130 srsTKM iTjr rnMOLocY 



Albcr^'o and Mclocotoii i)t'a('lit's of Kiii-oix'; tlic nectarines form 

 a distinct ^n-oup; several varieties of the Chinese crooked peach 

 have been i^-rown in America; Russian sorts of which Hokara 

 is the type form a distinct ^'roup ; and several dwarf peaches 

 have been introduced in recent years. Hybridization, however, 

 shuffles the characters so rai)idly in modern jx'ach breeding that 

 further attempts at natural ^n-oui)in;^' are hardly worth while. 

 185. Description blank. — The accomj)anyin«r description 

 blank for the i)each sets forth most of the characters students 

 and fruit-growers will use in describing drupe-fruits. 



DESCRIPTIOX BLANK FOR THE PEACH 



Name Orchard 



Date 



Row- 



in 



No. 



Tree 



Large, medium, small 



Vigorous, medium, weak 



Vpright, spreading, drooping 



Dense, open 



Vase-formed, round-topped 



Hardy, half-hardy, tender 



Very productive, productive 



Medium productive, unproduc- 

 tive 

 Regular bearer, uncertain bearer 

 Trunk 



Stocky, medium, slender 



Smooth, medium, shaggy 

 Branches 



Stocky, medium, slender 



Smooth, medium 



Shaggy, zigzag 



Red, brown, gray 



Green, glossy, dull 

 Lenticels 



Numerous, medium, few 



Large, medium, small 

 Leaves 



Length Width 



Large, medium, small 



Oval, ovate, obovate 



Acuminate, lanceolate, spatulate 



Abruptly pointed, acutely 

 pointed 



Thick, medium, thin 



Light, medium, dark green 



Smooth, rugose 

 Margin 



Glandular, crenate 



Finely serrate, coarsely serrate 



Petiole 



Long, medium, short 



Thick, medium, slender 

 Glands 



Average number 



Opposite, alternate 



Large, medium, small 



Globose, reniform, mixed 



Red, green 



Position 



Stipules 



Flower-Buds 



Hardy, half-hardy, tender 



Large, medium, small 



Long, medium, short 



Obtuse, conic, pointed, plump 



Appressed, free 



Pubescent 

 Flowers 



Date of bloom 



Early, medium, late 



Large, medium, small 



Pink, salmon 



Fruit 



Karly, midseason, late 



Date of Ripening 



Keeping Quality 



Shipping Quality 



Length. . . Greatest diameter. 



Large, medium, small 



Regular, irregular 



Oval, ovate, roundish 



Oblate, cordate, oblong 



Truncate, conical 



