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 8S. P. I. No. 32379; classification, South China; fruit, ellip. 
tical, unequal, medium size to small; suture, medium doce apex, long, fleshy, and 
pointed; color, pale green, tinted with red; Shean 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 | 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 1V.—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..| June 26 || S. P. I. No. 32379....] Mexican seedling..| July 24 
OMe Yee ae el. Variety orchard...| July 4 || Florida Gem......... Variety orchard...| July 30 
Tian ae fs eae Ose Pena ee July 8/|| S. P. I. No. 32376.... Mexican seedling... Aug. 6 
Rabenteee. erases | 2e~ 28 dOpeeseeeeee Julysel5:||4 Climax see ae ee Variety orchard. - Aug. 8 
IRaASRae eer eee 2 ls Ss dota oe aes July 17 || S. P. I. No. 32380.-...) Mexican seedling..| Aug.. 13 
laniperials. Sere |b domes seh ssa 2 Do.) |S. Pol No.32373 ee dos eee Aug. 21 
It will be observed from this table that even by lmiting 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 stillfarther. By the additional 
use of some of the late ripening varieties of the elpaaia 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- 
