This discoveryrelates to a new and distinctive variety of peach tree which bears large, clingstone fruit having yellow flesh, and yellow skin partially overspread with red.
peach treeis distinctively characterized, in comparison to other peach varieties in the same area and ⁇ under like growing conditions, in the following respects:
the Varietyhas set an extremely heavy crop; the fruit sizing very well, being consistently large, and without the split pits common to other peach varieties that produce large fruit.
peach treewas discovered by us growing as a chance seedling in a Halfond orchard on our ranch located near Hughson, in the county of Stanislaus, State of California.
the drawingcomprises an illustration, by photographic reproduction in color, of a twig with fruit and leaves; a whole fruit; and a fruit cut in half to expose the flesh, and with the stone remaining in place.
Type-Clingadheres to flesh over entire surface. Fibers-Short. Size. S mall.
the .tree and its fruit herein describedmay vary in Q. slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under which the variety may be grown; the present description being of the variety as grown in the Central Valley of California. V
a new and distinct variety of peach treesubstantially as illustrated and described, which is a very productive and regular bearer of large, globose, clingstone fruit hav- 4 ing yellow flesh, and yellow skin partially overspread with red; characterized by the fruit being in harvest immediately following the Paloro and two or three days ahead of the Gaurne, and by fruit that sizes Well, is consistently large, and Without split pits.
