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(2) Distributed under S. P. I. No. 32373; classification, South China; fruit, medium 

 size, ovate, and unequal; cavity, medium size, deep, narrow, and abrupt; suture, 

 long and very deep; apex, long, fleshy, and pointed; color, pale green, blushed with 

 red; down, light; skin, thick and tough; flesh, pear white, red at seed, firm, fine, 

 and juicy; flavor, very sweet and very good; freestone; ripens between the middle 

 and the last of August ; tree vigorous and a good bearer. 



(3) Distributed under S. P. I. No. 32374; classification, Spanish; fruit, medium 

 size, ovate; cavity, large, deep, broad, and slope gradual; suture, deep, very deep at 

 cavity; apex, long and pointed; color, bright greenish yellow; down, medium; 

 skin, thick and tough; flesh, orange yellow, juicy, and firm; flavor, mild, subacid, 

 and very good; cling; ripens between the middle and the last of August; tree very 

 vigorous and a heavy bearer. 



(4) Distributed under S. P. I. 32375; classification, Spanish; fruit, round to oblate, 

 but pointed and medium size; cavity, large, broad, deep, and flaring; suture, shallow, 

 but deep at cavity; apex, long, fleshy, and pointed; color, pale whitish yellow; down, 

 light; skin, medium thick and tough; flesh, pale greenish white, medium fine, firm, 



Fig. 3, 



-The Mexican seedling peach orchard. This orchard of originally 265 trees has produced a few 

 trees that may prove to be of value. (Photographed in the spring of 1910.) 





and juicy, subacid, good to very good; cling; ripens about the middle of August; 

 tree very vigorous and a medium heavy bearer. 



(5) Distributed under S. P. I. No. 32376; classification, South China X Spanish; fruit, 

 medium size; cavity, large, broad, deep, and slope gradual; suture, medium^ very 

 deep at cavity; apex, long and pointed; color, greenish white; down, heavy; skin, 

 thick and tough; flesh, greenish white, tender, medium juicy, subacid, and quality 

 good; freestone; ripens from the first to the middle of August; tree fairly vigorous 

 and a medium heavy bearer. 



(6) Distributed under S. P. I. No. 32377; classification, Spanish; fruit, medium 

 to large, round, and pointed; cavity, large, broad, deep, and flaring; suture, deep, 

 very deep at cavity; apex, short and pointed; color, greenish white; down, heavy; 

 skin, medium thick and tough; flesh, pale greenish white, slightly tinted, pink at 

 apex of seed, firm, juicy, mild, subacid, and quality good; cling; ripens early in 

 September; tree vigorous and a heavy bearer. 



(7) Distributed under ,S. P. I. No. 32378; classification, Spanish; fruit, ovate, 

 medium to large; cavity, large, very broad, deep, and flaring; suture, medium deep; 



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