Peaches 
Scarff's List of 
Best Peach Varieties 
e Yellow Peaches « 
‘Golden Jubilee Dov ihe standard early 
weeks before Elberta. 
eS Earliest good yellow peach. 
\ Red Haven Color bright red. Quality ex- 
cellent. Excellent for freezing. 
‘ A new high quality medium 
Hale Haven early variety from Michigan 
Yellow freestone. Quite hardy. We consider 
Hale Haven the most desirable 
all-around variety for both home 
and commercial planting. This 
is truly a top-notch 
peach, Finest for can- 
ning and freezing. 
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BS e e 
Shippers Big 
Late Red.) 
Red ore desir- 
able than Elberta in 
every respect—better 
color, quality, yield 
and tree characteris- 
tics. A mighty fine 
peach. 
The standard mid- 
season yellow peach. 
‘Elberta 
—~-JERSEYLAND —. 
Most Promising New Commercial Variety 
Ripens a few days before Golden Jubilee 
and is superior to that variety and is hardier 
in bud. 
Fruit is very dark red, yellow fleshed and 
firm. Complete freestone when dead ripe. 
Jerseyland produces good crops in years 
when most other varieties freeze out. 
e White Peaches - 
Hardiest and best of the 
‘Cumberland 
size free stone. This is a profitab 
e early white 
freestone variety. 
a . Most dependable 
Belle of Georgia white ee of me- 
dium size, but has excellent quality—Very juicy 
and fine for eating right from the tree. 
\ Quette Nectarine 
Hardy as a peach, a delicious sweet flavor, 
smooth skin and with striking red color. Our 
pickers call this the ‘‘Fuzzless Peach’’—and do 
they like them. Price, $2.00 each. 
Apricots—See Page 11 
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‘Prairie Rambler 
early white peoraee Large 
“Prairie Strain” 
New Peach Varieties 
Introduced by the Illinois Experiment Station to 
meet the growing need for hardier, more rugged 
varieties—for dependable production year after 
year; and to meet the high, present-day require- 
ments for freezing, canning, and dessert qualities. 
sr Hardiest peach from any 
Prairie Dawn sce Fruit highly col- 
ored. Flesh medium yellow. Does not discolor 
in freezing or canning. Tree vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Tends to cling in some localities but 
this is far overbalanced by its other good char- 
acteristics—and is not objectionable for freez- 
ing and dessert uses. 
Fruit large and 
highly colored. 
Shape is similar to J. H. Hale. Flesh firm, free- 
stone. Ripens 3-5 days after Elberta. Tree vig- 
orous, productive and is proving hardier than 
either Elberta or Hale. 
Peach Tree Prices 
Thrifty Ohio grown trees—Buds from our own 
bearing orchards. 
All Varieties (By Express Collect) 
Each 25 Rate 50 Rate 
Select 4-5 ft. trees ........ $1.50 $1.00 $ .75 
Heavy Caliper, 5 ft. and up . 1.75 1.50 1.25 
Smaller Commercial Grade Tree prices on request 
Peach Leaf Curl is easily controlled by 
spraying in late fall after all leaves have 
dropped and temperature above 40. Use Dry 
Lime Sulphur at the rate of 5 pounds to 25 
gallons of water. 
Scarff’s Trees Grow 
1. Cut top growth back one-third when 
planting. 
2. Wrap trunks with coarse paper or light 
burlap for protection the first year. ‘ 
3. Mix moist Peat Moss with the dirt in the 
hole around the roots when planting. 
a Firm dirt well around roots and then 
water. 
Horticultural Peat Moss 
As a service to our customers, we can furnish 
native acid Peat Moss in 1-bu. bags at $1.50 each; 
2-bu. bags at $2.50 each, F.O.B. Nursery. 
