BRIEF ACCURATE FACTS ABOUT THE VARIETIES 
Goldeneast 
tiziiig brown as does the flesh of some 
varieties. 
As grown at New Brunswick, N. J., the 
fruits are definitely superior in all-around 
market value to such varieties as Fair’s 
Beauty, Colora, July Gold, South Haven, 
July Elherta, Ideal, Slappey and Eclipse. 
It is the standard hy which southern New 
Jersey growers judge the merits of other 
varieties of its season. 
The tree is upright spreading and 
vigorous and the dormant huds are me¬ 
dium in hardiness. The variety appears 
to be best adapted to regions with a cli¬ 
mate similar to central and southern New 
Jersey. It is not recommended for the 
colder peach districts. 
The edible quality of the fruit is much 
superior to Elherta and lacks the bitter¬ 
ness of that variety. 
Goldeneast has received wide commer¬ 
cial test in New Jersey. It was first sent 
to the wholesale market in considerable 
quantities in 1936 under the name New 
Jersey 87. It “topped” all varieties in 
price on the New York and Philadelphia 
markets for several days. It outclasses 
such peaches as Slappey and South Haven 
in flesh firmness. 
Midway (N. J. 86) 
A large, round, yellow freestone peach 
which immediately follows Goldeneast 
and precedes Summercrest in ripening 
and is valuable for that purpose in re¬ 
gions north of New Brunswick, N. J., 
where hardiness is needed. The tree de¬ 
velops large size and the green fruits are 
large and “husky” in early spring. 
The fruits are well colored with dark 
red and somewhat more pubescent than 
Pacemaker. The flesh is firm and quite 
free from bitterness. The tree is a strong, 
vigorous grower, developing a larger top 
than Elherta. It has been in commercial 
production in test orchards in New Jersey 
for a nimiber of years, and a number of 
growers are familiar with it. 
Pacemaker (N. J. 99) 
A very large, round, firm, yellow-fleshed 
peach that tends to extend the Golden¬ 
east season an d fill in the “gap” before 
Summercrest. In a hot, dry season like 
1939 it may “overlap” the Goldeneast sea¬ 
son. As grown in New Jersey it possesses 
the size, eolor, flesh firmness and other 
fruit characteristics necessary to main¬ 
tain the Goldeneast standard. The flesh 
is not air free from the pit but separates 
about like that of Sunliigh and Golden¬ 
east. It sets the pace in size, flesh firm¬ 
ness, ability to hang to the tree, color and 
richness of flesh quality for its season in 
the loeality where it originated. 
The tree is vigorous and of a medium 
size, somewhat like J. H. Hale. It appears 
to he similar in hardiness to Goldeneast 
and J. 11. Hale. The flowers are medium 
in size and self-sterile like the female 
Pacemaker 
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