Peach Developed After Years of Research Blacksburg Va Peaches Peaches with smooth waxy skins like plums quite free from the fuzz which many persons find nd objectionable can now be grown as 81 a result of a quarter of ofa ofa ofa a century of patient breeding work by Dr Fred W W. Hofmann research horticulturist of the Virginia agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural cultural experiment station here Dr Hofmann crossed plum peach with Elberta and then crossed the hybrid offspring with the J. J H. H Hale lIale peach believed to be a seedling variety va va- va niety of Elberta Further breeding breeding breed breed- ing produced finally the Ute peach Dr Hofmann was looking for waxy waxy- skinned sized good-sized round and evenly shaped The flesh esh is yellowish cream colored changing to reddish around the pit stone atone free and small flavor and texture supe supe- The skin color Is reddish orange yellow with a wash of attractive at dark carmine