This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V25", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
It is acknowledged to be the leading peach in this section, and earlier than any other by ten days, and has not failed to bear since beginning, in 1877, every year. Young trees last season had from five to fifteen peaches, and the owners, citizens of our city, were so proud that we had many samples left and requests to call and see our new peach from July 3d to 10th. We sent you specimens two years ago.

The Schumaker Peach.
[Our readers will remember the favorable notice we gave of the fruit at that time. - Ed. G. M].
 
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