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3 Spanish : Parent of this race is unknown but the type is sup- 

 posed to have been brought over by the early Spanish settlers. 



Tree is about the largest we have. The " Indian " type of this race 

 has much •' Persian " blood and these trees are not so large. Limbs 

 large, long and spreading, inclined to droop down except in "Indian" 

 type ; buds, larger than those of South China and nearly always occur 

 singly on the new wood, oval and project out from the wood at an angle of 

 50 degrees. Short naked places occur on the bearing wood, color of buds 

 is dull grayish ; leaves small, flat, hang on late in the fall, stay green 

 during severe droughts, turn slightly yellow in the fall, foreshadowing 

 the color of the fruit in a young tree ; bloom often large and profuse. 

 The fruit ripens very late, nearly always downy ; color tinged with 

 more or less yellow, nearly always acid and of low quality. The " Indian " 

 type is usually streaked with red sometimes blood red under the skin. 

 Seed oval, nearly flat, apex prominent, corrugations very large and wide ; 

 at the base they run more longitudinally than in any other race, flange 

 often occurs on one side. 



A heavy bearer and sure cropper in its proper zone. The " Persian " 

 blood in the Indian type carries it well up into the central states. The 

 seedlings one usually sees bearing such loads of small peaches along the 

 fence and road sides most frequently belong to this race. This fact has 

 led many amateur growers to believe that " seedling trees " are surer 

 bearing trees than budded trees. The following are some varieties belong- 

 ing to this race : Cobler, Columbia, Druid, Galveston, Guadalupe, La 

 Reine, Lulu, Onderdonk, Sanders, Texas and Victoria. 



4 North China : The parent of this race is Chinese Cling, which 

 is supposed to have originated in North China. 



Tree is a medium sized grower ; bloom nearly always large ; buds 

 slightly larger than those of Spanish and more pointed, many latent buds 

 occur near the tips of the limbs in the Gulf States especially, stand out at 

 an angle of about 45 degrees ; branches are short, thick and stubby. 

 Leaves very large and flat, near fall in the Southern states especially, the 

 foliage turns a peculiar dull pea green and by this characteristic alone one 

 can easily recognize Chinese Cling and its seedlings in an orchard at once. 

 Fruit the largest, dull white with small red blush on one side, ripens first 

 on the outside, sometimes the skin may be easily stripped off by hand. 

 Seed round, and irregular, somewhat more prominent on one side. It is 

 by far the most important race known to the peach world. Such noted vari- 

 eties as Elberta, Mamie Ross, and Carmen belong here. These go into 

 the great markets of the north by the solid train load. Chinese Cling was 

 imported by Chas. Downing and Mr. Henry Lyon of Columbia, D. C, 

 was the first to fruit it in 1850. A second importation was made by Wil- 

 liam A. Spottswood of the U. S. Navy in i860. From this later impor- 



