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are turning scarlet, and in about two weeks it will be a thing of beauty 
with its green, pink, and scarlet foliage, which will hang on until 
December* I do not know of any other deciduous tree which can compare 
with it. Unlike other Japanese maples it is exceedingly hardy, enduring 
perfectly long-continued cold, heat or drought." (j. W. Riggs, Water- 
loo, Kans., September 19, 1923.) 
AMYGDALUS PERSICA (Amygdalaceae) , 33219. Peach. "Vainqueur." 
From Granada, Spain. "This tree is very attractive in the spring, 
and ripens a heavy crop of delicious, red-cheeked fruits about the 
first of July, which is very early for this part of the country. The 
soil is sandy, with no irrigation." (0. M. Pudor, Puyallup, Wash., 
August, 1923.) 
"The tree, which you sent us several years ago, has borne a few 
peaches in previous years, but this year had its first good crop. It 
is the earliest variety we have, being three or four days earlier than 
the Mayflower. ,The fruit is of good quality for its season and very 
attractive for a white-fleshed peach. Of chief interest to us is the 
fact that it is hardy while in bud, our experience showing that it is 
almost equal to the Greensboro in this respect." (J. K. Shaw, Research 
Professor of Pomology, Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, 
Mass., August 8, 1923 ) 
"The. Vainqueur peach ripens with the Mayflower, and is a white- 
fleshed clingstone (i.e., clingstone in shipping condition but almost 
freestone when dead ripe on the tree), juicy and a little stringy, of 
fair quality, a little better than Mayflower. It is oval while Mayflower 
is nearly round. The skin is yellowish with a bright carmine blush and 
streaks and blotches of crimson. The yield is good. Our judgment is 
that it is not worthy of extended cultivation for commercial use, but it 
is to be preferred to the Mayflower for ah early-ripening variety for the 
home orchard." (C. H. Conners, Associate in Plant Breeding, Agricultural 
Experiment Station, New Brunswick, N. J., August 1, 1923.) 
AMYGDALUS PERSICA (Amygdalaceae ) , 43129, 43132, 43137. Peach. 
From Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. 
43129. "'Late Champion.' This variety endures the winters here 
very well, and is very prolific. The large fruits have firm flesh of 
good flavor, and will stand shipping well. Season later than Up-to-date 
(S.P.I. No. 43137)." (C. S. Fouse, Mount Union, Pa., September 1, 1923.) 
43132. "'Motions Cling.' Planted in 1919, the tree fruited this 
year, bearing a moderately heavy crop. The fruits are large, roundish, 
smooth, with a yellowish skin blotched with dark red over about two- 
thirds of the surface. The fine, firm, juicy flesh is yellow, with red 
at the pit, and is of good quality. Season begins about the first of 
July." (Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, 111., September 1, 1923.) 
