THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN PEACH AND NECTARINE VARIETIES 
orchard from the very hegiiiiiiiig. Re¬ 
plants also increase the danger of obtain¬ 
ing trees imtrue-to-name. 
Even if all the nursery trees planted 
actually live hut make a poor growth, the 
fact that the trees require an extra sea¬ 
son or two of growth before attaining 
profitable hearing is often very costly. 
Modern competition in the peach busi¬ 
ness has increased the importance to the 
grower of obtaining vigorous, healthy, 
medium to large, high class trees in order 
to insure a uniform and maximum growth 
as soon as the trees are planted. One can¬ 
not afford to lose a year or more of time 
in the development of a commercial 
peach orchard and besides a vigorous 
growth is a more healthy growth. 
Brief Accurate Facts About the Varieties 
Superlatives and gaudy “circus poster” 
pictures are sometimes used in an attempt 
to sell fruit trees. This catalog attempts 
to describe the new varieties as practical 
growers would discuss them when anxious 
to learn their true worth. 
The parentage of each variety, the 
flower type, the set of fruit buds, and the 
approximate date of ripening in compari¬ 
son with Elberta are given in tabular 
form at the back for convenience in mak¬ 
ing comparisons between varieties. The 
peach varieties are described in the ap¬ 
proximate order of ripening. 
No claim is made that the new varieties 
described in this catalog are any more re¬ 
sistant to the common peach diseases than 
the older commercial varieties such as 
Elberta. Such diseases as peach scab and 
brown rot attack all varieties to some de¬ 
gree. One should expect that it will re¬ 
quire as good cultural skill to grow the 
new varieties as it does the old. Give 
them good care. 
Triogem (N. J. 70) 
An early, oval, red all over, firm, yellow 
freestone peach, ripening about two days 
later than Golden Jubilee or at least 20 
to 25 days before Elberta. It colors well 
even in the center of the tree while it is 
still firm. It ripens slowly and hangs to 
the tree even after it becomes firm ripe. 
It is a better shipping peach than Golden 
Jubilee and it has more red color. The 
fruits may be smaller than those of 
Jubilee but the cheeks round out well 
and the edible quality is high. There is 
no complaint by either growers or dealers 
about its firmness or appearance. The 
pubescence is short and no “defuzzing” 
machine is required to make it look at¬ 
tractive. No commercial variety now of¬ 
fered at its season compares with it in 
“all-around” fruit qualities. 
The trees are medium in size and com¬ 
pactness and succeeded better than some 
varieties where a combination of phos¬ 
phorus, nitrogen and potash deficiency 
occurred in one orchard in New Jersey. 
The trees, however, require good peach 
soil and good culture. 
The variety is as hardy or a little 
hardier than J. H. Hale in the dormant 
state. The opening buds and flowers have 
resisted unfavorable weather conditions 
very well. If only a small percentage of 
the bud set develops into fruits it “makes” 
a crop. 
In most seasons in New Jersey the trees 
will require early and thorough thinning. 
A colored cut of the variety is priirted 
upon the hack cover. 
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