


Mayflower Hiley Elberta 
Popular Peaches for Southern Planting 
Here is another fruit that ought to be in every garden. The trees will grow in a small 
space and yield freely if taken care of properly; and it is not a great job to give them the 
right care. Peach trees bear when small—often some fruit the second year after planting. 
Peaches will do well on almost any soil that has good drainage, regardless of character 
or color, but if very poor, fertilizing will bring the trees along. There is no material differ- 
ence which way it slopes. The care given the trees is the main factor that makes for 
success or failure. 
In planting a small orchard, we recommend the same plan as for apples (see page 18). 
The orchard should be planted to cotton, peas, beans, peanuts, etc.; never plant corn or 
small grain in the orchard. 
Careful, frequent, clean culture Is necessary for young trees; for old orchards, cultivate 
clean and often until early June, and then let a coat of grass come on to hold the soil 
together. For bearing orchards, applications yearly of bonemeal, 6-8-6 guano, or acid 
and cotton-seed meal should be given in the spring and worked in; the amount to use 
will vary with the condition of trees and quality of the land. 
Where trees set a heavy crop of fruit it should be thinned after danger of frost is past; 
the best orchardists do this, as it pays in fine large fruit. 
Spraying is necessary for Peaches if best results are desired. Ask your State Ento- 
mologist to send you a Bulletin giving full mstructions. The Department will 
also tell you where to get machines and materials. 
VERY EARLY PEACHES SECOND-EARLY PEACHES 
EARLY ROSE. Semi-cling. Middle of June. 
Fruit beautiful brilliant red all over; flesh 
fine-grained, tender, and of best quality. 
Tree vigorous, hardy, and an early bearer. 
Tends to, overload and should be thinned; 
where this is done, the most beautiful 
Peaches can be grown. They carry well. 
MAYFLOWER. Semi-cling. May 20 to 25. 
The earliest Peach known, but blooms Iate 
and is seldom damaged by frost. Size 
medium, round; bright red all over; ripens 
well to the seed; tender, juicy, and of 
excellent flavor. Tree bears young and is 
ens DOU GREENSBORO. Semi-cling. June 1 to 10. 
MIKADO. A _ new introduction. A large Large for so early a Peach; beautifully 
yellow Peach, semi-cling, of excellent eating colored light and dark red, shaded yellow 
quality. A real ‘‘peachy” Peach, but which makes it a great beauty; ripens 
bruises too easily to be shipped success- perfectly to the seed from which it parts 
fully. Ripens just after Mayflower. cleanly when fully ripe. 
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