Muir. August. The peach that many con¬ 
sider the “made to order” variety for 
commercial drying. It is universally rec¬ 
ognized as the finest dried peach pro¬ 
duced in California. The fruit is very 
large, a clear yellow to the pit and very 
sweet. (Available on apricot root also.) 
Nectar. June. (Plant patent No. 86.) 
Our latest freestone introduction and 
challenge to the early shipping field. De¬ 
serves first choice in the family orchard- 
ist’s list. Fully described on page 47. 
(Prices 25 cents higher than freestone 
peach prices, including 20 cents roy¬ 
alty.) (Available on apricot root also.) 
Rio Oso Gem. August. (Plant patent 
No. 84.) A new, yellow freestone ripen¬ 
ing about two weeks after J. H. Hale. 
The fruit resembles J. H. Hale but 
claims higher color and sweeter flavor. 
The flesh is yellow, sweet and delicious. 
(Add 10 cents royalty to freestone 
peach prices.) 
Solway. September. An old standard 
late freestone, still popular for shipping 
and drying. The fruit is large, borne on 
a vigorous and productive tree. Flesh 
is yellow; quality good. 
Strawberry Free. July. An especially 
good white-fleshed freestone for the 
home orchard. The fruit is large and at¬ 
tractive ; the flesh very sweet, tender, 
juicy and rich. 
Triumph. June. The earliest yellow 
fleshed peach. The fruit is medium to 
large with dark red skin. The flesh is 
fair in quality and partially free at the 
pit. 
Yellow St. John. Early July. Recognized 
everywhere as the highest quality early 
yellow-fleshed peach. The fruit is me¬ 
dium in size, roundish and well col¬ 
ored. The flesh is of fine eating quality 
and free at the pit. It is an excellent 
shipper. 
CANNING CLING NOTES 
To the Home Orchardist: Canning 
peaches particularly suited to the 
home orchard in ripening order 
are : Tuscan, Seller’s Orange, Mc- 
Kevitt, Strawberry, Phillips and 
Heath. 
To the Commercial Grower: The 
numeral in parentheses following 
the variety name indicates ripen¬ 
ing succession of the peaches de¬ 
scribed. Where two or more va¬ 
rieties bear the same number, the 
ripening dates are about the same. 
Section of a young Sullivan Cling orchard 
planted March 6. 1936. Photograph taken 
August 28, 1937; Note the marvelous growth 
made by these trees, only 17 months old. 
[91 
CLINGSTONE PEACHES 
CLING PEACHES ... On Peach Root 
1 to 11 to 50 to 300 
Caliper Approx. 10 49 299 up 
to 11/16" (4-6') $ .50 $ .40 $ .35 $ .30 
H to y 2 " _(3-4') .45 .35 .30 .25 
J4to)4"_(2-3') .40 .30 .25 .20 
Note: Add 10 cents royalty to the above 
prices for Sullivan Cling. 
Gaume. (5) Middle to late August. One 
of our leading “late midsummer” can¬ 
ning varieties and popular in all cling 
peach districts. It has many of the popu¬ 
lar features of the canning cling; large 
in size with a flesh of clear yellow and a 
small pit. Tree is vigorous and produc¬ 
tive. 
Halford No. 2. (7) Late August. One of 
the newer clings in popular demand, 
particularly in Stanislaus County. Its 
high yields and excellent quality, com¬ 
bined with a desirable ripening date, 
make it a favorite variety of the grow¬ 
ers and canners. 
Heath. (10) September. Without a peer 
as a home canning peach. The fruit is 
large, beautifully blushed, and fragrant. 
The creamy white flesh is fine-grained 
and sweet. 
Johnson. (4) Early August. A heavy 
bearing yellow canning cling producing 
fruit of high quality. The flesh is clear 
yellow to the pit and it is a popular 
variety with the canners. It is more im¬ 
mune to rust and mildew than some 
varieties. 
Levy's Late. (Henrietta Cling) (10) 
September. A yellow cling adapted to 
shipping. Has an attractive appearance 
and firm flesh. 
Libbee. (2) August. An old variety 
coming back into popularity with the 
discovery that it may be canned success¬ 
fully without staining the juice. Its fa¬ 
vorable ripening date, coupled with 
highly colored fruit, good size, a robust 
tree producing good yields makes it a 
favorite with canners and growers alike. 
McKevitt. (9) Late August. A fine, 
large white cling, similar to Heath but 
ripening earlier. 
Paloro. (3) Early August. One of the 
leading canning varieties in all peach 
districts. The fruit attains large size 
and possesses a clear, yellow fine¬ 
grained flesh. The tree is a strong grow¬ 
er and heavy producer. 
Peak. (3) Early August. Almost identi¬ 
cal with Paloro but ripens a few days 
later. It is given some preference in 
Sutter County because of its lower sus¬ 
ceptibility to mildew. 
Phillips. (9) September. At one time 
California’s leading cling peach, now 
losing its popularity with growers and 
canners due to its tendency to gum. Still 
a good yellow cling for the home or¬ 
chard. The fruit is large, the tree a 
strong grower and heavy'producer. 
Red Bird. June. A very attractive white 
fleshed cling for shipping. Has excel¬ 
lent color; flesh very firm; ripens with 
Alexander. 
Seller's Orange. August. The largest 
cling peach, used for home canning, but 
not commercially because of its large 
size. 
Sims. (6) August. A large, clear yellow 
cling, producing excellent crops and 
very popular with canners and growers 
in all peach sections. It is a good variety 
for Southern California as it is resistant 
to delayed foliation resulting from mild 
winters. 
Strawberry Cling. September. Another 
white fleshed cling of beautiful color 
and excellent flavor. A fine peach for 
home canning. 
Sullivan. (9) September. (Plant Pat¬ 
ent No. 186.) Introduced by us last year 
as a distinct and valuable addition to 
the canning peach varieties. Fully de¬ 
scribed on page 7. (Add 10 cents royalty 
to the prices for cling peaches.) 
Tuscan. (1) July. The earliest canning 
cling. Once a popular variety, it is los¬ 
ing favor commercially. The fruit is 
good size and attractive in appearance; 
flesh is yellow, turning red toward the 
pit. Recommended for home canning. 
Walton. (3) An early midsummer cling 
enjoying a revival in popularity. The 
tree is vigorous and productive; par¬ 
tially resistant to rust and mildew. The 
fruit is liked by the canners for the 
excellent color of the flesh. 
