the present inventionrelates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree of the yellow-fleshed, freestone fruit-bearing type, which was originated by me by crossing the variety of peach known as Blazing Gold (Plant Patent No. 1,127) with an unnamed and unpatented seedling of the peach variety known as Southland (unpatented) an unnamed and unpatented Hawaiian F2 peach seedling.
Blazing GoldPlant Patent No. 1,127
Southlandunpatented
TreeMedium size; medium vigorous; spreading; open; vase-formed; hardy; very productive; regular bearer.
T runkStocky; medium smooth. Branches.-Stocky; medium smooth. Color.brown.
Skin-Medium thickness; -medium toughness; tenacious to flesh; good blush color near Strong Red, Plate 2.5R 5/12. Tendency to cracknone in wet or dry seasons. Downmoderate abundance; medium length.
Stone. Freeparts smoothly from flesh. Size from small to medium. Length1% inches. Breadth% inch. Thickness /2 inch. Forrn oblong. Basestraight. Apex-acute. Sidesequal. Surfacefurrowed throughout. Ridges rounded. Pits-elongated. Ventral edgethin. Dorsal edge-marrow. Tendency to split-slight. Colornear Strong Reddish-Or-ange, Plate 10R 6/12.
a new and distinct variety of peach tree of the yellow-fleshed, freestone fruit-bearing typesubstantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of large, showy, .pink colored flowers, good production of firm, yellow-fleshed fruit of the freestone type and of relatively large size and which developes a superior red blush on the skin, a relatively early fruit ripening habit corresponding to the very earliest of freestone varieties, while filling a void in the usual chain of ripening of established commercial varieties, a relatively low chilling requirement of about 400 to 450 hours at or below 45 F. for breaking dormancy and making the new variety adaptable to geographical areas where few peaches are grown commercially, and a superior fruit quality with respect to eating, keeping and shipping qualities.
