Peach tree, "Early Elegant Lady"

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree denominated varietally as "Early Elegant Lady" and which is somewhat similar to the Elegant Lady Peach Tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,399) with which it is most closely related but which is distinguished therefrom and characterized as to novelty by producing fruit which are mature for commercial harvesting and shipment approximately June 22 through July 1 in Fresno County, Calif., the subject variety maturing for commercial harvesting and shipment approximately seven days earlier than that of the Elegant Lady Peach Tree.

Having thus described and illustrated my new variety of peach tree, what I claim is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree to be denominated varietally as Early Elegant Lady substantially as illustrated and described and which is characterized principally as to novelty by its production of fruit which are somewhat similar in their overall appearance to the fruit produced by the Elegant Lady Peach Tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,399) from which it was believed derived as a mutation, but which is distinguished therefrom and characterized principally as to novelty by producing fruit which are ripe for commercial harvesting and shipment approximately seven days earlier than the fruit produced by the Elegant Lady Peach Tree.