MONROE, MICHIGAN 
PEACHES —Continued 
Gage-Elberta (Gage and Hawkins). 
Gage Elberta, as the name implies, is a 
true Elberta type, but this train origin- 
ated as a bud sport from an Elberta in 
the orchard of John Gage, Texico, Il. 
The feature of the strain is its resistance 
to bacteria infections. Seasons when EI- 
berta and J. H. Hale are nearly defoli- 
ated and the Peaches badly injured the 
Gage trees show a marked contrast with 
their dark green foliage, practically free 
from disease. The tree grows low, very 
spreading due to wide angle formation 
scaffold branches. Trees unusually 
strong and do not break with heavy 
loads of fruit. Fruit ripens about 4 days 
later than Elberta. 
Gold Drop (Goodrich). Remarkably pro- 
ductive and hardy. This tree bears so 
heavily that the fruit will average small 
unless the tree be heavily pruned, 
thinned of the young fruit and fertilized. 
This tends to throw more vitality into 
the remaining fruit. Many of our lead- 
ing commercial varieties have a tend- 
ency to overbear, which is really an 
asset and not a serious fault. Medium 
in size, rounding, oval with unequal 
halves, bulged at one side. Cavity deep 
and abrupt. Pleasantly and sprightly 
flavored, excellent in quality. Free- 
stone. Gold Drop should be in every 
commercial as well as home orchard. 
Ripens one week after Elberta. 
Golden Jubilee. Of the many Peaches 
originated by the New Jersey Experi- 
ment Station, none have aroused the in- 
terest of fruit growers, as has the Golden 
Jubilee. It is a large early yellow Peach 
of the Elberta type and is an extremely 
popular early yellow Peach. It ripens 
about 3 weeks before Elberta and resem- 
bles Elberta in tree habits and fruit. The 
skin is yellow blushed with red, flesh 
yellow, juicy, tender, sweet; freestone. 



The 
FERTILE HALE 
Developed by Bud Selection 
(U. S. Plant Patent No. 175) 
The ‘Fertile Hale’ is the outstanding ‘‘money- 
Peach” of the Peach family. 
This new Greening introduction, as the name im- 
plies, is a Hale-type Peach which is self-fertile. It 
does not require cross-pollination with other varie- 
ties. Fruit growers everywhere have been asking for 
a Hale-type Peach that would produce heavy, profit- 
able crops and Greenings have answered the call by 
producing through ‘‘Bud Selection” the Fertile Hale. 
Its ripening dovetails with the last of the Elbertas. 
The trees are far more vigorous, it is more hardy in 
bud than the J. H. Hale or the Elberta, and pro- 
duces crops in season when J. H. Hale or Elbertas 
fail. 
The Fertile Hale, as market quotations prove, is 
unquestionably the outstanding profit producer of 
Peach varieties, bringing 25c. to 50c. more per 
bushel than the Elberta. Every factor which con- 
tributes to profit in Peaches is found in this marvel- 
ous new variety. It is commandingly attractive in 
appearance. Its color is yellow with a deep carmine 
blush and has excellent shipping qualities. 
More dollars per acre is a certainty by planting 
the Fertile Hale. 
[9] 
Halehaven (South Haven Experiment 
Station). This marvelous new Peach 
was introduced through the efforts of 
the Michigan State Experiment Sta- 
tion, South Haven, Michigan. It is a 
cross between the famous varieties, 
South Haven and J. H. Hale. A large, 
beautifully colored, yellow fleshed 
Peach, ripening approximately 2 weeks 
before Elberta. A perfect freestone, 
strong, thrifty grower, a good shipper 
and an extremely hardy, heavy bearer 
of exceptionally fine flavor. The Hale- 
Haven produced full crops when crops 
of many other standard varieties were a 
failure due to low temperatures the 
previous Winter. 
Howard Fisher (Dulverton Fruit Farm, 
U.S. Plant Pat. No. 233). Large, yellow 
flesh, freestone Peach, sport of Valiant 
but ripening three weeks earlier or 
about six weeks earlier than Elberta. 
Has dark red blush covering nearly half 
of surface and has same excellent flavor 
and fine grained flesh of parent. Fruit 
holds to tree when fully ripe. Excellent 
canning variety as it has no red around 
pit. 
J. H. Hale (Warner No. 4). This high 
type Super-Selected Strain of J. H. Hale 
is the finest to be obtained. The 
long Elberta shape type of J. H. Hale is 
mixed largely in plantings of J. H. Hale, 
which is very undesirable. Through 
bud selection we have produced a strain 
of J. H. Hale which will produce the 
typical large, round type of fruit de- 
sired in this variety. This Warner 
parent tree produced three bushels of 
typical large, round type Hales when 
it was only 3 years old. Young or- 
chards of the Warner strain have repro- 
duced this most desired type. The 
Sun-Glo is recommended as a pollen- 
izer for Warner strain J. H. Hale. 


Born 1850 and Still Growing 

Peaches in Their Ripening 
Order 
Ripening dates vary from year to 
year depending on climatic and weath- 
er conditions. In normal season the 
ripening date of Elberta is Septem- 
ber 10th to 20th in Michigan and 
nearby areas. Elberta is listed a 
standard and ripening of other 
Peaches is estimated from the ripen- 
ing of this variety. As you will note 
Greening varieties extend through- 
out the entire season. 
Before Elberta 
Howardinhishersssetscie en eee 42 days 
INT D  DEAUCY 22m sic reeie seals aia eee 42 days 
Red Havenin a aero UldAyS 
Orioled mars tna err 29 days 
Marlyetalchavenqemsn erect. 27 days 
Giro denGlk pe sadcwos shor 25 days 
Golden Jubilee.............. 24 days 
Chan DION tae. eee eater re ee 21 days 
IROcHeStets perc senvets acon we 21 days 
Halehaventae. sericea Laeaays 
SunsG]Oyaceer eee ocr 17 days 
Waltanitins oe emceay aa ockerence rion 17 days 
Marly Elberta aeneetartece ttc 7 days 
Kealhavenvem ssc seen el ays 
JRE Hallet Rrereaniccinc recites. 3 days 
Elbertaaeacnioot Ripens Sept. 10 to 20 
Sunday Elberta.Ripens with Elberta 
After Elberta 
Fertile: Halennarcccasteatsc setae 4 days 
Gage: HW lbertamencam doce crass 4 days 
Gold Droph.. a. 7 days 
Wilt 2 tae tarot ce aleve ear erehenal 7 days 
Shippers Late Red........... 10 days 
Salberta y.a1.\.ohetemera sens clehenetre 14 days 
























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FERTILE 
HALE 
(Pat. No 175.) 
