BABCOCK PEACHES 
These beautiful red¬ 
cheeked peaches iar 
surpass most other 
varieties in 
richness oi 
flavor and 
general 
high qual¬ 
ity. If you plant this 
variety, these state¬ 
ments will be proved 
to you almost immedi¬ 
ately for Babcock usu¬ 
ally bears the 
very first sum- 
m e i after 
planting. 
Peaches 
The C. O . Smith Peach 
For Southern California and other mild wintered sections of the Southwest, we 
particularly recommend Babcock, C. O. Smith, Vainqueur, Australian Saucer, 
Lewkins Honey, Early Imperial, and Lippiatt's Late Red, for they all are much 
more adapted to mild wintered sections than other Peaches, seldom failing to 
bear a heavy crop. Of these Babcock and Early Imperial are the only commercial 
varieties. 
PRICES ON PEACHES 
Except C. O. Smith and Rio Oso Gem. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
4 to 6 feet.$ .60 $5.00 $35.00 
3 to 4 feet.50 4.00 30.00 
Curry, Elberta, J. H. Hale, Peaks Clings and 
Sims Cling: 5c per tree less in quantities of 
50 or more. Write for prices on 250 or more 
trees of any variety. C. O. Smith and Rio 
Oso Gem: 10c per tree higher. 
LISTED IN ORDER OF RIPENING 
All Peaches freestone unless otherwise stated. 
Mayflower. The earliest of all. Medium 
sized, creamy white fruits, mottled with dark 
red; semi-freestone; white, juicy flesh. May. 
Vainqueur. Ripens just two or three days 
after Mayflower and is a much heavier bearer, 
particularly in unfavorable years. Medium 
size, elongated fruits, greenish-white with a 
touch of red; sweet, mild, juicy, white flesh. 
Almost no fuzz on the skin. Was introduced 
a few years ago from the arid regions Of 
Spain, and we highly recommend it as one 
of the best early Peaches for home use. May. 
Alexander. One of the finest of the early 
Peaches; greenish-white skin, shaded red; 
greenish-white flesh, very sweet and juicy. 
Early June. 
Australian Saucer. This little white-skinned, 
white-fleshed Peach gets its name from its 
peculiar flat shape; exceedingly sweet, juicy, 
and delicious. It is not affected by mild win¬ 
ter climates and ripens a large crop always. 
For this reason it is one of the most satisfac¬ 
tory Peaches for warm climates. June. 
Hales Early. One of the very best early 
white Peaches. High quality, unequaled for 
home use. Skin greenish, splashed with red. 
Flesh white, juicy and sweet. Late June. 
Strawberry. One of the best Peaches for 
home use. Small, white, red-cheeked fruits, 
flesh white, juicy, richly flavored. June. 
Early Imperial. The first of the yellow- 
fleshed Peaches to ripen, it has been the 
leading early yellow freestone for commercial 
and home use for many years. Medium sized 
fruit, skin yellow shaded crimson; firm rich 
yellow flesh. It is quite regular in its bearing 
and has very few "off" years. Late June. 
The New Babcock Peach 
In the few short years since its splendid 
qualities were first made known by Mr. 
George P. Weldon, Pomologist at Chaffey 
Junior College, the Babcock has become the 
most talked-about Peach in Southern Cali¬ 
fornia, and our records are crowded with un¬ 
solicited and enthusiastic letters from planters 
who have tried this new Peach and are lav¬ 
ish with their praises for it. 
The Babcock was introduced chiefly be¬ 
cause of its habit of bearing a heavy crop of 
fruit every year in mild wintered regions re¬ 
gardless of weather conditions, a characteris¬ 
tic which is not possessed by most other 
Peaches. In the second place, the Babcock 
is an extremely high quality Peach, beautiful 
in appearance, with a smooth, fuzzless red 
cheek, and juicy, richly flavored white flesh. 
Not only is the Babcock first choice as a 
home Peach in Southern California but it is 
also becoming an important commercial vari¬ 
ety because it is the earliest high quality 
Peach to reach Southern California markets. 
It possesses the remarkable ability to hang 
on the tree for a full month after the fruits 
are first ready to pick, and the fruit gets 
larger and of better quality during that 
period. After picking the fruit remains excep¬ 
tionally firm, thus making it easy to handle 
and ship. Babcock trees bear the first sum¬ 
mer after planting and the tree attains large 
size with astonishing speed. Late June. 
Early Crawford. Known for many years as 
one of the very finest of the early yellow 
Peaches.. Very large, round fruits, colored 
rich red and golden yellow; marbled yellow 
flesh rayed with red at the pit. It has a rich 
flavor, pleasant aroma and abundant juice. 
July. 
George IV. A large, round, white freestone; 
skin creamy white, with red cheeks. Flesh 
white, juicy, exquisitely flavored. July. 
The same experimental work that produced 
the Babcock Peach produced this splendid 
Peach which ripens a few days later. It is 
also not subject to delayed foliation and will 
never fail to provide a large crop of beautiful 
Peaches every year in the mild wintered sec¬ 
tions of the Southwest. It ripens a few days 
later than Babcock—from June 20th to July 
20th. While it is too soft to be a commercial 
variety, it is larger than Babcock and is a 
wonderful Peach for home use. Its richly 
flavored, juicy white flesh is delicious indeed. 
Priced 10c higher per tree than other vari¬ 
eties. Early July. 
Rochester. It has been found to be remark¬ 
ably profitable as a commercial Peach in 
certain sections of Southern California, par¬ 
ticularly the Yucaipa district. Very large, 
highly colored yellow-fleshed fruit, mottled 
red; firm, juicy and sweet. Bears exception¬ 
ally heavy crops. Late July. 
Lewkins Honey. One of the finest and 
sweetest of all Peaches for home use, the 
little greenish-white peaches with their white 
flesh and abundant juice possessing a sweet¬ 
ness and flavor unexcelled. Lewkins ranks 
along with Babcock, Smith and Saucer for 
dependable bearing quality, and even in the 
hottest interior sections always comes through 
with a big crop of its delicious fruits. August. 
Opulent. This, we believe to be Luther 
Burbank's finest Peach introduction. It is a 
cross between a Peach and a Nectarine and 
has the beautifully marbled, smooth skin of 
the Nectarine, with sweet, rich, white flesh. 
Early July. 
J. H. Hale. Its exceptional appearance and 
quality and heavy bearing habit have made 
it a profitable commercial variety even during 
years of low prices. Exceptionally large, 
round, its beautiful yellow skin richly marked 
with dark red and carmine, with exceptionally 
fine flavor, aroma, texture, and juiciness. Re¬ 
mains on the tree in a firm condition for a 
longer time than any other freestone except 
Babcock. August. 
Elberta. This variety has been for many 
years, and still is, one of the finest Peaches. 
The name Elberta is almost as well known as 
the word Peach itself. Good sized, oval, yel¬ 
low fruits with red cheeks, juicy and well 
flavored and bearing consistently, Elberta is 
excellent for home and market. Widely 
planted with J. H. Hale as a pollinizer. August. 
Lovell. Skin and flesh clear yellow; a 
heavy and regular bearer; a leading free¬ 
stone for canning and drying. August. 
Indian Blood Cling. Little, round, red cling¬ 
stones, firm and rich flavored, with blood-red 
markings through the flesh. Best for home, 
sweet pickles. August. 
Curry. A splendid freestone, gaining popu¬ 
larity as a market Peach since it is of excel¬ 
lent quality and fills the lull between Lovell 
and Salway. Beautiful round, large, yellow 
fruits with a red cheek. Late August. 
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