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HORTICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS AT SAN ANTONIO, 9 
(2) Distributed under S. P. I. No. 32378; 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 8. 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 8. 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 underS. P. I. No. 32376; classification, South China & 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 8. 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; 
66906°—Bull, 162—15——2 
