The peaches of New York . SURPASSE. ?*^* «#**«.»**?*** THURBER THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 281 Tree above medium size, vigorous, upright-spreading, productive; trunk thick andsmooth; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown mingled with light ash-gray; branchletsslender, often very long, olive-green with some red, glossy, smooth, glabrous, withnumerous conspicuous, raised lenticels variable in size, usually russetted toward thebase. Leaves six inches long, over one and one-half inches wide, flattened or curled down-ward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, smoothbec
The peaches of New York . SURPASSE. ?*^* «#**«.»**?*** THURBER THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 281 Tree above medium size, vigorous, upright-spreading, productive; trunk thick andsmooth; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown mingled with light ash-gray; branchletsslender, often very long, olive-green with some red, glossy, smooth, glabrous, withnumerous conspicuous, raised lenticels variable in size, usually russetted toward thebase. Leaves six inches long, over one and one-half inches wide, flattened or curled down-ward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, smoothbecoming rugose along the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate,tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with oneto four small, globose glands variable in color and position. Flower-buds tender, large, medium to short, heavily pubescent, obtuse, very plump,usually free; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers one and one-eighth inches across, lightpink, darker along the e
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