EXTRAORDINARY GRAFT HYBRIDS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19844, 17 July 1926, Page 3

EXTRAORDINARY GRAFT HYBRIDS.

Mr F W. Smith, Villa Nino. Eze-sur-mer, writes to a gardening contemporary that an interesting notice regarding graft hybrids has appeared in Le Chasseur I rancais, a journal which treats on many subjects, and has a wide monthly circulation. The writer signs himself P.A., Subscriber, and the following is a translation of lm observations: —“We possess . m . a peach tree which bears fruits the form of which resembles exactly that of the tomato, whilst the rest are that of the peach, with this difference, that the pcifume is much finer and the fruits are. of a muscat flavour. This fruit is very delicate, but exquisite. Tins result has been obtained by grafting the tomato on to the peach. Its author, who died several years a-o has left us some curious graft, amongst others, a cork oak with two branches, one of which is a medlar which produces perfect fruits To those who doubt it. I can show them the peach-tomato. Ihis tree is probably unique, and merits the attention of. agriculturists.’’ Mr Smith adds: “Comment is needless, and I certainly shnl, not make any effort, to inspect the peachtomato (which may be a nectarine fruit on a peach tree), notwithstanding the invitation.”