flesh. Very desirable market peach. 
BRACKETT 
A fine, yellow, freestone peach. Similar to Elberta, but of better flavor. A 
good commercial variety. A good shipper. Ripens a week later than Elberta. 
AFTERGLO (N. J. 84) 
A large, high colored yellow, freestone peach ripening seven days after 
Elberta. Red coloring carries through the flesh, it being especially red about 
the pit. A variety that appears hardy and worthy of trial. 
LATE ELBERTA 
(Sometimes called the Rex.) One of the best of the late varieties, ripening 
about ten days to two weeks after Elberta. It is of large size, with yellow 
PEACH VARIETY RIPENING DATES 
USE 
Period Early (1-10) Middle (11-20) Late (21-31) 
Days from Elberta 61 - 52 51 - 42 41 - 31 
Early East  |49| Jerseyland | 34 
Dixigem [33 
Bad Paven |31 
Period 
Days from Elberta 
AUGUST 
Harlyerql—.0) 
30 = 21 
Middle (11-20) 
20 - 11 
Late (21-31) 
10 - 0 
Raritan Rose |28| Fair Haven |19| Belle of Georgia|7 
Cumberland 26| Sunhigh 16 | Slappy (Eclipse) |7 
Golden Jubilee|26| Southland 15 | Sullivan Elberta|7 
Triogem 22 Hale Haven 14| Redskin 2 
Elberta 0 
SEPTEMBER 
Early (1-10) Middle (11-20) Late (21-390) 
Days from Elberta dee oO 11 - 20 21 - 30 
Hale 2| Late Elberta 
Shipper’s 3 
White Hale | 4 
Afterglo 5 
| | Brackett 6 
F. N. HEWETSON 
Arendtsville Laboratory 
January 14, 1952 
10 
Checked by: LEON HAVIS - V. E. PRINCE 
U. S. D. A., Beltsville, Md. 
