PEACH (prunus persica) 
Most kinds bear very young. 3 to 4 
years old. Space 16 to 18 feet apart. 
All are Freestone. 
Belle of Georgia. White. Richly flav- 
ored. Tree vigorous and productive. 
September 1]. Extra hardy. 
Carman. Large white. Skin tough, 
but flesh tender. Fine flavor and 
quite juicy. August. Extra hardy. 
Champion. White. Flesh firm and 
sweet. Juicy and thin skinned. Tree 
and buds hardy. Good bearer. Uses: 
Eating, cooking, and Canning. Sept. 1. 
Early Crawford. Medium sized yel- 
low freestone. Flesh juicy and high- 
ly flavored. Tree vigorous and pro- 
ductive. August. 
Elberta. Yellow. Fruit large, firm, 
and excellent for canning. Sept. 15. 
ej. H. Hale. Can be pollinated by 
any other variety. Yellow freestone. 
Fruit large and firm. Not as hardy 
nor as vigorous as some. Early 
September. 
Late Crawford. Yellow. Late Sept. 
Rochester. Delicious, ’large yellow. 
Prolific bearer. Late August. 
APRICOT 
Bear at 3 to 4 years. Space 16 to 18 
ft. Freestone. 
(Prunus) 
Early Golden. Small, sweet, in early 
July. 
Moorpark. Best quality of all, but 
not so heavy to bear. 
CHERRIES 
Sweet and sour kinds are entirely 
different species. Bush-cherries, next 
page. 
(Prunus) 
Sour Cherries (P. avium) 
Not actually sour to the taste, but 
rather tart. Most varieties bear when 
3 or 4 years old. Plant 16 to 18 feet 
apart for permanent orchard. Hardier. 
Early Richmond. Clear bright red. 
Medium sized. Late June. One o} 
the best early cherries. 
Montmorency. Largest fruit. Firm 
flesh. Tree is disease resistant. De- 
licious for pies, table and preserv- 
ing. Finest of the “sour” cherries. 
June. 
Swee! Cherries (P. cerasus) 
All varieties vigorous and produc- 
tive. Usually bear when 5 to 7 
years old. Plant 18 to 20 feet apart 
for permanent orchard. (2-year only) 
eBlack Tartarian. (P—best). Medi- 
um sized, purplish black fruit. Flesh 
soft, juicy, richly flavored. Late June. 
eGovernor Wood. (P) Yellow or 
light red, medium sized, sweet, juicy. 
June. 
eYellow Spanish. Large, light yel- 
low with red blush. Firm flesh. De- 
sirable for maraschino. Late June. 

Bartlett Beurre Bosc 
PEARS 
Bear at 6 to 7 years. 
Duch. d'Angou. 
Space 18-20 ft. apart. 
Seckel Clapp's Favorite 
(Pyrus communis] 
Clapp Favorite 
should be planted for pollenizing in every orchard. 
eBeurre Bosc. Very large, rich juicy. 
Late Sept.-Nov. Hang’s well on tree 
(few windfalls). Eating. (2-yr. only) 
oBartlett. Large, rich, juicy. Golden 
yellow with red blush. Young bearer. 
August and September. Use: Can- 
ning, eating. 
eDuchess d’Angouleme. Extra large 
fruit. Greenish yellow, spotted with 
russet. Flesh of excellent quality. 
Long-lived tree. Young bearer of 
large crops. October-November. Prob- 
ably best for home orchards. 
eClapp Favorite. (P). Fruit large. 
Pale lemon color, flushed red. Fine- 
grained, juicy flesh. Slightly ahead 
of Bartlett's ripening date. 
e Kieffer. Extra large. Golden yellow 
with red tint. Fair quality. Young 
and heavy bearer. Best known win- 
ter pear. October and November. 
Use: Canning and baking. 
eSeckel. Small attractive. Blight- 
resistant. Sept.-Oct. Use: Spiced and 
pickled. Also eating. 

Abundance Damson 
PLUMS 
Reine Claude 
Stanley 
(Prunus Species] 
Plant 16 to 20 feet apart for permanent orchard. Trifloras and 
European varieties do not cross-pollinate. 
Plant at least 2 
varieties of either. Triflora varieties bear 3 to 5 years old and 
other varieties when 5 to 6 years old. 
TRIFLORAS (P. Salacina) 
eAbundance. Clingstone. Fruit red 
and medium sized. Flesh yellow and 
very juicy. Tree vigorous, upright 
and productive. Earliest high qual- 
ity plum to ripen. Early August. 
eBurbank. Clingstone. Fruit red and 
medium sized. Flesh yellow, stringy, 
very juicy and sweet. Tree low and 
spreading, vigorous and productive. 
Late August. 
DAMSONS (P. Insititia) 
Shropshire Damson. Small purple 
fruit in clusters, the best for jams. 
Very productive. Mid-September. 
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EUROPEAN (P. domestica) 
ce Bradshaw. Very large, juicy, violet- 
red. Productive. Early September. 
Good canner. 
eLombard. Medium-size, juicy, dark 
red. A hardy, prolific bearer. Mid- 
September. 
eReine Claude (Bavay’s Green 
Gage)—Large, yellow. Old variety, 
still good. Late September. 
German Prune. Large dark blue fruit. 
August-September. 
Stanley. Large dark blue prune. 
Annual bearer. Late September. 
