10 



BULLETIN 162, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



apex, short and pointed; color, greenish yellow; down, medium; skin, thick and 

 tough; flesh, deep yellow, firm, medium tender, juicy, subacid, and medium to good 

 quality; cling; ripens early in September; tree medium vigorous and a medium 

 bearer. 



(8) Distributed under S. P. I. No. 32379; classification, South China; fruit, ellip- 

 tical, unequal, medium size to small; suture, medium deep; apex, long, fleshy, and 

 pointed; color, pale green, tinted with red; down, medium; flesh, greenish white, 

 tender and juicy, mild, subacid to sweet, and quality good; freestone; ripens from 

 the middle to the last of July ; tree vigorous and a good bearer. 



(9) Distributed under S. P. I. No. 32380; classification, South China; fruit, 

 medium small; cavity, medium size and medium depth; suture, medium deep; color, 

 pale green; down, medium; skin, thick and tough; flesh, greenish white, tender, 

 firm, juicy, sweet, and quality good; freestone; ripens during first half of August; 

 tree very vigorous and a medium heavy bearer. 



(10) Designated as D23; classification, Spanish; fruit, ovate, pointed, and medium 

 in size; cavity, broad, shallow, and flaring; suture, medium deep; apex, medium 

 long and pointed; color, greenish white; down, medium; skin, medium thick, tough; 

 flesh, greenish white, tender, juicy, subacid, and quality poor; freestone; ripens 

 between September 1 and 15; tree vigorous and a rather shy bearer. 



As will be observed from the descriptions, several desirable peaches 

 of the South China type, or at least showing a predominance of this 

 strain, were produced. In quality and flavor they resemble very 

 closely the Honey peach and are valuable as new varieties because 

 by their different periods of ripening they permit the extension of the 

 season of this class of peaches. 



Table IV gives the average ripening dates, as shown by the 3 years' 

 record, of the named varieties of the South China group on trial in 

 the variety orchard, together with those that might be added from 

 the Mexican seedling orchard. 



Table IV. — Average ripening dates of South China peaches and added seedling varieties 

 at the San Antonio Experiment Farm. 



Variety. 



Source- 



Ripens. 



Variety. 



Source. 



Ripens. 



S.P.I. No. 32372.... 



Mexican seedling. . 

 Variety orchard . . . 

 .... do 



June 26 

 July 4 

 July 8 

 July 15 

 July 17 



1)0. 



S.P.I. No. 32379.... 



Mexican seedling. . 

 Variety orchard . . . 

 Mexican seedling. . 

 Variety orchard . . 

 Mexican seedling. . 

 do 



July 24 

 July 30 

 Aug. 6 

 Aug. 8 





S.P.I. No. 32376.... 

 Climax 



S. P. I. No. 32380.... 

 S. P. I. No. 32373 



Taber... 



...do 



Pallas . . . 



do 



Aug. 13 





do 



Aug. 21 











It will be observed from this table that even by limiting the 

 selection to those of the South China race, the peach season may be 

 extended to cover nearly two months, while by the addition of the 

 Early China, which, according to Mr. Gilbert Onderdonk, ripens 

 about a week or ten days earlier than the earliest of those listed in 

 the table, the season may be extended still farther. By the additional 

 use of some of the late ripening varieties of the Spanish race a still 

 longer season may be secured. 



There is a striking difference in the resistance to chlorosis of the 

 different races of peaches. It is particularly noticeable that the seed- 



