PEACHES 
Peach Growing Promising 
The Peach, an old favorite in the fruit family, is now making new friends. 
Recent chemical discoveries have simplified spraying, market expansion has 
been made possible by modern methods of freezing, home freezing units, 
frozen food locker plants, new methods of canning and keeping fruit fresh 
in storage. Planting of properly located orchards consisting of improved 
varieties has promise of being a profitable investment. 
NEW METHODS SIMPLIFY PEACH CULTURE. At one time borers dis- 
couraged Peach culture, but Paradow Peach Gas eliminated much of the 
trouble. The introduction of DDT has made possible almost the extermi- 
nation of the borer, Oriental moth, and curculio with much less effort and 
expense than the old methods. 
IMPROVED MARKET CONDITIONS. Population in the South has ad- 
vanced with industrial development. Improved highway and hauling facili- 
ties 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. As 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 surpluses which may develop. 
FROZEN PEACHES IN GREAT DEMAND. Frozen fruit pro- 
cessing 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 NURSERIES’ 
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 State and Federal Experiment Stations, and to cut our bud- 
wood from fruiting trees. We can thus study new varieties, 
adding those which are promising and: discarding less desirable 
ones. In this way we attempt to serve the grower as a source 
of information, as well as furnish dependable trees grown in 
our sandy loam soil, noted for producing an excellent root 
system. 
Elberta 
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We Offer the Following 
Choice Varieties 
Note.-—See page 10 for ripening order of Peaches. 
*Indicates good freezing qualities. 
*s|ndicates excellent freezing qualities. 
~ Amber Gem. New clingstone commercial canning Peach which 
Originated in New Jersey. Extensively tested by the Michigan 
Experiment Station and found to be a most desirable canner. 
Now being planted extensively in Michigan and northern part 
of Virginia for commercial canning. Long, medium size, beau- 
‘ [ tiful color. Firm, yellow flesh. Early August. 
aN “*Belle of Georgia. An old Peach, yet unsurpassed for a white free- 
stone home and commercial variety. Large, white skin, red 
cheek. Sweet, excellent peachy flavor. August. 
Golden 
Jubilee 
Ev ~ ®Brackett. Improved Elberta, ripening a few days later. Same 
: size, better color and quality. Will hang on tree longer than 
; Elberta, better shipper. 
® —<*Dixigem. Originated by U. S. Experiment Station, Fort Valley, 
ate Georgia. Yellow freestone ripening just ahead of Golden Jubi- 
lee. Medium size, bright red blush on attractive yellow back- 
ground. Fine textured, excellent flavor. Vigorous and prolific. 
Promising new variety. 
~ Dixired. U. S. Department of Agriculture introduction. Medium 
size, yellow clingstone. Flesh firm but melting, good flavor. 
Acquires its attractive red blush long before it is ready to pick. 
Good early shipper. 
* *Elberta. Continues to be the most extensively planted Peach. 
Not the best in quality, but its size, color and firmness com- 
bine to give it first place in both commercial and home orchard 
planting. One-third of all the Peaches we sell are Elberta. Yel- 
low freestone, red cheek. Mid-August. The Elberta- season has 
been extended by using the Sullivan’s Early Elberta, ripening 
ten days earlier, and the Gage Elberta, five days later—making 
possible Elberta Peaches over a period of four weeks. 
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