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more longitudinally than in any other race, flinge on one side often 

 prominent. Seed of i^orth China is nearly round, very thick, corru- 

 gations rather slight and irregular, apex rather prominent. Seed of 

 the Persian is somewhat round, more flattened at the base than any 

 other, corrugations prominent toward apex, but very seldom extend to 

 base, apex more or less prominent. A resemblance can be seen between 

 the Spanish and Persian, and as there is no definite history in regard 

 to the origin of the Spanish it is probable the types had the same origin. 

 The Indian type of the Spanish can only be distinguished from the 

 Persian in many cases by the heavy down on the fruit, which is charac- 

 teristic of the Spanish. 



THE DIFFERENT RACES AS AFFECTED BY CLIMATE. 



T. Peen-to (Primus platycarpa^ Decne). Tree rather large ; 

 branches vigorous, willow-like, branching at an angle of about forty 

 degrees ; flowers large, opening early, frequently in January in the 

 Oulf states, often at a low temperature and very irregularly ; leaves nar- 

 row and long, inclined to be evergreen ; fruit much flattened ; skin 

 white and mottled with carmine ; flesh white ; flavor^weet, with pecu- 

 liar almond tang. It is adapted to the northern part of the citrus belt, 

 in which climate it ripens from May 1 to June 1. It has a tendency to 

 sport, and some valuable varieties are now coming from it for the ex- 

 treme southern part of the Gulf states where other races will not grow 

 successfully. 



II. South China Race, — (The parent of this race is the Honey 

 peach, Pfunus Persica. B. <& H.) Tree medium sized ; branches leav- 

 ing the trunk at an angle of about fifty degrees and curving upward ; 

 buds quite prominent ; flowers always large and very abundant, with 

 greater resisting power against cold than any other race tested in this 

 climate ; has borne crops annually during the past four ye'\r8, when 

 many other varieties belonging to different races failed ; foliage small, 

 slightly conduplicate, distributed all along the limb, color dark green, 

 in fall slightly tinged with red; requires short season of rest; fruit 

 rather small, somewhat oval in shape, slightly flattened, suture very 

 deep at basin, but does not extend more than one-third the way down ; 

 apex long and recurved ; flavor peculiar, honey sweet. Supposed to 

 have originated in southern China, from which the seed came. This 

 race is adapted to more southern climates than any other, except the 

 Peen-to. Honey seedlings are proving very valuable for the southern 

 Gulf states. 



III. Spanish Race. — Tree very large, except in Indian type, which 

 evidently has considerable Persian blood, judging from the color of 



