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USPP2239P
USPP2239P US PP2239 P USPP2239 P US PP2239P
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Graat Merrill
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  • the new variety r'ipens five to ten days earlier than Elberta (unpatented) and blossoms following medium chilling requirements.
  • the present variety most nearly resembles Merrill Gemfree of United States Plant Patent No. 1,409, but is an improvement thereover in that the fruit of the new variety ripens forty to forty-five days later, the flesh thereof is more nearly free of the stone and the skin is of a brighter red color.
  • the upper drawing is a Water color painting showing a characteristic fruit bearing twig of the subject peach tree having leaves and a mature peach thereon.
  • the lower drawing is a water color painting showing the characteristic fruit of the subject peach tree divided :on its suture plane to reveal flesh coloration and showing a pit in place therein.
  • Shape Medium size, medium vigor, medium spreading and dense, vase formed by pruning, productive, regular bearer, hardiness unknown.
  • Trunk Medium stocky, medium shaggy, grey in color.
  • Branches Older branches, medium shaggy, grey; younger branches, moderately smooth and brown. Lenticelsmedium size, medium large.
  • Colr.-Upper surface medium green (22-L-5) to (22-L-7) plus yellow. Underside, lighter green (21-K-6). M-idrib, lighter yellowish green (9-- 1-1).
  • Suture.lnconspicuous extends from base to beyond but discontinuous at apex, has slight depression beyond pistil point.
  • Ventral surface-Rounded slightly lipped on one side.
  • Cavity -Abrupt, elongated on suture plane with suture showing on both sides. Depth-V2" to average Breadth to average /2".
  • Size --Medium to small. Highly variable, especially in thickness. Lengthl% to 1%,, average 1 1 Breadth-% to 1 average 1".
  • Thickness.% to average F0rm.0bovate, tip acuminate and usually short
  • a new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its bearing of exceptionally firm, yellow fleshed freestone fruit, the skin thereof having vivid red coloring, the fruit being of good shipping quality and ripening five to ten days earlier than .the Elberta (unpatented), and further sharacterized by most nearly resembling Merrill Gem'fre'e of United States Plant Patent No. 1,409 but being an improvement thereover by bearing fruit which has 'fiesh more :free .from the stone, .is of a brighter .-red in skin coloring, and which ripens forty to forty-five days later.

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