oh 
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 23 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 El1- 
berta, 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 
23 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 23 
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 2} 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 moun- 
tains 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, North 
west 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 13 inches long, sharp pointed; a free- 
stone. Tree large and vigorous, satisfactory at Chico as a stock. Recommended for 
drying and canning. (Chico, Calif.) 
