From California it is reported that one of the most delicate'and delicious of fruits has, after 10 years' experiments, been evolved: It has been named the poachorino from the fact'that it was obtained by crossing the poach and nectarine. Tho new fruit has been submitted to experts, who declare that it will prove of great commercial importance. Tho flavour of both the peach and nectarine has boon combined, with the result that the flesh of tho poacherine is of the most subtle and delightful flavour. At the same time, tho warm, red hue of the peach lias been transmitted to the skin of tho now fruit. Although very juicy, it possesses a firm flesh,' which fits it to travel. It is unusually early, ripening before any known peach matures ni tho open air.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 336, 24 October 1908, Page 10
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133Untitled Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 336, 24 October 1908, Page 10
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