BRIEF ACCURATE FACTS ABOUT THE VARIETIES 
Suiihigh 
Stone, but sometimes the flesh adheres 
slightly, particularly when picked “hard 
ripe,” hut this has not alTected the strong 
demand for it in the New York and Phila¬ 
delphia districts. The tree is a spreading 
grower and the dormant fruit buds are 
somewhat more hardy than Goldeneast. 
This is one reason for its popularity with 
growers in northern New Jersey. It topped 
the eastern market when in season in 
1938. Sunliigh has made its best record 
in the hilly country in New Jersey. It re- 
cpiires thorough summer spraying. 
It is recommended for planting in re¬ 
gions where climatic conditions are some¬ 
what similar to northern and central New 
Jersey. 
Red rose (N. J. 98) 
A really first class, high-colored, firm, 
round, white fleshed, mid-season free¬ 
stone peach. It begins to color long be¬ 
fore it is ripe, and remains firm and hangs 
to the tree like Triogem. The fruit ripens 
at about the same season as Goldeneast 
and Halehaven, and tends to be com¬ 
pletely covered with red where exposed 
to light. Partial shading by leaves results 
in especially attractive ivory white mark¬ 
ings tinted with minute dots of red. The 
ripe fruits are medium large, and have a 
pronounced peach aroma. The flesh is a 
clear white attractively shaded with red 
about the pit. The tree is a vigorous, up¬ 
right spreading grower which develops 
an adequate number of husky fertile 
flower buds so that some thinning of the 
green fruit is likely to be required an¬ 
nually. 
The variety has fruited consistently 
under commercial test for more than six 
years. It fruited in one New Jersey or¬ 
chard following the severe winter of 
1933-1934. Observations appear to indi¬ 
cate that the new variety will succeed 
best upon well aerated soils that do not 
experience severe drought and heat. Very 
dry or very moist low sites should he 
avoided. 
For many years, the demand in the 
Northeast for a good mid-August white 
peach was supplied by Mountain Rose 
and later by Hiley. Trees of the latter, 
however, are too sensitive to soil and 
nutrient conditions, and are likely to bear 
too small fruits, the skin of which is too 
easily blemished by handling. Hiley, 
however, has sold well when the size and 
quality was good. The new peach out¬ 
classes Hiley in modern commercial 
qualities in New Jersey such as adapta¬ 
bility of the tree, fruit size, and in the 
shipping qualities of the fruit. The east¬ 
ern retail trade needs a succession of 
white-fleshed peaches of this type. 
Growers who already have a demand for 
Cumberland or Raritan Rose need this 
peach to hold and extend their trade. 
Goldeneast (N. J. 87) 
A very large, oval, firm, melting, high 
colored, yellow-fleshed peach ripening at 
the same season as Hiley and Eclipse, 
or about 14 to 15 days before Elberta. The 
])uhescence or fuzz is relatively light like 
J. H. Hale. The red coloring of the fruits 
begins well in advance of the shipping 
stage and softening of the flesh proceeds 
slowly before and after it is picked, mak¬ 
ing it an ideal peach for the wholesale 
and retail market. The fruits hang to the 
tree well even after they become firm 
ripe either in dry or wet seasons in New 
Jersey. This is a distinct advantage to the 
grower. 
The yellow-orange color of the flesh is 
not only exceptionally attractive hut it 
retains th is color well, after the peaches 
are sliced. It does not turn an unappe- 
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