‘ WAUNESBORO NURSERIES, INC. 
Peaches 
Peach Industry Being Revolutionized 
The Peach, an old favorite in the fruit family, is now 
making new friends. New chemicals have simplified 
spraying, market expansion has been made possible by 
new methods of freezing, home freezing units, frozen food 
locker plants, new methods of canning and keeping fruit | 
fresh in storage. The planting of properly located orchards | 
consisting of improved varieties has promise of being a 
profitable investment. 
NEW METHODS SIMPLIFY PEACH CULTURE—At 
one time Peach borers discouraged Peach culture, but Paradow 
Peach Gas eliminated much of the trouble. The recent intro- 
duction of DDT has made possible almost the extermination 
of the Peach borer, Oriental moth, and curculio with much 
less effort and expense than the old methods. 
IMPROVED MARKET CONDITIONS—Population in 
the South has advanced with industrial development. Im- 
proved highway and hauling facilities are enabling markets, 
large and small, to provide the consumer with fresh fruit 
daily from the orchard. For this demand, it is advisable to 
plant a larger assortment of varieties ripening over a longer 
period. Since the fruit in various Peach growing sections ripens 
at different times, the market is seldom congested. However, 
modern fruit processing plants are ready to handle any sur- 
pluses which may develop. 
FROZEN PEACHES IN GREAT DEMAND—Frozen 
fruit processing plants have created a new, profitable market 
for Peaches. Home freezers and frozen food lockers have like- 
wise extended the local market for fresh fruit. The frozen 
fruit industry is just in its infancy, so in adding new varieties 
we are considering their freezing qualities. 
ADVANTAGES IN PLANTING WAYNESBORO NUR- 
SERIES’ TREES—Being located in the Commercial Peach 
Orchard Section of Virginia, we are able to make variety 
research in bearing orchards, to take advantage of valuable 
information furnished by various State and Federal Experi- 
ment Stations, and to cut our budwood from fruiting trees. 
We can thus study new varieties, adding those which are 
promising and discarding those less desirable. In this way we 
attempt to serve the commercial grower as a source of infor- 
mation, as well as furnish dependable trees grown in our sandy 
loam soil, noted for producing an excellent root system. 
We Offer the Following 
CHOICE VARIETIES 
Indicates good freezing qualities. 
+tIndicates excellent freezing qualities. 
AFTERGLOW. Large, well-colored, firm, yellow freestone, following 
Elberta. 
AMBER GEM. A new clingstone commercial canning Peach which orig- 
inated in New Jersey. Extensively tested by the Michigan Experiment é : 
Geation And found. to er minse cies oe eeee a being planted TtELBERTA. Continues to be the most extensively planted Peach, not 

Belle of Georgia 




'"DIXIGEM 
Originated by U. S. Experiment Station, Fort Valley, 
Georgia. Yellow, freestone, ripening just ahead of Golden 
Jubilee. Medium size; bright red blush on attractive yellow 
background. Fine textured, excellent flavor. Vigorous and 
prolific. Promising new variety. (See zllustration). 





in Michigan in large numbers for canning and more recently large the best in quality, but its size, color and firmness combine to make 
quantities have been planted in Virginia for the same purpose. Long, it the most popular commercial variety. Even takes first place in home 
medium size, beautiful color; firm, yellow flesh. Early August. orchard planting. More than one-third ofall the Peaches we sell is Elberta. 
+BELLE OF GEORGIA. An old Peach, yet unsurpassed for a white Yellow freestone, red cheek. Middle August. See illustation on page 10. 
+GAGE ELBERTA. Resistant to bacteriosis. Elberta type, ripening 
freestone home and commercial variety. Large; white skin, red cheek; Give davelater 
a y c . 
sweet, excellent, peachy flavor. August. 
tBRACKETT. Improved Elberta, ripening a few days later. Same 
size, better color and quality. Will hang on the tree longer than tT a L 
Elberta, better shipper. 
CARMAN. Old-favorite white semi-freestone. Large, prolific bearer, The demand for varieties of fruits better suited for quick — 
good canning qualities. July. freezing is responsible for state and federal experi ion 
: , : ment station 
CHAMPION. Large, white semi-freestone. Very hardy in bud, often oe. creeds and fruiting varieties of Poach adapted to : 
producing a full crop when other varieties fail. Favorite home orchard 
Peach for the roadside stand and local market. August. freezing. One of the most promising of these new varieties is 
CRAWFORD’S EARLY. Excellent large, sweet, yellow, freestone, a seedling grown from Hale-Haven, introduced by the U. S. 
home orchard variety. Early August. Experiment Station at Fort Valley, Georgia, and named 
DIXIRED. U.S. Department of Agriculture introduction. Medium Southland. It is not only less subject to discoloration when 
size, yellow clingstone. Flesh firm but melting, medium textured, frozen, but is a large, beautiful, vellow freestone Peach with 
good flavor. Acquires its attractive red blush long before it is ready to a red cheek. Firm, good quality and excellent shipper. Ripens _ 
pick. Promising early shipper. approximately 16 days ahead of Elberta, making an excellent 
+EARLY ELBERTA. Yellow, freestone of Elberta type, ripening two combination with Sullivan's Early Elberta and es Megs = 
weeks earlier. Desirable variety where a succession of ripening fruit covering a ripening period of three weeks. 
is required for home use, roadside stand, and local market. oe ce 
