peach tree herein disclosedwas discovered by me growing as a bud mutation on a mature Royal May U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,516) peach tree in an orchard ranch, of which I am one of the owners, located near Arvin, Kern County, California; the discovery having been made by reason of the fact that the fruit on the mutation limb colored and ripened earlierand hence was drawn to my attentionthan the fruit on the remainder of the tree.
the present variety of peach treeis of medium size, vigorous, spreading and open in growth, and a regular and productive bearer of large to medium size semifree to clingstone fruit, having yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with red at maturity; the variety in tree and fruit being, in general, quite similar to the Royal May, but distinctively characterized, in cornparison, by an earlier ripening period. More particularly, the fruit of the present variety ripens, under like soil and climatic conditions, about three to five days earlier than the Royal May and approximately with the Mayflower (unpatented).
peach treeis-under like soil and climatic conditions-further distinctively characterized, in comparison to the Royal May, by'fruit whichat maturityis slightly smaller in size, somewhat firmer of flesh with slightly less soluble solids, and not quite as free at the pit.
the drawingis an illustration, by photographic reproduction in color, of a twig with leaves, and a whole fruit.
C0l0r.Yellow(IO-L-S to 9-L-4) substantially overspread with bright red (S-L-S to 6-L-6) at maturity; the red in part being streaked and mottled.
a new and distinct variety of peach treesubstantially as illustrated and described, which is of medium size, vigorous, spreading and open in growth, and a regular and productive bearer of large to medium size semifree to clingstone fruit having yellow flesh, and yellow skin substantially overspread with red at maturity; the tree and its fruit being, in general, quite similar to the Royal May but distinctively characterized, in comparison, by a ripening period of about three to five days earlier and which is approximately with the Mayflower.
