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Section II. Flesh Yellow 

 Group 3. Stone Clinging 



543. Tuskena. Tuscan Cling. — By common consent, Tusk- 

 ena is one of the best early clingstone varieties for canning and 

 shipping in California, where it is usually known as Tuscan 

 Cling. The trees are exceptionally vigorous and produce heav- 

 ily. The variety originated in Mississippi sometime previous 

 to 1873. 



Tree large, open, vigorous, healthy, productive. Fruit early, large, round- 

 oval; suture distinct; apex round, depressed; cavity deep, abrupt; skin 

 yellow with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, firm, sweet but 

 vinous, rich; quality very good to best; stone large, clinging. 



544. Phillips Cling is the most popular yellow-fleshed cling- 

 stone grown in California for canning. The fruits ripen pro- 

 gressively, so that picking covers from tw^o to three weeks. 

 Canners like the product because the peaches are of even size, 

 of the same color from skin to stone, have a small pit, and the 

 flesh is exceedingly rich in flavor and very highly colored. The 

 trees are large, vigorous, and heavy producers. The variety 

 originated with Joseph Phillips, Sutter County, California, 

 sometime previous to 1889. 



Tree very large, upright, vigorous, healthy, very productive. Fruits 3 

 inches in diameter, round-oblong; cavity deep, wide, abrupt; apex rounded, 

 usually with an erect tip; skin golden-yellow with faint stripes of red and 

 blushed on the sunny side; pubescence short, fine; skin thin, tender, ad- 

 herent ; flesh yellow, juicy, fine-grained, firm, sweet and rich ; quality fair 

 to good; stone bulged at apex, flattened at the base, ovate, rather large, 

 clinging tenaciously. 



545. Sellers Cling. — Canners in California recommend Sellers 

 Cling as one of the best midsummer varieties for their trade. 

 The variety finds favor with the growers because of the great 

 productiveness of the trees. The peaches are handsome in color, 

 uniform in size, and ripen at a favorable period of the canning 

 season. The variety originated on the ranch of S. A. Sellers, 

 Contra Costa County, California, sometime previous to 1889. 



