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March 28, 1944. w. E. LAMMERTS Plant Pat. 621

PEACH TREE Filed Nov. 27, 1943 Patented Mar. 28, 1944 Flt 133L621 PEACH TREE Walter E. Lammerts, West Los Angeles, Calif., as-

signor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, f Califi, a corporation of California Application November 27, 194.3,Serial No. 511,981

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree, resulting from a cross of the two known varieties, the Babcock, especially well known as a Southern California Peach, and the Stensgaard strain of July Elberta. I

The new variety is notably distinct, to begin with, because of the size which its fruit attains in the early period of ripening, which period is from a week to ten days earlier than the Babcock. In respect to size, it averages about one-half inch larger in diameter than the Babcock with a relatively larger pit or stone, and in shape also it differs from the latter in that it has a typical, although slight, apical point.

In further comparison with the parent Babcock variety, the skin color of the fruit is more attractive, as shown in the accompanying drawing, because of the pattern in which the colors are laid in predominate streaks or stripes and blotches, and often the-fruits will have white dotting in some of the more heavily colored areas. When allowed to hang on the tree until soft-ripe, the fruit will develop considerable pink and red coloring in the tender fibers, although when first ripe they are what are commonly known as white-fleshed.

This new peach further differs from the Babcock variety because of its full-bodied flavor and. its excellent balance between sugar and acid, unusual in a peach of the early ripening characteristic.

In Southern California it has about the same amount of resistance to delayed dormancy as does the variety Socala, a commercial yellowfleshed peach much planted in this area and its ability to produce regular crops in this section, where often the winters are too'mild for proper dormancy in many varieties, and to leaf out and to flower under such conditions, together with its habit of developing high flavor regardless of weather conditions preceding the ripening period, mark other very important points of distinction.

Asexua1 reproduction shows that these characteristics hold true through succeeding propa-- gations.

The following is a detailed description of this new variety, color terminology being in accord with Robert F. Wilson Horticultural Colour Chart:

Seedling: Resulting from Babcock x Stensgaard strain of "July Elberta.

Dates of first and last picking: June 23 and July 9 (season of 1943).

Tree: Large to medium; vigorous; upright to semi-spreading; open; modified vase formed; hardiness untested; very productive; regular bearer in Southern California.

Trunk-Medium stocky; medium smooth.

BranchesMedium stocky; medium smooth; glossy. One-year-old growth, side exposed to sun, near Garnet-Brown, 00918, Chart 2, page 192. Side protected from sun, near Lettuce-Green 861/1, Chart 2, page 176. Tender growth, near Pod Green, 061/1, Chart 2, page 120. L-enticels-mumerous;

medium to small.

Leaves.Length4 to 6 inches. Width- 1%; to 1% inches. Medium size; lanceolate; acutely pointed; thick to medium; smooth. Mature Zeavesnear Spinach Green, 0960/1, Chart 2, page 187. Some of these show a tendency to pucker or wrinkle along midrib. Under side of leaves near Spinach Green, 0960/3. Juvenile leavesnear Lettuce-Green, 861/1, Chart-2,- page 176. Margin-glandular; glands somewhat irregularly spaced, and becoming inactive as leaf matures. Serrulate; finely serrate. Petiole-medium to short; medium thickness. Glands-petiolate. Average number2 to 5. Opposite; very pronounced; medium large; reniform. Petiolate glands, reniform, near Lettuce-Green, 861, Chart 2, page 176. Position1 to 3 on petiole and remainder on base of leaf. StipuZes-These are at an angle about from leaf petiole, A to inch long, margined with stipulate glands, adpressed, and early deciduous.

Flower-buds.--Tender; small; short; conic;

free.

Fl0wers.-Dates first and full bloom-March 10 and March 17 (season of 1943). In Ontario, California, early to medium compared with other varieties. Small; deep pink (ordinary dictionary significance).

Fruit: Maturity when described-eating ripe June 29th (season of 1943).

Size-Uniform; medium size. Diameter, axial-2 to 2% inches. Transverse in suture plane-2 to 3 inches. At right angles to suture plane2 /4 to 2 inches.

Form-Uniform; some symmetrical, most unsymmetrical; globose. Suturea distinct but fairly shallow line from base to apex, on one side of fruit. Has marked depression beyond pistil point. Ventral surfacerounded strongly. No lips or lips indistinct. Stem cavityelongated in suture plane with suture showing on one side. Depthto 1 inch. Breadth-- inch. Markings-none distinct. Baseoblique. Apex-prolonged; rounded. Pisti1 point-apical to oblique.

inch; stout; slightly or+Color hues at, base varying. from near;

Chartreuse-Green, 663/1, Chart 1, page 90, to near Geranium Lake, 20/2, page 20, Chart 1. Darker colors are predominately laid on in flecks and stripes near base. Other portions of skin to apex from near.

Geranium Lake to near- Garnet; Brown 00918/3, Chart 2, page 192. fruits are blotched with the Geranium Lake predominating, while others favor patches of Garnet-Brown. When the latter predominates, a purplish hue can be noticed if the fruit is turned toward'light. Darker colors are laid on in blotches, stripes and flecks. Down-moderate; short; does roll up when rubbed, but only slightly. Flesh-Near Mimosa Yellow, 602/3, Chart 2, page 143, sometimes varying-according toripeness of fruit, streaked with near Jasper Red, 018/1, Chart 2, page-107; Surface of-pit cavity-rough, near Chartreuse- Green, 663/1, Chart I, page 90, with markings-of varying shades of Pink, deepening in shade as fruit matures. Amygdali1'1..-Moderate. Juiceabundant;

rich. Temture.Medium firm; fine; melting. Fibres.--Few; fine;- tender; Ripens.-Even-, usually. Flavor.-Subacid-; mild; delicate. Aroma.-Distinct. Easting quality-Best. Stone: Free. Adheres to flesh slightly along both dorsal and ventral edges. Fibres-abort; parts from fleshsmoothly.

Sometimes Size.--Medium to small. Length- 1%, inches. Breadth-1 inch. Thickness- H to inch.

' Form.Obovate-obovoid;

apex.

Base..-Oblique. Hilum-enarrow;

Apex-acuminate.

Sides.Equa1; sometimes flattened. Surfaceirregularly furrowed near base and toward apex; pitted toward center.

magma-Bounded.

Rita-Somecircular; some elongated. Ventralyedy,ethick, with slight wing toward base and apex.

Dorsal edge-Full, with shallow, narrow groove throughout. Ridges on either side-interrupted.

olor of st0ne. Near MajolicaYellow, 09/3,

Char Zmg 2,

T de cy. o, m te-S gh Market; dessert.

Keeping quality: Good. I

Resistance: To, insects, and, diseases-only slightly less resistant, to delayed dormancy in cuneate toward oblong.

Southern Caliiorniathan well known Babcock! Shipping quality; Good;

1 claim:

Anewand-distinct variety of peach tree, characterized as to noveltyby the size of its fruit, with smallpit, distinct'and unusual coloring ofthe fruit. the fulLbodiedflavor and excellent balance between sugar and acid, resistance of the plant to delayed dormancy, and its abilityto produce regular crops in the Southern California areaand to leaf I out and" to fiowerand develop high flavor regardless of weather conditions preceding its-ripening period; substantially as shown and described;

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