The peaches of New York . hs inches across, well distributed; pedicels nearly sessile, glabrous,green; calyx-tube dull reddish-green, yellowish-green within, campanulate, glabrous;calyx-lobes medium in length, narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petalsroundish-ovate, often broadly notched near the base, tapering to short, broad clawsoccasionally with a red base; filaments one-half inch long, shorter than the petals; pistilpubescent at the ovary, equal to the stamens in length. Fruit matures early; two and one-half inches long, two and three-eighths inches wide,roundish, bulged n
The peaches of New York . hs inches across, well distributed; pedicels nearly sessile, glabrous,green; calyx-tube dull reddish-green, yellowish-green within, campanulate, glabrous;calyx-lobes medium in length, narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petalsroundish-ovate, often broadly notched near the base, tapering to short, broad clawsoccasionally with a red base; filaments one-half inch long, shorter than the petals; pistilpubescent at the ovary, equal to the stamens in length. Fruit matures early; two and one-half inches long, two and three-eighths inches wide,roundish, bulged near the apex, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity contracted,deep, narrow, abrupt; suture shallow, becoming deep at the extremities; apex roundish,with a small, mucronate tip; color creamy-white blushed vnih. dull red, indistinctly stripedwith darker red; pubescence short, thick; skin tough, separates from the pulp; flesh white,juicy, stringy, tender, melting, sweet or with some sprightliness; fair to good in quality;. DAVIDSON THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 205 stone semi-free to free, one and three-eighths inches long, one inch wide, oval, plump,tapering to a short, abrupt point, bulged near the apex, contracted toward the base, withgrooved, light-colored surfaces; ventral suture deeply furrowed along the sides, narrow,winged; dorsal suture winged, grooved. EARLY CRAWFORD I. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1841. 2. Hovey Fr. Am. 1:2^, 30, PI. 1851. 3. Waugh Am. PeachOrch. 201. 1913. Crawfords Early Melocoion. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 490. 1845. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:45, 46,fig. 21. 1866-73. Crawfords Early. 6. Elliott Fr. Book 272, 273. 1854. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 211. 1856. 8. Soc. Rpt. 42, 43. 1856. 9. Leroy Did. Pom. 6:104 %•. I^S- 1879. 10. Fulton Peach , 193. 1908. Willermoz. ii. Carri^re Var. Pechers 76, 77. 1867. 12. Pom. France 6: No. 10, PI. 10. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI: No. 22, PI. 1882. 14. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 418. 1889. Unproductiveness and uncertainty in be
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