My attention was called to this peach about six years ago in the catalogue of a prominent nursery firm at Huntsville, Ala. It was described as being a "freestone," but this nursery was careful to say that the description was that of the originator. The year following I bought six trees from them, and two years ago they bore their first fruit. I judged by its growth, foliage and blossom that it was very similar to, or identical with Amsden, and others of this worthless class. I had great hopes that the fruit would be freestone, but in this was disappointed. In color, shape and size it is an Amsden. It also clings to the stone badly, and rots just as quickly as all the following sorts: Gov. Garland, Arkansas Traveller, Amsden and Alexander. The season of ripening of all these varieties here, is about May 12, and the difference between them is about ten minutes. No doubt a freestone peach ripening at time of the aforementioned sorts would be a boon to the fruit grower, and we are now testing the Red Ceylon, which is being sent out by Reasoner Bros., of Manatee, Fla., with the hope that it will ripen and withstand this climate. - C. P. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark.