390 Peach-Groiving 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT RACES OF PEACHES 



With these general statements presented in regard to the 

 significance of the different races, a more detailed considera- 

 tion of their characteristics naturally follows. These have 

 been set forth by Price ^ somewhat fully. The following 

 descriptions are adapted from his work. It may be stated 

 here that both Price and Gregory ^ recognize considerable 

 taxonomic value in the leaf glands and serrations, but for the 

 present purpose it is not necessary to discuss these features. 



1 . Peen-to race : Seed — Nearly round (in the Peen-to 

 variety), much compressed at the ends, corrugations small, 

 somewhat rounded. Winter-buds and terminal branches — 

 Buds small, oblong, rather sharp-pointed and grow close to 

 the limbs ; branches smaller and more willow-like than in any 

 other race. Tree — Rather large, vigorous, branches wil- 

 low-like ; flowers large (Plate XV), blooms at a low tempera- 

 ture, leaves narrow and long. Adapted to the northern part 

 of the citrus belt. Seedlings variable, giving rise mostly 

 to trees that produce oblong fruits rather than fruits com- 

 pressed as in case of the Peen-to variety. Plate XXVII 

 {upper right) shows the characteristic flat or compressed 

 form of the Peen-to peach. Plate XXVII {lower center) is 

 the Waldo variety, a seedling of the Peen-to. Hume sug- 

 gests that it contains an admixture of the Honey race. 

 Plate XXVII (lower left) shows a Jewel peach which is a 

 seedling of the Waldo. The Jewel and Waldo indicate the 

 oblong form of the Peen-to derivatives. 



(2) South China or Honey race: Seed — Oval with apex 

 slightly recurred, corrugations slight, prominent flange on 



1 Tex. Expt. Sta. Bull. 39. 



2 Cornell Univ. Expt. Sta. Bull. 365. 



