. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 122 REPORT ON THE No. 24 STEVENS. {Stephens Rareripe). A popular late white flesh peach, and a good shipper. Origin : New Jersey. Tkee : vigorous and productive. Fruit : size above medium ; form roundish ovate; color whitish ground with dark red cheek ; cavity narrow and deep; suture Flesi Stevens. SH ; whitish with red at pit; free; texture tender, juicy; flavor sprightly and agreeable. Quality : dessert good ; cooking good. Value: market first class. Season : mid October. THURBER. A magnificent white flesh peach to fill in between Early Cra
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 122 REPORT ON THE No. 24 STEVENS. {Stephens Rareripe). A popular late white flesh peach, and a good shipper. Origin : New Jersey. Tkee : vigorous and productive. Fruit : size above medium ; form roundish ovate; color whitish ground with dark red cheek ; cavity narrow and deep; suture Flesi Stevens. SH ; whitish with red at pit; free; texture tender, juicy; flavor sprightly and agreeable. Quality : dessert good ; cooking good. Value: market first class. Season : mid October. THURBER. A magnificent white flesh peach to fill in between Early Crawford and Elberta. Origin : seedling of Lee, raised by Dr. L. E. Berckinane of Augusta. Georgia. Tree : very vigorous ; productive. Fruit : size large ; form roundish, enlarged at centre along suture ; color creamy bright red cheek ; cavity large, deep ; suture marked ; apex small, pointed ; bloom" skin thin. Flesh : white, red at pit, free : texture tender, juicy ; flavor sweet, vinous, excellent. Quality : dessert very good to best ; cooking or canning very good. Value : home market first class. Season : mid September. white, ivhite ; TRIUMPH. A valuable commercial variety, to follow the Alexander, but not very popular on account of its heavy coat of down, its dull color, and its susceptibility to rot. Origin .â Georgia, seed of Alexander. Tree : vigorous, hardy, very productive, subject to twig blight and leaf curl. Fruit : medium size ; form roundish, somewhat shouldered and flattened ; color yellow ground nearly covered with red and markings of very dark red ; cavity deep ; apex small, in a decided depression ; suture distinct ; pit semi-cling. Flesh : yellow ; texture fine, juicy ; flavor sweet, rich and excellent. Quality ; good. Value : home market second class except under special conditions. Season : mid August. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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