Peach culture in California

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Identifikator:: 1833271505

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221985

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Overholser, E. L. http://d-nb.info/gnd/123737538X; Duruz, W. P.

Title:: Peach culture in California

Place of publication:: Berkeley

Publisher:: Univ. of Calif.

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 55 S.; Ill.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Varieties of peaches for the orchard

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LO CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL EXTENsION SErvicE [Cre 42 The flesh of the Spanish group is red in color and hard, and the skin is noticeably pubescent. The tree is large, vigorous, and adapted to the warmer localities. The typical varieties are: Blood Cling and Indian. The fruit of the Chinese Cling group is dull in color, with a thin skin, and flesh that is white or yellow, juicy, fine-grained, and of good quality. The leaves are large. Most of the commercial varieties are found in this or in the Persian group. Typical varieties are: Chinese Cling, Carman, and Greensboro. The Elberta is probably a cross between Chinese Cling, and Early Crawford. These varieties tend to have a long rest period. ; The Persian group includes all varieties originating from the importations out of Persia by way of Italy, Great Britain or the Colonies. The typical varieties are: Alexander, Early Crawford, Late Crawford, Hale’s Early, St. John, Susquehanna, Tuscan, Phillips,* Heath, Foster, Lemon Cling, Salwey, and the somewhat newer midsummer varieties; Paloro, Hauss, Gaume, Johnson, Walton, and Sims. As with the North China group the varieties of this group also drop their leaves early and have a rather long rest period. Suitability of the Variety for a Purpose—Since peaches are raised for drying, shipping, canning, or for home consumption, it is necessary to select varieties that are best suited for these special purposes. The condition of the market has much to do with the way the fruit is sold or used. Some orchardists, therefore, prefer to raise freestone varieties that may be dried, or sold fresh. Clingstone varieties are used mostly for canning, although a very few are shipped as fresh fruit. Canneries use yellow-fleshed clingstone peaches. The canners’ standard ealls for a firm peach with a golden color, of good symmetri- cal size, without red at the pit, and the pit should be small. Among the yellow clingstone varieties, the Tuscan and Phillips were formerly preferred because they interfered less with the canning of pears, plums and cherries in July, and because desirable midsummer varieties were not then available. The midsummer varieties such as the Hauss, Paloro, Peak, Johnson, Gaume and Sims, however, are increasing in popularity. The Tuscan and Phillips appear to be losing favor with the canners at present, due to defects such as splitting of the pit and gumming of the fruit. The Tuscan is also objectionable because of the red color of the flesh near the pit, which causes a colored syrup. ¢ The varieties, Phillips, Paloro, Hauss, Gaume, Johnson, and Walton originated in Sutter County, California.

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