
          55835. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Seedling of the variety Tardio 
Amarillo from Spain, grown at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, 
Calif. 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 in Chico is early September. This 
is a good canning clingstone peach and a heavy bearer.

55836. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Seedling of the variety Tardio 
Amarillo from Spain, grown at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, 
Calif. The fruits are 2 by 2 1/2 inches, weighing 4 ounces on the average; 
the basin is deep and narrow and the suture visible only as a 
line; the flesh is deep yellow, of good texture and flavor; the pit is 
small and yellow. This peach should be tested for canning purposes.

26503. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Nectarine. Original introduction 
from Chinese Turkestan. Seeds presented by E. Coates. The 
fruits are large, freestone, and pale yellow with a red blush. The 
flesh is creamy white, red at the stone, juicy, crisp, subacid, and 
of very good quality. The fruit keeps well in shipment. Budded plants 
are available from a selected seedling.

30648. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Nectarine. Original introduction 
from Guma, Sinkiang, China. Collected by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural 
Explorer. Budded plants are available from a selected 
seedling. This is a medium-sized, freestone nectarine of good flavor 
and quality, with a red pit.

34685. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Quetta Nectarine. Presented 
by Lieut. W. L. Maxwell, Quetta, Baluchistan. The tree is large, 
handsome, and unusually hardy for a nectarine, although it thrives 
best in regions not having severe winters. The large, round fruits, 
slightly over 2 inches in diameter, are green heavily blotched with 
red. The greenish flesh, strongly marked with red around the pit, is 
juicy and of rich, tart flavor. This is an unusually good nectarine, 
sufficiently firm to ship well.

43139. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Ansenne Nectarine. From 
New Zealand. Plants presented by H. R. Wright. The fruits are large, 
red, freestone, of splendid appearance, and excellent in flavor and 
quality. This variety bears freely and seems worthy of careful trial.

43140. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Diamond Jubilee Nectarine. 
From New Zealand. Plants presented by H. R. Wright. Fruits of this 
freestone variety are very large, with highly colored, melting, juicy, 
sweet flesh of excellent flavor.

43141. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Gold Mine Nectarine. From 
New Zealand. Plants presented by H. R. Wright. A fine large freestone 
nectarine of red and yellow color. The cream-white flesh is sweet and 
juicy.

43142. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Lippiatt's Late Orange Nec-

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