The Florence tribune., 1900-01-13
ON PEACHES.
A List of Suitable Varieties for Arizona

Among the large number Of varieties or peaches grown at the Station Farm near Phoenix are several promising varieties not generally grown in the region. For the benefit of prospective tree planters, tue following notes up- on some of the varieties are issued. The varieties arranged approximately in the order of their ripening:
 Sneed-Fruit of fair size and quality greenish white with red cheeks; ripen May 18th to 30th-earIisr than any other peach in the orchard-and of better quality than Alexander, Water loo, and other peaches of that group; tree vigorous and good bearer.
 Governor Garland-A very large peach with an excellent flavor and q rich rosy color. quality and color better than other early peaches partially free; ripens May 25th to June 18th ; tree fair bearer.
 Wager-Fruit of good size and su- perior quality, excellent for canning, deep yellow tinged with red, free stone; ripens July 20th to August 9th i; good bearer.
 Newhall-Very large with rich flavor, yellow with dark red cheek freestone; ripens July 25th to Au- gust 18th; good bearer.
 Susquehanna-Fruit large and quail ty good, a rich yelAcw deeply tinged with red freestone; ripens July 25th to August 18th; tree heavy bearer.
 Belle of Georgia-Fruit very large and quality excellent, light colored with rosy cheeks; ripens August lst to 18th; tree good bearer.
 General Lee-Fruit above medium, very juicy and high favored, creamy white tinged with red; cling rlpens August lst to 10th; tree vigorous and good bearer.
 Oriole-Fruit good size, deep vel low with red cheeks, with rich flavor; a cling ripens August 18th to 30th tree bears well.
 Sylphide Cling-Fruit large, creamy white mottled with red, very juicy and of high flavor; an excellent cliag for canning or table use fir resh; ripens Au- gust 20th to 30th; tree vigorous and heavy bearer,
 Bonanza-Fruit of medium size, creamy white tinged with red, of ex- cellent quality; freestoue; ripens oc tober 10th to 25th; tree very heavy bearer.
 Topaz-Fruit of medium size, green -ish white tinged with red, not juicy but or gced quality for so late peach, a freestone; ripens November 20th to December 10th; the latest peach in the Station orchard j. good bearer.
 All of the above varieties have grown vigorously and stood the heat of summer we'll, some other varieties not adapted to the region, but popular elsewhere, succumbi ping to the influence of our climate conditions. In general, varieties originating in such peach states as Georgiu and California sue ceed better here than many better known varieties that originated in the northern states.
 For family use and home market continuous supply of peaches will be furnished if the above are supplement- ed with Hale's Early and Early Craw- ford to fill in the space between the ripening of Governor Garland and Wager. with Salway to fill in between ESylphide Cling and Bonanza, and with Bilyean's Late to fill in between Bo- nanza and Topaz. If the above are supplemented with Triumph, a yellow i neshed yellow peach, Greensboro, an early peach of good quality, and with Muir, good drying peach, the result ] would be an orchard furnishing the l possessor an excellent variety of fruit.
 The foregoing notes apply to well I cultivated trees. The cause of much failure in peach growing in this region is failure to cultivate property. The peach will do fairly well few years, if neglected, but will eventually sue eumb to i'll treatment.
 Irrigation without subsequent culti- vation causes the soil to become com pact and kills the trees. In this re- gard, peach trees will not endure what pear trees, for example, will. The peach must have an open soil in order to thrive. If properly treated, there is no reason why the peach should not be a very profitable crop in southern Ari- zona where failure to set fruit is SC | rare.
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