8 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



the flesh is beautifully rich and translucent : the variety is remarkable for 

 even crops and gradual ripening, wliich means so much when the picking cam- 

 paign is in progress. The peaches ripen toward the end of February and. as 

 the name indicates, represent my choice for canning.' 



"We know the behavior of the cling.s generally in this State, and we find 

 that they have a great tendency to be uneven in shape. Our own nur.seryman 

 states that Goodman's Choice is one of the be.st late peaches that he has come 

 across, but as we have no growers for canneries around there we can not give 

 an authoritative report from that point of view ourselves." 



From G. W. Peart, manager for C. .T. Goodman. Bairnsdale. Victoria. June 

 14, 1922 : " The flesh of this peach is wonderfully rich for canning purposes, 

 and the processed product is just as superior to other varieties in :iiiiM^;iriUne 

 as it is in taste. In quality it is superior to PhiUipd CUny. <Janners in this 

 State declare that they can obtain more dozens of high-grade quality canned 

 peaches from a ton of Goofhnnn'x Choke tlian from any other variety. This 

 means that canners pay higher prices for Goodmmi'x Choice. The variety is 

 a regular cropper and has never failed to sot a good crop in 12 \ears cxceiit 

 once when a record late frosr ruined all the stone fruits in the district. I'lilike 

 Phillips Clinii. all tlie fruits on the tree come up t<> first-class caimer\ re<iuire- 

 ments." In another letter, dated June 30. 1922. Mr. Peart says further: 

 "This peach originated about 18 years ago in one of <>ur canning peacli 

 orchards at Mossiface. Victoria. After careful testing, tlie late Charles J. 

 Goodman planted 3,000 trees in 1910. and we commenced to sell trees in 191.5. 

 To-day I am .selling more trees <(f this variety than of any other clingstone 

 peach. Z. Akers, Shepparton Fruit Preserving <'(>.. Shepparton. Victoria, has 

 a block of 6-.vear-old Goodinaii's Choice, and he claims to have harvested an 

 average crop of 3i btishels of fruit per tree wlien the trees were just 4 years 

 old." 



From K. .Meeking. Senior Fruit Inspector. Melbourne. Victoria. June 14. 1922: 

 "The Goodui (!)>'. ■s Choice variety of peach is considered, in the opinion of those 

 competent to judge, the best canning peach wiiich has yet Iteen produced. It is 

 a good cropper, pioduces uniform fruits, is .if excellent color and texture, and 

 its flavor is considered superior to thsit of any other canning, peach yet 

 produced." 



From L. J. Wicks. Highbury. South Austi-alia, July 13. 1922: "As a canning 

 fruit Goodman's Choice is certainly (K K. The texture is just right : it makes 

 a rather pale sirup wliich. however, is remarkabl.v clear." 



55832 find 55833. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds i)resented by (^arl Hartley. Ueceived 

 October 11, 1922. Quoted notes by :\Ii. Hartley. 



55832. Citrus xoBiLis DEUciosA (Ten/i Swingle. Rutaceje. 



Mandarin orange. 



"A rather large, very loose- .skinned mandarin orange grown in the 

 highlands of western Java under the name Djeroek Garoet. The fruits 

 from which these seeds were taken were juicy and of excellent flavor." 



55833. RuBrs fraxinivolivs Poir. Rosaceje. 



"Collected at an altitude of about 3,o00 feet on the Salak in western 

 Java. The bush is often 2 meters high and very slightly thorny. The 

 conical strawberry-red fruit. 2..5 centimeters long and 2 centimeters 

 wide at the base, is inclineil to be hollow and deficient in pulp, but 

 it is not aci<l and the flavor is fairly good. The siiecies luiiy prove 

 valuable in breeding work." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. T. No. 3109<). 



55834. DioscoEEA sp. Dioscoreacea?. Yam. 



From China or Japan. Tuber i)resented liy E. R. Sasscer, Federal Horti 

 cultural E>ojird. Secured by an inspector of the California State De- 

 partment of Agriculttire. Received October 2, 1922. 



"Tuber long, slender, dark skinned, white fleshed, rather .small. When 

 cooked the flesh is firm, but fairly mealy i^ud of very good flavor." (R. A. 

 Young. ) 



