. Descriptive catalogue of fruits and flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits and Flowers. 15. Elbert a Peach. Early Beatrice. Small; skin jnottled, deepening in color on the sunny side. A new variet}', originated by Thos. Rivers, of England. Freestone. Ripe May 20 to June 6. â Early Rivers. Very large ; skin green- ish white, with a delicate pink cheek ; flesh rich, melting, juicy and good ; skin very thin and easily bruised'; one of the finest peaches we have for home use ; freest
. Descriptive catalogue of fruits and flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits and Flowers. 15. Elbert a Peach. Early Beatrice. Small; skin jnottled, deepening in color on the sunny side. A new variet}', originated by Thos. Rivers, of England. Freestone. Ripe May 20 to June 6. â Early Rivers. Very large ; skin green- ish white, with a delicate pink cheek ; flesh rich, melting, juicy and good ; skin very thin and easily bruised'; one of the finest peaches we have for home use ; freestone. Ripe June 5 to 15. Elberta. \'ery large ; skin golden yel- low where exposed to sun, faintly striped with red; flesh yellow, very fine grain, juicy, rich, sweet and splendidly flavored ; tree very prolific, and presents a handsome appearance, and a more luxuriant growth than the Chinese Cling, from which it is a seedling. It is a perfect freestone, and one of the most successful market varieties, selling uniformly at hfgher prices than any other peach. Ripe July 10 to 30. \, Florida Crawford. A chance Florida seedling, resembling Crawford's Early; very prolific and a sure bearer. IVIr. G. L. Taber, of Florida, who has had much experience with it, says it has borne continually heavy crops in his vicinity for the past six or eight years. Fruit very large, roundish; skin j yellow, with red cheek ; juicy ; freestone ; qualit}' best. Ripe middle of July to Aug. i. I General Lee. Large size ; skin yellow- â ish white, washed with carmine: flesh : cream}^ white, with the same red at the i stone as found in the Chinese Cling, of which : it is a seedling ; tree a better grower than I its parent, and is considered better every I Avay. Clingstone. Ripe Julys. Gibbon's October. Originated in Flor- ida. Tree of very handsome and vigorous growth and a heavy bearer ; fruit medium to large; freestone; quality unexcelled by any extremely late peach that ripens this far South. Ripe Septem
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