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any other time. 
this and should be in position to put on the 
market, good early peaches and take ad- 
j Vantage of the highest-of-the-season prices 
they command. Plant these sorts. 


Varieties *Starred thus—*Alton—are best of 
their type and season; those varieties are 
best of all. : ty—After each 
; description, note key letters: 
i means succeeds north. §, 
South. Central and 
means good 
everywhere. 
ans 
Hardy. Early White Semi-free. Usually a true free- 
stone—some seasons being semi-free. A magnificent 
white-fleshed peach, larger than Carman, better quality than 
Champion and handsomer than any picture ever painted. Fruit 
creamy white with glossy blush of rosy red. Flesh white, firm, 
sweet, juicy; flavor rich and delicious. Tree strong, vigorous, 
immensely productive and extremely hardy in bud and bloom. 
Every year growers report Alton their hardiest variety of peach, 
After 25 years’ experience we recommend this as ideal pencl of at the bottom (Krummel October). Use 
Champion-Belle or Georgia-Hiley type. Usually a true free- this list for selecting a succession that 
stone—some seasons being semi-free. There are four require- will provide peaches continually 
ments for an ideal commercial peach: Color, size, quality and 
a good shipper. Alton has all four. Prof. L. R. Taft, former Michi- through the summer and autumn. 
Those starred are especially fine. 
Peach Ripening List 
In this list varieties are arranged in 
order. of ripening—earliest at top of 
list (World’s Earliest) with the latest 
gan State Horticulturist and one of the most conservative or- 
chardists in the north, reports: ‘Alton is one of the hardiest 
peaches we grow in Michigan.” Plant this great white and red 
peach everywhere for marketing and home use. Ideal for canning, 
preserving and sweet pickles. Dr. E. L. Morris, famous Ten- 
nessee horticulturist, reports after a recent severe winter: 
‘Peaches are all killed except Eureka and Alton.”” Record-Bear- 
ing strain from Originator. Ripens 25 to 30 days ahead of Elberta, 
World’s Earliest _ 
Mayflower : 
ird Cli Golden Elberta Cling 
Ree ae Giant Snowball 
aorta Burbank Giant 

(freestone) 
15 days after Red Bird Cling. Eating, Cooking, Canning, ; : ‘linois 
Market. NCS. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. Eureka Hardy Elberta (Queen) 
Early Mamie Ross J. H. Hale 
Earliest-of-all Yellow Peaches. After years Fisher Hardee 
of searching and testing we have found ,Oriole Hal-Berta Giant 
June Elberta to be the best of its season. Trees are vigorous, Cumberland Stark Summer Heath 
young heavy bearers and hardy in blossom. Fruit semi-free- Carman : Crawford Late Im- 
stone, big, handsome, high color, of excellent quality and resists Golden Jubilee proved 
rot. Unlike most extremely early sorts it is a first class shipper Alton Shippers Late 
and because of earliness, vigor, beauty and quality will always July Elberta 
command high prices. Much superior to Arp Beauty which it Rochester 
resembles. Record-Bearing strain. July Gold Indian Blood Cling 
“My June Elberta sold for $3.50 per bushel here while in- Hiley (Early Belle) Hyslop Cling 
ferior kinds brought about half this price.”—J. S. Smith, Weat Eclipse : Halate 
Virginia. i youth Haven Hardyberta 
“On the grounds of Geneva, N. Y. Exp. Sta., June Elberta is peers / 
wonderfully attractive. Fruit large, handsome yellow, red por DtOn 
blush on sunny side. One of the handsomest of 
good.’’—Prof. U. P. Hedrick (N. Y. Exp, Sta.). 
“‘June Elberta about a month earlier than Elberta. Fruit large 
and attractive.”’—Stanley Johnson, Supt.South- Haven, Mich. 
Exp. Sta. Ripens about with Red Biff: ling, 40 lo 45 days before 
Elberta, Eating, Cooking, Marketing. NCS. -Introduced by 
Stark Bro’s. 
Stark Early Elberta 
Crawford Early Im- 
proved 
Late Elberta 
Martha Fern Cling 
Mammoth Heath 
Cling 
Stark Heath Cling 
Krummel October 
peaches. Quality 
Belle of Georgia 
Captain Ede 
Very Early White Clingstone. 
E Large size, firm, ships well. 
Tree hardy, bears young—heavy crops. Record 
Strain. NCS. 
(Early Belle). Early white Freestone, At- 
. tractive pink blushed white peach of 
; good size. Tree hardy, dependable bearer. Recom- 
mended for market and home orchard. Record 
strain from N. C. Ripens 18 days before Elberta. 
Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
Mid-season white freestonés 
5 Tree hardy, good bearer. 
Ripens 14 days before Elberta. Flesh firm, sweet, 
} rich, satisfying. Has long been the standard 
quality white-fleshed peach, but we recom- 
mend Alton, which is a better all-around varie- 
ty. Plant Stark Record-Bearing strain. Eat- 
| ing, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
Early White Semi-Freestone. 
2 We introduced Eureka because 
of its iron-clad hardiness, size, beauty and early ripening 
season—about 10 days after Red Bird Cling, 30 to 35 days 
ahead of Elberta. Eureka bears when other so-called hardy 
Sorts are killed. Beautiful, rosy cheeked peach with white 
flesh and delicious flavor. 
“I picked 60 bushels of peaches off 15 3-year-old ib 
Eureka trees,’’"—E. Simmons, Rockingham Co., Virginia. 
__ Eureka is the only one out of 93 varieties that has a 
full set of live buds this season,” reports Joseph Gerardi, 
famous III. orchardist. 
“Ten Eureka peach trees came through 42 below zero 
orchards. 
variety. 
Yarosh, Oneida County, New York. Eating, Cooking, 
Market. NCS. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. ; 
Early Yellow Freestone. From N. J. Exp. 
Sta. Tree vigorous, hardy. Fruit, medium 
size, attractive, hangs well. Flesh yellow, high quality. 
15 days before Elberta, Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
Early, White, Semi-free. 
Creamy white fruit 
with bright red cheek. Quality most delicious, tree har- 
dy, good grower and dependable bearer. Record Strain, 
Ripens 34 days before Elberia. Eating, Cooking, Mar- 
ket. NCS. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. 
Early White Semi-free. From N, ‘Ve 
Exp. Sta. Vigorous, hardy. Very 
productive. Fruit large, oval. Flesh white, almost free- 
stone. Quality very good. 20 days before Elberta. NCS. 
Alton 


Size Comparison 






Carman-Alton 
1-3 Size 










Sg BPE FG 
‘Eureka, the iron-clad hardy 
peach, brings top prices on 
early markets. 
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Early in the season—just when the earliest ripening peaches 
begin to color—people are fruit hungry. They will willingly 
pay higher prices for fruit then than at 
Fruit growers should realize 







of the peach, and is of splendid qu 
early peach that should be widely planted com 
At the U. 
nd, the FI 
i Fisher bear 
in 1934 and 25 below in 1935 without injury.’’—Frank Elberta—one of 
because of great hardiness in tree and bud. Tr 
tiful. Fruit large, yellow red, very attractiv 
excellent. Nearly true freestone. Ripens over a lon 
market purposes. Early, hardy peaches are becomin 
We advise the planting of Rochester in every home orchard. 
days before Elberta. Record-Bearing strain from N. Y. Eating, 
Market. NCS. : 
of its type, a hardier improvement over Crawford Early. 
and better quality. A deep yellow peach with striking red 
quisite and sweet. This oid favorite is an ideal roadsid 
variety. Ripe about 7 days before Elberta, Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
quality and appearance of Hale with hardiness, vigor of tree 
of South Haven. Although just recently introduced Haleha 
r South Haven because of its siz 
skin and less tendency to cling. Trees hardy, vigorous, 
young and heavily. Fruit large, round like Hale with attr 
and yellow color. One of the most beautiful of all peaches 
every orchard. Original tree strain from Mich. Ripens 
Elberta, Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
ing favor ove 
hardy and productive. 
Popular for local market and roadside stand 
before Elberta. Halehaven is better. Eating, Cooking, Market. 
_ Other Early Peaches 
July Gold—*=** Page 49 



RED BIRD 
Big, gloriously .o! 
ored Red Birds lik 
these top all mar 
kets everywhere 
Acknowledge. 
everywhere bes 
and most beautifu 
early peach, and | 
better shippe 
than Elberta. ‘“‘F 
W. Boardman, St 
Louis, sold 11 
cars Red Birc 
for $12,689.. 
60.’’ — K 
C. Packer, 














Pa = Red 
Bird 









ee 
Earliest Red-White Cling. The sensa- 
, : tion on all early markets. Perfect- 
round, ‘‘Red as fire, ships better than Elberta and has consistent- 
ly topped all early markets. Size immense. Often almost as 
large as J. H. Hale. Nearly twice the size of other peaches of 
the same season. The fruit is bright, glowing red on a back, 
ground of creamy white—strikingly handsome. An ideal shipper. 
ripe when no other good commercial sorts are on the market- 
Tree and blossoms extremely hardy, a record young bearer, 
strong grower. Often bears crops when other hardy peaches 
fail. Red Bird stands alone as THE best peach of its season. 
Record-Bearing strain from Stark Test Orchard. 
J. E, Eggers of St. Louis County, Missouri: “57 Red Bird trees 
netted me $669, covering about one-half acre of land.”’ 
“Red Bird on 75 trees brought $413.50"—R. F. Kieter, Smith 
County, Texas. 
Jackson County Horticulturist reports after the most severe 
winter in years, ‘‘Only the Red Bird variety and a fcw seedlings 
survived the prolonged zero weather.’ About 45 days before 
Elberta. Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. Intrcduced by 
Stark Bro’s. 

New Very Early Yellow Freestone, 
Originated at New Jersey Exp. Sta. 
as a cross between Elberta and’ Greensboro. A beautiful, very 
early, large peach of Elberta type that has quickly become a 
great favorite with orchardists. Altogether as fine a new very 
early peach as one could ask for. The tree is vigorous, spreading, 
blooms later and is hardier than ordinary Elberta. Fruit clear, 
bright deep yellow, large, oblong shape. Excellent size, appear- 
ance and quality. Delicious flavor with no Elberta bitterness. 
Ships better than most early varieties. Golden Jubilee answers 
big demand for a large very early yellow freestone peach. We 
Propagate from best Record-Bearing Tree. Ripens about 
25 days before Elberta and with no competition brings highest 
market prices. Ideal for roadside stands arid home markets. 
All progressive peach growers are planting Golden Jubilee 
heavily. Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
New Jersey Exp. Sta. reports: ‘At present it is the most de- 
sirable yellow fleshed freestone of its season.”’ 
H. B. Tukey of N. Y. Exp. Sta. writes: ‘‘Golden Jubilee is now 
in the recommended class.” 
Very Earliest White Semi-Cling. Attractive 
“red all over’’ peach—earliest of al] varieties. 
Tree bears young, hardy, thrifty, heavy producer. Fruit medium 
size, good quality. Record strain. Eating, Cooking. NCS. 
(New U. S. Patent). Originator calls it ‘The Earliest Yellow 
Freestone Peach.” It occurred as a bud-sport and was discovered 
ality. Fisher is unquestionably an excellent 
mercially and in all home 
S. Government Peach Experiment Station at Beltsville, Mary- 
SHER Peach has shown up to be very isi 
peach, quality being very good and the fruit freest 
color is similar to that of a well colored Valiant, its parent—the hardy Canadian 
s when many other sorts fail. Ripens nearly 6 weeks before 
the earliest high quality yellow peaches—is bringing the growers 
greater profits. SETS HEAVY CROPS, and IS LARGE when thinned. 
Early Yellow Freestone, Of Early Crawford group but 2 weeks 
earlier. Recent years have emphasized importance of Rochester 
ee large, vigorous, spreading, beau- 
e. Flesh juicy, rich sweet, quality 
g season and idea] for early 
g more and more popular. 
Ripens about 20 
Canning, Local 
Early Yellow Freestone. This Stark 
Record-Bearing Strain is the best 
A much better bearer 
cheek. Flavor is ex- 
e and home market 
New. Early Yellow Freestone. Originated at Mich. Exp. Sta. 
as a cross between J. H. Hale and South Haven, combining 
and ripening season 
ven is steadily gain- 
e, more beautiful color, thicker 
strong growers, bear 
active contrasting red 
- Should be planted in 
about 17 days before 
Early Yellow Freestone. (Resembles Late Elberta Color 
photo.) Originated in Michigan. Tree vigorous, very 
Fruit attractive, medium size and excellent quality 
s. Record strain. Ripens about 17 days 
NCS. 

ery ’ Yellow Freestone 

Early Luscious Golden Freeston ; 



