Uafa Valley, where one tree existed in 

 an orchard of mixed fruits. This tree 

 was subsequently grafted over, as 

 being worthless, commercially, but 

 not before I had saved the seed for use 

 in the nursery I was starting. The 

 tree appears, generally in groups of 

 two or more, in many orchards 

 throughout California. This may be 

 through, or as a result of natural 

 hybridization, distril)uted from the 

 nurseries in mistake for budded trees, 

 or through some careless hand cutting 



of buds in an orchard row, and taking 

 some from a chance "Peach-Almond" 

 because of its extreme vigor, and, no 

 doubt, before it had time to exhibit 

 itself as in the illustration. 



Apart from all this, I have always 

 found it a most excellent stock for 

 peaches, almonds, and most plums, 

 possessing much more vigor than either 

 peach or almond seetilings. 



The tree illustrated is three years old 

 top-grafted on almond, growing on a 

 hillside where no irrigation is available. 



