The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22

measuring five and one-half to six inches in cir
cumferencel; color clear yellow, washed with red;
moderate suture, in which is longitudinal red
band extending the whole length of the peach;
shape round [roundish oblongl, small recurved
point; flesh yellow, blood red from one-eighth to
one-fourth inch from pit mot only red next to
pit, but fecked with red throughout red being
the predominating color of fesh]; flesh tender,
melting and exquisitely delicious livery acid, not
sour, but highly favored, peculiar acid. like many
of our tropical fruits: would be liked very much
by some, with others would require an acquired
taste]. Free. Pit medium size, Honey shaped"
1.-THE fruit looked like small and very red H Honeysl
In response to the Committees request for
future information regarding this remarkable
peach, Mr.. Bosanquet wrote on the 9th of July as
follows
1.-The tree from which send you the peaches is
now about five years old. 1t bore fruit it's Sec
ond year, the third year it bore heavy crop,
and nearly reached it's present height rather over
fifteen feet. So think may safely say it is
vigorous grower, and what is more it does not
seem to suffer at all from root disease.
1.-The tree ripens it's fruit from about the middle
of May to about the middle of June, but it is
planted on the north side of the kitchen, and
think if it were give south aspect it would ripen
it's fruit earlier. The original stones were sent to
my brother by my cousin. who lives at Colombo
in Ceylon"
KITES HONEY.
. June 22d, Mr. 7. K Goodbey, of Waldo Florida
writes:
81 send you a specimen on my Seeding Honey
1t has been fruiting here for the past four years
The tree is a better grower than the Honey and
very prolific. The peaches have been shipped to
New York and have brought good prices 1t is
known here as Kites Honey. The trees have
never been disseminated
We found this handsome peach of hood size
(specimen measured seven tn seven and one-half
inches in circumierence) in shape regularly round
slightly oblong; much swollen side of fsuture line
from stem to apex, making prominent edge
suture scarcely perceptbe; slightly recurved
point; pale yellow ground. washed and flashed
with red, beautiful ''waxy skin Flesh white
pink near pit. firm, melting, juicy, very sweet
Quality good. Free. Pit small. shaped like
Honey.
Commenting on specimens of Kites H oney sent
him June 25th, Mr.. Geo. L. Tabor, of this COM
mittee, says:
II think the peach has Peento parentage on one
side. This is strongly suggested by both the col
oring of the skin and the color and texture of the
flesh, reminding one of Peento when at it's best
1 think it should be ranked higher than good
/ would say excellent Personally, 1 think this
the finest new peach that has come to my notice
the past season. g., combining size, quality and
appearance"
BOUQUET.
Received from Mr. P c. Minnich, Waldo Flor
ida, July 1st, samples of Peento Seeding.
named by him Bouquet" The fruit was from
six-year-old tree, and, judging from specimens
ceived there is difference in it from the parent
Peento, except in the time of ripening, which is
full month later
STANLEY.
Received from D. C. Griffin, of Micanopy, Flor
IDA, samples of Honey Seeding peach namedby
him the STANLEY"
Fruit of medium size resembling the parent in
shape, but shorter, terminating at the apex with
a prominent point, but less recurved than the
Honey; suture slight, cavity deep; color OF both
skin and flesh much the same as Honey; flesh
firm. meaty, sweet and of good flavor: red at the
stone, to which it adheres firmly.
Natures week to ten days later than the
Honey; claimed to be good keeper.
Mr.. G. l.. Tabor writes this committee to say
that the member of this committee upon whom
the acting craftsmanship devolved after Mr. A. H.
Manville went North in midsummer, that he does
not feel like placing himself In the position of
Judge for the committee to report upon the varie-
ties of pc ches Of native origin that he has him
self introduced. Neither does he think that val
liable varieties of native origin that are doing SO
well in some OF the northern counties of the State
should be passed over unnoticed, and in this re-
port will call attention to but one OF them, viz: