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1 he tree is a strong grower, late bloomer and consequently much favored by 
those growing peaches for early market purposes. The fruit is of a light green 
color nearly covered with red. Flesh is creamy white, fine grained, an, 
delicious. 
1 his peach is approved for all sections of California and every planter should 
have one or more of the Mayflower Peach trees. Ripens early in May. 
McDevitt Cling Belongs to the Orange Cling family and was originated 
by .Mr. Neil McDevitt, of Placer county. Its time of 
ripening causes it to be in demand for canning purposes. 
The tree is a strong grower and a regular bearer. The fruit is of a golden 
yellow color becoming flushed with red when fully ripe. It has a very firm, 
solid flesh with superior flavor. 
Beside being highly prized as a canning peach it is also considered valuable 
as a shipper. Ripens the last of August. 
McKevitt Cling Originated with Mr. A. McKevitt in the Vaca Valley and 
is another of the white clings which is very popular 
throughout California. 
The fruit is of a beautiful white color, with a faint blush of red; has a very 
firm, fine grained flesh, sugary, rich and possessing an extremely high flavor 
It is considered by some to be superior to the Heath owing to the fact that 
it is entirely white throughout. 
This variety is highly recommended for canning and should be found in 
every home orchard. Ripens the last of August. 
Milton Snow The tree of this variety differs from any other peach owing 
to the fact that even when it is dormant the young twigs 
retain their green appearance. The fruit is of a beautiful white color blushed 
with red on the sunny side. The flesh is clear white and very delicious. 
It is practically new to peach growers due to the fact that it was discovered 
on the ranch of Mr. Milton, near Parlier, California, only about two years ago. 
On account of its beautiful color and high flavor we recommend it as a 
freestone for the home orchard. Ripens middle of July. 
Muir The Muir is the King or Queen, as it might be called, of all the 
freestone peaches for drying purposes in California. It was originated 
on the place of John Muir, near Silveyville, California, but was first propa¬ 
gated by Mr. G. W. Thissell, of Winters, California. It is very large in size 
and a perfect freestone, having a clear yellow flesh, which certainly presents 
a most beautiful appearance when properly dried. 
In addition to its attractive appearance it contains more sugar qualities 
than any other peach, which allows it to dry exceedingly heavy, making it a 
very profitable variety to the producer. We feel that this peach is so widely 
known and favored among California planters that it is needless for us to 
mention all of its good qualities. 
We believe that anyone who contemplates planting a peach orchard for 
drying purposes should certainly not overlook the Muir. The California Peach 
Growers’ Association have demonstrated that this variety is the only one that 
can be “Process Peeled” successfully. Time of ripening latter part of July. 
Peak’s Cling Originated on the grounds of J. H. Peak, near Selma, Cali¬ 
fornia, and is very similar to the Phillips cling. 
It has practically the same color, and size, having a small pit. It is a good 
keeper and enjoys about the same popularity among valley canners, where 
grown, as the former. 
In sections where planted it seems to ripen somewhat earlier than the Phil¬ 
lips being ready to pick shortly after the Tuscan. 
Phillips Cling Phillips Cling was originated by Joseph Phillips, of Sutter 
County, California, and first propagated by J. T. Bogue, of 
Marysville, California. It enjoys the reputation of being the best peach for 
canning purposes as it is of a very even size, practically the same color all 
through; has a very small pit, is exceedingly rich in flavor and highly colored. 
It remains on the tree well which gives ample time for harvesting and deliv¬ 
ering. Its lateness of ripening also makes it a great favorite with the canners 
as it prolongs their season thus enabling them to put out a much larger pack. 
The fruit has a beautiful yellow skin with a bright tinge of red on the 
sunny side. Flesh is very fine grained and of a lemon yellow color. The tree 
is a very vigorous grower and a heavy producer and for this reason is a great 
favorite among orchardists. 
