244 Relative Ripening of Peaches. 
firm and solid, superior in flavor; excellent shipper; tree good and regular 
bearer.”’ 
Staley (California). Very large; eleven and one-half inches in circum- 
ference; somewhat elongated and flattened laterally; rich, creamy white 
with very faint touches of light red; suture shallow, but almost continuous 
around the peach; stone small and perfectly free, cavity considerably longer 
than stone; flesh white to the pit, very juicy, fine, tender; flavor delicious. 
Originated as sucker from peach root from which prune had been broken 
off in Selma, Fresno County. Ripens twenty days after Salway or four 
weeks after Susquehanna. A high-class white freestone. Introduced by 
F. M. Nevins, Selma. ; a 
Levy’s Late; syn. Flenrietta (District of Columbia).—Above average 
size, yellow flesh, red cheek; late; clingstone. 
Bilyeu’s Late October —‘‘Large; greenish white with red cheek; flesh 
whitish, freestone; tree a rapid grower and attains great size; prolific bearer; 
fruit ships well, and where it will mature no peach can take its place; does 
particularly well in the foot-hills.’—P. H” Butler. 
Decker (California)—Grown for eastern shipment, in Vaca Valley, 
and in Sutter and Butte Counties. 
DATES OF RIPENING OF LEADING VARIETIES. 
_The relative ripening of a large number of peach varieties, as noted at the Univer- 
sity Experiment Station, near Pomona, will be useful to planters in determining proper 
succession of varieties. 
VARIETY. First flower. Full flower, Ripe. 
Briggs’ Red Maysusec iiceowaeseces: March 4 ...... March 24 ...... June 16 
Amsden’s June...... fee Sevens March 8 ws... March 25 ...... June 17 
PISKAN AE Rirssspcavccesansccammdns sanuecde March 17 ...... March 31 ...... June 17 
Large Eanly VOR «ccccceseceansnnsies March 4 ...... March 18 ..... July 15 
Yellow St. JOM accsssesnsusnwesectes March 4 ...... March 12 ...... July 17 
Crawford's Early: ..cccie sesseenioees March 2 ...... March I5 ...... July = a1 
FlOSUED ssssecnssceteundes senbiseusoxeeacnas March 4 ...... March 15 ...... July = 21 
Oldmixon Free 2 March, 7 sce March 18) sce uly 25 
Morris White... March 4 ...... March I5 ...... Aug 3 
Mite orcsenss aooseatechesenneme aia at March 8 ...... March 23 ...... Aug. 5 
SUSGUCHATINA 16. eedswaiereccoscncnase March 4 ...... March 14 ...... Aug. 5 
Crawiord’sS: Late sss ccecisetsimsecéacainas March 2 ...... March I ...... Aug. 8 
INGWhiall hiiccccinin vectecakatsawcnsencosven March 4 ...... March 14 ...... Aug. 8 
Runyon’s Orange Cling............ Mateh! 2! sescez March 14 ...... Aug. 8 
California: CHING. .cacsssceiecnsies vos Mareh, 2 savas March 16 ...... Aug. 12 
Stump’ the World sscssesensveonsanees March 2 ...... March 16 ...... Aug. 12 
Lovell eresen: cremutereccesuewmen aria Feb. 28 aan. March 49 ...... Aug. 13 
Nichols’ Orange Cling wo Marchi 4 <.c:; March 14 ...... Aug. 14 
Seller’s Cling. cccesx.s w March 2 scons March 14 ...... Aug. 14 
McDevitt’s Cling. .....cceeesecseeeeeee March, 2 ...0... March 18 ...... Aug. 16 
MCKEvitt’s Cling ..c.iese-. cxceverones March 2 000. March Ig ...... Aug. 19 
Walkins Cig: ccccsmscssseveoosvencns March: 3 asses March 14 ...... Aug. 20 
Indian: BlOOdsescisecssiecwessencsomeness March 65: sess March 25 ...... Aug. 20 
Yellow Tuscany Cling ....3. 0... March 5 we March Io ...... Aug. 21 
Lemon Cline sciscssevtacanccsnenens March 14 ...... April 2 sssaes Aug. 21 
Smock’s Late Free ............ 46.008 March 4 ...... March 18 ..... Aug. 28 
PiGGUEES Teatey cic. scccts bs cacnasonecdes March 5 ...... March J8 ...... Sept. I 
Staley’s California. » Mareh 2... March 15 ...... Sept. 6 
Henrietta......... w Mare’. 6. cscs March 15 ...... Sept. 15 
Heath?s Cn? sievsierssinsennes ase March 7 azases March 14 wu... Sept. 15 
Sal wayisiwsusepssiavenaneesewanaessawes Marchi. 9. sss March 4g ...... Sept. 18 
