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Elberta

[ el-bur-tuh ]

/ ɛlˈbɜr tə /

noun

a freestone peach having reddish-yellow skin.

Origin of Elberta

1925–30, Americanism; said to be after Elberta Rumph, wife of a 19th-cent. Georgia grower

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Elberta is supposed to have been one of the parents while the other may have been a peach of the Indian type.
The Peaches of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Attention is called to the fact that the June Elberta in the hands of some growers is Arp.
The Peaches of New York|U. P. Hedrick
On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta and just after it.
The Peaches of New York|U. P. Hedrick
The fruit resembles that of Elberta but is larger and of better quality; season early July.
The Peaches of New York|U. P. Hedrick

As grown at this Station, however, it does not closely resemble Elberta in shape nor is it equal to that variety in quality.
The Peaches of New York|U. P. Hedrick

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