THE PKACHES OF NEW YORK 1 7 



and occasionally attains an enormous size, and in tliat respect could easily 

 compete with the best French peaches.' 



Red flesh. — " 6543 ' — From Sai Tseo. Long, rather pointed, red- 

 fleshed, freestone." 



" 34275 - — From Soochow, China. This is a mixed lot of peach seeds 

 containing some from red clingstones and some from white freestones." 



" 17728 ^ — From Matou. A peach described to me by the natives as 

 very large, red meated, and juicy." 



" 21991 * — From Hangchow, Chehkiang, China. A flat, red-meated 

 peach, not very sweet in taste. Chinese name Iliiug pien tao." 



Clingstone. — " 30340 * — From Karawag, Chinese Turkestan. A peach 

 called Ais-shabdalah. Fruits large, pinkish -white; meat firm, sweet; 

 clingstone. It is said here that it can be kept for several months." 



"21989'' — From Feitcheng, Shantung, China. The most famous 

 peach of northern China, called the Fei tao. The fruits grow as heavy as 

 one pound apiece and are pale yellowish colored, with a slight blush; meat 

 white, except near the stone, where it is slightly red; taste excellent, sweet, 

 aromatic, and juicy. Is a clingstone. Has extraordinary keeping and 

 shipping qualities. The branches need propping up on account of the 

 weight of the fruits." 



" 29991 ' — Seeds of a peach from Tsinanfu, Shantung, China. It is 

 a cling and though rather inconvenient for eating, is very large and luscious, 

 coming into market about the middle of September and lasting for a month 

 or more." 



Freestone. — " 6635 * — From mountains near Ichang. Flowers late, 

 fruit ripens in September. Freestone. Fruit small and quite hairy." 



"30357' — From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. A large, red, free- 

 stone peach, fine flavored; a medium-late ripener, and a most prolific 

 bearer." 



" 30358 '" — From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. A large, pale reddish, 

 freestone peach of very fine flavor; medium-late ripener; not a keeper." 



"39428" — Amygdalus sp. — Seeds of a wild peach from Sianfu, 

 Shensi, China. Stones of the real wild peach, growing in the mountains, 



' U. S. D. A. Bu. of PI. Ind. Bui. 66:95. 1905. 



^ U. S. D. A. Bu. of PI. Ind. I>,v. of S. & P. I. 32. 



' U. S. D. A. Bu. of PL Ind. Bui. 106:50. 1907. 



*Ibid. 137:31. 1909. 



''Ibid. 233:78. 191 2. 



«7W(f. 137:31- 1909- 



' U. S. D. A. Plant Immigrants No. 59:404. 1911 



' U. S. D. A. Bu. of Pi. Ind. Bui. 66:102. 1905. 



^ Ibid. 233:80. 1 91 2. 



'" Ibid. 233:80. 19 1 2. 



" V. S. D. A. Plant Immii^mnts 103:828. 1914. 



