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tation originated such varieties as Lee, Stonewall and Spottswood, some 

 other varieties belonging to this race are : Albert, Berenice, Becquett 

 Free, Family Smock, and Thurber. The success of the noted Elberta 

 variety which belongs here has enabled two growers to set the largest peach 

 orchards in the south central states, known in the world. 



5 PERSIAN : The parent of this race is unknown but is supposed to 

 have come from the high altitudes of Persia. 



Tree medium size to large, limbs short and thick with long naked 

 places, wood highly colored in the fall and winter, foreshowing a highly 

 colored fruit ; bloom varies in size ; foliage nearly always crimped and 

 conduplicate, has purplish tinge before falling off, sheds early, needs 

 long period of rest ; fruit most highly colored and of the best qual- 

 ity, stone more flattened at the base than any other, corrugations promi- 

 nent at apex but seldom extend to the base as in Spanish (see cut) . Well 

 known varieties belonging to this race are : Alexander, Amsden, Amelia, 

 Crawford, Downing, Golden Drop, Hale Early, Hynes, Mountain Rose, Old 

 Mixon Cling, Old Mixon Free, St. John, Tillotson, Troth and Tuskena's. 

 The bulk of northern orchards has come from this race. However, since such 

 dreaded diseases as yellows and rosette have destroyed large orchards of 

 the extreme northern states, the tendency of such growers now seem to be 

 to go farther south where varieties of the North China race are adapted. 



[Yellows in the north is not now the dread disease that was. Good 

 sanitation holds it in check. SECY.] 



The practical grower should not be so much concerned about what 

 variety he should plant as about what race the variety belongs to which he 

 wishes to plant. Herein lies the practical side of this classification. 



