THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 1/ 



and occasional!}' attains an enormous size, and in that respect could easily 

 compete with the best French peaches.' 



Red fl^sh. — "6543* — From Sai Tseo. Long, rather pointed, red- 

 fleshed, freestone." 



" 34275 - — From Soochow, China. This is a mixed lot of peach seeds 

 containing some from red clingstones and some from white freestones." 



" 17728 ' — From Matou. A peach described to me by the natives as 

 ver\' large, red meated, and juicy." 



" 21991 ■* — From Hangchow, Chehkiang. China. A flat, red-meated 

 peach, not ver\' sweet in taste. Chinese name Hiiug pien tao." 



Clingstone. — " 30340 * — From Karawag, Chinese Turkestan. A peach 

 called Ais-shabdalah. Fruits large, pinkish-white; meat firm, sweet; 

 clingstone. It is said here that it can be kept for several months." 



"21989'' — From Feitcheng, Shantung. China. The most famous 

 peach of northern China, called the Fei tao. The fruits grow as hea\'>' as 

 one pound apiece and are pale yellowish colored, with a slight blush; meat 

 white, except near the stone, where it is slightly red; taste excellent, sweet, 

 aromatic, and juicy. Is a clingstone. Has extraordinary^ keeping and 

 shipping qualities. The branches need propping up on account of the 

 weight of the fruits." 



" 29991 ' — Seeds of a peach from Tsinanfu, Shantung, China. It is 

 a cling and though rather inconvenient for eating, is ver^^ large and luscious, 

 coming into market about the middle of September and lasting for a month 

 or more." 



Freestone. — " 6635 ' — From mountains near Ichang. Flowers late, 

 fruit ripens in September. Freestone. Fruit small and quite hairy." 



" 30357 * — From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. A large, red. free- 

 stone peach, fine flavored; a medium-late ripener, and a most prolific 

 bearer." 



" 30358 '° — From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. A large, pale reddish, 

 freestone peach of ver}' fine flavor; medium -late ripener; not a keeper." 



" 39428 " — Amygdalus sp. — Seeds of a wild peach from Sianfu, 

 Shensi, China. Stones of the real wild peach, growing in the mountains. 



' r. 5. D. A. Bu. of PI. Ittd. Bui. 66:95. «905 



« U.S.D.A. Bu. of PI. Ind. Inv. of 5. <^ P. I. 32 



» U. S. D. .A. Bu. of PI. Ind. Bui. 106:50. 1907. 



*Ibid. 137:31- 1909 



^ Ibid. 233:78. 1912. 



^Ibid. 137:31- J909- 



' v. S. D. A. Plant Immigrants No. 59:404. 191 



« U. S. D. A. Bu. of PI. Ind. Bui. 66:102. 1905. 



'/6»<i. 233:80. 1912. 



^0 Ibid. 233:80. 1912. 



" U. S. D. A. Plant Immigrants 103:828. 1914. 



