. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. the Peen-to {Fig. 1660), and also the Angel andWaldo; (2) the South China race, with oval, long-pointedfruit with deep suture near the base, represented bythe Honey (Fig. 1661); (3) the Spanish or Indian race,with very late, yellow, firm, often streaked fruit, repre-sented by variou
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. the Peen-to {Fig. 1660), and also the Angel andWaldo; (2) the South China race, with oval, long-pointedfruit with deep suture near the base, represented bythe Honey (Fig. 1661); (3) the Spanish or Indian race,with very late, yellow, firm, often streaked fruit, repre-sented by various southern varieties, as the Cabler (), Columbia, Galveston, Lulu, Texas and Victoria;(4) the North China race, with large, mostly cling orsemi-cling fruit and very large, flat leaves, representedby the Chinese Cling, Elberta (Fig. 1663). Mamie Ross,Smock and Thurber ; (5) the Persian race, includingthe common varieties of the mid-country and the North, 1228 PEACH PEACH as Crawford (Fig. 16G4), Oldmixon, Salway, and thelike. The varieties of Peaches are many, although lessnumerous than those of apples. An inventory of 73catalogues of Amerittan nurserymen, in ItiOO, showed291 varieties on the market. The Peach is a showy tree when in bloom. There aredouble-flowered vaiieties (Fig. 1665), which are as. 1660. Peen-to Peach (X handsome as the dwarf flowering almond, and they aremore showy because of the greater size of the double-flowered varieties have never becomepopular, however, owing to risks of winter injury andspring frosts, depredation of borers, and the short sea-son in which they remain in bloom. The flowers of thePeach are naturally variable in both size and are aware that there are small-floweredand large-flowered varieties. The character of theflower is as characteristic of the variety as size or colorof fruit is. Fig. 1666 shows two extremes. The Craw-fords are small-flowered ; the Alexander and Amsdenare large flowered. Propagat
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