This inventionrelates to a new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which is a regular and productive bearer of large, yellow-flesh freestone fruit having yellow skin overspread with red; the variety being embraced by group 112 (with a sweet kernel) in the classification established by Caillavet and Souty in their Monographie des Principales Varits de Pchers, 1950 edition.
the present variety of nectarine treeis essentially characterized, as to novelty, by early ripening of the fruit for harvest; such ripening occurring approximately ten days earlier than the Grand River (United States Plant Patent No. 1,248) and Sunrise (United States Plant Patent No. 1,256) nectarines, and almost three weeks earlier than the John Rivers (unpatented) nectarine.
the present variety of nectarine treeis further characterized, as to novelty, by fruit which when ripe has a substantially complete overspreading of the red on the yellow ground color of the skin; the fruit-in forrnbeing globose to oblong.
the herein claimed variety of nectarine treewas originated by me as a second generation seedling of a Red Grand nectarine (United States Plant Patent No. 1,060) X Early Sun Grand (United States Plant Patent No. 1,420); such origination of the variety having been accomplished by me, under conditions of close observation, in my experimental orchard located near Le Grand, Merced County, Calif.
the drawingis an illustration, by photographic reproduction in color, of a twig with leaves, two whole fruit, and one-half of another fruit cut to show the flesh and 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 in the Central Valley of California.
