The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-22
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, May p, 1899.

in circumference) round. slightly oblong; color,
greenish yellow, washed with red; cling flesh
white, slightly sub-acid, melting and fairly sup
piled with juice; grain fine; quality good pit
medium size, common shape.
KERR's NO. 50
On June g. Mr.. Chas Kerr of Archer Levy
county, Florida, wrote as follows:
''I send you by this mail four Peento Seeding
peaches two of each kind The largest, which
have marked No. /, has considerable of the H oney
flavor; the other shows more acid and the flesh
has reddish tinge. They have been ripening up
gradually for several weeks. and are valuable for
home on that account.
"Among another number OF Peento seedlings
that have is one that is very highly colored and
more acid than either of these, and 1--WE think, OF
still finer flavor, without any trace of the noyau,
but ripening more evenly, they were gone some
time ago. l have one or two that are nearly or
quite full blooded clings. the flesh very firm until
quite ripe, when they soften up quickly. will
try and send you specimen later Another one
is not yet fully grown will probably ripen the
latter part of June These last three fruit for the
first time this season ; also large fat one that
is very fine. acid peach. without the bitter
twang of the original
81 have been until lately of the same opinion
expressed by you in your comments on the Yum
Yum. THAT the seedlings of the Peento were
nearly IDENTICAL and SO parted with about one
hundred of mine last winter. but have about one
hundred left, and another hundred of this years
growth, with ten or a dozen seedlings of the hy-
brids and shall keep on experimenting with
the hope of getting both early and late freestones
of this (peentO) strain -
Kerr's No. l, as we must designate the fruit our
correspondent has marked "No. L." for lack of
better name, Judging from the specimens received
is an acquisition. 1t is the largest in size of
varieties of the Peento family yet brought to the
attention of the committee Ad Interim) this sea-
son, measuring and half by eight inches
in circumference The large size of the specimen,
the absence of Objectionable noyau flavor, and
their high color-a rich waxy yellow, tinged with
green, with cheeks of bright red dotted with vel
low spots-were largely due to exceptionally IA
vorsble conditions of growth.
In O subsequent communication Mr.. Kerr stat
d'that the tree producing the above received no
special treatment, but was crowded in with other
peach trees too closely for cultivation, and he att
tributes it's superiority over the fruit OF other
trees growing near by to its intrinsic merits
being, he puts it, of the "survival of the
sfttest.']
In shape, the fruit of No. was round. slightly
oblong; with swollen recurved apex and scarcely
appreciable point, slight suture cling; flesh white
red near the pit. melting, rich. juicy, sweet and
delicious; decided Honey flavor; barely percep-
tible noyau in the skin; pit small. usual shape
quality best.
KERR's NO. 2.
Appearance good round, swollen apex, slightly
recurved; moderate suture color greenish yellow
cheek touched with red; flesh white fecked and
stained with red melting, juicy, sub-acid, deli
cious; quality BEST pit above medium. usual
shape. Shows Indian Blood parentage.
GSince the foregoing report was made up, Mr.
Kerr writes that he has named No l Alpha
and No "Betu."l
BROKAw.
On June 9th, Mr. l. j. Brokaws,o OF Marion coun-
ty, Fla, sent us the following communication;
81 send you specimens 'Florida's Own PEACH a
Seeding Of Chinese strain. They have been ripe
for three weeks. The original tree has been bear
Ing for four years. showing a fine crop Of choice