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Qreen T{iver Home 7S[ursery, T^obards, Kentucky 
Select Peaches 
Belle of Georgia 
Every one loves a luscious peach, and 
nearly all who own land can grow them if 
they will, and while we would be glad to 
see from one to a dozen peach trees in every 
family garden, we fully realize that happy 
day is yet a long way off, and therefore there 
is a great money making opening for com¬ 
mercial peach growing in a small way and 
around every center of population. The 
little home market orchard may have fifty, 
a hundred, or five hundred trees, depending 
on surrounding population and should be 
planted with varieties suitable to climate and 
covering the season from earliest to latest 
ripening. 
Red Bird Cling. Very early; bright glow¬ 
ing red on a background of creamy white; 
flesh firm; an ideal shipper. Strikingly 
handsome, as large as Elberta and the first 
big peach that is ready for market. These 
big peaches bring prices that are almost un¬ 
believable. A sensation everywhere. 
Alexander. Large, sometimes measuring 
eight inches in circumference; nearly'round; 
deep maroon, covered with rich tints of crim¬ 
son; flesh white, juicy, vinous and firm, 
adhering slightly to the stone. Should re¬ 
main on tree until fully ripe. Last of June. 
Greensboro. The largest and most beauti¬ 
ful of all early peaches; it is covered with 
light and dark crimson, shaded with yellow; 
the flesh is white, juicy and good, and parts 
clean from the seed when fully ripe. Ripens 
with the Alexander. 
Carman. Large, oblong, pale yellow with 
deep blush; flesh tender, juicy and of fine 
flavor; very hardy and heavy bearer. Semi- 
cling. August. 
Slappey. Very hardy; handsome, yellow 
fruit; free of rot, and keeps splendidly; ex¬ 
cellent flavor. Free. This is the largest and 
finest extra early yellow. 
Hiley. (Early Belle). One of the finest 
shippers among early sorts, and a long keep¬ 
er. Large, white and highly colored on sun- 
exposed side; one of the real good things in 
peaches and should be planted extensively. 
Commercially it is proving one of the most 
profitable. June 25 to July 4. 
Belle of Georgia. Very large; skin white, 
with red cheek; flesh white, firm and of 
excellent flavor; fruit uniformly large and 
showy. Tree a rapid grower and very pro¬ 
ductive. Early July. 
Elberta. The great market peach of the 
Southwest; it is perfectly hardy in the North 
and is believed by many growers to be the 
best all-round peach; color lemon yellow with 
blush on sunny side; flesh pale yellow, tender 
and juicy; tree vigorous. A good shipping 
peach. Free. 
Crawford’s Early. Very large, yellow, 
rich, sweet, luscious; free. August. 
Crawford’s Late. Very hardy, large, yel¬ 
low, sweet; free. September. 
Old Mixon Free. Red. Flesh light. Fruit 
large, roundish, slightly oval, one side swol¬ 
len. Flesh light color and deep red at stone; 
tender, rich, excellent. Skin pale, yellowish 
white, marbled with red, and with a deep 
red cheek when fully exposed. Succeeds well 
in all localities. Middle of September. 
Old Mixon Cling. Large; pale yellow, with 
deep red cheek; juicy, rich and high flavored. 
A favorite cling-stone. August. 
J. H. Hale. Large, yellow freestone; 
small pit; of excellent quality. Has no 
fuzz and regarded as best commercial va¬ 
riety. Ripens with Elberta. 
Early Elberta. Large, yellow free-stone. 
Better than Elberta, without bitter twang; 
heavy bearer, and fine shipper. Ripens a 
few days before Elberta. 
Chinese Cling. A favorite peach in the 
South. Large size, oblong; the skin is 
creamy white, with faint flashes of red. 
August. 
