the present variety of peach treeis characterized, as
PEG. 1is an elevation showing a number of the fruit together with hearing twig and leaves.
FIG. 2is mainly a sectional elevation of one of the fruit with the stone remaining in place.
the tree and its fruit herein describedmay vary in slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under which the variety may be grown; the present description being of the variety as grown near Kingsburg, California.
a new and distinct variety of peach treeas illustrated and described, which is hardy, vigorous and sturdy, and which tree is a regular and very productive bearer of large, good flavored freestone fruit, having yellow flesh streaked with red next to the stone and yellow skin partially blushed with red; said variety being characterized, as to novelty, by a trunk and branches which are husky and sturdy, the closest resemblance to the tree being the Rio Oso Gem; by firm fleshed fruit which highly colors and hangs well on the tree eight to twelve days before harvest, the fruit coloring before the Elberta but harvests later, and the flesh remaining firm from harvest to market; by