
          55563. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Plants budded from a seedling grown 
and selected at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, California, from seed 
obtained through John R. Putnam, American Consal at Valencia, Spain. The 
fruits are large and yellowish with a red blush. The flesh is golden yellow 
throughout and excellent in flavor; the pit is small. This variety, weighing 
on the average 9 ounces, promises to be of value as a commercial canning 
peach. It remains firm when cooked, retains its delicate flavor, and does 
not require a heavy sirup. The fruits ripen at Chico about August 20.

55564. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Plants budded from a selected seedling. 
Grown at the Plant Introduction Garden at Chico, California, from seed 
obtained through John E. Putnam, American Consul at Valencia, Spain. 
The fruits are golden yellow blushed red, with a deep basin and distinct 
suture. The pit is small and yellow, not coloring the flesh, which is 
firm and delicious. The average weight is about 5 ounces. This variety 
is a good shipper and may prove valuable for canning; it ripens at Chico 
about the middle of August.

55813. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Originated at the Plant Introduction 
Garden, Chico, California. This variety, which is considered promising 
for its quality and productiveness, has yellow fruits with red cheeks. 
It is round, slightly flattened at both ends, about three inches in 
diameter, with a wide, shallow basin and indistinct suture. The flesh 
is yellow, very juicy, and of fine quality. In flavor this peach compares 
favorably with Late Crawford. It ripens after Elberta, and in texture is 
better than the latter.

55831. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Goodman's Choice Peach. From Eastwood, New 
South Wales. Purchased from C. E. Vessey. This peach has created something 
of a sensation in Australia, where it has been reported superior to Phillips 
Cling, the standard canning variety of California. The originator describes 
it as follows: "Undoubtedly the greatest yellow-flesh, clingstone peach 
introduced for many years. The tree is a heavy bearer each season of 
medium-sized fruits that are admirable for canning. The skin has a red 
blush on the sunny side; the flesh is beautifully rich and translucent; 
the variety is remarkable for even crops and gradual ripening, which 
means so much when the picking campaign is in progress." Goodman's 
Choice merits testing in California alongside standard canning sorts.

55835. AMYDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Seedling of the variety Tardio Amerillo 
from Spain, grown at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, California. 
The fruits are 2-1/8 by 2-1/4 inches, weighing on the average 4 ounces; 
the skin is golden with a faint blush, the basin deep and narrow, the 
depression at the suture slight. Both flesh and pit are yellow. The 
season for this variety at Chico, California, is early September. This 
is a good canning clingstone and a heavy bearer.

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