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USPP2966P
USPP2966P US PP2966 P USPP2966 P US PP2966P
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  • Blossoms of the Rodeo variety of peach (U.S. Plant Patent No. 1,097) were pollinated with pollen from a tree which was a cross of July Elberta (U.S. Plant Patent No. with Leeton (unpatented). Seeds resulting therefrom were then planted and resulted on the present variety of peach tree.
  • the accompanying drawing is an oil painting of a characteristic twig of the subject peach tree bearing foliage and a mature fruit and additionally, showing a fruit of the subject variety divided on its suture plane to reveal flesh coloration and pit characteristics.
  • Trunk Medium stocky, shaggy.
  • Branches Medium stocky, shaggy and gray on the older branches, less rough and brown on younger branches.
  • Leaves Medium size, length, 4 to 7 inches long, 1 to 1% inches wide, lanceolate, tip acuminate, medium thick, smooth and showing little of rugose condition, margins crenate; petiole medium length, medium diameter, deciduous.
  • Glands Reniform, 2 to 4 mostly, green to yellow green, opposite, position at base leaf and on petiole; stipules on young leaves dropping off early, color dark green 32-L-12 to medium green 22-1-6 on leaflets and under side, a lighter green -1-4.
  • FLOWER BUDS Medium size, round, free, pubescent.
  • FLOWERS Medium size, pinkish-salmon in color, medium early about with July Elberta (U5. Plant Patent No. 15 pol- "ice Ian moderately abundant, and in 1968, an early blooming year, first bloom February 29, full bloom March 6.
  • FRUIT General Eating to soft ripe when described.
  • Form Variable, generally globose with some flattening at stem and apical ends on some and suture ridge on some.
  • Suture ridge Slight on some, pronounced on other fruits.
  • Ventral surface Rounded.
  • Cavity Abrupt, elongated in suture plane with suture showing on both sizes, cavity depth average inch, breadth to 1 inch, color yellow with red where exposed to the sun.
  • Skin Medium thick, medium tender, tenacious to flesh, pubescence scant, short, when rubbed off the skin takes a polish, color medium yellow undercolor, 10-L-5 overlaid with a bright scarlet red over half the surface where exposed to even small amounts of sunlight, from light red l-L-lO to medium red 5-L-l1 to dark red streaks 8-1-6.
  • Flesh Color, light yellow undertone 10-1-3 to medium yellow overtones lO-L-7 with dark red streaks near the stone and running into the flesh 7-H-6; amygdalin, moderate; juice, moderate; texture, firm meaty; fibers, moderate, fine, tender; ripens, evenly; flavor, good; aroma, distinct; eating quality, good.
  • Stone Adheres to flesh; none on most, slight on immature fruit; fibers, moderate, short; size, generally small, length average 1 7 to 1 breadth to 1 inch, thickness to /8 inch; form, obovate; tip, cuspidate; base, generally straight; hilum, oval; apex, cuspidate; sides, some equal, some unequal; surface, irregularly furrowed throughout, pitted throughout; pits, vary greatly in size and shape.
  • Ridges Rounded; ventral edge; thick with many fine furrows; dorsal edge, central furrow with ridge on each side; color, light brown l5-E-12, with dark brown spots 48-11-12; tendency to split slightly.
  • a new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as illustrated and described and being characterized by its bearing fruit with skin of extremely high scarlet red color which takes a polish when rubbed and which is firm for mechanical handling and for long distance shipment, and most nearly resembling the Improved Pacifica (US. Plant Patent No. 2,425) but distinguished therefrom in bearing fruit ripening ten days to two weeks later, which is firmer and which has skin of a bright scarlet red which takes a polish when rubbed.

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