212 THE CHIEF SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL CROPS 



race, which are mostly descended from the Chinese 

 Cling ; this includes the Elberta and many others 

 most popular in the middle South. Third, the so- 

 called Spanish type, including certain kinds derived 

 from Florida seedlings, which were supposed to be of 

 Spanish origin. This race is of less importance than 

 the other two, but is adapted to a somewhat more 

 southerly region. They are mostly grown in the 

 latitude of north Florida. None of these races suc- 

 ceed well in the peninsula of Florida, nor in South 

 Texas ; for these regions two other races have re- 

 cently been developed that came originally from South 

 China. The Chinese Honey and its descendants are 

 rather small, long, pointed peaches, with a sweet but 

 somewhat insipid flavor. The Peento type are de- 

 scendants from a variety of that name, which, unlike 

 the Honey, is broad and flat in shape. Varieties of 

 these two types can be grown throughout the orange 

 belt of Florida and succeed to some extent in Cuba 

 and other tropical countries. No detailed description 

 of the difl^erent varieties can be attempted here, but 

 the reader is referred to the Reports of the Georgia 

 and Florida Horticultural Societies. 



Diseases and Insects. — The most serious fungous 

 disease at the South is the brown rot (^Moyiilid). If 

 the weather is wet during the ripening season, the 

 loss from this cause is liable to be very great. It is 

 always worse on low, moist land and on trees that are 

 making a vigorous growth. To guard against rot 

 orchards should be given such treatment as will in- 

 duce only a moderate growth, just enough to keep the 

 trees in a healthy normal condition. Rapid growth 



