This inventionrelates to a new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which is a regular and productive bearer of late ripening, large, uniform, globose, clingstone fruit; such fruit being characterized by yellow flesh having red near the stone, and by yellow skin overspread to a large extent with red which is streaked and mottled.
the fruit of the present varietyis further characterized by a deeper ventral suture toward the apex, and by a later ripening period such that the harvest is approximately four weeks after said Gold King nectarine.
the herein claimed variety of nectarine treewas originated by me, under conditions of careful and continui'ng observation, in an experimental nursery at a ranch located near Fresno, county of Fresno, California; the
the drawingcomprises an illustration, by photographic reproduction in color, of one fruit in elevation with leaves, and a half of another fruit cut to show the flesh and with the stone remaining in place.
Fibers-Fewtender.
Type.-Clingstoneadheres to flesh over entire surface.
the nectarine tree and'its fruit herein describedmay vary in slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under which the variety maybe grown; the present description being of the variety as grown in the Central Valley of California. a
