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extra large, round, uniform fruit. Freestone. Very hardy, 
but semifertile; plant a pollenizer about every third row for | 
best results. Usually ripens two or three days ahead of 
Elberta. You will be pleased with our original strain of 
luscious J. H. Hales. 
Elberta. Most popular peach on the market! Everyone is 
familiar with this old reliable variety; continues to be Amer- 
ica's leading commercial peach. Universally planted, El- 
berta leads all other peaches in number of trees producing 
fruit. Its attractive appearance, large size, uniformly shaped 
fruits are well known throughout the world. The tree is 
hardy, disease resistant, very thrifty, and very productive 
under most conditions. Fruit ripens midseason, roundish 
with a pointed tip, thick skin, flesh yellow, stained pink near 
pit; juicy, firm, but tender. Excellent quality freestone, and 
is famous for its ability to carry to distant markets. You 
cannot go wrong by choosing our superior strain of Elberta. 
Augbert. A freestone peach similar to Elberta, but later, 
and in many respects, superior. At the:head of the list for 
commercial planting, to prolong the Elberta season; also 
fine variety for home orchards, as it makes an excellent 
canning peach. Trees are very vigorous and productive. 
Fruit large, round, uniformly shaped. Golden orange flesh 
and skin. Very beautiful. Freestone, self-pollenizing. Plant 
Augbert to prolong the peach picking season. 
Gage Elberta. This comparatively recent introduction 
came from an Illinois orchard from a bud sport of Elberta, 
and in its several years of trial has proven highly disease 
resistant. Tree has many characteristics of the Elberta, but 
is more spreading in habit of growth, and blooms come later, 
usually setting a crop of fruit even under unfavorable con- 
ditions. Fruit is more highly colored than. Elberta and 
ripens about five days after. Very well adapted to growing 
conditions in all parts of the country, and we recommend 
it highly. jie 
Shippers Late Red. A splendid peach to follow Elberta, 
and a favorite wherever planted. A large, very high col- 
ored, attractive red, yellow-fleshed freestone, and good 
quality peach. Very productive and a good shipping peach. 
Brings top market prices. A very desirable peach. 
Amber Gem. Called the frostproof peach. A peach that 
is huge in size, extremely bright red in color, tinged with 
yellow, and a clingstone variety. The tree is thrifty, bears 
an enormous crop, and is a wonderful peach for canning. 
Extremely heavy skinned, and a very fine shipping peach. 
Very hardy, often setting as much as 90% crop where other 
varieties freeze out. 
Heath Cling. Heath Cling is the oldest named American 
peach now under cultivation, and of all the American 
peaches, this fruit keeps longest, often remaining in good 
condition from October until December. Well-grown, the 
peach has a sweet, rich, vinous taste; flesh adheres very 
tightly to the stone, making it excellent for pickling and 
preserving. Very white with blush; flesh white, slightly red 
at the pit; tender, juicy, and sweet. Commands a fancy 
price in all markets. | is . 
- Chinese Cling. One of the first peaches to be Browaht toe 
America, being imported in 1850, and the parent ‘of a great 
number of the best white fleshed peaches grown in this 
country. The flavor of this peach is delicious, being finely 
balanced between sweetness and sourness, with sweet pre- 
dominating, and with a most distinct, curious, and pleasant 
taste of the almond: Skin tough and adheres to pulp; flesh 
white, tinged with red near the pit, juicy, meaty, and aro- 
matic, Prolong your peach season by planting this variety. = 

