The Pontiac Nursery Company 
Hale Haven 
Peaches 
Peach trees are easily cultivated and their freedom from disease, the short 
time they take to come into bearing, and the immense demand for the fruit, 
makes them extremely profitable. Peaches are borne on wood of the previous 
season’s growth, and this makes it absolutely essential to somewhat shear back 
the bearing trees each spring. Remove dead branches promptly also and let in 
light and air. Keep the tree in good shape and you will have splendid returns. 
To secure vigorous and fruitful trees, the ground must be well drained, kept 
clean and mellow, and the trees in thrifty growth. They cannot endure “sod 
mulch.” 
ADMIRAL DEWEY. A perfect freestone, of fine size, form and color, with delicious yellow 
flesh that is yet firm enough to ship well. The tree is a strong, hardy, symmetrical grower 
and produces well. The very best early yellow freestone. July. 
BANNER. New variety, originating in Canada. Large, yellow freestone. Bears young. Produc¬ 
tive. Ripens October first. 
BEERS SMOCK. Medium to large, round. Creamy white with dark red blush. Flesh fight yel¬ 
low, tender and rich. Good quality. Freestone. A good commercial peach. 
BELLE OF GEORGIA. Very large. Skin white with red cheek. Flesh white and of excellent 
flavor. Trees rapid growers, very prolific and ripen with early Crawford. 
CARMAN. A leader in the white flesh variety. Tender and juicy. Stone nearly free. Resembles 
Elberta in shape and ripens before Champion. 
CHAMPION. Extremely large, handsome early variety. Creamy white with red cheek. Aug. 
EARLY CRAWFORD. Large, roundish, bright yellow with red cheek. Flesh yellow, juicy and 
sweet. Quality good. Freestone. August and September. 
ELBERTA. The great market peach of the Southwest. Usually perfectly hardy in the north, 
and is believed by many growers to be the best all around peach. Color, lemon-yellow with 
blush on sunny side. Flesh pale yellow, tender and juicy. Freestone. Tree vigorous. A good 
shipping peach. Midseason. 
ENGLE’S MAMMOTH. Large, round, oval, with slight suture. Yellow with red cheek. Stone 
small and free. Flesh rich, sweet and juicy. One of the very best market sorts. Early Septem¬ 
ber. 
FITZGERALD. An improved Early Crawford, fully equal to it in size, quality and color. 
Bright yellow and of the best quality. Tree bears young, is productive and very hardy. Free¬ 
stone. Early September. 
GOLD DROP. Medium, golden-yellow, with red cheek in sun. Flesh yellow, juicy, rich and 
verv good. Freestone. A valuable variety. Tree very hardy and productive. Ripens between 
Chili and Smock. 
HALE HAVEN. This marvelous new peach is a cross between the famous J. H. Hale and 
South Haven and was introduced by the Michigan State Experimental Station. Large, beau¬ 
tifully colored, yellow flesh. Free stone. Ripening about two weeks before Elberta. Thrifty 
grower, good shipper, extremely hardy, heavy bearer of fine flavor. This variety will make 
you big money and should be included in every planting. 
HALE. Large, yellow, freestone of excellent quality. An improvement over Elberta. 
vv onderful color and delicious flavor, though not a heavy bearer. Mid-Septmber. 
KALAMAZOO. Medium to large, oval. Yellow, striped with red and a thin bloom. Flesh yel¬ 
low, red at pit, rich, vinous and of good quality. A valuable freestone. 
LATE CRAWFORD. Large, roundish-oval, yellow with broad red cheeks. Flesh yellow with 
red at pit, melting, vinous and very good. Freestone. Late September. 
NEW PROLIFIC. \ ellow freestone of excellent quality. We consider it the best of the yellow 
sorts. Good shipper and canner. Very hardy and prolific. September. 
PONTIAC. Originated from a seed planted by Mr. W. P. Livingston, of Detroit, Michigan, 
of whom we secured the original tree. A perfect freestone, large, yellow with red cheek; 
follows Early Crawford in ripening. Notwithstanding the severe and changeable winters of 
Detroit, the tree has borne heavy crops for years. 
ROCHESTER. One of the best early yellow freestone paches. A fine orchard variety rapidly 
coming into wide use. A Crawford strain preceding Early Crawford several days. Large 
with mottled red blush. Flesh yellow, stained with red at pit. Very good quality. 
SMI™,S SEEDLINGS. Smith’s Seedling No. 1 (early); Smith’s Seedling No. 2 (mid-season); 
Smith’s Seedling No. 3 (late). The fruit, buds are encased in scales so thick and tough that they 
resist several degrees of cold more than other sorts. The flesh is so firm that they can be trans¬ 
ported long distances without injury, enabling the grower to reach any market desired. They 
carry as well as apples. The fruit possesses an intense peachy flavor which fills the demand of 
the high-class trade in the big cities, thus commanding the highest prices. They are the money 
makers. Smith’s Seedling No. 1 comes in one week before Early Crawford. Smith’s Seedling 
No. 2 ripens between the two Crawfords, and Smith’s Seedling No. 3 at the time of the late 
Crawford and overlapping it a few days. They come when the demand for peaches is greatest, 
both for dessert and canning. These peaches are very large and showy. The color is a rich, 
bloom yellow, with red blush on the sunny side. The pit is small, thus giving an increased thick¬ 
ness of flesh, and separates freely. Perfect freestone. 
SOUTH HAVEN. This variety is the hardiest of all commercial peaches and extra fine for 
canning and table use. The fruit is large, round and uniform size, flesh is yellow and the skin 
a deep yellow with red cheek. It is a free stone and ripens from two to three weeks before 
Elberta. It is a good variety to plant with others to help pollenization. 
^ ^ i ^ superfine early yellow freestone, nearly as large as Crawford, as 
finely colored and of even hetter flavor. Its round, showy fruits always attract attention, and 
sell well. A fine dessert peach. Tree bears while still small, and abundantly afterward. August. 
The New Peach 
“HARDEE” 
The fruit is a yellow free-stone peach, having a thick skin, 
and in size, color, texture and juiciness of flesh, and general 
appearance resembling Elberta, except that it has a more 
prominent tip, and that it is more elongated than Elberta 
or other known varieties of peaches ripening at about the 
same time. It is distinguishable from the Elberta by being 
less plump. The sature is pronounced, there is a tendency 
to bulge more on one side than the other, and the apex is 
decidedly pointed. The fruit is a deep yellow color with a 
striking red cheek. The flesh is yellow. The flavor is distinct 
with a very decided peach taste. 
The fruit's shipping and keeping qualities are good. It is a 
good all-purpose peach, having fine qualifications for dessert, 
cooking and canning. It is good for home use and it is also a 
good market peach. 
A delicious high quality yellow freestone peach with 
outstanding “bud" and “wood" hardiness. 
The ripening time in Northern Ohio, is about September 
10th, ripening with and a little later than the Elberta. 
The tree habit and vigor of growing in the orchard, is 
intermediate between Elberta and J. H. Hale. 
Hardee Peach 
