Peach tree "August Lady"

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree denominated varietally as "August Lady" and which is somewhat similar to the Summer Lady peach tree [U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,865] 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 August 2 through August 9 in central California, these dates being approximately 12 days later than that of Summer Lady peach tree at the same geographic location.

Having thus described and illustrated my variety of peach tree, what I claim is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree to be denominated varietally as "August Lady" substantially as illustrated and described, and which is characterized principally as to the novelty by its production of fruit which are somewhat similar in their overall characteristics to the fruit produced by the "Summer Lady" peach tree [U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,865] from which the present variety was 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 12 days later than the fruit produced by the "Summer Lady" peach variety at the same geographical location in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California.