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POPULAR FRUIT GROWING. 



(a) Peen-to group. This is distinguished by its vigorous 

 willow-like branches. Flowers appear very early; fruit flattened 

 and much like an oblate apple; stone flattened in an opposite 

 way from that of the ordinary peach; leaves narrow and long 

 and hang on in winter. They are adapted especially for the 

 Southern states and near the coast. Angel and Waldo are varie- 

 ties of this group. 



(b) South China group. The parent of this race is the 

 variety Honey, which is supposed to have come from South 

 China. The tree is smaller than the Peen-to. Valuable seed- 

 lings of this group are Climax and Coleman. 



Fig. 87. Leaves and pits of the different types of peaches. 1. Per- 

 sian. 2. North China. 3. Spanish. 4. South China. 6. Peen- 

 to. Pits numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are of the same type as the 

 leaves over them. (After Price.) 



