
24US07. AMYGDALUS PERSICA, Peach. From Tashkent, Turkestan. Collected 
by N. E. Hansen, Agricultural Explorer. A smali, white, freestone peach, 
with melting juicy flesh of unusually dees Oe text Ece. un uacunraaihy, 
flavored, and an excelient peacn for the home garden, but too small ‘to 
be valuable commercisliy. At the Plant Tatroduction Garden, Chico, 
California, it has shown promise as a stock on which to bua other 
peaches, (Chico, Calif.) 
32374. AMYGDALUS PERSICA, Peach. This variety originated at the 
Government Experiment arm, San Antonio, Texas, among 4 lot of plants 
grown from seeds secured in Mexico. .It is a medium-sized clingstone 
fruit, with firm, sweet, Poe oe ow flesh cf good texture and un- 
usually fine flavor. Promisi: anning purposes, At Chico, 
California, it matures in lete See ae Sen Antonio, Texas, about the 
first of September, (Chico, Calif.) 
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33219, AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Veingueur Peach. From Cromedae Spain. Scions 
imported by Dr. Walter T. Swingle, Bureau of ane Industry. -Leveryeeanly: 
ripening clingstone peach with white or greenisn sxin Flushed with red 
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and weighing about 4 ounces. The Oaiuees ee anc the soft, white, juicy 
flesh is of good quality for an early veack. Although a aes etone, when 
fully ripe, the flesh can be separated from the one. This variety has 
proved hardy as far north as Massachusetts, has il. also in the 
Pacific Coast States, and arpvears to have promise ror home use and 
near-by markets, (Shico, Calif.) 
35201. “AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Original introduction from Mengtsze, 
Yunnan, China. Seeds presented by the Commissioner of Customs. Budded 
plants are available from a selected seedling, The fruit of this variety 
is a fine golden cling averaging about 4 ounces in weight. The pit is 
Flattened, not marking the pvre-yeliow flesh, which is very firm and of 
good quality. This peach shouid prove excellent for commercia*. canning. 
(Ghaicow Calin.) 
360485. AMYGDALUS PEPSICA. Peach. From the Xuram Valley, northwestern 
India. Obtained through Major G,. J. Dar ris, Commandant, Kuram Militia. 
This remarkable clingstone peach, orieinai ly secured from India under 
the name of Shalil, is of vigorous growth and unvsual leaf habit. The 
fruit somewhat resembles the Muir in general apnvearance; it is oval, 
with yellow skin; bright-yellow, fairly firm, juicy flesh; and rather 
large pit. J. HE. Morrow, superintendent of the Chico Garden, reports 
that it seems satisfactory for canning and'drying; and its seedlings 
are being used with excellent success as stocks on which. to bud other 
varieties. (Chico, Calif.) 
38178. AMYGDALUS PERSIGA, Fei Peach. From Feitcheng, China, The 
fruits of this clingstone variety are greenish white and large, averaging 
about & ounces in weight. The flesh is creamy white, sweet, very juicy 
and of good flavor and texture; pit yellow, rather large. It should be. 
excellent for home use, end also has gocd keeping and shipping qualities, 
At Chico, Celifornia, it has proved to be vigorous and moderately prolific, 
ripening there in late August. (Chico, Calif.) 
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