable in filling the gap between 
J. H. Hale and Salway. It is a yellow 
peach and ships well. The fruit is large 
and of very good quality. 
‘Early Crawford. July. An old stand¬ 
ard variety, unexcelled in flavor and 
often regarded as the standard of ex¬ 
cellence in eating quality for a yellow 
freestone. 
Early Imperial. Late June-July. An 
early yellow freestone, resembling St. 
John and very similar to it. The fruit 
is medium size, with yellow skin over¬ 
spread with an attractive blush. One of 
the best early peaches and is much 
sought after in the market. 
‘Elberta. July. The most widely grown 
peach in the United States. A large, yel¬ 
low freestone, fine grained and of fine 
quality. In California the Elberta is 
used extensively for both fresh ship¬ 
ment and drying. It is an extra heavy 
yielder with desirable characteristics. 
A fine home orchard variety for eating 
fresh or home canning. 
Fay Elberta. July. A yellow freestone 
somewhat similar to Elberta. It has a 
smaller pit and ripens a few days 
earlier. A good shipping variety. 
Florence. Early June. A rather new 
early variety, ripening before Alex¬ 
ander. A medium sized, white, semi- 
cling. Popular as a shipping peach in 
early districts. 
‘Foster. A yellow freestone similar to 
Early Crawford but superior to that va¬ 
riety in several respects. We recom¬ 
mend Foster as one of the finest peaches 
of all for the home orchard. Flesh fine 
grained, sweet, juicy and delicious. 
‘Hale's Early. Early July. A popular 
home orchard variety, also shipped to 
local markets. The fruit is of good size, 
skin splashed with a good deal of red, 
making it most attractive. The flesh is 
white, sweet and of very pleasing flavor. 
J. H. Hale. July. One of the most wide¬ 
ly planted shipping peaches. The fruit 
is extra large, beautiful in appearance 
with a yellow skin overspread with deep 
crimson almost fuzzless. The flesh is 
yellow, red at pit, unusually firm. The 
best shipper yet introduced. 
‘Late Crawford. August. One of our 
oldest varieties and still recommended 
as a fine home orchard peach. It ripens 
several weeks after Early Crawford; 
the best eating peach of its season. 
PEACHES—On Apricot Root 
(5c higher) 
The apricot root is highly re¬ 
sistant to nematode, and success¬ 
ful peach orchards can be devel¬ 
oped in nematode infested soil. 
Early Imperial Lovell 
Elberta J. H. Hale 
Nectar (June Buds Only 
—add 20c royalty) 
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