. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 117 NEW PROLIFIC. A peach of the Crawford type, a few days later, which is highly esteemed by many peach growers. Like the Crawford it is too tender in flesh for distant shipment, unless picked from the tree before it reaches full maturity. Teee : healthy ; vigorous ; productive. Fkuit ; size medium to large, form round ; color yellow, with bright red cheek ; cavity narrow and deep ; suture, distinct, extending beyond the -New Pkolific. Flesh : yellow ; slightly tinted with red at the pit ; texture tender, flavor sweet, del
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 117 NEW PROLIFIC. A peach of the Crawford type, a few days later, which is highly esteemed by many peach growers. Like the Crawford it is too tender in flesh for distant shipment, unless picked from the tree before it reaches full maturity. Teee : healthy ; vigorous ; productive. Fkuit ; size medium to large, form round ; color yellow, with bright red cheek ; cavity narrow and deep ; suture, distinct, extending beyond the -New Pkolific. Flesh : yellow ; slightly tinted with red at the pit ; texture tender, flavor sweet, delicate, very pleasant; free from pit. Quality : dessert first class ; cooking first class. Value : home maikets first class. Season : mid to late September. OLDMIXON FREE. An old standard variety considerably planted in the older commercial peach orchards of the Niagara Penisular to succeed the Early Crawford ; a white flesh peach with a red cheek presenting a good appearance in the basket; its fault as a market variety is its dropping almost before it attained full color and its tender flesh ; valuable for dessert purposes. Origin : a seedling of Oldmixon Cling which was brought to America by Sir John Oldmixon. Tree : vigorous ; spreading ; moderately productive. Fruit ; medium to large ; form roundish oval, one-sided, suture distinct toward the apex which is not marked ; cavity narrow , color creamy white, marbled with red and with a deep red cheek ; bloom thin. Flesh : free from pit; color creamy white, red at pit; texture tender ; flavor sweet, rich, vinous. Quality : dessert very good ; cooking or canning whole, very good. Value ; market hardly first class compared with larger yellow varieties of the same season. Season : earl}' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ontario. Dept. o
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