242 Varieties of the Peach. 
handsome, yellow-fleshed, free from curl, hardy, vigorous, productive, 
superior for market or drying; planted more extensively in Santa Rosa Val- 
ley than in any other.’’—Luther Burbank. : 
Stilson (California).—‘‘ Originated at Marysville(?). Perfect in shape; 
very large; red cheek with crimson stripes; yellow-fleshed, more highly 
colored than Susquehanna; table and market quality excellent; ripens after 
Crawford’s Late; treestone.’”—P. W. Butler. 
Susquehanna (Pennsylvania).— Large, nearly globular; suture half 
round; skin rich yellow, ncarly covered with red; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, 
with rich, vinous flavor; freestone; tree healthy. Very widely distributed 
and popular. 
Mc Cowan's Cling (California).—Originated with Dr. McCowan, of 
Ukiah. Yellow cling; round, smooth outline; no suture; no red at pit, 
which is small; flesh firm, fine-grained, and sweet; not much subject to curl; 
fruit apt to run small unless carefully thinned; reported an irregular bearer 
in Alameda County; liked by canners; approved in Placer County. 
Phillips’ Cling—A California Seedling. 
Lovell (California).—Originated as chance seedling with G. W. Thissell, 
and named by him in 1882; propagated by Leonard Coates, of Napa. Yel- 
low freestone; size uniformly large, almost perfectly round; flesh fine, text- 
ure firm, solid, clear yellow to the pit; tree a good grower and bearer; 
superior for canning and shipping, and dries well. Said to curl in some 
places. ‘The richest peach I ever saw on a tray.’’—&. A. Bonine, Los 
Angeles County. 
Mc Kevitts’ Cling (California).—Originated as chance seedling in apri- 
cot orchard planted by M. R. Miller, on place owned later by A. McKevitt, 
Vaca Valley; named in 1882 by nurserymen who propagated it. A white 
clingstone; flesh very firm, fine-grained, sugary, and rich, high flavor, white 
to the pit; skin strong and fruit excellent for shipping or canning; tree 
remarkably strong in growth and free from disease. Widely distributed. 
