Archive image from page 26 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees. Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees small fruits, etc. . descriptivecatal1895cali Year: 1895 FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 21 Royal George—A beautiful and high-flavored peach ; rather large, globular, broad ; skin white, with deep red cheek ; flesh whitish, very red at the stone, very rich. Mary's Choice—Large, yellow, resembling Early Crawford, but ripening later. Noblesse—A large, roundish, English peach ; pale green, marked with delicate red on the cheek ; flesh pale greenish white to the stone ; very juicy. Old Mixon Free—Large, rou
Archive image from page 26 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees. Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees small fruits, etc. . descriptivecatal1895cali Year: 1895 FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 21 Royal George—A beautiful and high-flavored peach ; rather large, globular, broad ; skin white, with deep red cheek ; flesh whitish, very red at the stone, very rich. Mary's Choice—Large, yellow, resembling Early Crawford, but ripening later. Noblesse—A large, roundish, English peach ; pale green, marked with delicate red on the cheek ; flesh pale greenish white to the stone ; very juicy. Old Mixon Free—Large, roundish, pale yellowish white, marbled with red ; flesh white, tender, with an excellent, rich flavor. Morris White—The most popular and well known white peach ; large, oval; skin white, .with a creamy tint when fully ripe ; flesh white to the stone ; melting, juicy, sweet, and rich. Wager—Large, yellow, more or less colored on the sunny side; juicy, and of fine flavor. Ripens one week after Early Crawford. Wheatland—Large, roundish ; skin golden yellow, shaded with crimson on the sunny side ; flesh yellow, rather firm, juicy, sweet, and of fine quality. Ripens between Early and Late Crawford. Elberta—Very large, skin golden yellow where exposed to the sun, faintly striped with red ; flesh yellow, very fine grain, juicy, rich, sweet, and splendidly flavored ; tree very prolific, and presents a handsome appearance. It is a perfect free stone, and one of the most successful market varieties, selling uniformly at higher prices than any other peach. ELBERTA PEACH-
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