The peaches of New York . /. ELBERTA THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 211 Leaves six and three-fourths inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, ovaJ toobovate-lanceolate; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, mottled and somewhat rugose;lower surface grayish-green; margin finely to coarsely serrate, often in two series, tippedwith reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, with one to six reniform,greenish-yellow glands medium in size and variable in position. Flower-buds large, pubescent, conical or obtuse, pltunp, appressed; flowers appearin mid-season; blossoms light pink near the
The peaches of New York . /. ELBERTA THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 211 Leaves six and three-fourths inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, ovaJ toobovate-lanceolate; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, mottled and somewhat rugose;lower surface grayish-green; margin finely to coarsely serrate, often in two series, tippedwith reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, with one to six reniform,greenish-yellow glands medium in size and variable in position. Flower-buds large, pubescent, conical or obtuse, pltunp, appressed; flowers appearin mid-season; blossoms light pink near the center, darker pink toward the edges, one andone-foiuth inches across; pedicels short, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, obconic, glabrous; cal)oc-lobes acute, glabrous within, pubescent without;petals oval to ovate, bluntly notched near the base, tapering to broad, short daws red atthe base; filaments one-half inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent at the ovary,longer than the
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