BRIEF ACCURATE FACTS ABOUT THE VARIETIES 
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 bangs to 
the tree even after it becomes firm ripe. 
It is a better shipping peach than Golden 
Jubilee and 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 deal¬ 
ers 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. It withstood 
the dry unfavorable season of 1939 in 
New Jersey better than Golden Jubilee 
and made many new friends. 
The trees are medium in size and com¬ 
pactness. The variety has succeeded bet¬ 
ter in New Jersey than some others where 
deficiencies of nutrients other than nitro¬ 
gen have occurred. 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. 
It had a good record in 1940. 
Newday (N. J. 79) 
An early commercial yellow peach, 
promising for trial in regions similar to 
central and southern New Jersey. It is a 
somewhat easier peach to grow to a good 
market size than Triogem. For this rea¬ 
son some growers may prefer it. The 
fruit is large, oval, firm, high colore<l, 
yellow-fleshed and of good quality. When 
well grown it resembles somewhat and is 
fully equal to Elberta in appearance. It 
ripens about a week after Golden Jubilee 
or about 20 days before Elberta. It colors 
well before it is ready to pick and hangs 
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to the tree well even after it becomes 
ripe. The flesh sometimes adheres some¬ 
what to the pit, especially when picked 
firm to hard or green ripe. Nevertheless, 
this has not appeared to decrease the de¬ 
mand for it from commercial test orchards. 
The foliage and tree habit is character¬ 
istically vigorous and upright spreading. 
The frnit apparently attains its best color 
and quality on trees grown upon the 
sandy Mann soils of the coastal plain. 
Sunhigh (N. J. 82) 
A large, red all over, bright, smooth, 
firm peach that appeals to the buyer. It 
ripens a few days before Goldeneast and 
actually “sets up” the market for that 
variety. One grower states, “It is the 
peach that really goes to town with me.” 
It colors well all over before it ripens and 
it softens slowly, making it an ideal peach 
to handle commercially. The flesh is an 
attractive yellow and it is generally free- 
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