the present discoveryis an improvement over the Rochester variety and the improvement pertains particularly to an earlier date of ripening.
Shape.Roundoblate, compressed, often bulged near the apex; cavity wide, deepiiaring; suture shallow; apex variable.
Juicytender; sweet; highly flavored; sprightly; very good quality.
Stone.Semi-clingwhen fully ripened nearly (and sometimes completely) free. Shapeoval; plump; flattened near base. Surfaceroughened, marked by large deep pits and short grooves.
a new and distinct variety of peach treesubstantially as described, having the appearance and qualities of the Rochester variety except that it produces ripened fruit from eighteen to twentyone days earlier.