the varietywas originated by me, in my experimental orchard located near Merced, California, during a long term plant breeding projectspanning approximately ten years-the object of which was the origination of fruit trees, including peach trees, of such small or dwarf size that-in addition to ornamental valuepruning, thinning,
the varietyis a sib of and very similar in tree and fruit to the genetically dwarf Golden Prolific nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 2,193) but is a peach; the variety having been originated by me, under close and careful observation, in the following manner:
the Flory dwarf peach(unpatented) was crossed with the Late Le Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent 7 No. 1,035), and the resultant seed all produced normal size peach trees which bore white fleshed peach fruit. In turn, seed from suchtrees produced about seventy-five percent normal size trees and twenty-five percent dwarf trees; some being peach trees and others nectarine trees. Of these last mentioned peach and nectarine trees, both those of normal and dwarf size, approximately threefourths bore white fleshed fruit while the remaining onefourth bore yellow fleshed fruit.
the present varietyis a selection of one of such dwarf peach trees whose fruit was yellow fleshed; the variety having been selected by mefor subsequent reproduction-upon the recognition of its commercial potential as a combination ornamental and fruit tree.
FIG. 1is a view showing the tree in full leaf.
FIG. 2is a view showing several of the fruits, one being cut into halves and with the stone remaining in one half.
Average length 6Average 2%. Average transversely in suture plane- 27 Form.Uniform; symmetrical; globose to slightly oblate.
Suture.Distinctextends from base to apex. Ventral surface.-Rounded slightly. Cavity.-Circu1ar. Average depth%".
the tree and its fruit herein describedmay vary in slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under which this variety may be grown; the present description being of the variety as grown in the Central Valley of California.
a new and distinct variety of peach treeas illustrated and described, characterized by its dwarf size, averaging six to eight feet in height; and further characterized by the productive bearing of large size, yellow fleshed freestone fruit having yellow skin partially mottled with orange red; the variety being a sib of and very similar to the Golden Prolific nectarine, but being a peach.
