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Excerpt from Lindley Nurseries Inc., 1941-42 Q Early Elberta. Golden yellow flesh. Good. Two weeks earlier than Elberta. Free. Vedette. A new Canadian sort. Large; resembles Elberta color, but more globe-like; fine quality. Free. Hiley Belle. Medium. Rich creamy white with blush white flesh; good. Free. Georgia Belle. Large; skin white with red cheek; nesh white; quality one of the best. Free. Elberta. Large; golden yellow striped with red; flesh same; juicy, sweet and good. July. Free. Gage Elberta. Large and more highly colored than Elberta. Productive; 5 to 8 days later than Elberta. The tree is spreading, heavy persistent foliage, strongly resistant to bacteriosis and arsenic injury. Free. Elberta Cling. Large; finest quality; firm, especially good' for canning and pickling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.