The Cream of the Crop 
ELBERTA. Midseason. A valuable large Peach 
of good quality; fruit large, yellow with red 
cheek, juicy and extremely highly flavored; 
flesh yellow. Freestone. The leading market 
variety. Ripens about the middle of August. 
FOX SEEDLING. Freestone. Ripens about 
September 15th. Fruit is very large and of 
good quality and flavor. Carries long distances, 
a good market sort. Largely planted. 
FRANCES. Ripens about August 25th. to Sept' 
ember 1st. Skin yellow with red cheek. Flesh 
yellow. A very desirable variety to follow 
Elberta. Generally known as half'sister to Eh 
berta. Freestone. 
GREENSBORO. Freestone. Ripens from June 
25th to July 10th. Large, white with a red 
cheek. Flesh white, rich and juicy. Tree a 
strong grower. 
GOLDEN JUBILEE. A new variety originated 
by the New Jersey Experimental Station, and 
is of the Elberta type, ripening with Carman 
and Belle of Georgia. Freestone. Yellow, high 
quality, fine flavor, firm texture, good shipper. 
HILEY. Ripens about a week before the Belle 
of Georgia, also a seedling of the Belle. Tree 
very hardy. A large creamy white Peach with 
rich blush; flesh white. Freestone. 
IRON MOUNTAIN. Ripens September 1st. 
White, freestone. Fruit is of large size, color 
white, good quality. 
J. H. HALE. Freestone. One of the best sorts 
for market or garden. Fruit is very large, 
round, yellow, sweet, and melting; quality ex' 
cellent. Skin yellow, finely colored. Ripens 
just before the Elberta. A very good one. 
KRUMMEL. Freestone. Season of ripening in 
Delaware about September 10th to 20th. 
Fruit quite large, fine flavor, skin yellow splash' 
ed with red. Fine for canning or preserving, 
MAYFLOWER. Very early red. Hardy. Cling. 
NIAGARA. Fruit golden yellow blushed with 
brilliant red. Midseason. Very large. Freestone. 
RED BIRD CLING (Early Wheeler). Very 
early, white, cling, extra large with a bright 
red blush; an excellent shipper. 
ROBERTA. Yellow; freestone; ripens about 10 
days after Elberta, which variety it resembles 
very closely. A new variety which fruit grow' 
ers are planting extensively. Ripens at a time 
to bring good prices. 
ROCHESTER. Has the habits and characteris' 
tics of the Crawford, but fully two weeks 
earlier. Yellow; freestone; good size, very 
sweet, fine flavor. Requires only half the 
usual amount of sugar for canning. Ripens 
middle July. 
SOUTH HAVEN. Early, freestone. Large, 
deep yellow with red cheek. Heavy bearer. 
SALBERTA. Late. Large yellow freestone. 
Ripens about one week after Roberta. 
SHIPPER’S LATE RED. Follows Elberta in ripen' 
ing.* Skin yellow with attractive red coloring. 
Flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, pleasing flavor. Bears 
young; good late commercial variety. Freestone. 
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WHITE HEATH CLING. Ripens about Septem' 
ber 10th to 15th. An old variety of cling Peach; 
has never been excelled by any other of its class. 
Fruit extra large, roundish; flesh white, exceeding¬ 
ly juicy. 
