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55813. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Seedling grown at the Plant Introduction Garden,
Chico, Calif.  Fruits round, yellow with red cheeks, slightly flattened at the ends
and bulging in the center; about 2½ inches in diameter. Flesh yellow, very juicy,
of good quality; freestone, slightly stained by the very small pit. In flavor this
variety compares favorably with Late Crawford; it is about a week later than 
Elberta, 
and in texture it is better than the latter. (Chico, Calif.)

55835. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Seedling of the Spanish variety TARDIO AMARILLO,
grown at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Calif. Fruits nearly spherical, about
2½ inches long; skin golden yellow with reddish tinge; flesh golden yellow with
tinge of red at pit, juicy, of good texture and flavor. Matures at Chico in late
August or early September. A good canning clingstone and a heavy bearer. (Chico,
Calif.)

55836. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Seedling of the variety TARDIO AMARILLO from
Spain, grown at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Calif. Fruits round, about 2½
inches in diameter; skin orange-yellow; flesh dark lemon-yellow, firm, fairly juicy,
of good quality, clinging to pit, slightly stained by pit. Appears to have promise
as a canning variety. Ripens at Chico, Calif., in late August. (Chico, Calif.)

55885. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J . F. Rock,
Agricultural Explorer. A large tree found wild in the mountains of southwestern
China at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The red clingstone fruits have juicy flesh with
a cherry-like flavor. (Chico, Calif.)

55886. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J . F. Rock,
Agricultural Explorer. A large tree, 50 feet high, found wild in the mountains of
southwestern China at an altitude of 5,500 feet. The fruits are said to be of fair
size, yellow with a red cheek, clingstone, with yellow, very juicy flesh of good
flavor. (Chico, Calif.)

55887. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock
Agricultural Explorer. A large, vigorous tree found at an altitude of 8,500 feet in
southwestern China. The fruits, about 2½ inches in diameter, have red and yellow
skin, and firm, white, insipid flesh. To be tested as a stock. (Chico, Calif.)

55888. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J . F. Rock,
Agricultural Explorer. A large tree, 40 to 50 feet high, found wild in the mountains of southwestern China. The small, white, clingstone fruits have very juicy
flesh resembling that of a cherry. (Chico, Calif.)

63850. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. From the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Calif.
A seedling of the SHALIL peach, a variety introduced from the Kurran Valley, Northwest 
Provinces, India. Fruits round to oval, about 2 inches in diameter; skin light
yellow, thin, tender, separating easily from flesh; flesh golden yellow, rather
soft, juicy, not stained around pit; pit 1¼ inches long, sharp pointed; a freestone. Tree large and vigorous, satisfactory at Chico as a stock. Recommended for
drying and canning. (Chico, Calif.)
        