. The botany of crop plants : a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. DRUPACE^ 409 the stem end; the flesh is juicy, firm, generally white; the stone is free or chng. It is adapted to subtropical condi- tions. Varieties: Climax, Imperial, Pallas, Taber. 3. Spanish Race.—The stone is large, oval, nearly flat (Fig. 171, A), its apex prominent, and corrugations small; the fruit is large, yellow, or yellow streaked with red. It is adapted to southern conditions. Varieties: Cabler, Druid, Onderdonk, Fig. 171.—Fruit of the races of peaches. A, Spanish Race; B, South Chin- ese Race; C, P
. The botany of crop plants : a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. DRUPACE^ 409 the stem end; the flesh is juicy, firm, generally white; the stone is free or chng. It is adapted to subtropical condi- tions. Varieties: Climax, Imperial, Pallas, Taber. 3. Spanish Race.—The stone is large, oval, nearly flat (Fig. 171, A), its apex prominent, and corrugations small; the fruit is large, yellow, or yellow streaked with red. It is adapted to southern conditions. Varieties: Cabler, Druid, Onderdonk, Fig. 171.—Fruit of the races of peaches. A, Spanish Race; B, South Chin- ese Race; C, Peen-to Race; D. stone of Peen-to Race; E, Persian Race; F, stone of Persian Race; G, North Chinese Race. (After Price, Texas Agr, Exp. Sta.) 4. North China Race (" Chinese Clings").—The stone (Fig. 171, G) is globular, thick, its corrugations not at all promi- nent, cling, semi-cling or free; the frqit is large, almost glob- ular, and its flesh is fine-grained and juicy. It has a wide range of adaptability. Varieties: Belle, Lee Ray, Superb. Elberta and several other varieties are considered crosses between the North China and Persian Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia : P. Blakiston's Son
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