Rochester South Haven 
SOUTH HAVEN 
Originated near South Haven, Michigan. Ripens with or slightly before Halehaven. 
Color deep golden yellow with an attractive crimson cheek. Is a yellow fleshed free¬ 
stone, of large size and attractive appearance that has proved very hardy in wood and 
bud, producing crops when other varieties have frozen out. The fruit is of medium size and 
high quality and can be used for canning, shipping, or home use. 
ROCHESTER 
One of the best early, yellow freestone, ripening 
the middle of August. The tree is healthy, vigorous, 
and productive, and is hardier than most common 
sorts. Rochester has a slight tendency toward self¬ 
sterility, therefore, it should be planted with a good 
pollinizer. It is of the Crawford type, attractive in 
appearance, highly flavored, and very good quality. 
Rochester, with its fine points of earliness, good qual¬ 
ities, and handsome appearance, takes a high place 
in commercial peach growing sections. 
^ KALHAVEN 
The Kalhaven peach originated at the South Haven 
Experiment Station from a cross between J. H. Hale and 
Kalamazoo made in 1924. It was named and introduced in 
1936. 
The tree is medium to large, vigorous, productive, and 
apparently considerably above average in hardiness. Blos¬ 
soms are self-fertile. 
Fruits of this variety are medium to large in size and 
slightly longer than round. The ground color is a rich yellow 
overlaid with an abundance of bright red. Pubescence is 
slight. Skin rather, thick and tough which has resulted in 
ralher good shipping ability. Flesh yellow, fine-textured and 
somewhat red at the pit although not more so than I. H. Hale. 
Quality good. Freestone. Ripening season just before Elberta. 
This variety will be available for distribution in the 
spring of 1939. 
WELCOME 
This peach was discovered by the late Clarence 
J. Kirby in a block of J. H. Hale growing in an Ohio 
orchard. It is a very large size, yellow, freestone of 
good quality which ripens about August 28th. Excep¬ 
tionally hardy, and bears at three years and is a good 
shipper. 
LOCKWOOD 
Our own introduction. Very early, yellow freestone, ripening 
about August 18th, fruit medium to large, attractive and of good 
quality, tree large, healthy and very productive. 
MAYFLOWER 
The earliest ripening peach. Fruit is dark red in color. Flesh, 
white, and stone is semi-free. It is medium in size, fair quality. 
Tree hardy, healthy and productive. Ripens during the first weeks 
of July. 
NEW PROLIFIC 
Tree exceptionally vigorous, hardy, healthy, and very pro¬ 
ductive. Fruit of medium size, golden yellow flesh, skin thick and 
firm, freestone of good quality. Ripens a week before Elberta. 
Its productiveness and shipping qualities are strongly in its favor 
as a good commercial peach. It is being replaced by better 
varieties such as South Haven and Halehaven. 
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