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nursery catalogues. Several of these have been of little 

 value and are probably no longer propagated. A large 

 proportion of them are direct seedlings of the Honey variety, 

 and most of them have originated in Florida. Some of the 

 leading sorts other than the Honey are: Climax, Florida 

 Gem, Hastings, Imperial, Oviedo, Pallas, and Triana. 



Spanish race. 



This race apparently has a much longer record in America 

 than either of the two previously mentioned. Onderdonk 

 termed this group the Spanish race because he was unable to 

 trace its origin farther back than its occurrence in Spain. It 

 appears to have been introduced into Mexico from Spain by 

 Catholic missionaries nearly 300 years ago, and it seems to 

 have come to Florida in the same manner. The varieties 

 of this race are grown mostly in the Gulf states and quite 

 largely in the coast regions of Texas. Representative 

 varieties of this race named by Price ^ include Cabler, Druid, 

 Galveston, Guadalupe, La Reine, Onderdonk, Texas, 

 Victoria, and a few others. A considerable proportion of 

 the varieties of this race has originated in Texas. A few 

 varieties have come from Florida. 



In its range the Spanish race overlaps the other races. Its 

 southern limits pass the northern limits of the Peen-to, 

 extending nearly as far as the South China race. It extends 

 both farther south and farther north than the North China, 

 and overlaps considerably the southern extension of the 

 Persian race. 



Price indicates that peaches of this race were early dis- 

 tributed by the Spanish among the Indians. It is, therefore, 

 sometimes referred to as the "Indian race." 



1 Tex. Expt. Sta. Bull. 39, ''The Peach," by R. H. Price. 



