Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1904 . The best dessert peach of itsseason, but too tender in flesh to be agood shipper ; worthy of a place inthe home garden. Origin : North CaroHna. Tree : Vigorous ; very productive,the trees at Maplehurst were break-ing down with their heavy load offruit in August, 1902 ; an early bearer. Fruit: Large ; form flattened ; 2Jinches long by 2\ wide one way and2 the other ; color a deep cream withbright red cheek; cavity narrowdeep ; suture slight; apex sunken ;not subject to rot. Greensboro. Flesh: Color cream; texture tender, melting
Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1904 . The best dessert peach of itsseason, but too tender in flesh to be agood shipper ; worthy of a place inthe home garden. Origin : North CaroHna. Tree : Vigorous ; very productive,the trees at Maplehurst were break-ing down with their heavy load offruit in August, 1902 ; an early bearer. Fruit: Large ; form flattened ; 2Jinches long by 2\ wide one way and2 the other ; color a deep cream withbright red cheek; cavity narrowdeep ; suture slight; apex sunken ;not subject to rot. Greensboro. Flesh: Color cream; texture tender, melting, very juicy; flavor sweet and agreeable ;free stone. Quality: Dessert, Section of Greensboro, Value: Near market very good ; distant market fair. Season : August 15th to 20th in 190-4 ; harvested August 17th, 34 THE REPORT OF THE No. 17 HALE. (Hales Early.) An early peach of very beautifulappearance, but inclined to rot before itripens. The flesh remains firm, evenafter the outside presents the appear-ance of being ripe, so that it is not afavorite variety. Its comparative earli-ness at one time made it a very popularmarket variety, but its season is nowpreceded by that of Sneed, Greensboro,Early Rivers, and Triumph. Origin: Ohio. Tree: Vigorous, healthy and produc-tive.
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