"30357[45]—From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. A large, red, freestone peach, fine flavored; a medium-late ripener, and a most prolific bearer."
"30358[46]—From Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. A large, pale reddish, freestone peach of very fine flavor; medium-late ripener; not a keeper."
"39428[47]—Amygdalus sp.—Seeds of a wild peach from Sianfu, Shensi, China. Stones of the real wild peach, growing in the mountains, one day's journey south of Sianfu. The fruits are small, hard and sourish, but there is considerable variation in them as regards size and taste. They are apparently all freestones and while some have red flesh near the stone, others are white throughout."
Round peaches.—Roundness is one of the characteristics of the peach and it but labors the argument to give space to show that this character is found in Chinese varieties. All peaches mentioned in this discussion are round or roundish except those coming under the heading "flat."
Round and beaked.—"8331 to 8334[48]—Eagle Beak peach from Canton, China. From orchard trees growing near the Great North Gate of Canton, at Ngau lan Kong, of the Ying tsui t'o or Eagle Beak peach. This variety resembles the Honey closely, except that the pointed tip of the fruit is more curved, according to Dr. J. M. Swan, of the Canton Hospital."
"9805[49]—From Canton, China. Hung Wat tim. A variety of the 'Honey' type, reported to be good for preserves and not so sweet as the Ying tsui or Eagle Beak variety. It is medium early."
"22650[50]—Shanghai. These peaches are called the Honey peach, and I think are very fine."
Flat.—"6541[51]—From Sai Tseo, above Hankow. Flat, freestone, ripens in May."
"6542[52]—From near Sai Tseo, above Hankow. White, fine fleshed, flat, freestone, ripening the middle of May."
"6544[53]—From Sai Tseo. Medium size, flat, freestone, ripening in May."