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68353. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Golden Queen Peach. From New South Wales, Australia. 

 Fruits clingstone, generally spherical, about 2^ inches long; skin firm, uniformly 

 orange-yellow with medium heavy fine tomentum; flesh firm, medium fine texture, 

 orange-yellow, medium juicy, mildly subacid, of good quality, not stained at medium- 

 sized pit. Appears promising as an excellent canning peach. (Chico, Calif.) 



68354. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Goodman's Choice Peach. From New South Wales. Fruits 

 clingstone, nearly spherical, about 2^ inches in diameter; skin yellow, overlaid in 

 part or almost wholly by dark red: flesh dark lemon-yellow, firm, moderately juicy, 

 of rich, sweet flavor, with little or no staining at pit, Promisiijg as a canning 

 peach. Ripens at Chico late in August. (Chico, Calif.) 



34S85. AF3YGDALU5 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. (Chico, Calif.) 



43139. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Ansenne Nectarine. From New Zealand. Plants 

 presented by H. R. 7/right.. Fruits large, nearly 2-|- inches long, freestone, dark red 

 on the exposed side, cream-colored dotted with red on the unexposed side. The flesh, 

 which is creamy white, melting and juicy, is of excellent quality but very soft and 

 perishable and stained by the light red pit. The tree is prolific. At Chico, Calif., 

 this variety ripens late in July or early in August. (Chico, Calif.) 



43140. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Diamond Jubilee Nectarine. From New Zealand. 

 Plants presented by H. R. Wright. The fruits of this freestone variety are about 2 

 inches in diameter and are dark green with a dark-red cheek. The creamy yellow flesh, 

 though somewhat stained by the light-red pit, is very juicy, sweet, and of excellent 

 flavor and quality. At Chico, it ripens from late July to early August. (Chico, 

 Calif.) 



43141. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Gold Mine Nectarine. From New Zealand. Plants 

 presented by H. R. TJright. A prolific variety bearing fruits which average 2^ inches 

 in length, with red and yellow skin, and creamy white flesh of excellent flavor and 

 high quality. The light red pit is of medium size. At Chico. Calif., this nectarine 

 ripens in late July and early August, and in Central New Jersey at the same time as 

 the Elberta peach. (Chico, Calif.) 



43142. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Lippiatt's Late Orange Nectarine. From New 

 Zealand. Plants presented by H. R. Wright. The fruits of this freestone variety are 

 about 2 inches in diameter, with deep-orange skin mottled with red; the flesh is 

 firm, juicy, sweex, and of good texture with an excellent flavor. It should be a very 

 good shipper. At Chico it ripens in late July or early August. (Chico, Calif.) 



43143. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Muir's Seedling Nectarine. From New Zealand. 

 Presented by H. R. Wright. Fruits freestone, slightly elongated, about 2 inches 

 long; skin green splashed with dark red; flesh white, juicy, sweet, of good flavor, 

 slightly pink near the red pit; ripens at Chico, Calif., in late July and early 

 August. (Chico, Calif.) 



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