HORTICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS AT SAN ANTONIO. {| 
field peas in the spring of 1912, and again in the spring of 1913. The 
orchard has never been irrigated, and, although the trees are only 15 
feet apart, they have not suffered severely from drought (fig. 2). 
This test orchard is located in field A-1.! 
In Table IL is given a list of the varieties included in the test, with 
an indication as to the race to which each variety belongs, where this 
fact is known. It has seemed best to group them thus, even when it 
is appreciated that there is a variance of opinion as to where a few of 
the varieties belong. In the case of crosses it is not always clear in 
which group to place the variety, and in such instances the predomi- 
nating race is indicated. Opposite each variety name is given the 
number of years of fruiting, and the last column indicates the size 
of the crops. It was found impracticable to give the average yield 
in pounds, for frequently only a few trees fruited and the injury to 
the fruit by birds before gathering so reduced the yields that the 
figures would be of little value and in some instances misleading. 
TasiF II1.— Varieties of peaches tested, showing the class to which each belongs, the number 
of years fruited, and the character of the crop, San Antonio Experiment Farm, 1906 to 
1913, inclusive. 
Fruited. Fruited. 
Variety. Race. ee Variety. Race. Gene, 
z ize o r izeo 
Years. crop. Years. crop. 
AUIS BiRe s tess oS: Peen-to....... 2) Fair. Jewellers hese ee RECO Ge sacdlaedcese 
Late Bidwell....]..... C0seeian -- Se oes need Japaneses D Waris |Se er eeae 21 Poor. 
OR s7 LBV elee | Fee 22 Coe ae ea eimenes sss. Spanish....._. 1 | Good 
Chilowee cosas. Nort himaa2||4222 52 52 Mia goie see os os.t IRCCN“tO ssn lene ses 
Chimaxsse 2.0.2: South China. . 5 | Good. Oviedosee ee South China. . 2 Do. 
Cables. °-5 3. - Spanish. --.... 2 | Fair. Ballas te cea eee Suis oe domes: 5 Do. 
Countess. =~ 5. Spanish x Per- 1 | Poor Recn-toeass2 san. IACRORWO Sooeaullbencoose 
sian. IROWiCTSEre ee eee Spamish= - 2/55 1 | Fair. 
Colonees e282 South China. - 3 | Fair to || Reeves Orange..|..... Goma sath s eee: 
gocd CEVAGTN eyo IN SUE Se FS te eit earl a 
Dorothy. 22-25 IPeCn-LOmen -. sa|le ek EVIVIELS essen ee ete iPersiansssee 1 Do. 
WStellart soe es: Spanish....... 2 | Poor. Subersmewesaseee Peen-ton- see 1 | Poor. 
Everbearing....|...-- OO jee we 2 Do. MAD ELSE ses aas South China. . 4| Fair to 
Florida Gem....} South China. . 4 | Good good. 
FloridaCrawferd| Spanish.......]........ SRTAATI AN Actes te le cycle doe eceié 4 | Good. 
Gibpones a. - esate se Choy hae RY (ae Onderdonk. .... Spanish@assces 1 | Poor 
Hall Yellow..... Peen-tor 3. - 1) Fair. WACTOI acne North China X|.......- 
Prone yeast ene 2 South China. - 4 | Good. Spanish. 
Tinaperniayeetewaeel ss: dosent... 5 Do. Wiel ORE seer Southi @hinars ||Sees-- 
Indian Cling....| Spanish (?)-.-- 1 | Poor 
Table III shows that the varieties of the South China races have so 
far given the best results. The Pallas, Honey, Imperial, Climax, Flor- 
ida Gem, and Triana varieties, all belonging to the South China race, 
are rated as the best, and their performance has been in the order in 
which they are here named. These results should not be taken as 
final. Further investigations may develop other and more valuable 
varieties, and, as already stated, it may be found that the use of other 
1 For a map of the San Antonio Field Station, showing the location of this orchard, see Bureau of Plant 
Industry Circular 34, ‘The Work of the San Antonio Experiment Farm in 1908,” by F. B. Headley and 
S. H. Hastings, issued July 22, 1909. 
