THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 1 5 



white flesh ; yellow flesh ; red flesh ; flesh clinging to the stone ; flesh free from 

 the stone ; shape more or less round ; shape roundish but decidedly beaked ; 

 shape distinctly flat. Let us see by direct quotations from the workers 

 in the United States Department of Agriculture how many of these ten 

 fruit-characters are named in the wild and cultivated Chinese peaches 

 of today. 



Downy skin. — A downy skin is the normal condition of the peach. 

 This character is found in all of the peaches to be mentioned in this dis- 

 cussion except those under the next heading. 



Smooth skin. — " 28963 — From Samarkand, Turkestan.' 



" A small nectarine of very firm flesh and of subacid flavor; red 

 throughout; from a distance resembles a crab apple more than anything 

 else. Said to come from Chartchui." 



"29227- — From Samarkand, Russian Turkestan. A yellow cling- 

 stone nectarine of medium size; meat very firm and of medium sweet taste, 

 not melting." 



" 30325 ^ — From Khotan, Chinese Turkestan. A nectarine called 

 Dagatch. Fruits red, of medium size, clingstone." 



" 30332 ^ — From Karghalik, Chinese Turkestan. A nectarine called 

 Anar-shabdalah. Fruits rather small, whitish pink in color, and of sweet, 

 aromatic flavor. This is a medium-late ripener and a rare local variety." 



"30334* — From Shagra-bazar, Chinese Turkestan. A nectarine 

 called Kizil-dagatch. Fruits small, red; medium early." 



" 30335 ° — From Upal, Chinese Turkestan. A nectarine called 

 Ak-tagatch. Fruits large, white; a late ripener; of good keeping and 

 shipping qualities." 



" 30336 ^ — From Yarkand, Chinese Turkestan. A nectarine called 

 Ak-dagatch. Fruits medium-sized, of white color; clingstone; late in 

 ripening; of good keeping and shipping qualities." 



" 30341 ** — From Upal, Chinese Turkestan. A nectarine called Kizil 

 tagatch. Fruits large, red throughout; meat firm; of good keeping and 

 shipping qualities." 



" 30359 ^ — From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. A very large, red, 



■ V. S. D. A. Bu. of PL Ind. Bui. 227:20. lyi i. 



' Ibid. 227:47. 191 1. 



' Ibid. 233:76. 1912. 



'Ibid. 233:77. 191 2. 



» Ibid. 



« Ibid. 



^ Ibid. 233:78. 1912. 



■^ Ibid. 



''Ibid. 233:80. 191 2. 



