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2. The Newer Fruits of the South. 



§ 1. NOTES ON NEW SOUTHERN FRUITS, WITH PARTICULAR REFER- 

 ENCE TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA. BY E. N. REASONER, MANATEE, 

 FLORIDA. 



Angel Peach. Originated near Waldo, Florida. It is a seed- 

 ling of the Peen-to, retaining all the vigor and productive- 

 ness of its parent. It is a perfect freestone, very early, 

 and has a delicious, rich sub-acid flavor. It will be exten- 

 sively planted in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia, in 

 place of Peen-to, as its habit of blooming somewhat later than 

 the latter places it out of reach of late frosts : and it has a 

 better appearance and flavor than the parent. 



Chinese Blood Peach. A very fine blood clingstone of vigor- 

 ous growth, and blooms late in the spring ; recently introduced 

 from Japan and promises to be very valuable ; fruit large, 

 blood red ; clingstone ; ripens early in July. 



Japan Dwarf Blood Peach. A stocky, rather dwarf grow- 

 ing peach from Japan. Of good size and appearance ; free- 

 stone ; ripens in June \ has fruited finely in Southern Louisi- 

 ana and promises well for a market peach. 



Maggie Peach. Originated in North Florida. Size medium 

 to large ; appearance excellent ; slightly oblong ; color yel- 

 lowish white with flashes of red ; flesh fine, melting and 

 juicy ; ripens first of May. Has been already extensively 

 planted. 



Red Ceylon Peach. Originated at Fruitland Park, Florida, 

 from seeds received from Ceylon. Will probably do well in 

 extreme Southern Florida. A freestone of excellent quality ; 

 flesh yellow, blood red near the pit, and of an agreeable acid 

 flavor, but not sour. This will prove the best for canning or 

 drying. It ripens early, and the fruit has no trace of noyeau 

 flavor. 



Reeves' Mammoth Peach. Originated in Orange county, 

 Florida, from a Florida seedling. A freestone, ripening dur- 

 ing July and August ; nearly round ; flesh white, well colored 

 at pit ; seed small as compared with size of fruit, which is 

 very large, some specimens weighing a half pound. Quality 

 good, sprightly and high flavored. 



Yum Yum Peach. A seedling from Peen-to, coming from 

 Waldo, Florida. Ripens very early, before or with the parent 



