Identifier: cu31924008492203 (find matches)
Title: The peaches of New York
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Hedrick, U. P Howe, G. H. (George Henry), b. 1888 New York State Agricultural Experiment Station New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture Herndon/Vehling Collection. fmo
Subjects: Peach Fruit-culture
Publisher: Albany, J.B. Lyon Company, printers
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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. Rpt. 2:58. 1895. 3. Minn. Hort.Soc. Rpt. 224 fig. 1896. 4. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 58, 59. 1896-97. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 21. 1897.6. Mich. Sta. Bui. 169:211. 1899. 7. Can. Hort. 23:379. 1900. Excelsior. 8. Am. Card. 12:61)1). 1891. g. Rural N. Y. 50:736. 1891. 10. Am.Gard. 13:47. 1892. Of the several virtues which entitlp Crosby to the esteem of fruit-growers, possibly the most notable is hardiness in tree and bud so markedthat it is often called the frost-proof peach. It is doubtful, however,whether it is hardier than other peaches of its kind as Chili, Smock andHeath Cling. Besides hardiness, the trees have to recommend themvigor, health and productiveness, the latter character offset somewhatby small size. The quality of the fruit is excellent. The rich, yellow,freestone flesh is delicious to the taste either as a dessert or as a ciilinaryfruit. In these days of showy fruits, however, Crosby falls far short inappearance, the peaches running small, being somewhat irregular and ^^^s^
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CROSBY THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 203 covered with dense tomentum. Still, at its best, in soils to which it isperfectly suited, the peaches are often handsome. But there.lies anotherfaiolt, the variety accommodates itself but poorly to trying soils andclimates, failing especially in hungry soils and dark climates. The varietyis noted for its willowy growth, small leaves, small flowers, small pits and,as has been said, hardiness. It is an ideal home sort. Crosby was sent out about 1876 by a Mr. Crosby, a nurseryman ofBillerica, lyiassachusetts. Later the Massachusetts Agricultural Collegepropagated and distributed it in a small way in northern Massachusettswhere it was known as Excelsior. The fact that there was another varietycalled Excelsior made a change necessary and the peach was renamed inhonor of Mr. Crosby. The American Pomological Society placed Crosbyon its list of recommended varieties in 1897. Tree small, vigorous, spreading, open-topped, with lower branches slightly drooping,

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