. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. IMPERIAL IRON MOUNTAIN 175 industry is overloaded with white-fleshed peaches, which must be sold in nearbj' mar- kets or grown for home use. Illinois originated about 1910 on the grounds of E. H. Riehl near North Alton, 167. Illinois. (XV2) Tree medium in size and vigor, upright to spreading, hardy, very productive. Leaves 5% inches long, 1% inches wide, curled under at the tips, ovate-lanceolate, thin, leathery; margin deeply and sharply serrate, the serrations often in 2 series; teeth tipped with small glands ; petiole % inch lon
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. IMPERIAL IRON MOUNTAIN 175 industry is overloaded with white-fleshed peaches, which must be sold in nearbj' mar- kets or grown for home use. Illinois originated about 1910 on the grounds of E. H. Riehl near North Alton, 167. Illinois. (XV2) Tree medium in size and vigor, upright to spreading, hardy, very productive. Leaves 5% inches long, 1% inches wide, curled under at the tips, ovate-lanceolate, thin, leathery; margin deeply and sharply serrate, the serrations often in 2 series; teeth tipped with small glands ; petiole % inch long, glandless. Blossoms mid- season, variable in color, 1 inch across, often in twos. Fruit early midseason; 2V& inches in diameter, round- oblate, compressed, the halves usually unequal ; cavity deep, abrupt, often tinged with red; suture shallow, deepening toward the apex; apex rounded, with a mucronate tip ; color creamy-white, blushed with dull, dark red and mottled with splashes of brighter red; pubescence heavy; slcin tough ; flesh white, stained red near the pit, juicy, tender and melting, sweet; good in quality ; stone semi-free to free, obovate, elongated toward the base, plump, short-pointed at the apex, with grooved and pitted surfaces. IMPERIAL. Fig. 168. Of the several honey-flavored peaches, Imperial is one of the best. The fruit is not easily distinguished in appearance from that of Climax, and is also rather closely allied to Honey in outward char-. 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 Hedrick, U. P. New York : The Macmillan company
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