M. A. 3LAKE AND SUNRISE 
Two peach seedlings, originated by the late Professor M. A. Blake, 
N. J. 117 and N. J. 133, have been named by the New Jersey Agricultural 
Experiment Station upon recommendation of the New Jersey Peach Coun- 
cil. Both varieties, under commercial test for over ten years in New Jersey, 
have an excellent record of production and acceptance on the market. Either 
or both varieties should make a profitable addition to any commercial 
orchard. 
M. A. BLAKE (N. J. 117) 
M. A. Blake, named in honor of the late Professor M. A. Blake, who 
contributed so much to the peach industry of New Jersey, and of the 
World, through peach breeding and his many other activities over a period 
of more than forty years, is a large, firm, bright, attractive, yellow-fleshed 
freestone, ripening about a week before Elberta. The fruit hangs well to 
the tree and remains firm for several days after the ground color has turned 
bright yellow. The quality is equal to J. H. Hale. 
The tree is of medium size, vigorous and productive. The dormant fruit 
buds are as hardy or hardier than Elberta. It is resistant to bacterial spot 
and an excellent variety for both freezing and home canning. 
One New Jersey grower, who made his first planting of the M. A. Blake 
peach in 1938, under the introduction number N. J. 117, has had a good 
crop every year but one since that time. His sales records show that N. J. 117 
(M. A. Blake) sold for $0.75 to $1.25 per bushel above other varieties of 
the same grade on the same date. In his opinion, there is no variety superior 
to M. A. Blake for canning or freezing. Retail customers who have used 
N. J. 117 (M. A. Blake) refuse to take other varieties. 
Another grower reports that Summercrest and Redcrest were picked 
twice before the N. J. 117, which would have remained for several more 
days on the trees in firm condition. His “M. A. Blake” of the same size and 
grade sold for $1.50 per bushel more than Summercrest and $1.25 per 
bushel more than Redcrest. 
A third grower reports that N. J. 117 brings almost double the price of 
other varieties ripening at the same time. He says: “It is an excellent shipper 
and it has strong buyer and consumer demand. Everybody just seems to 
be tickled to death with it.” 
