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Wight J\iurseries 
PEACHES 
The peach has long been a 
favorite orcliard fruit of the 
South. Comes into commercial 
bearing comparatively early. Its 
large range of varieties makes it 
possible to have fruit ripening 
over a long period of time in the 
same vicinity. 
Every farmer and home-owner 
should have at least a few trees. 
Often a small orchard of four or 
five acres will prove quite profit¬ 
able for supplying your home 
market, even near very small 
towns. The peach is a popular 
“filler” crop to be grown in pecan 
orchards before the pecan trees 
come into commercial production. 
Peaches will grow over a wide 
territory of the South. Of the 
many varieties of peach trees, we 
have selected and are listing 
those proving most satisfactory 
Elberta Peach 
over the largest territory in the South. 
They give a long fruiting period in practi¬ 
cally any territory suited to peach culture. 
Peaches have one requisite wherever 
they are grown—they must be planted on 
well-drained soil. Varieties are listed in 
order of ripening. 
Great care is taken to send out only 
strong, vigorous, well-rooted trees. The 
varieties we send are true to name. Only 
strong, vigorous stocks are used for propa¬ 
gating purposes. Start right with trees 
from Wight ! 
Some Hints for the Culture of Peaches 
Plant 1-year-old trees about 18x18. 
Prune severely, cutting back 18 to 24 
inches to form a balanced, low and compact 
head. The following spring cut away all 
but three well-distributed branches. The 
annual pruning should consist of cutting 
off about one-third of the last year’s 
growth. Don’t let the branches get too 
long as their weight will split the tree’s 
trunk. Dehorning is done only when there 
has been a bad winter freeze. 
PEACHES for PROFIT 
OUR TREES ARE SURE 
TO GROW 
MAYFLOWER. Earliest peach 
known, although a late bloomer. 
Medium size, entirely covered 
with red. Good shipper. May 
15th to June 1st. 
EARLY ROSE. Because of its ex¬ 
cellent keeping and shipping qual¬ 
ities, this is an important and 
very desirable early peach. Me¬ 
dium size, highly colored. May 
20 th to June 10th. 
HILEY. Large, red cheeks, flesh 
white, red at pit. Ereestone. 
June 20th. 
CARMAN. Large, creamy white. 
tinged red. Ereestone. June 20th. 
GEORGIA BELLE. Large, showy, 
clear, creamy-white, tinted red. 
Elesh white and firm. Excellent 
quality. Freestone. July 1st to 15th. 
ELBERTA. Probably best known of all 
peaches. Very large; yellow skin with 
red cheek. Flesh yellow and juicy. No 
orchard should be without this variety. 
Middle of July. 
CHINESE CLING. Very large, creamj^ 
white, mottled carmine. Clingstone. 
Flesh fine-grained. July 20th to Au¬ 
gust. 
EARLY CRAWFORD. Yellow-fleshed 
peach. A very handsome variety 
with yellow skin, having a dark red 
blush. Quality unsurpassed, a good 
peach for market or home orchard. 
Tree large and vigorous, bearing in 
early Spetember. 
J. H. HALE, Late. Fruit large, deep 
red. Flesh yellow. Freestone. A very 
fine variety. 
Size Each 10 100 
June buds, 2-3 ft.. .$0.35 $3.00 $25.00 
1 year, 3-4 ft.40 3.50 30.00 
Write for special prices in 
quantity 
CITRUS FRUITS 
Only a short time ago it was thought 
that citrus fruits could not be grown out¬ 
side of the tropical or semi-tropical zones. 
With the successful introduction of the 
Satsuma orange to this country, the area 
in which citrus fruits can be profitably 
grown has been gradually spreading, so 
that now many citrus fruits are grown 
where it w'as once thought impossible. 
One of the most profitable plantings at 
W ight Nurseries is a small Satsuma orange 
grove, supplying Satsunias to Cairo and 
surrounding towns. W’e also have produc¬ 
ing trees of Kumquats, Duncan Grape¬ 
fruit, Meyer Lemon, and Citrangequat, 
although Cairo is near the northern limit 
where they may be profitably produced. 
You’ll find pleasure and profit in a small 
planting of hardy citrus fruits. We do 
not, however, recommend planting them 
north of the latitude of Albany, Ga. 
(Florida laws do not permit the introduc¬ 
tion of citrus trees from anywhere outside 
the state). 
Our citrus fruits are all budded on the 
hardy Citrus trifoliata. Citrus trees should 
come into bearing from two to three years 
after they are transplanted. The important 
requisite to success with citrus is well- 
drained soil, and they should be kept free 
from insect pests, such as white fly, red 
spider and the like. They may be kept 
comparatively free from these insects by 
spraying two to four times each season. 
A hand spray pump is sufficient for this 
purpose. A southern exposure is best for 
all members of the orange family in that 
this gives them air drainage to the South. 
W’e have the following varieties of 
citrus for sale: 
OWARI SATSUMA 
This is the variety that is usually grown. 
It begins bearing very young. Aside from 
the fact that it is easily grown, it has the' 
advantage of being among the most deli¬ 
ciously flavored and attractive of citrus 
fruits. The flesh is tender, juicy, fine 
grained, sweet and delicious with a pecu¬ 
liarly agreeable flavor found in few other 
oranges. This orange is seedless and this 
fact, together with the ease with which it 
is peeled, makes it very pleasant to eat. 
Everyone with available space should grow 
Satsumas. They ripen early in October 
through November. Thus they are subject 
to little competition from other varieties. 
Aside from their advantages as a commer¬ 
cial fruit, these oranges can be produced 
most satisfactorily in the backyard, and 
furnish delicious fruit to the family in the 
early winter when that class of foods is so 
desirable and so high priced. 
By careful selection of buds in our own 
producing groves, we have built up a hardy 
strain of especially fine quality. 
Each 10 100 
1- year, bare root... .$0.50 $4.50 $40.00 
2- year, bare root.60 5.50 50.00 
CALAMONDIN 
A small citrus fruit, 1}4 inches in 
diameter, orange-red color. Along with 
Kumquats, probably the most ornamental 
of the hardy citrus group. Fruit makes 
excellent marmalade. 
Price 75c. each 
