The peaches of New York

by U. P. Hedrick

YELLOW RARERIPE

1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 102. 1831. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 229. 1832. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:14, 15. 1832. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 493. 1845. 5. Elliott Fr. Book 280. 1854. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862. 7. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:229. 1899. 8. Fulton Peach Cult. 193, 194. 1908.

Marie Antoinette. 9. Kenrick Am. Orch. 187. 1846.

Early Orange Peach. 10. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 187. 1846.

Cutter's Yellow. 11. Hovey Fr. Am. 2:59, 60, Pl. 1851.

Rareripe Jaune. 12. Mas Le Verger 7:215, 216, fig. 106. 1866-73.

A century ago Yellow Rareripe was at the head of the list of yellow-fleshed, freestone peaches—largest, handsomest, hardiest and best-flavored of all. Even now in fruit- and tree-characters, with the single exception of productiveness, Yellow Rareripe holds its own very well with the peaches of its type and season. A glance at the color-plate shows the peach to be as attractive as any in color and shape; the size is above the average and in texture and flavor it is not often surpassed. Its fault is unproductiveness, to make up for which the trees usually bear regularly and come in bearing early. The variety is now hardly worth planting commercially in New York, being equalled by several yellow-fleshed peaches in all characters and surpassed in productiveness by many, but, if the trees can be obtained, it might find a welcome place in home orchards. Yellow Rareripe seems still to have all of the vigor and vitality of the first trees, helping thereby to furnish evidence that varieties do not run out.

This is another American peach the origin of which is involved in so much uncertainty that it is impossible to state where, when and by whom produced. Prince claims to have discovered the original Yellow Rareripe tree near Flushing, New York, over a hundred years ago. It was being grown in the vicinity of Boston early in the Nineteenth Century where it seems to have been first introduced by William Kenrick, Newton, Massachusetts, under the name Yellow Red Rareripe. Occasionally another and inferior peach, Yellow Melocoton, was substituted for Yellow Rareripe. Hovey received peach-trees from Kenrick under the name Cutter's Yellow which later proved to be Yellow Rareripe. Hovey retained the name Cutter's Yellow, because it was briefer. The Marie Antoinette, mentioned by Kenrick in 1841, is without question Yellow Rareripe and has been listed as synonymous by several authors. Yellow Rareripe was placed in the American Pomological Society's fruit-catalog in 1862 where it has since remained as a recommended variety.

YELLOW RARERIPE

Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, rather unproductive; trunk stocky; branches thick, smooth, reddish-brown mingled with light ash-gray; branchlets with internodes of medium length, dark pinkish-red tinged with pale green, glossy, smooth, glabrous, with conspicuous, numerous, large, raised lenticels.

Leaves six and three-fourths inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward and curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, smooth becoming rugose near the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate and sometimes in two series, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose glands variable in color and position.

Flower-buds conical or pointed, pubescent, plump, usually appressed; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink but darker along the edges, usually single; pedicels short, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate; calyx-lobes narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval to ovate, shallowly and widely notched towards the base, tapering to claws red at the base; filaments three-eighths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil as long as the stamens.

Fruit matures in mid-season; two and one-fourth inches long, two and three-sixteenths inches wide, round-conic to round-cordate, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity contracted and wrinkled about the sides, abrupt or flaring; suture shallow; apex round or somewhat pointed, with a mucronate or mamelon tip; color orange-yellow, with a deep red blush, splashed and mottled with red; pubescence thick, long, coarse; skin thin, tender, variable in adherence to the pulp; flesh yellow, tinged with red near the pit, juicy, fine-grained, tender and melting, sweet, pleasantly flavored; good to very good in quality; stone free, one and one-fourth inches long, seven-eighths inch wide, oval to ovate, bulged near the apex, plump, tapering to a short point, with grooved and pitted surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, furrowed; dorsal suture grooved, winging.

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CHAPTER VI
THE MINOR VARIETIES OF PEACHES

À Bec. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 3:370. 1862. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 212. 1866. 3. Pom. France 6:No. II, Pl. II. 1869.

Mignonne à bec. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:37, 38, fig. 17. 1866-73.

Pourprée à bec. 5. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Schnabel Pfirsich. 6. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

The À Bec peach takes the name from its beak-like apex. It originated about 1811 at Ecully, Rhône, France, with a M. Lacène. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves large; glands globose; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit very large, roundish, uneven in outline; apex terminates in a bold, blunt nipple; cavity narrow, deep; skin thin, tender, lemon-yellow, blushed and dotted with deep crimson where exposed; flesh white, with a slight tinge of red about the stone, tender, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone oval, furrowed, free; ripens the first half of August.

Abbé de Beaumont. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:35, 36 fig. 1879.

This peach originated in Daumeray, France, in the Eighteenth Century but was not introduced until 1868. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, globular; suture a mark; cavity large, deep; skin heavily pubescent, white, marbled with carmine; flesh white, tinged with a rose color at the stone, juicy, sprightly; stone ovoid, free; ripens at the end of July.

Abbé Jodoc. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 47, 214. 1876.

Abt Jodocus. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

A fruit of English origin. Flowers rose-colored; leaves glandless; fruit large, spherical, irregular; skin almost covered with small, bright red dots; flesh fine; ripens the last of August.

Abundance. 1. McKay Cat. 20. 1913.

This variety as grown on the Station grounds is a type of Alexander. Introduced about 1907 by W. L. McKay, late proprietor of the Van Dusen Nurseries, Geneva, New York.

Acampo. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 6. 1913.

According to Leonard Coates, Morganhill, California, this variety is a medium early, high-colored yellow peach of good quality; good for table and drying.

Acme. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

This variety was reported as growing in Texas.

Acton Scot. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 254. 1854. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:93, 94, fig. 45. 1866-73.

Acton Scot is the result of crossing Noblesse with Red Nutmeg; raised by Thomas Knight, Downton Castle, England, 1814. Leaves crenate; glands globose; flowers large, pale rose; fruit small, narrowed and depressed at the apex; cavity large, deep; skin woolly, pale yellow, blushed, marbled with deeper red; flesh yellowish-white usually to the stone, juicy, sugary but slightly bitter; quality medium; pit free, small, plump; ripens the end of August.

Adèle Thirriot. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 47. 1876.

Tree strong, productive; flowers small; glands reniform; fruit very large, with a purplish blush; first quality; ripens in September.

Admirable. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:31, 32, Pl. XXI. 1768. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:196. 1831. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:38 fig., 39, 40. 1879.

Early Admirable. 4. Langley Pomona 103, Pl. 30 fig. 2. 1729. 5. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 256, 257. 1831. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 477. 1845. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877. 8. Hogg Fruit Man. 442. 1884.

Wunderschöner Lackpfirsche. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:209, 210. 1858.

According to Leroy, Admirable was first mentioned by Lectier in 1628, probably having originated in France many years previous. Although not an extremely early peach it was long called Early Admirable to distinguish it from Late Admirable. The American Pomological Society listed Admirable in its fruit list in 1877 but dropped it in 1897. Tree productive; flowers small; glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish, pale yellowish-white, with a lively red cheek; flesh white, red next the pit from which it readily separates, melting, juicy, with a good, rich, sweet flavor; ripens the first of September or later.

Admirable Jaune. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:478. 1860.

This variety should not be confused with Yellow Admirable described elsewhere. Variations in the size of the flowers cause writers to list more than one sort under this name. The peach listed here has medium-sized flowers and globose glands.

Admirable Jaune Tardive. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:478. 1860.

Tree very vigorous; glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, elongated, yellow; flesh yellow, slightly vinous; ripens late in October.

Admirable Saint-German. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:42, 43. 1879.

This peach was obtained from seed by Charles Buisson, Tronche, Isère, France, in 1863. Tree vigorous; glands small, globose; flowers medium in size, rose-colored; quality of first rank; ripens early in August.

Adrian. 1. Col., O., Hort. Soc. Rpt. 32. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Adrian originated in Louisiana. Tree vigorous, hardy, spreading, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval; cavity abrupt; suture distinct near the apex; skin clear yellow, occasionally washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, firm, vinous; quality good; pit free, oval, plump; ripens late in September.

Advance. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 147. 1881. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:199. 1898. 3. Ibid. 169:207. 1899.

Advance is a seedling of Hale Early which originated with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; cavity deep; skin creamy-white, largely mottled with red; flesh creamy-white, juicy, tender, sprightly; quality good; pit semi-clinging; ripens early in August.

Aehrenthal. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 386. 1889.

Aehrenthal Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:214. 1858.

Originated about 1851. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, slightly oblate; skin yellowish-white, blushed with lively red which becomes purplish; flesh white, vinous; stone small, oval; ripens at the end of August.

Aiken. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890.

Listed as growing in Canada.

Ailsworth. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:29. 1910.

Ailsworth is a late, yellow-fleshed peach which originated near Benton Harbor, Michigan. The fruit as it grows on the Station grounds is not attractive in color but is pleasantly flavored. Tree vigorous, upright; leaves long; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, roundish-cordate; skin heavily pubescent, golden yellow, with a slightly mottled blush of red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, medium coarse, firm, pleasingly subacid; quality good; pit free, oval, winged; ripens the last week in September.

Albatross. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 435. 1884. 3. Bunyard Fruit Cat. 35. 1913-14.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew Albatross from a stone of Princess of Wales about 1870. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish; suture distinct only at the apex; skin pale yellow, blushed with crimson and mottled with darker crimson; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, juicy, melting; ripens the end of September.

Albemarle. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. XXXI fig. II. 1729.

Skin yellowish-green overlaid with red; flesh vermilion about the stone, melting, vinous; ripens the first week in August.

Alberge. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees. 220. 1817.

Purple Alberge. 3. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. XXX fig. V. 1729. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 267. 1831.

Yellow Alberge. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 6. Prince Pom. Man. 1:182, 183. 1831. 7. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 492, 493. 1845. 8. Rural N. Y. 11:111. 1860.

Gelbe Pfirsche. 9. Sickler Teutsche Obst. 8:229-234, Tab. 12. 1797.

Rother Aprikosenpfirsch. 10. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Rossanne. 11. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:263, 264 fig., 265. 1879.

Safranpfirsch. 12. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 413. 1889.

Alberge is an old French sort, one of the earliest of the yellow-fleshed peaches. Probably from this variety have sprung the Melocotons and Yellow Rareripes of this country. Rossanna, though very similar to Alberge, differs from it in having reniform glands and in ripening about two weeks later. In some sections, especially around Rochester, New York, Alberge is known as Barnard's Rareripe. The variety was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 but was dropped in 1891. Tree moderate in growth; leaves crenate; glands globose; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit medium in size, nearly globular; suture and cavity deep; skin yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red or purple; flesh deep yellow, red near the stone, melting, juicy, vinous; of second quality; pit large, oval, terminating in a short point, brownish-red, free; ripens in the middle of August.

Albert. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1883.

Early Albert. 2. Gard. Chron. 1025. 1861. 3. Mag. Hort. 29:53. 1863. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:103, 104, fig. 50. 1866-73. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Albert was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of Grosse Montagne Précoce. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 as Early Albert; later it was changed to Albert and in 1891 was dropped. Tree vigorous, hardy; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, one side of the suture frequently higher than the other; skin greenish-yellow, deep crimson where exposed; flesh white, brick-red next to the stone, tender, melting, aromatic; of first quality; ripens early in August.

Albert Late Rareripe. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

Glands globose; fruit large, globular; skin yellowish-white, marbled with red; flesh pale white, stained at the pit, very sweet, juicy; quality very good; ripens early in September.

Albert Sidney. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:232. 1898.

Johnson. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:103. 1901.

Albert Sidney was grown from seed received from Japan in 1860 by Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, and was introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree tall, spreading; leaves large; glands reniform; fruit large, oblong, greenish-yellow, blushed with red; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, juicy, melting; quality good; pit free; ripens late in July.

Albertine Millet. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A very early variety with globose glands and rose-colored blossoms.

Alberza. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Alberza Peach is late ripe, and of a reasonable good taste."

Albright. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 391. 1891. 2. Lovett Cat. 25. 1892. 3. Rural N. Y. 52:430. 1893. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Albright originated with a Miss Albright, York, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, faintly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; skin lightly pubescent, creamy-white, splashed and washed with red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, melting, vinous; quality good; pit oval, long, free; ripens the middle of September.

Albright Cling I. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 35. 1909.

Albright. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 97. 1887.

Albright October. 3. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Albright Winter. 4. Franklin Davis Nur. Cat. 26. 1901.

This Albright Cling is a white-fleshed peach from North Carolina. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899 as Albright but was later changed to Albright Cling. Tree large, vigorous, upright; leaves large; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal in many; cavity narrow; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-white, thick, tough; flesh whitish, meaty, tender, juicy, astringent; quality below fair; stone medium in size, oval, plump, clinging; ripens late.

Albright Cling II. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889.

A yellow clingstone grown by a Mr. Albright, Placerville, California. The fruit is described as larger, more highly colored, and more productive than Orange Cling. It should not be confused with the white Albright Cling of the East.

Alexandra. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 213. 1866. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 597. 1869. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:336. 1903.

Alexandra Noblesse. 4. Gard. Mon. 7:373. 1865.

Noblesse Seedling. 5. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 318 fig., 319. 1904.

This variety was raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from seeds of the old Noblesse, a sort at one time prominent in the Old World. Curiously enough Alexandra has been many times confused with Alexander, a variety of American origin differing from the European sort both in color of skin and in season. Although of excellent quality Alexandra seems never to have found favor in America. Tree vigorous, healthy, productive; fruit large, round, marked with a deep suture; skin covered with a rough pubescence, pale, without any color except a few clusters of red dots on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white to the stone, tender, melting, juicy, richly flavored, vinous, sweet; quality very good; stone large, free; season the middle of August.

Alexandre Dumas. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889.

Listed as a clingstone in this reference.

Alexiana Cherpin. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree vigorous; branches slender; leaves large; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, globular; suture more pronounced near the cavity; skin heavily pubescent, wine-red becoming violet, marbled, adheres to the pulp; flesh blood-red, fibrous, melting, aromatic; stone large, ovoid, free; ripens early in October.

Alexis Lepère. 1. Rev. Hort. 471. 1892. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 84 fig. 1906.

Alexis Lepère, Jr., Montreuil, France, grew this variety from seed about 1876. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, faintly conic; skin greenish-yellow, marbled with carmine; flesh white, tinged with red about the stone, fine, melting, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Alger Winter. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 297. 1875.

A yellow, freestone peach which ripens late and keeps long.

Algerine. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 12. 1892.

The catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, describes this variety as a large, yellow-fleshed, clingstone peach.

Alice. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1898-99. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:90. 1901.

Alice Haupt. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 152. 1883.

Alice is a white-fleshed, freestone seedling of Chinese Cling raised by William W. Haupt, Kyle, Texas.

Alice Free. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 14. 1899.

The catalog of the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, states that J. W. Shalcross, Louisville, Kentucky, first grew Alice Free. Fruit very large; skin white, red where exposed; quality good; ripens late in October.

Alida. 1. Horticulturist 22:45 fig. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 597. 1869.

Alida originated with Charles Carpenter, Kelly Island, Ohio, and is probably a seedling of Late Crawford. Fruit large, round; skin blushed with dark red; flesh yellow, juicy; quality good; ripens in September.

Allen I. 1. Cultivator N. S. 1:352. 1844. 2. Hooper W. Fr. Book 212. 1857.

Allen I reproduces itself from seed, having been so grown for a number of years by a community of Allens in Walpole, Massachusetts. The variety was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1901. Tree hardy, productive; leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit small, roundish, blushed with red; flesh white, juicy, vinous; stone free; ripens in September.

Allen II. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

This is an early seedling raised by A. T. Allen, Willoughby, Ohio.

Allen October. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 26. 1873. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 198. 1913.

This variety originated in Missouri and appears on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 to 1899. Fruit of medium size, round, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit; quality poor; freestone; ripens late.

Allman Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167. 1871.

Allman Cling is recommended for the vicinity of Centralia, Illinois.

Almond. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 243, 244. 1831.

Mandel-Pfirsiche. 2. Sickler Teutsche Obst. 12:260-264, Tab. 14. 1799.

Amandier-Pêcher. 3. Carrière Var. Pêchers 102, 103. 1867.

Externally Almond resembles the almond but the characters of the flesh and stone are those of the peach. The variety was raised by T. A. Knight, Downton Castle, England, from a seed of the sweet almond which had been fertilized by a peach. Tree vigorous, bearing glandless leaves which are doubly serrate; fruit medium in size, roundish, with a slight suture; apex somewhat depressed; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, marbled with pale red in the sun; flesh pale yellow, bright red next the pit which is free, very juicy, melting, with a good flavor; season the middle of September.

Alpha I. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880.

Alpha is thought to be a cross between Early Rivers and Foster, raised by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. The fruit ripens before Alexander which it resembles very closely.

Alpha II. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Tree moderately vigorous, not very productive, roundish, upright; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit rather large, roundish, slightly compressed toward the suture which is indistinct; skin rich, clear yellow, much overspread with dark red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, nearly sweet; quality good; pit large, oval, plump, adherent; ripens the middle of September.

Alpha III. 1. Wood Cat. 7 fig. 1910.

A few years ago Allen Wood, Rochester, New York, introduced a white-fleshed variety under the name Alpha but it was so similar to Champion that its propagation was discontinued.

Alto Pass. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 53, 207. 1896.

This is a medium-sized, leather-colored peach under test in Illinois; flesh lemon-yellow; of good quality; freestone.

Amande Douce. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Listed without a description.

Ambrosia. 1. Continental Pl. Cat. 14. 1913.

This variety is said by the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina, to be a productive, attractive fruit with tender, melting flesh of high flavor, ripening in July.

Amelia I. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:241, 242, fig. 119. 1866-73. 2. Gard. Mon. 10:126. 1868. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871. 5. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

This peach originated many years ago with a Mr. Stroman, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Tree moderately productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a large, deep suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin pale whitish-yellow, shaded and marbled with a crimson blush; flesh creamy-white, juicy, melting, sweet, rich, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Amelia II. 1. Gard. Mon. 10:22. 1868. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896.

Pavie Amelia. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:211 fig., 212. 1879.

This variety, which originated in 1850 with George Husman, Hermann, Missouri, is supposed to be a seedling of Columbia. It has frequently been confused with the Amelia from South Carolina. Tree vigorous, healthy; fruit large, round; suture distinct; apex roundish; color clear, rich yellow, marbled with dull red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, sweet or pleasantly subacid; stone large, free; season the last of September.

Ameliaberta. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:90. 1901.

Ameliaberta is a cross between Amelia II and Elberta. The variety has little or no value in this State. It originated with J. H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia, and was introduced in 1893. In 1899, it was given a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1909. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta and does not equal that variety. Tree vigorous, upright-spreading; leaves oval to obovate-lanceolate, usually with reniform glands; flowers appear late; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow, deeper at the apex; skin yellow, washed and splashed with crimson; flesh yellow, with red radiating from the pit, stringy, juicy, sprightly; quality good; stone free, large, broadly oval; ripens the first half of September.

American Apricot. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:219. 1858. 2. Gard. Mon. 29:306 fig. 1887. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Jaune d'Amerique? 4. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:176. 1883.

Northern Apricot. 5. Mich. Sta. Bul. 129:26. 1896.

This variety, a seedling from South Carolina, as grown on the Station grounds is of the Crawford type, rather late in ripening and only fair in quality.

American Pound. 1. Gard. Mon. 7:372. 1865.

A name applied to a large, American variety introduced into New Zealand.

Ammirabile Belga. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

An Italian peach exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society of Tuscany, Italy, in 1858.

Amsden. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 437. 1884. 2. Rev. Hort. 506, 507, 508. 1893. 3. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 85 fig. 1906.

Amsden June. 4. Cult. & Count. Gent. 39:472, 486. 1874. 5. Gard. Mon. 16:278. 1874. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 2nd App. 141. 1876. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Amsden grew from a seed planted in 1868 by L. C. Amsden, Carthage, Missouri. It first fruited in 1872; in 1877 the American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list but dropped it in 1891. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly compressed, with a broad, shallow suture extending beyond the depressed apex; skin greenish-white, nearly covered with light and dark red, nearly purple in the sun; flesh greenish-white throughout, tender, juicy, sweet, slightly vinous; quality good; stone small, nearly free when mature; season the last of June or early in July.

Amsden Pine. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 416. 1899.

Listed as growing in Canada.

Ananiel. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:187, 188, fig. 92, 1866-73. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 45, 215. 1876.

Ananiel originated near Tournay, Belgium. Glands globose; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, irregular, spherical, truncated at the base; skin whitish-yellow, more or less covered with purple at maturity; flesh pale, purplish near the stone, melting, very juicy; quality good; stone terminating in a long point, free; ripens the last of September.

André Leroy. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Andrews. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895.

Andrews Mammoth. 2. Ibid. 31:58. 1887.

Listed as growing in Michigan.

Angel. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:818 fig. 1896. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:509, 510, 519. 1902. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:336, 337. 1903. 5. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:132. 1911. 6. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 198. 1913.

Angel was grown from a Peento seed by Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, about thirty years ago. G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, bought the original tree and introduced the variety in 1889. The American Pomological Society added Angel to its fruit-list in 1891. Tree open, productive; fruit small, roundish; suture shallow, short; apex blunt or very slightly tipped; skin light creamy-white, tinted and washed with attractive red; flesh white, reddish near the pit, firm, juicy, with a slightly acid, agreeable flavor; quality good; pit free; season the middle of June to the first of July in Florida.

Angelle Lafond. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Listed as a large and beautiful variety with reniform glands.

Angers Large Purple. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 5:70. 1855.

Said to be one of the largest and finest of peaches; ripens with Chancellor.

Anna Ruffin. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 19. 1892.

Listed without description in the catalog of J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Anne. 1. Langley Pomona 100. 1729. 2. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 27. 1803.

Early Anne. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 246, 247. 1831.

Green Nutmeg. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 2:23. 1832.

Anne is an old English sort which for many years was the earliest of all peaches. The variety was named in honor of Mrs. Anne Dunch, Pusey, Berkshire, England. Tree not very vigorous; leaves doubly serrated, glandless; flowers large, nearly white; fruit roundish, medium in size; skin white, blush often lacking; flesh soft, melting, white to the stone, sugary; stone free; ripens very early.

Annie Laurie. 1. Smith Brothers Cat. 16. 1899.

It is stated in the catalog of Smith Brothers, Concord, Georgia, that this variety has been in cultivation fifty years and comes true from seed. Fruit of medium size, bright red; flesh tender, sweet, juicy; quality best.

Annie Trice. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 13. 1899.

According to the catalog of the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Annie Trice originated some forty years ago in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is an early peach of the Hale Early type.

Annie Wylie. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877. 2. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:6. 1890.

Annie Wylie originated at Chester, South Carolina. Fruit large; skin white, with a red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, fine-grained, melting, vinous; quality very good; clingstone; ripens early in September in South Carolina.

Antleys. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:90. 1901.

P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, found this variety on the farm of a Mr. Antleys, Blackville, South Carolina. It is a very large and almost white Chinese Cling.

Apex. 1. Weber & Sons Cat. 11. 1912.

The catalog of Weber and Sons, Nursery, Missouri, states that Apex ripens with Alexander but is superior to it in size, color and flavor; skin yellow, mottled with red; flesh yellow; stone adherent.

Arctic. 1. Gard. Mon. 12:156. 1870. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899. 3. Rural N. Y. 59:705. 1900.

This is a hardy seedling said to have been introduced from the Isle of Man. Tree vigorous, not very productive, upright; leaves partially folded, with reniform glands; fruit medium in size, roundish-ovate; cavity rather broad; apex sunken; skin light yellow; flesh pale yellow, red at the pit, not very juicy, mild; quality fair; stone free, oval, plump; ripens early in October.

Aremie. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869.

Aremie is a large, high-flavored, yellow-fleshed clingstone which originated in Pomaria, South Carolina. Fruit ripens in early August.

Arietta. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 47:11. 1893.

This is a freestone peach resembling Stump; ripens the end of July in Alabama.

Arkansas. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903.

Arkansas Traveler. 2. Mass. (Hatch) Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1888. 3. Harrison & Sons Cat. 16. 1904.

Arkansas as it fruits at this Station resembles Alexander very closely in season, size and shape. It is distinct, however, being a seedling of Amsden. Like all other early, white-fleshed peaches it rots badly. Tree vigorous, hardy, moderately productive; leaves large; glands globose; flowers large, pale pink; fruit about two inches in diameter, roundish-truncate; apex mucronate; skin thick, tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with dark red, with few stripes and splashes; flesh white, stringy, juicy, sweet; quality fair; stone semi-free to free, oval, very plump; ripens the last week of July.

Arlington. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 408. 1892-93.

Early Arlington. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:512. 1902.

Listed as belonging to the Peento type.

Arthur Chevreau. 1. Rev. Hort. 103. 1901.

Arthur Chevreau, Montreuil, France, grew this variety from a seed of Bonouvrier. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round; suture pronounced; cavity deep, large; flesh whitish-yellow, juicy, sugary, acidulated; stone large, free; ripens early in September.

Artz. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 25. 1894.

This is a large, handsome clingstone grown near Georgetown, District of Columbia. Fruit roundish-oval; cavity deep, abrupt; apex terminates in a mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, pubescent, creamy-white, blushed and marbled with crimson; flesh white, tinged with red about the pit, firm, juicy, mild subacid, sprightly; quality very good; stone oval.

Asa Meek Seedling. 1. J. R. Johnson Cat. 5. 1894.

According to J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, this is a seedling very closely resembling Globe.

Ashby Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1883.

This variety, raised by G. W. Ashby, Charrute, Kansas, is said to be earlier and better than Amsden. In 1883 it was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1891.

Astor. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826. 2. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 183. 1846.

Astor was found by Michael Floy in the yard of a Mr. Astor, New York City, about 1820. Tree large, thrifty, productive; leaves broad, deeply serrated, with globose glands; flowers medium in size; fruit large, oblate; cavity deep; suture divides the fruit; skin pale yellow, with a deep red cheek; flesh melting, whitish-yellow, faintly red at the stone, very juicy, high in quality; stone small, roundish, free; ripens the last of August.

Athenian Cling. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:180. 1857.

Fruit very large, oblong, depressed at the apex; suture a mere line; skin very downy, yellowish-white, marbled with dull red in the sun; flesh pale red at the pit, firm, rich, vinous; quality good; ripens in October.

Athens. 1. New Haven Nur. Cat. 6. 1901-02.

This variety is briefly described in the catalog of the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri. Athens on the Station grounds is a light bearer of fruit fair in quality. Tree vigorous; leaves thin; glands globose; fruit oval-cordate, about two and one-fourth inches high, halves unequal; suture shallow, deepening toward the apex; skin tough, golden yellow, with a lively red blush and a few darker splashes; flesh yellow, meaty, rather coarse, sweet; quality fair; stone clings, oval, noticeably bulged near the apex; ripens the second half of September.

Atlanta. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 120. 1872.

As fruited on the Station grounds, Atlanta does not appear valuable for any purpose. The variety was raised by Dr. E. W. Sylvester, Lyons, New York. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture large, distinct; cavity deep; skin greenish-white, blushed with deep red; flesh white, usually stained with red at the stone, soft, juicy; stone nearly free; ripens the last of August.

Atwater. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 281. 1854.

This is a variety of American origin closely resembling President.

Atwood. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869.

Atwood is a large, productive clingstone originating with Roscius Atwood, Newberry, South Carolina.

Augbert. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 447, 448, Pl. 44. 1908. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 35. 1909.

Augbert as it fruits on the Station grounds is a disappointment in productiveness and in quality of fruit. It originated with Joel Boon, Lindale, Texas, about 1897, from a seed of Elberta, thought to have been fertilized with Salwey. In 1906 the name Augbert was registered as a trade-mark. In 1909 the variety was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers medium in size; fruit large, oval, slightly cordate; cavity abrupt, medium to deep, often marked with red; apex terminates in a noticeable mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, finely pubescent, light golden, with a few carmine splashes on a lighter red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, tender, fine-grained, juicy, vinous; stone large, oval, pointed at the ends, plump; ripens just before Salwey.

Augusta. 1. Ramsey Cat. 8. 1909.

F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, state that Augusta is a large, yellow, freestone seedling of Elberta ripening a month later than its parent.

Auguste Fau Jaune. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889.

Listed by Mathieu as a clingstone.

Aurora. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

This variety was introduced by J. H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia, as a cross between Chinese Cling and Mary Choice. Fruit very large, creamy, with a dark cheek; freestone; ripens early in July.

Austin. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Austins Late Red. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1859. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875.

Austin Cling. 5. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

The cultivation of Austin is confined to the South. It first appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1872; later it was listed as Austin Late and finally as Austin in 1891 in which year it was dropped from the list. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, oblong; color white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous; clingstone.

Australian Saucer. 1. Oregon Nur. Cat. 28. 1903.

According to the catalog of the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, this variety is one of the Peento peaches and takes its name from its flat appearance, one side being hollowed like a saucer. Skin white, with a crimson blush; flesh white, sweet; pit very small, almost round.

Avant-Pêche Jaune. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:9, 10. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:48, 49 fig. 1879.

Gelbe Frühpfirsche. 3. Liegel Anweisung 69. 1822.

Early Yellow Alberge. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 1:183, 184. 1831.

Früher Aprikosenpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

According to Leroy, this variety was mentioned as early as the Fourteenth Century. It has been much confused with Avant-Pêche Blanche. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium in size, roundish; cavity deep; apex mamelon; skin thin, heavily pubescent, golden-yellow, mottled with dark brownish-red; flesh firm, yellow, carmine at the stone, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone small, roundish, plump, strongly sutured, free; ripens the middle of July.

Avant-Précoce. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:157, 158, fig. 15. 1883.

Glands reniform; flowers medium in size; fruit small to medium, nearly round; apex mucronate; suture deep; cavity narrow, small; skin firm, thin, heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, purple where exposed; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, firm, sugary, juicy, aromatic; stone small, oval; ripens late in July.

Avant-Précoce Pavie. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Avocat Collignon. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Azoo Cling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as growing in Texas.

Babcock. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Grown at one time on the Station grounds.

Bagby Large. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1859.

The tree of Bagby Large has a peculiar, slender, drooping growth. The fruit, which is esteemed for drying, is oblong, white and juicy; ripens the middle of August.

Bailey. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 244. 1893. 2. Ibid. 417, 418. 1898. 3. Ibid. 89, 90. 1899. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 35. 1909.

Friday Seedling. 5. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 373, 377. 1896.

Cedar County Hardy. 6. Ibid. 373. 1896.

Bailey is a very hardy peach grown in southeastern Iowa. It was named after Dr. Bailey, West Branch, Iowa, who grew the variety most extensively. In Scott County, it is known as Friday seedling, after its originator, Jacob Friday. The variety was listed by the American Pomological Society in 1909. Bailey reproduces itself from seed and has been distributed throughout Iowa by this means, which accounts for the differences that appear in different localities. The variety as it grows on the Station grounds is very susceptible to mildew; leaves deeply serrated, glandless; fruit small, white; freestone; worthless for New York.

Baker Cling. 1. Del Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Baker Early. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

Baker Early May. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

A very early freestone of southern origin which resembles Hale Early.

Baldwin. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Baldwin October Free. 2. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 279. 1854.

Baldwin Late. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871. 4. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:233. 1898.

Baldwin originated with Dr. William Baldwin, Montgomery, Alabama. It became popular because of its late ripening and splendid keeping qualities and gained a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1871, which it held until 1897. Leaves large; glands reniform; fruit medium in size, greenish-white; flesh white, stained at the stone; quality fair; stone free, small.

Baltet. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 86 fig. 1906.

M. Baltet, Troyes, Aube, France, originated this variety about 1866. Leaves glandless; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin creamy-white, reddish-purple where exposed; flesh tinged with red, deeper about the stone; quality excellent; stone elongated, with pointed apex; ripens early in October.

Baltimore Beauty. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 490. 1845.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit small, roundish-oval; color deep orange, with a brilliant red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the stone, sweet; ripens early in August.

Baltimore Rose. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1857.

Very similar to Oldmixon Cling.

Bandel. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 279. 1882. 2. Ibid. 197. 1883.

This variety, grown from seed by a Mr. Bandel, Saugatuck, Michigan, closely resembles Early Crawford but ripens five days earlier.

Banner. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 5:107. 1898. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1903.

Banner originated in Essex County, Canada, about 1880. At Geneva, the fruit is small, fair in quality and the tree an uncertain yielder. In 1899 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Tree large, vigorous; leaves thin; glands reniform; flowers small, pink; fruit small to above, roundish, slightly cordate; apex rounded, with a mamelon tip; skin tough, with short, fine pubescence, deep yellow, mottled with deep red; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, moderately juicy, meaty, mild; quality fair; stone broadly oval, slightly flattened, deeply grooved; ripens about a week after the Elberta.

Barber. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88. 1893. 2. Ibid. 118:32. 1895. 3. Ibid. 152:200. 1898.

Hinman. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Barber is thought to have originated in Allegan County, Michigan. The trees at Geneva are not productive and the fruits are only fair in quality. Tree upright, slightly spreading, vigorous; glands usually reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval, halves noticeably unequal; cavity wide, flaring; suture enlarged on one side; apex prominent, with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, thickly pubescent, lemon-yellow, with a dull carmine blush giving a bronze effect; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone, melting, mild subacid, lacks character; stone oval, dull brown, free; ripens the middle of September.

Barcelona Yellow Clingstone. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

A large clingstone ripening in October.

Barker No. 13. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

This is a descendant of Golden Rareripe which originated with F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas. Fruit large, downy, yellow, coarse.

Barnard. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 281. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 32. 1874. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903.

Early Barnard. 5. Mag. Hort. 14:538. 1848. 6. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:212. 1896.

Barnard, once a favorite in Michigan, is a seedling of Alberge and is often confused with Yellow Alberge and Yellow Rareripe, all being similar to Alberge. The variety has held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list since 1862. Tree vigorous, productive, slightly spreading; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; apex small; skin yellow, nearly covered with dark purplish-red; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, rich; quality good; stone free; season the last of August.

Barnes. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1893. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896.

Barnes originated in Bell County, Texas, with a Mr. Barnes Parker. Tree vigorous; fruit medium in size, yellow; flesh firm, subacid; clingstone.

Baron Ackenthal. 1. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

An Austrian variety with globose glands.

Baron Dufour. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 39, 215. 1876. 2. Lauche Ergänzungsband 697 fig., 698. 1883.

This sort was found by Baron Dufour in his gardens at Metz, Germany; it is called by some Grosse Magdalene von Metz. In 1872 it was introduced as Baron Dufour. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow; cavity wide, shallow; skin greenish-yellow, dark brownish-red in the sun; flesh clear yellow, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, aromatic; stone large, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of August.

Baron Pears. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 81. 1867.

This variety was grown from seed by Baron Pears, Oostcamp, near Bruges, Belgium. Tree vigorous; leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, oblate, strongly sutured; skin pale yellow, striped with red where exposed; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone, firm, juicy, aromatic; stone free, bluntly oval; ripens the last of September.

Baronne de Brivazac. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

Barr Early. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 14:6. 1891. 2. Ibid. 62:510. 1902.

A seedling of Peento which originated with Colonel John Barr, Micanopy, Florida. Fruit medium in size, showy; semi-cling; matures a week later than Peento.

Barr Late. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 14:6. 1891. 2. Ibid. 62:510. 1902.

This is another of Colonel Barr's seedlings; it resembles Barr Early but matures two weeks later. Neither variety is planted commercially.

Barrington. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 23. 1817. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 255. 1831. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Buckingham Mignonne. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 226. 1832.

Barringtoner Lieblingspfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205, 206. 1838.

A Mr. Barrington, Burwood, Surrey, England, grew this variety about 1800. Barrington was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 but remained there only a few years. Tree hardy, prolific; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, somewhat elongated; skin pale yellowish, with crimson stripes and mottlings; flesh yellowish-white, tinged with red at the stone, melting, juicy; stone free; ripens late in September.

Batchelder. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 196. 1849.

Batchelder originated in Haverhill, Massachusetts, with William Batchelder; it is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit large, round, white, with a deep blush; flesh white, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens the last of September.

Baugh. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 608. 1857.

Leaves with reniform glands; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture obscure; apex with a mucronate tip; skin pale yellow, with a slight blush towards the sun; flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens the first of October.

Baxter Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Wickson says this is a good cling similar to Orange Cling but earlier. It originated in Placer County, California, with William Baxter.

Bayne Favorite. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1841.

Introduced by a Dr. Bayne, Alexandria, Virginia, about 1843. Tree productive; fruit very large, oval, pointed; color pale yellow, pale red in the sun; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens with Anne.

Bayne New Heath. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 196. 1841.

This is another of Dr. Bayne's seedlings which is said to be superior to Heath Cling with which it ripens.

Bealmear Cling. 1. J. R. Johnson Cat. 5. 1894.

J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, states that this variety is a yellow-fleshed seedling raised some years ago by a Dr. Bealmear, Nashport, Ohio. Tree strong, willowy; fruit large, oblong, juicy, sweet, clingstone; ripens the third week in September.

Bear Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 93. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Bear Late. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:63. 1900.

Listed as a strong grower in Canada.

Beatrice. 1. Gard. Mon. 13:279. 1871. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903.

Early Beatrice. 4. Gard. Chron. 1323. 1872. 5. Gard. Mon. 15:315, 339, 340. 1873. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 443, 444. 1884.

This peach is a seedling of Rivers White Nectarine and was raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. The American Pomological Society added Beatrice to its fruit-list in 1875 but dropped it in 1891. Fruit small to medium, round, a little pointed at the apex, marked on one side by a distinct suture; skin yellowish, almost covered with patches of bright red; flesh pale yellowish-white, melting, juicy, richly flavored, slightly adherent to the pit; season remarkably early, ripening in England in July.

Beauchamp. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896.

Tree rather weak in growth, unproductive; fruit medium in size, round, yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, firm, mild acid; quality fair; freestone; ripens the latter part of August.

Beauté de la Saulsaie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

A glandless variety of doubtful merit.

Beauty of Salisbury. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 290. 1854.

A foreign, freestone variety subject to mildew; fruit large, roundish, yellowish-white, blushed with red; ripens in September.

Beaver No. 2. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897.

Fruit roundish, above medium in size; skin thin, white, washed and splashed with red; pubescence short; flesh white, purplish at the stone, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free; ripens early in August.

Beckwith Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

Beckwith Early is a large, early clingstone raised by a Mr. Beckwith, Olathe, Kansas.

Beckworth. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 1:155. 1853.

A hardy, prolific seedling, immune to mildew, raised by Dr. Beckworth, Oswego, New York; flesh yellow; pit small; ripens the first of September.

Becquett Late. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:810. 1896.

This variety may be identical with Bequette Free. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to small, oval, light yellow, subacid; quality good; freestone; season late in Texas.

Beer Late White Cling. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1878.

This variety originated with Samuel Beer, Keyport, New Jersey. Fruit large, rich, fine for brandying; ripens about the middle of October.

Beers Late. 1. Lovett Cat. 36. 1890.

Beers Melcatoon. 2. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 184. 1898.

Beers Late Melocoton. 3. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Beers Late is a seedling of Late Crawford with which it ripens. Tree strong; fruit rather large, yellow, more or less red.

Beers Late Red Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 191. 1841.

Beers Red Rareripe. 2. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't Pt. 3:105. 1857.

Joseph Beers, Middletown, New Jersey, first grew this peach. Fruit very large, oblong; skin nearly white, red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, high in quality; ripens the last of September.

Beers Smock. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 299. 1875. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903. 4. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 198. 1913.

Beer. 5. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896.

Beers Smock and Smock are identical as grown at this Station. Pomological authorities now very generally agree that the two names have been given the same fruit. For a description of Beers Smock see Smock.

Bell Favorite. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899.

Tree fairly vigorous, upright, medium productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, oval, tapering; skin light yellow, with a small blush of red, lightly pubescent; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, juicy, vinous; quality fair; pit nearly free; season towards the end of September.

Bell October. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 38. 1902-03. 2. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05.

Bell October is a large, yellow peach of fine flavor ripening after Salwey and often keeping until November. It originated in Denton County, Texas.

Belle de Bade. 1. Guide Prat. 42. 1895.

Fruit very large, yellow; glands globose; flesh firm, sweet, aromatic; matures in September.

Belle de Beaucaire. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 290. 1854. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:52, 53 fig. 1879.

This variety originated near Beaucaire, Gard, France. Glands small, globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; cavity narrow, deep; apex with a mamelon tip; skin greenish-yellow, spotted with carmine in the sun; flesh greenish-white, red at the stone, firm, juicy, pleasingly acidulated; stone free, brown; ripens the last of August.

Belle Beausse. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:54 fig., 55, 56. 1879.

Belle Beauce. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 212. 1832.

Belle Bausse. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:11, 12. 1832. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:163, 164, fig. 80. 1866-73. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 599. 1869.

Belle-Bauce. 6. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 15, Pl. 1846.

Schöne von Beauce. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Okstkunde 3:202, 203, 1858.

This variety was raised long ago by Joseph Beausse, Montreuil, Bellay, France. Because of its close resemblance to Grosse Mignonne the two have often been confused. Fruit large, somewhat flattened at the base and apex, with a distinct suture; skin thin, with fine pubescence, greenish-yellow, highly colored with deep red; flesh white, tinged with red around the pit, juicy, tender, melting, vinous; quality good; freestone; season early September.

Belle Beauté. 1. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 184. 1825.

An excellent, scarlet-red freestone ripening the end of September.

Belle Cartière. 1. Pom. France 6:No. 8, Pl. 8. 1869.

Armand Jaboulay introduced Belle Cartière which he found in the vineyard of Madame Cartière, Oullins, Rhône, France. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular; suture more or less pronounced; skin heavily pubescent, white, almost entirely covered with reddish-purple; flesh white, with red radiating from the pit, melting, vinous, juicy; pit nearly free, obtuse, deeply grooved; ripens the first week in September.

Belle de Charleville. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Fruit very large, of first quality; glands reniform; ripens in September.

Belle Conquête. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 74. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous; glands globose, small; flowers very large; fruit large, roundish, often flattened at the ends; skin heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, mottled with carmine; flesh whitish, reddish at the pit, melting, sweet; stone large, oval, plump, free; ripens the last of August.

Belle de la Croix. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 214. 1866. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 44. 1876.

This variety was first grown in Bordeaux, France. Tree hardy; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, round; skin white, washed with purple; flesh fine, reddish about the stone, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; ripens the end of August.

Belle de Doué. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 214, 215. 1866. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:139, 140. fig. 68. 1866-73. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:58, 59. 1879.

Schöne von Doué. 4. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 20, Pl. 1882.

This peach was grown from seed in 1839 by a M. Dimia-Chatenay at Doué-la-Fontaine, Maine-et-Loire, France. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, washed and mottled with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a delicious, aromatic flavor; stone free; ripens about the middle of August.

Belle Dupont. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Belle et Bonne. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 1:49, 50, Pl. 1853.

Schöne Magdalene. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

A. Bivort grew this seedling about 1831 and, because of size and quality of fruit called it Belle et Bonne. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, deeply sutured; skin heavily pubescent, clear yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, fine, melting, aromatic; freestone; ripens the latter part of August.

Belle Henri Pinaud. 1. Gard. Chron. N. S. 18:472. 1882. 2. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 292 fig., 293. 1904.

A French variety introduced to commerce about 1881. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened at apex; skin greenish-yellow, deep red where exposed; faintly sutured; flesh whitish-yellow, fine, sweet; very good in quality; stone free, elongated; ripens the middle of September.

Belle Impériale. 1. Mag. Hort. 34:89. 1868. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 93 fig. 1906.

Obtained by a M. Chevalier, Montreuil, Seine, France. Tree vigorous; glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, spherical, slightly oblique near the apex; shallowly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, blushed with deep red in the sun; flesh whitish-yellow, faint carmine near the stone, melting, vinous, sweet; quality good; ripens the middle of September.

Belle de Liège. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Belle de Liège produces large, excellent fruit of first quality; glands absent; flowers medium in size; ripens the end of August.

Belle de Logelbach. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 388. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit very large, juicy, aromatic; ripens the middle of September.

Belle de Mes Yeux. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Described as a medium-sized peach, with a reddish-brown blush on a green ground; ripens early in September.

Belle de Neuville. 1. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 90 fig. 1906.

A French seedling raised by C. Jacquet, Neuville, France. Tree vigorous; glands globose; flowers very large; fruit medium in size, roundish, faintly sutured; skin amber, washed with deep purple where exposed; flesh amber, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, sweet, sprightly; quality excellent; pit large, broad, plump, nearly free; ripens the last of August.

Belle d'Orbassano. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Mentioned as a very late, but excellent, Italian variety with reniform glands.

Belle de Saint-Geslin. 1. Gard. Mon. 15:244. 1873. 2. Le Bon Jard. 326. 1882.

A variety discovered some years ago in the ruins of the St. Geslin tower near Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, France, by a M. Joutron. Fruit large, whitish-green, splashed with purple; flesh white, melting; very good; stone free; matures the latter half of October.

Belle de Saint-Geslin Blanche. 1. Gard. Chron. N. S. 22:472. 1884.

A white-fruited sport from the Belle de Saint-Geslin, much esteemed by the French as a late peach.

Belle de Toulouse. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:60 fig., 61. 1879.

Belle Toulousaine. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 54. 1867.

Schöne Toulouserin. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

Jean Rey, a nurseryman at Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France, raised this peach from seed in 1859. Leroy combines Souvenir de Jean Rey with this variety but the two are apparently distinct. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; skin clear yellow, washed with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sweet, vinous flavor; stone free; season the first of September.

Belle de Vitry. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:36, 37, Pl. XXV. 1768. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 244, 245. 1831. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 472. 1845. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:61 fig., 62. 1879.

Bellis. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Beauty of Vitry. 6. Prince Pom. Man. 1:193. 1831.

Schöner von Vitry. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:210. 1858.

According to Leroy this peach was raised more than two centuries ago at Vitry-sur-Seine, France, and was first mentioned by Merlet in 1675. Some writers have confused it with Admirable. Leaves glandless or with few globose glands; fruit of medium size, broad, with a deep suture; skin pale yellowish-white, tinged and marbled with bright and dull red; flesh greenish-yellow, red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich; quality good; stone free; season the last of September.

Bellegarde. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:62, 63 fig. 1879.

This name has been applied to another peach called Galande but the variety described by Leroy in this reference appears to be distinct. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed; skin covered with dark red in the sun; flesh whitish, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; stone free; ripens the first of September.

Bellows. 1. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. XXXI fig. V. 1729.

Bellows is a good bearer with fruit of fair quality. Color greenish-yellow, with a mottled blush; flesh white, with a trace of red at the pit; ripens the first of August.

Beltzar. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

An early variety originating in Coshocton County, Ohio.

Beltzar Early Rareripe. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

Originated in Coshocton County, Ohio. Glands globose; fruit roundish, blushed with red in the sun; ripens in August.

Ben Hur. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:30. 1910.

A variety, thought to have originated in Michigan, which ripens just before Elberta.

Benade. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 7:429. 1864.

Benade is an American peach of medium size; yellow flesh; poor quality; ripening in August.

Benango. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:810. 1896.

Listed as growing in Texas.

Bennett Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

Of American origin. Glands globose; fruit large, whitish-yellow, blushed with red; deficient in flavor; ripens early in August.

Bequette Cling. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:32. 1895. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

Becquette Cling. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:91. 1901.

Bequette Cling originated about 1860 in a seedling orchard belonging to Benjamin Bequette, Visalia, California. In 1877 J. H. Thomas of the same place gave the variety the name of the originator and commenced propagating it. This peach is similar to Bequette Free, see page 184, a variety of the same origin, except in the clinging tendency of the stone.

Berckmans. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:91. 1901.

Dr. Berckmans. 2. Rural N. Y. 54:106. 1895. 3. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898.

Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, grew Berckmans from a pit of General Lee about 1880. Glands reniform; fruit large, creamy-white, blushed and mottled with crimson; flesh white, stained with red at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; season follows Thurber.

Bergame. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit very large, roundish, irregular; skin blushed with purple on a deep yellow ground; of first quality; ripens early in October.

Bergen. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 272. 1854.

Bergen Yellow. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 490. 1845. 4. Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr. 51. 1848.

Bergen is probably a native of Long Island. It resembles Yellow Rareripe but ripens about ten days later. The American Pomological Society added this variety to its list of fruits in 1848, a place which it still holds. Tree bears well; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular, depressed; suture distinct; skin deep orange, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, rich; matures early in September.

Bermuda Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 191. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Mississippi.

Bernard Verlot. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 52, 53. 1867.

A French variety obtained by a M. Carrelet, Paris, France. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish; cavity wide, shallow; skin with short pubescence, streaked and spotted with reddish-violet where exposed; flesh whitish, stained at the pit, melting, very juicy, aromatic; stone nearly free, obovate, deeply grooved at the sutures.

Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:65 fig., 66. 1879.

An old, French seedling found growing about 1865 in the nurseries of Jamin and Durand near Paris, France. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval; suture faintly marked; skin heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, mottled with purple in the sun; flesh whitish, carmine at the stone, melting, very juicy, sweet, sprightly; quality good; stone small, free, ovoid, plump; ripens in September.

Berry. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 41. 1895.

Fruit roundish, medium in size; cavity wide, deep; suture distinct; apex swollen; skin thin, tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, washed with red; flesh whitish, tinged with red at the stone, meaty, tender for a cling, very juicy, sweet, rich; quality good; stone small, oval, clinging; ripens in the District of Columbia early in September.

Bertholome. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Barthélemy. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

A very large, yellow, late peach with small flowers and reniform glands.

Bessie Kerr. 1. J. S. Kerr Cat. 4. 1898.

This variety is described briefly by J. S. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. Tree vigorous, upright, productive; fruit large, oblong, white; clingstone; matures in August.

Best June. 1. Ramsey Cat. 3. 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach was originated about 1894 by John Burkhardt, Fayette County, Texas. It was introduced by F. T. Ramsey and Son in 1906, and is said to excel Mamie Ross. Tree very productive; fruit light-colored, with a red cheek; stone semi-clinging; season the last of June in Texas.

Besy Robin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:66 fig., 67. 1879.

Raised by Besy Robin, Angers, Maine, France, about 1863. Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular, truncate; suture prominent; skin thick, greenish-yellow, blushed with red, deeper where exposed; flesh whitish-yellow, stained at the pit, firm though melting, very juicy, sprightly; of first quality; stone free, very large, roundish-oval, plump; matures the middle of September.

Beville. 1. Mag. Hort. 15:503. 1849.

Beville has a dwarfish, compact habit of growth and bears numerous, large blossoms. Grown only in the South.

Bexar. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:810. 1896.

Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands globose; fruit ovate, light creamy; flesh slightly acid; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Bianci di Nizza. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

Exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society of Tuscany, Italy.

Bickell. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88. 1894. 2. Ibid. 194:45. 1901.

An undesirable, late, white freestone of medium size, ripening with Salwey.

Biddle. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167. 1895.

A white-fleshed clingstone ripening the middle of July.

Bidwell Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 28:334. 1886. 2. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 575, Pl. VI. 1888.

3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 4. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:511. 1902.

One of the seedlings of Peento raised about 1886 by A. I. Bidwell, Arlington, Florida. The variety was placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891. Fruit medium in size, oblong; cavity abrupt; apex rounded, with a small, recurved point; skin velvety, creamy-white, deep red where exposed; flesh firm, whitish, juicy; quality very good; stone oval, thick, clinging; season in Florida May 20th to June 15th.

Bidwell Late. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:511. 1902.

Another of A. I. Bidwell's seedlings of Peento that does well further north than some varieties of the same origin. Placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891. Fruit large, roundish, yellowish-white; flesh meaty, juicy; quality excellent; stone adherent; matures in Florida June 15th to July 1st.

Bilice. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"The Bilice peach is something like the Newington."

Billmeyer. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:30. 1910.

Billmeyer is a sprout from the stem of an old Crawford tree, raised by J. H. Billmeyer, Holloway, Michigan. Tree productive; fruit roundish-oblate, medium to large; cavity deep; skin thick, tough, with long pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with dark crimson; flesh yellow, stained with red at the stone, meaty, tender, juicy, sprightly; quality very good; stone oval, small, free; matures between the two Crawfords.

Bilyeu. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 21. 1897. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:338. 1903. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 199. 1913.

Bilyeu Comet. 4. Gard. Mon. 18:14, 27, 140, 141. 1876.

Bilyeu's October. 5. Fulton Peach Cult. 177. 1908.

This peach seems to have originated more than forty years ago as a chance seedling in Caroline County, Maryland, having been found and propagated by a Mr. Bilyeu. It was once quite popular in Maryland. Tree moderately productive, vigorous; fruit medium in size, round; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, firm, sweet; of fair quality; stone free; ripens very late.

Binney Large Red. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Listed as having small flowers and globose glands.

Bird Beauty. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893, as having grown in Illinois.

Bishop. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892. 2. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 41. 1895. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899.

Bishop Early. 5. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:172. 1906. 6. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 199. 1913.

According to Waugh, Bishop originated in California. Tree vigorous, hardy, productive; glands globose; fruit medium to large, round, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, with a dark red blush; flesh white, juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; season the last of August.

Black. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897.

Dr. Black. 2. Am. Gard. 18:715. 1897.

Black is a seedling of the Smock type, named in honor of Dr. J. J. Black, Newcastle, Delaware. Fruit large, round; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, with a blushed cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, rich subacid; quality very good; stone oval; ripens late.

Black Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 14:280. 1872.

Black Extra Early. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 120. 1872.

A very early, white-fleshed seedling found on the farm of Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas. The fruit is said to surpass Hale Early in size and quality.

Black Seedling. 1. Rural N. Y. 62:562. 1903.

A seedling of Mamie Ross raised by J. H. Black, Hightstown, New Jersey. The fruit ripens with Sneed but is higher in quality and is more resistant to rot.

Blacke. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Blacke Peach is a great large Peach, of a very darke browne colour on the outside, it is of a waterish taste, and late ripe."

Blake. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:30. 1910.

A peach that William Blake, Niles, Michigan, says is the earliest, yellow freestone.

Blanc de City. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers medium to large; fruit medium in size, globular; suture distinct; cavity wide; skin covered with short pubescence, whitish-yellow, dark red where exposed; flesh whitish, melting, juicy; stone large, roundish, nearly free; ripens early in September.

Blanchard. 1. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05.

The catalog of T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, states that this variety is a seedling originated and named by C. C. F. Blanchard, Runnels County, Texas. It is similar to Chinese Cling but ripens later.

Blanche d'Ekenholm. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:270. 1854.

Fruit large, yellowish-white, lightly marked with carmine; flesh whitish-yellow, sweet, sugary; stone free; ripens at the end of July.

Blanche Énorme de Mézel. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 64. 1867.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit large, spherical, rarely elongated; skin very pubescent, pale yellow, occasionally blushed in the sun; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, melting, sweet; stone oval, free; ripens the second half of August.

Blanche Tardive de Sabarot. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 388. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Blanton Cling. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 635. 1857.

Yellow Blanton Cling. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 277. 1854.

A seedling of Lemon Cling and very similar to it but a few days later. Leaves large; glands reniform; fruit large, resembling Lemon Cling. Reproduces itself from seed.

Bledsoe Early Cling. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879. 2. Ibid. 110. 1880.

A seedling raised by Ira L. Wood, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Said to be earlier and better than Amsden.

Bledsoe Seedling. 1. Hooper W. Fr. Book 214. 1857.

A good commercial peach about Frankfort, Kentucky. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit roundish-oblong, of medium size, yellow, with a red blush; flesh mild, sweet; ripens in September.

Blodgett's Seedlings. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:334, 335. 1882.

The following are seedlings mentioned as having originated with a Lorin Blodgett:

Blodgett Crimson Cling, Blodgett Crimson Freestone, Blodgett Golden Cling, Blodgett Golden Freestone, Blodgett Golden October Cling, Blodgett Golden Pointed Cling.

These peaches do not seem to have been recognized by other writers.

Blondeau. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876. 2. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 296 fig., 297. 1904.

Joseph Blondeau, Montrueil, Seine, France, introduced this variety about 1856. Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands globose; flowers small, deep red; fruit large, roundish; cavity large, deep; skin milky-white, purple where exposed; flesh milky-white, reddish around the pit, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality excellent; stone elliptical, plump, free; ripens late in September.

Blood Free. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 21. 1897.

Blood Freestone. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 601. 1869.

Indian Blood Freestone. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873. 4. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

Blood Free was probably raised by John M. Ives, Salem, Massachusetts, and is distinct from Blood Cling in having its stone free. The American Pomological Society placed the variety in its list of fruits in 1873 as Indian Blood Freestone but in 1897 shortened the name to Blood Free. Tree vigorous, hardy; fruit of medium size, compressed; apex roundish; skin greenish-white overspread with splashes and stripes of dark red; flesh blood-red throughout, juicy, coarse, tough and meaty; quality fair; stone free; season very late.

Bloor. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:31. 1910.

Named after the originator, John Bloor, Mears, Michigan. Tree upright, exceptionally hardy in bud and branch; fruit resembles Kalamazoo with which it ripens but is superior to it.

Blush. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:92. 1901.

Beauty Blush. 2. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

A little known seedling from Chinese Cling raised by J.H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia. Fruit large, high-colored, melting, delicious; freestone; ripens in Georgia the last of June.

Bogg Leviathan. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880.

Bogg Mammoth. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

A very large peach of good quality, ripening three weeks later than Late Crawford, excellent for drying and canning. Raised by a Mr. Bogg, Bonham, Texas.

Boisselot. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:68 fig., 69. 1879.

Auguste Boisselot, Nantes, Loire-Inferieure, France, originated this variety. Glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin thick, whitish, marbled and streaked with red; flesh white, melting, rather firm, juicy, often disagreeable; stone elongated, free; ripens the last of August.

Bokhara. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 377. 1896. 2. Ibid. 256. 1897. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 187:68. 1901. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Bokhara is remarkable for great hardiness but has little else to recommend it. It was introduced by the late J. L. Budd from pits received from Bokhara, Russia, about 1890 and in 1909 was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Several distinct peaches are grown under this name, probably all from the pits planted by Professor Budd. As Bokhara grows on the Station grounds the leaves are large; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, medium in size, pink; fruit of medium size, oblong-oval, bulged near the apex making the halves unequal; suture shallow; apex with a prolonged tip; skin thin, tender, with a thick, short pubescence, greenish-yellow, pale, faintly blushed and striped with dull red; flesh greenish-white, stringy, mealy, sweet; quality poor; stone oval, narrow, conspicuously winged; ripens late in August.

Boley. 1. New Haven Nur. Cat. 6. 1899-1900.

This variety is described in the catalog of the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri, as a large, white-fleshed variety ripening in Missouri about August 20th.

Bollweiler Favorite 1. Mas Le Verger 7:33, 34, fig. 15. 1866-73. 2. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 2, Pl. 1882.

Obtained by Eugene Baumann, Bollweiler, Elsass, Germany. Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture shallow; skin tender, whitish-yellow, blushed; flesh white, tender, sweet, pleasing; stone oval, free; ripens early in August.

Bollweiler Magdalene. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 177. 1835. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.

Bollwiller de Madeleine. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Grosse-Madeline. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 40, 219. 1876.

Another variety from the same source as above. Tree vigorous, productive; glandless; flowers large; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture shallow; skin greenish-white; flesh very pleasing; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Bonanza. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899.

Bonanza is of Texas origin and is planted only in the South. It is very late in ripening and is not productive nor is the fruit high in quality on the Station grounds. Tree vigorous, hardy; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small, dark pink at the edges; fruit small to above, roundish-oval, with a prune-like neck, halves unequal; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin tough, with long, coarse pubescence, creamy-white, with a small blush of lively red; flesh white, rather dry, stringy, with a slight astringency; stone oval, slightly flattened, with a long, sharp apex; ripens the second week of October.

Bonito. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:815. 1896.

Vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit rather small, roundish, with an acute projection; color creamy-white; stone adherent; ripens July 25th.

Bonlez. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:43, 44, fig. 20. 1866-73. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 606. 1869.

Bonlezer Lackpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

Bonlez was obtained by Bivort of Belgium about 1830. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, depressed, deeply sutured; skin downy, white, blushed; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; stone oval, thick, free; ripens the middle of September.

Bonne Dame de Laeken. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety of Belgian origin; fruit large; tree productive.

Bonne Gros de Noisette. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 601. 1869.

Guter grosser Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:211. 1858.

Originated with a M. Noisette, Paris, France. Fruit large, roundish, depressed; suture deep; color white, faintly marbled in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, vinous, aromatic; freestone; ripens in September.

Bonne Grosse. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:480. 1860.

Bonne Grosse originated about 1820 in France. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish, greenish, blushed with red; flesh firm, vinous, good; ripens at the end of September.

Bonne-Julie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 216. 1876.

Fruit large; skin washed and spotted with carmine-red; flesh melting, very juicy, pleasing; ripens the second half of August.

Bonneuil. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 227. 1866. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 46. 1867.

Bonneuil Lackpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:216. 1858.

This is a very late clingstone ripening the second week in November; a long keeper. Glandless; flowers large; fruit above medium in size, roundish, distinctly sutured; apex mamelon; skin greenish-white, with a faint blush in the sun; flesh firm, white, juicy; not highly flavored.

Bonouvrier. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:147, 148, fig. 72. 1866-73. 2. Bobbink & Atkins Cat. 119. 1914.

Bonouvrier originated with a M. Bonouvrier, Montreuil, Seine, France. Glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish, compressed; suture more pronounced at the apex; skin white, largely blushed with deep purple; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, sweet; stone nearly free; ripens at the end of September.

Boquier. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 316. 1889.

A large, yellow, Californian variety with good shipping qualities.

Bordeaux. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875.

Bordeaux Cling. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 635. 1857.

Belle de Bordeaux. 3. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2d Ser. 3:63. 1900.

Bordeaux was raised from a stone brought from Bordeaux, France. It held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1891. Fruit large, oblong, a little one-sided; suture shallow; skin downy, lemon-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, melting, vinous; stone clinging; ripens early in August.

Böttchers Frühpfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Not described in this reference.

Bourdeaux. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Listed among yellow varieties of lesser merit.

Bourdine. 1. Langley Pomona 102, Pl. 28 fig. 5. 1729. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:20, 21, Pl. 12. 1768. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 245, 246. 1831. 4. Gard. Chron. 152. 1865. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:70, 71 fig., 72, 73, 74. 1879.

Bourdin Lackpfirsich. 6. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:208, 209. 1858.

Boudin. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 215. 1866.

Bourdine is an old French sort written of by Merlet and Quintinye. It has been confused with Royale, Louis XIV having so named it on receiving it from his gardener, Bourdine. Duhamel maintains that these two are distinct varieties and we have followed him. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small, edged with carmine; fruit large, roundish, halves unequal; suture deep and wide; skin greenish-white, blushed and marbled; flesh white, melting, separates readily from the pit, sugary; quality good; stone small, nearly round; ripens the middle of September.

Bourdine Royale. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Bowers Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:274. 1877. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

A large, freestone peach, earlier than Amsden, said to have originated in Frederick, Maryland, in 1876.

Bowslaugh Late. 1. Can. Hort. 11:151. 1888.

Bowslaugh. 2. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 22:31. 1890.

A fine, late, yellow seedling of the Crawford type; originated in the Niagara district, Ontario, Canada.

Boyd Early. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Boyles. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:51. 1894. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:31. 1910.

A variety found by James Boyles, Douglas, Michigan. A very good substitute for Early Crawford. Tree vigorous; fruit large, yellow, pleasing.

Brackett. 1. Berckmans Cat. 12. 1912-13.

P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, states that this variety was named in honor of the late Colonel G. B. Brackett. It is a yellow-fleshed freestone, a cross between Smock and Chinese Cling, ripening just after Elberta, said to be of best quality.

Braddick American. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:59, Pl. 29. 1823. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 273, 274. 1831.

Braddick's North American. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, slightly tapering towards the apex; deeply sutured; skin pale yellow, tinged with red; flesh pale yellow nearly to the stone, juicy; stone clings; ripens the middle of September.

Braddick New York. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Braddick New York is a freestone of second size and quality, ripening early in September; glands reniform; flowers small; color pale green, with a blush.

Braddick Red. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit large, pale green, blushed with dark red; flesh melting, free from the pit; of first quality; ripens at the end of August.

Braddick South American. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Not described in this reference.

Braddick Summer. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, pale green; flesh melting; of second quality; pit free; ripens late in August.

Bradley. 1. Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt. 39, Pl. 1879. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Bradley originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Not generally disseminated. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large; flesh white, firm, juicy; freestone; ripens after Late Crawford.

Brainard Large Yellow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 189. 1841.

Fruit large, yellow in the shade; of excellent flavor; ripens in September.

Brandy. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

Brandy is a round, medium-sized fruit, with crimson flesh; ripens in August.

Brandywine. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Rural N. Y. 46:352. 1887. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208, 209. 1899. 5. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:339. 1903. 6. Fulton Peach Cult. 175. 1908.

According to the references, Delaware is the place of origin of this peach and Late Crawford may be its parent. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands globose; fruit large, flattened and ovate, compressed at the suture which is distinct; apex prominent; color yellow, washed and striped with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, mild but not rich; quality good; pit free; season the last of September.

Brant. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:12. 1892.

Listed as once grown in Utah.

Bray Rareripe. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1878. 2. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12. 1905-06.

Bray White. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 243. 1886.

This variety resembles Oldmixon Free except in season, being later. It originated with D. Bray, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The peach as it grows on the Station grounds is hardy but not productive; glands globose; flowers small, appear in mid-season; fruit large, roundish; cavity shallow; apex mamelon, recurved; skin tough, thick, heavily pubescent, creamy-white, blushed with lively red; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly, pleasing; good in quality; stone free, broadly oval, flattened; ripens late in September.

Braunauer Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:214. 1858.

Braunauer Rote Frühe Pfirsich. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 389. 1889.

A seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich. Tree productive; glands reniform; fruit above medium in size, oval; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow; flesh reddish at the pit, aromatic; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

Braunauer Magdalene. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 389. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

Brett. 1. Gard. Mon. 22:370. 1880. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Mrs. Brett. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:352. 1903.

Brett was introduced by Joseph H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York; listed by the American Pomological Society in 1909. It is earlier than Oldmixon Free and superior to it in color and quality.

Brevoort. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 472. 1845.

Brevoort Seedling Melter. 3. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 183. 1846.

Raised by Henry Brevoort of New York, from Morrisania Pound. Leaves crenated; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit below medium in size, roundish; skin grayish-white, bright red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, sugary; stone small, flat, free; ripens the middle of August.

Brevoort Seedling Pound. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:412. 1826.

Another seedling of Morrisania Pound, raised by Henry Brevoort. Resembles its parent in shape and flavor, but ripens two weeks earlier.

Brice Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879. 2. Gard. Mon. 25:272. 1883.

Dr. S. M. Brice of Kansas originated this variety about 1874; it is said to rival other early, white clings.

Briggs. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 193. 1849. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 199. 1913. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Briggs' May. 4. Ibid. 28. 1877.

Brigg's Early May. 5. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

Rouge de Mai. 6. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 526. 1906.

The name Briggs has been applied to three distinct varieties. This peach originated in Dedham, Massachusetts, many years ago. The American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list in 1877 as Briggs' May, dropping it in 1891 but replacing it as Briggs in 1909. Tree hardy, reproducing itself closely from seed; fruit large, roundish-truncate, with a distinct suture; skin white, nearly covered with bright red; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor; quality good; pit free; season the first of September.

Briggs Red May. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:145, 241. 1876. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 309. 1889.

Briggs. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:339, 340. 1903.

This variety originated about 1870 as a chance seedling on the farm of John G. Briggs, near Yuba City, California. Fruit medium to large, round; skin white, with a rich red cheek; flesh greenish-white, melting, juicy, free; quality very good; season early.

Bright. 1. Can. Hort. 26:483. 1903.

Charles E. Bright, Brampton, Canada, originated this variety about 1895. Fruit large, creamy-white; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; matures early in October.

Brodie. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1835.

Fruit large, round, red in the sun; very juicy; clingstone.

Bronough Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 158. 1881. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896.

A very late variety with reniform glands. "Does not do well in Texas."

Bronzée. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Fruit not described in this reference.

Brooks. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. 31 fig. 3. 1729.

Raised by Lord Brooks, Twickenham, Middlesex, England. Fruit large; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens on a west wall about August 8th.

Brown. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 170. 1882. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 273. 1903.

This is a white-fleshed seedling of Chili found by Orrin Brown, Berrien County, Michigan. Tree hardy, with the drooping habit of Chili. Fruit averages larger than Hale Early which it closely follows in ripening.

Brown Choice. 1. Black Cult. Peach & Pear 115. 1886.

Brown Best. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 177, 178. 1908.

A large, white-fleshed variety ripening with Late Crawford.

Brown Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

An early variety originated by W. L. Brown, Ashley, Illinois.

Brown Nutmeg. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:24, 25. 1832.

This is a stray variety which has often been confused with Red Nutmeg but the two are distinct. Fruit much smaller than Red Nutmeg, somewhat oval, with a mamelon apex; skin yellowish, with considerable dingy red; flavor pleasant; ripens in July.

Browns Frühpfirsich. 1. Stoll O. U. Pom. Pl. 52 fig. 4. 1888.

A seedling of Hale Early ripening after it. Fruit globular, slightly compressed at the ends; skin woolly, whitish-yellow, spotted red where exposed; flesh white, adherent; stone large for the size of fruit.

Brunson. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 79. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:32, Pl. 1910.

Brunson is a chance seedling found about 1880 by Rufus Brunson, Benton Harbor, Michigan. It is grown in Michigan but not as much as Kalamazoo which it closely resembles. On the Station grounds the trees are hardy, unproductive, large, with lower branches drooping. Glands reniform; flowers appear early, small; fruit large, cordate; apex usually mamelon; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, lemon-yellow, splashed with dark, dull red on a lively blush giving it a bronze effect; flesh yellow, firm, mild; good; stone broadly oval, bulged near the apex, terminating in a long, sharp point; ripens the middle of September.

Buck. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889.

A seedling grown by L. W. Buck, Vaca Valley, California; a good shipper.

Buckeye. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 4. 1855.

A seedling from Clark County, Ohio, having pale yellowish-white flesh. It is inferior to Late Crawford and ripens ten days later.

Buckinghamshire Minion. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 23. 1817.

Skin thin; flesh red at the stone; ripens the middle of August.

Bullard. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 186. 1841.

Originated with a Mr. Bullard, Framingham, Massachusetts. Fruit very large, round, deep yellow in the sun; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens early in September.

Bullard Cling. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 196. 1841.

A large, round clingstone from Massachusetts.

Bullmann Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:219. 1858.

Leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, somewhat oblate, faintly sutured; flesh yellow, sprightly; stone acutely pointed, free; ripens at the end of August.

Buonaparte. 1. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't Pt. 3:105. 1857.

A fine, early market variety introduced by Joseph Buonaparte, New Jersey.

Burchell Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Burdock. 1. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. 33 fig. 2. 1729.

Fruit large, blushed with vermilion-red; flesh firm, juicy; stone clinging; ripens on a south wall August 30th.

Burford October Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 191. 1860.

Reported as grown successfully in Mississippi.

Burgess Beauty. . Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1841.

A variety from Middletown, New Jersey. Earlier, better, and more productive than Early York.

Burke. 1. Gard. Mon. 27:79. 1886. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:92. 1901.

Burke is of southern origin having come from Avoyelles, Louisiana. The peaches ought to ship well as they are thick-skinned. On the Station grounds the fruit drops badly and lacks both color and quality. Tree vigorous, hardy, unproductive; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, large; fruit large, oblong-oval, halves unequal, sides drawn up about the cavity, with a mucronate tip at the apex; skin thick, tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, creamy-yellow, with a slight blush of lively red; flesh white, stained at the pit, firm, juicy, tender, pleasing; quality fair; stone clinging, oval, pointed at the ends, plump on one side; ripens the first week in September.

Burlington Large Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Burnap. 1. Ramsey Cat. 3. 1912.

This variety is described by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, as a productive, white clingstone found by S. L. Burnap, Austin, Texas.

Burns. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:273. 1878. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879.

Burns is claimed by its originator, T. F. Burns, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, to ripen a month earlier than Alexander.

Burrough. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Buski. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:67. 1895.

Listed as having been grown in Arizona.

Bustian October. 1. Gard. Mon. 16:315. 1874. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:233. 1898.

Bustian October originated in Fayette County, Georgia. Ripens too late for the North. Tree spreading, dense; glands reniform; flowers conspicuous; fruit large, sweet; clingstone; ripens the middle of October.

Butler Late. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 11:108. 1889. 2. Hood Cat. 30. 1905.

Butler Late originated with J. T. Butler, Richmond, Virginia. The fruit on the Station grounds lacks in size and flavor. Tree hardy, not very productive; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small, margins deep pink; fruit medium in size, irregularly oval, angular; cavity shallow; suture extends nearly around the fruit, deepens near the apex; skin thin, tough, with thick pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with lively red, deepening to dark red; flesh white, rather dry, stringy, slightly sprightly; fair in quality; stone wedge-shape at the base, obovate, acutely pointed at the apex, semi-clinging; ripens the last of September.

Butterpfirsich. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 391. 1889.

Beure. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:31, 32, fig. 14. 1866-73. 3. Carrière Var. Pêchers 79. 1867.

Found in the village of Beure, Doubs, France. Tree productive; glandless; flowers small, deep red; fruit of medium size, halves unequal, depressed at the apex; cavity deep, narrow; skin marbled with deep red in the sun; flesh whitish, faintly red at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; stone small, oval, nearly free; ripens August 15th.

Buttram. 1. Ramsey Cat. 8. 1909.

F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas, introduced Buttram from Deaf Smith County, Texas. A large, yellow clingstone ripening in Texas about September 15th.

C. Cling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:288. 1897.

Listed by this Station in 1897; received from the Farmers Nursery Company, Tadmor, Ohio.

Cabin. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair, 1893, as having been grown in Illinois.

Cable. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Cable Late. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 282. 1854. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 602. 1869.

Cable Late Malacatune. 4. Hooper W. Fr. Book 215. 1857.

A seedling of Red Cheek Melocoton, raised by E. Cable, Cleveland, Ohio. Resembles Late Crawford but the fruit is larger and earlier.

Cable Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

One of E. Cable's seedlings; glands globose; fruit large, yellow, subacid; ripens in September.

Cable Medium Melocoton. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

A yellow variety with globose glands; ripening in September.

Cabler Indian. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 11. 1900.

Cabler Indian originated in Texas. In 1891 it appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained about ten years. Fruit large; flesh purplish, rich, subacid; clingstone; ripens in Florida July 15th.

California. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 316. 1889. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

California originated in Sacramento, California; it is highly prized in its native state. It was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Fruit large, round, orange-yellow, largely blushed with dark red; flavor delicate, rich, vinous; clingstone.

Callie Scaff. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:237. 1878.

A seedling of Early York from J. D. Scaff, Water Valley, Kentucky. It is an early sort, said to excel Amsden.

Calloway Cling. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:83, 148. 1882.

Calaway. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896.

Introduced about 1875 by G. W. Stoner, Shrevesport, Louisiana. Remarkable for the size, quality, and lateness of the peaches.

Camak Serrate. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1858.

Camak Red Twigged. 2. Mag. Hort. 15:501, 502. 1849.

This variety is grown more for its tree than for its fruit. The tree has vermilion-colored twigs in winter and golden foliage in summer. Fruit large, oval; suture distinct; apex noticeably mamelon; flesh yellow, juicy; flavor reminding one of an unripe pineapple; season very late.

Cambria. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 2:197, Pl. 103. 1823.

Cambray. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Cambria is a poor table-fruit but is one of the best for preserving. Leaves coarsely serrated; flowers large; fruit pale greenish-white, blushed; ripens the last of September.

Cambridge Belle. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 282. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 72. 1862.

Hovey Cambridge Belle. 3. Mag. Hort. 13:114. 1847.

Cambridge Belle held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Fruit large, roundish, clear waxen, tinted where exposed; ripens early in September.

Camden Superb. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11. 1901.

Listed but not described.

Camelia. 1. Rural N. Y. 62:533. 1903.

Camelia originated on the farm of a Mr. Wright, Randolph County, North Carolina. It is very similar to Carman.

Campbell. 1. Ala. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 106. 1908.

Campbell is a strain of Chinese Cling raised by Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida. It is too tender for commercial purposes.

Canary. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 215, 216. 1866. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 602. 1869.

Canary takes its name from the peculiar coloring of its fruit; it is of American origin. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish-oblong; skin thin, bright yellow flesh melting, juicy, rich; stone free; ripens in the North in August.

Canner Choice. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 5. 1913.

Mentioned by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, as a white clingstone, ripening in July.

Cannon. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 11. 1892.

This variety, according to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, is grown in Bridgeville, Delaware, where it originated with H. P. Cannon. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, yellow; ripens late.

Caper. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 164. 1899.

Recommended for Delaware.

Capital. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 25. 1894.

Fruit above medium to large, roundish; cavity broad and deep; suture deep at the cavity; with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin velvety, thin, tenacious, yellow, with a slight blush; flesh lemon-yellow, stained at the stone, firm but tender, sprightly; quality very good; stone very small, oval, free; ripens the first of October.

Capps. 1. Capps Bros. Cat. 1908.

Capps was raised and introduced by Capps Brothers, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, about 1902. At this Station the trees are unproductive. Tree low, open; leaves large, with both globose and reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, roundish-oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, wide; skin tough, covered with a thick, coarse pubescence, golden yellow, usually blushed with lively red; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, fine, tender, pleasing when fully ripe; quality variable; stone large, oval, plump, flattened and pointed at the base, with numerous pittings, free; ripens the middle of September.

Cardinale. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:43, Pl. 31. 1768. 2. Christ Wörterb. 349. 1802. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 1:199. 1831. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:82 fig., 83. 1879.

Grosse Blutpfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 595, 596. 1817.

Sanguine Cardinale. 6. Carrière Var. Pêchers 65. 1867.

According to Duhamel, this is a sub-variety of Sanguinole which it surpasses. It was brought to America by W. R. Prince as a curiosity. The flesh is dark purple; the quality is poor. In warmer climates, it does much better than here and is esteemed for preserves and compotes; ripens in October.

Carey Mammoth Cling. 1. Horticulturist 2:400. 1847-48.

This variety is not large as the name would indicate. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit oval; flesh white and well-flavored; ripens the last of September.

Carl Late. 1. Pa. Dept. Agr. Rpt. 149. 1895.

Listed as having been grown in the Juniata peach-belt, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Carl Wredow. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 391. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Carlisle. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:19. 1894. 2. Brown Bros. Cat. 32. 1900.

A hardy, vigorous and productive peach originating in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Fruit with thin skin, considerably blushed; flesh deep yellow, firm, aromatic; pit small; ripens after Early Crawford.

Carmine. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 294. 1859.

Carmine is a freestone peach of American origin, with reniform glands and small flowers. Fruit large, oblong, reddish, with sweet, juicy flesh; ripens in August.

Carnation. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The Carnation Peach is of three sorts, two are round, and the third long; they are all of a whitish colour, shadowed over with red, and more red on the side is next the sunne; the lesser round is the more common, and the later ripe."

Caroline Beauty. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:612. 1893. 2. Hood Cat. 30. 1905.

A white-fleshed clingstone from Caroline County, Virginia, where it is largely used for preserves. It matures on the Station grounds early in October.

Caroline Incomparable. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 43. 1867.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small, pale rose; fruit large, irregular in outline, conical, mamelon at the apex; skin orange-yellow, blushed and marbled with deep red; flesh stained at the pit, firm, fibrous, sugary, juicy; stone clinging, acutely oval; ripens the first of September.

Carolinen Härtling. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Carpenter. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Carpenter Cling. 2. Ibid. 44. 1891. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:91, 92. 1901.

Carpenter is a seedling of Chinese Cling which originated with a Mr. Carpenter of Texas. It was put on the American Pomological Society's list of fruits in 1891 as Carpenter Cling, but was dropped in 1897, reappearing in 1909 as Carpenter. Fruit large, white-fleshed, clingstone; ripens July 15th.

Carpenter Red Rareripe. 1. Hooper W. Fr. Book 215. 1857.

Best known about Frankfort, Kentucky. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit roundish, of medium size; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; quality fair; freestone; ripens in September.

Carpenter White. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 609. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Carpenter Late. 3. Kan. Hort. Soc. Peach, The 139. 1899.

William S. Carpenter, New York City, introduced this variety. It held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, round, white; flesh white to the pit, juicy, melting, separating from the stone, of excellent flavor; matures the middle of October.

Carroll Late. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed as growing at the Delaware Station.

Carson. 1. Berckmans Cat. 11. 1912-13.

Carson came from Hancock County, Georgia, according to the catalog of P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree productive; fruit above medium in size; skin pale yellow, totally overspread with light carmine; flesh white, juicy, vinous; stone adherent; ripens late in July in Georgia.

Carter Large. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 7. 1857.

A seedling from Pennsylvania, resembling Oldmixon Free. Tree hardy, productive; flowers large; valuable as a market sort.

Caruth Late. 1. J. S. Kerr Cat. 5. 1898.

Caruth Late was introduced by J. S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. The variety is very prolific, bright yellow, and a freestone.

Catharine. 1. Langley Pomona 107, Pl. 33 fig. 6. 1729. 2. Pom. Mag. 1:9, Pl. 1828. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875.

Catharinen-Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:216. 1858.

This is an old variety long grown in England and France, in the latter country as La Belle Catharine. The fruit is similar to Incomparable but higher in flavor. It was placed on the list of fruits of the American Pomological Society in 1875 where it remained until 1897. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, roundish, surface uneven; color pale yellow, marbled with red; flesh white, strongly red at the pit, very firm, juicy; stone clinging, roundish-oval; ripens the last of September.

Catline. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow, blushed; stone adherent; ripens late in September.

Cécile. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers small.

Cécile Mignonne. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:85, 86 fig. 1879.

A seedling raised by Charles Buisson, Grenoble, Isère, France. Tree productive; glands small, globose; flowers large, pink; fruit above medium in size, irregularly ovoid; skin tender, finely pubescent, yellowish-white, streaked and spotted with carmine; flesh white, faintly tinged at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; of first quality; stone ovoid, free; matures early in August.

Célestin Port. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:86, 87 fig. 1879.

A variety named after Célestin Port, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France, about 1870. Tree productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium size, deep pink; fruit large, globular, flattened at the ends; suture narrow; skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow, with a dull red blush; flesh white, firm but melting, stained at the stone, very juicy, vinous; stone large, roundish-oval, free; matures early in August.

Centennial. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:22. 1894. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 1:13. 1898.

Centennial is a strong, round-topped grower; fruit large and late.

Chalmer Yellow Free. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 178. 1903.

A variety grown in Illinois; said to be earlier, larger, and better than Elberta. It reproduces itself from seed.

Champion (of Michigan). 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:187. 1897. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 479. 1908.

This is an early variety which originated with Eugene Gibson in western Michigan and was introduced by him about 1887. The variety was subject to mildew and the fruit proved to be of so little value that the sort was soon dropped from cultivation. The leaves are serrate and the stone clings. Although very different from the well-known Champion of Illinois, it was at first sold for the latter, much to the disappointment of buyers.

Chancellor. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. No. 14. 1752. 2. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 30 fig. 1. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 255, 256. 1831. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:88 fig., 89. 1879.

Stewards Late Galande. 5. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

English Chancellor. 6. Prince Pom. Man. 1:188, 189. 1831.

Kleinblühender Kanzlerpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:214. 1858.

This peach was named after Chancellor Pierre Seguier, Paris, France, in whose garden it grew about 1670. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, oval, distinctly sutured; skin pale yellow, mottled with dark crimson; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting; stone oblong, tapering, free; ripens the middle of September.

Chapman. 1. Little Price List 2. 1897.

Chapman resembles Late Crawford of which it is a seedling. Introduced by W. S. Little and Company, Rochester, New York.

Charles Ingouf. 1. Rev. Hort. 113. 1906.

Named after Charles Ingouf, a nephew of the pomologist, Charles Baltet, Troyes, France, in whose nursery this seedling was found. Fruit large, early, blushed with carmine on a creamy ground; ripens between Amsden and Hale Early.

Charles Rongé. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:81, 82, fig. 39. 1866-73.

Charles Rongé was introduced by a M. Galopin, Liege, Belgium. Glands small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, spherical, compressed at the ends; noticeably sutured; skin tender, covered with short pubescence, pale green, blushed with intense carmine; flesh white to the pit, melting, sugary; first quality; stone small for the size of fruit, ovoid, semi-free; ripens early in August.

Chas. Wood. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894.

Grown in Canada.

Charlotte. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 200. 1913.

Charlotte should not be confused with the yellow-fleshed Early Charlotte. This variety is said to have originated in Europe and is a large, oval, white-fleshed freestone, ripening in early mid-season; it was added to the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1909.

Chartreux. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 67, 68. 1867.

Chartreux was obtained from seed of either Brugnon Musque or Brugnon des Chartreux, planted in 1859. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit medium to large, roundish, depressed; skin very pubescent, yellowish, streaked with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit; stone free, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of August.

Chase Early. 1. R. G. Chase Cat. 19, Pl. 1900.

Chase Early is a seedling of Mountain Rose according to R. G. Chase, Geneva, New York. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta. Leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers small, dark pink at the edge of the petals; fruit large, roundish-oblate; skin tough, thick, creamy-white, with a lively red blush and a few dull splashes; flesh white except at the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; quality good; stone oval.

Chazotte. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 41. 1876.

Chazotte is productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit very large, irregular in outline; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy; ripens at the end of September.

Chelcie Cling. 1. Cult. & Count. Gent. 47:513. 1882.

This variety, which reproduces itself from seed, is a seedling of Oldmixon Cling.

Cherokee. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12. 1905-06.

Fruit a straw-yellow color with a brownish-red blush; semi-free; ripens the latter part of July.

Cherry Peach. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629. 2. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 30. 1803.

Pêche Cerise. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:25, 26, Pl. 15. 1768. 4. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 38, Pl. 1846.

Kirschpfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 602, 603. 1817.

Fruit small, roundish, with a deep suture and a large, pointed apex; skin the color of wax, with a cherry-red blush, sometimes with very fine pubescence; flesh citron-yellow, fine, melting, rather insipid; ripens the first of September.

Chevreuse. 1. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. 33 fig. 1. 1729.

Belle Chevreuse. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:22, 23. 1768. 3. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 30, Pl. 1846.

Schöne Peruvianische. 4. Liegel Anweisung 69. 1822.

Schöner peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:91, 92 fig., 93. 1879.

Chevreuse is an old French sort, Nicolas de Bonnefond having mentioned it in 1665. In 1768 Duhamel failed to recognize the presence of the glands, thus causing some confusion between this and the variety he describes as Chevreuse Hâtive. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, elongated; skin greenish-white, marbled and streaked in the sun; flesh white except beneath the blush and at the stone, melting, sweet, agreeable; stone free, large; ripens early in September.

Chevreuse Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33. 1832.

A variety received by W. R. Prince from the Mediterranean region. Fruit of good size, oval, greenish-yellow; ripens at the end of September.

Chevreuse à Feuilles Cloquées. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 53. 1867.

Freestone. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Although resembling Late Purple, this variety is distinct. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small, deep pink; fruit large, irregular in outline; skin heavily pubescent, tender, deep red on a yellow ground; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy; stone elliptical, free; ripens late in August.

Chevreuse Hâtive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:21, 22. 1768. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 31, Pl. 1846.

Frühe Peruvianerin. 3. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 179. 1825.

Früher peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive, although very similar to Chevreuse, is here listed separately. Some authors, including Christ and Leroy, combine the two varieties. The Chevreuse Hâtive ripens from the middle of August to the beginning of September.

Chevreuse Tardive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:24, 25, Pl. XIV. 1768. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:178. 1831. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:93, 94 fig., 95. 1879.

Später peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

This peach is often called Pourprée because of its color but it should not be confused with the old Late Purple. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish, often compressed; suture distinct, deep; with a mamelon tip at apex; skin thick, pale yellow, spotted and washed with reddish-purple; flesh white except about the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sweet, pleasing; stone elongated, free; matures at the end of September.

Chick Early Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

This variety originated with I. W. & R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Flesh white, vinous, juicy; ripens with Tillotson or before.

Chili No. 2. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88. 91. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:210. 1899.

Engle-Chili. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:40 fig., 41. 1910.

This is a seedling of Chili raised by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; cavity deep; apex prominent; skin thick, yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, fine-grained, moderately juicy, tender, mild but rich; quality good; stone long, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

Chili No. 3. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88, 91. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:210. 1899.

This is another seedling of the same origin as Chili No. 2. Tree moderately strong, spreading; flowers small or medium; fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly oblong, compressed; suture indistinct; apex not prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, slightly red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild, sweet; quality fair to good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

Chilian. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

This is an American peach of unknown origin. Fruit of medium size, yellowish-white, with a red cheek, lacking in flavor; freestone; season September.

Chilow. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Chilow is a yellow-fleshed seedling of Chinese Cling, which ripens at this Station the latter part of September. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large, showy; fruit medium in size, oblong-oval; suture deeper at the cavity, extending beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, with coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with a faint, dull blush near the cavity; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, coarse, meaty, juicy, mild; fair in quality; stone below medium in size, oval, flattened, clinging.

Chilson. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:33. 1910.

N. and C. Chilson, Battle Creek, Michigan, first exhibited this peach in 1870. Described as a yellow-fleshed clingstone, of medium size.

Chinese Blood. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

Chinese Blood is of unknown origin; the fruit resembles Chinese Cling in flavor. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; fruit small, ovate, with an acute apex; color yellowish-green, with a red blush; flesh clinging, moderately sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens in Texas the first of July.

Chinese Crooked. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 202. 1908.

A variety of unknown origin; so named because of its crooked fruits. The seed from which it sprang is supposed to have been brought from China. The fruit is very sweet but so small and unattractive as to be worthless. Grown under glass as dwarf trees, the variety forms an attractive ornamental.

Chinese Peach. 1. Gard. & For. 5:438, 439, fig. 72. 1892.

Peach-pits were sent to Charles S. Sargent, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, in 1879 from China and from one of these grew this peach. The tree is very vigorous and hardy. The fruit has a thick skin, white, juicy flesh; is of good quality and a freestone. Sargent believes the variety may be valuable in breeding a new race of exceptionally hardy peaches.

Chisolm. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

The Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, describes this variety as a yellow freestone grown by W. H. Chisolm, Grayson County, Texas; it ripens after Elberta.

Christiana. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 603. 1869. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:810. 1896. 3. Md. Sta. Bul. 159:155. 1911.

Downing speaks of a white-fleshed Christiana from Pomaria, South Carolina. Other pomologists say it has yellow flesh. On the Station grounds the tree is vigorous and only moderately productive. Glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with a deep pink; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a beaked apex, angular; cavity deep; suture shallow; skin tough, covered with fine pubescence, golden-yellow, washed with deep red and with a few splashes; flesh light yellow, tinged with red about the pit, juicy, firm, stringy, sprightly; quality good; stone free, large, ovate, plump; matures the third week in September.

Christmas Seedling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:612. 1893.

Received at this Station in 1893 from Warren Hartle, Covington, Ohio.

Citry à Fruit Blanc. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 392. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Clara. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:511, 512. 1902.

Clara is a seedling of Waldo raised by T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture nearly lacking; apex rounded, oblique, with a very small tip; skin velvety, yellowish-red in the sun; flesh firm, white, melting, juicy, with a slight almond flavor; quality very good; stone large, oval, pointed, free; ripens early.

Clara Mayer. 1. Guide Prat. 43. 1895.

Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers double; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-yellow, faintly blushed where exposed; flesh greenish-yellow, juicy; freestone; an ornamental.

Clarissa. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Clarissa seems to be well thought of in Texas, where it originated, but at Geneva it is unproductive; fruit of good quality. Glands large, reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with dark pink; fruit above medium in size, oval-cordate, halves unequal, bulged at the apex; skin tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, golden-yellow mingled with lively red which deepens on the exposed side; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, rather coarse and stringy, sweet, pleasing; stone below medium in size, oval, drawn in about the base, plump, semi-free; ripens the second half of September.

Clark Early. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 257. 1854.

Originated with Lewis Clark, St. Louis, Missouri. Said to be one of the earliest to ripen. Tree a slow grower, productive; fruit small, of rich flavor.

Clarke. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849.

Clarke originated with A. Clarke, Sherburne, New York; fruit very large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow except at the stone, juicy, sugary, aromatic; ripens September 10th.

Claudine Willermoz. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 392. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Cleffey Allen. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:20. 1894. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:210. 1899.

Tree strong, upright, fairly productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a broad, deep cavity; suture indistinct; skin strongly pubescent, yellow, blushed with brownish-red; flesh juicy, tender, mild, not rich; quality good; pit oval, plump, pointed, free; ripens the middle of September.

Clémence Isaure. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:47, 48, fig. 22. 1866-73. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:96, 97 fig. 1879.

Barthère Brothers, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France, first fruited this variety in 1854. Later it was named in honor of Clémence Isaure. Glands globose; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit large, globular, halves unequal, with a mamelon tip at the apex; suture distinct; skin tender, whitish-yellow, washed with carmine; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, melting, juicy, sugary; stone free, large, roundish-oval, plump; matures early in September.

Cleveland I. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 11. 1892.

Said to have originated at Salisbury, Maryland. The fruit excels Fox with which it ripens, according to the catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Cleveland II. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:95. 1901.

Cleveland is a seedling raised and introduced by J. F. Lyendecker, Frelsburg, Texas, about 1881. The tree came up between Thurber and Onderdonk trees; it was named after President Cleveland. Fruit large, cream-colored; clingstone; ripens with Honey.

Clifton Cling. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:196. 1898. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:234. 1898.

Tree low and spreading in growth, vigorous; leaves small; glands reniform; fruit greenish-yellow, faintly blushed with carmine; flesh greenish-yellow, red at the pit, granular, subacid; quality poor; ripens in Georgia the middle of August; very subject to rot.

Clifton Park. 1. Wiley Cat. 16. 1899. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 30:14. 1905.

William Palmer, Saratoga County, New York, first exhibited this seedling at the State Fair in 1897. The trees at this Station are not productive. Tree hardy, vigorous; glands reniform; flowers appear early, large, showy, pale pink; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex; suture shallow; skin thin, with short, thick pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with dark, dull red; flesh white, tinged at the pit, juicy, stringy, pleasing, sweet; quality good; stone with a slight clinging tendency, above medium in size, plump; ripens the second week in August.

Clingman May. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 27:942. 1894. 2. Ibid. 112:30. 1908.

A large, white-fleshed clingstone; early but not very desirable.

Clinton. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 473. 1845.

An American variety of second quality. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture nearly lacking; skin pale yellowish-white, striped with dull red; flesh scarcely stained at the stone, juicy; ripens the last of August.

Cobb Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 99. 1831.

Listed in the reference as having globose glands.

Cobbler. 1. Okla. Sta. Rpt. 61. 1898-99. 2. Harrison Cat. 20. 1904.

Yellow Cobbler. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

From Grayson County, Texas. Large, yellow, freestone, ripening with Smock.

Coe Golden Cling. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

A strong grower but does not ripen its fruit in Canada.

Coggin Early. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:7. 1890.

Flowers large; fruit medium in size; flesh white, firm, semi-clinging; matures early in June.

Coigneau. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:97, 98 fig. 1879.

Originated by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, but not described by American writers. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit of medium size, irregularly globular; suture distinct; skin thick, yellow, washed and striped with carmine; flesh orange-yellow, red at the pit, fibrous, melting, juicy, resembles an apricot in flavor; stone small, plump, free; ripens early in August.

Cole. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Cole Early. 2. Ibid. 32. 1887.

Cole Early Red. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 473. 1845. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Cole appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 as Cole Early Red but was dropped in 1891. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin almost entirely overlaid with red; flesh white, melting, very sprightly; freestone; ripens early in August.

Cole Large Yellow. 1. Gard. Chron. 1251. 1864.

Listed as an undesirable variety introduced into England from America.

Cole White. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 55, 56. 1867.

According to Carrière this variety is distinct from Cole White Melocoton. Tree vigorous; flowers very small; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a slight suture; skin yellowish-white, with a purplish-red blush; flesh yellowish-white, slightly stained with red at the pit, tender yet firm, juicy, very sweet; quality good; stone oval, free; ripens in France the first of September.

Cole White Melocoton. 1. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 299. 1849.

This peach is thought by most pomologists to be identical with Morris White but according to T. Hancock, in the American Fruit Culturist, it is distinct, the peaches being larger, heavier, rounder and ripening two weeks later than Morris White.

Coleman. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:804. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Coleman is a variety of the Honey type originated by Thomas Coleman, Rockport, Texas. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree vigorous, productive; glands both reniform and round; fruit medium in size, ovate, cream-colored, with a red cheek; flesh white, sweet; freestone; ripens with Climax.

Colerane. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Colerane peach is a good red peach."

Colmar. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:179. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Colon. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 11. 1900. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:143. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

This is a seedling of Honey which was originated by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, about 1892. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture distinct; skin thin, tender, finely pubescent; flesh white, streaked with red at the stone, juicy, spicy, subacid; quality very good; stone large, elliptical, sharply pointed, free; ripens in Florida the last of June.

Colonel Ansley. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 93. 1831.

Resembles Barrington, the two being listed as the same by some writers.

Colonel McFarland. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:338. 1882.

A seedling of Late Crawford originating in 1874 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Tree strong, vigorous, spreading; fruit large, yellow, with a red cheek; flesh juicy, rich, high in quality; freestone; ripens the middle of October.

Colonel Tom Ruffin. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 16. 1892.

An early, white-fleshed clingstone, ripening about July 20th, according to the catalog of the J. Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina.

Columbia. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 226, fig. 10. 1817. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:19, 20. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 491. 1845. 4. Hooper W. Fr. Book 216, 217. 1857. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 6. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:343. 1868. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:99 fig., 100. 1879.

Virginia. 8. Mo. Bd. Agr. Rpt. 1:411. 1865.

This singular peach was raised more than a century ago by William Coxe from a pit brought to New Jersey from Georgia. While it reproduces itself from seed with considerable exactness, most of the seedlings show variations in shape and color. Nurserymen have, therefore, grown many different types but all having the general characteristics of the original fruit. The American Pomological Society placed Columbia in its fruit-list in 1862 where it has since remained. Tree moderately hardy and productive; glands reniform; fruit large, round, broad and considerably depressed, with a distinct suture; skin rough, thick, dingy red, sprinkled with spots and streaks of darker red; flesh yellow, often with a red streak next the skin, rich, juicy, melting, with the texture of a very ripe pineapple; quality good; freestone; season the last of September.

Columbus June. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 610. 1857.

Fruit medium to large, flattened, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy, pleasant-flavored; good; stone free; ripens in the South the middle of June.

Comet. 1. Mag. Hort. 29:52. 1863. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 216. 1866. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Comet was raised from a pit of Salwey by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, fruiting for the first time in 1857, when the great comet of that year was in its zenith. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit roundish; skin yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; stone free; matures early in October.

Comice d'Angers. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:100 fig., 101. 1879.

Jaune du Comice. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:195, 196, fig. 96. 1866-73.

Hâtive de Gascogne. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 219. 1876.

Madeleine du Comice. 4. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

This variety, received from Angers, France, is grown commercially in that locality. Glands both reniform and globose; flowers small, with deep rose-color; fruit large, spherical, ending in a mamelon tip at the apex; suture distinct; skin tender, heavily pubescent, yellow, marbled and striped with purple on a deep carmine blush; flesh stained at the pit, melting, very juicy, sprightly; stone free, large, plump; ripens at the end of August.

Comice de Bourbourg. 1. Brehaut Peach Pruner 173. 1866. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:101, 102 fig. 1879.

A seedling from Bourbourg, Nord, France, first fruiting about 1850. Glands small, both reniform and globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish-oval, distinctly sutured; skin tender, light yellow, streaked with carmine; flesh white, melting, juicy, tinged about the pit, sprightly; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

Compton Pure Gold. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited from Illinois at the World's Fair, in 1893.

Comte d'Ansembourg. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Comte de Neperg. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Comtesse de Hainaut. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 6:79, 80, Pl. 1858.

Of Belgian origin, being a seedling of Early Purple found near the Royal Chateau at Laeken. Flowers large; fruit large, roundish; suture distinct but not deep; skin clear yellow; flesh yellowish-white except at the pit; stone large, free; ripens the first half of September.

Comtesse de Montijo. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 524. 1906.

Obtained about 1848 by a gardener, Gauthier, in Paris, France. Tree vigorous, productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish; skin creamy-white, with a blush, often streaked; flesh melting, sprightly; ripens the middle of September.

Con Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 26. 1873.

Con Cling appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 until 1883 without a description. Recommended for Oregon.

Condor. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 28:470. 1875. 2. Lauche Ergänzungsband 701 fig., 702. 1883.

A large and beautiful seedling of Early Silver. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit very large, globular, halves equal, distinctly sutured; skin greenish-yellow, blushed with pale red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting; stone oval, truncate at the base; ripens in August.

Congress. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:27. 1832. 4. Carrière Var. Pêchers 66, 67. 1867.

Béguine de Termonde? 5. Thomas Guide Prat. 21, 215. 1876.

First cultivated by Alfred Livingston, Westchester County, New York. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers of medium size; fruit large, oval, pale yellow, blushed with red; clingstone; ripens in September.

Conkling. 1. Ellwanger & Barry Cat. 33. 1879. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

E. M. Conkling, Parma Corners, New York, introduced this peach about 1877, having fruited it first in 1873. The fruits are small and the trees unproductive at Geneva. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers late; fruit below medium in size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex; halves unequal; apex with a mamelon, recurved tip; skin thin, tender, with long, thick pubescence, yellow, mottled with dark red over a lighter blush; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, firm, stringy, sweet, pleasant; pit free; ripens early in September.

Connecticut. 1. Hale Cat. 29. 1898. 2. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 6:44. 1899.

Connecticut originated at South Glastonbury, Connecticut, about 1885 from a seed of Pratt pollinized by Chili. The trees are unproductive at this Station. Tree willowy in habit; glands small, both reniform and globose; flowers appearing in mid-season, small, edged with deep pink; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate; apex noticeably mamelon, recurved; skin thin, tough, adherent, thickly pubescent, orange-yellow, blushed with dull red; flesh tinged at the pit, rather firm, stringy, sweet; quality good; stone free, small, ovate, plump, bulged near the apex; ripens the last of August.

Connett. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Connett Early. 2. N. C. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 64. 1893. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:96. 1901.

Connett originated as Connett Southern Early with Rev. Alfred Connett, McLeansville, North Carolina, about 1880. In 1889 it was listed by the American Pomological Society as Connett Early, the name being changed in 1909 to Connett. At this Station it is a shy bearer; ripens the middle of August. Tree willowy in growth; glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval; suture shallow; skin thin, tough, creamy-yellow, slightly blushed with dark red; flesh white except at the pit, firm, stringy, sweet, juicy; quality fair; stone nearly free, oval-elliptical, pointed at the ends.

Connor White. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

Conner Cling. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1883.

Connor White is a southern variety which originated in Mississippi. The American Pomological Society listed it from 1883 until 1889. Fruit medium in size, slightly oblong, with a small, acute apex; skin white, nearly covered with crimson; flesh white to the stone, juicy, vinous, subacid; clingstone; matures the last of June in Mississippi.

Conover. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 422. 1905.

Conover is one of the best hardy peaches in Missouri.

Cook Late. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887.

Cook Late White. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

A variety of American origin. Entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 where it remained until 1897. Fruit of medium size, white, freestone; ripens late.

Cook Seedling. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6, 7. 1857.

A seedling resembling Late Crawford grown by J. S. Cook, Walnut Hills, Ohio.

Cooley Mammoth. 1. Lovett Cat. 33. 1891. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 451. 1896.

Originated in Indiana where the fruit attracted attention because of large size and handsome color. Flesh yellow, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens late in September.

Coolidge. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 191. 1849.

Cooledge's Favorite. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 219, 220. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 473. 1845. 4. Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr. 38, 51. 1848.

Coolidge's Favorite. 5. Hovey Fr. Am. 2:49, 50, Pl. 1851. 6. Hooper W. Fr. Book 216. 1857.

For many years Coolidge was a favorite in New England and in nearly every orchard there were trees of this sort. Joshua Coolidge of Watertown, Massachusetts, raised the variety. The fruit-lists in the catalogs of the American Pomological Society from the first issue until 1899 contained the name of this peach. Fruit medium to large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin clear white, with a fine, mottled, crimson cheek; flesh white, with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, sweet, high flavor; freestone; season the last of August.

Coolidge Mammoth. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:211. 1899.

Tree vigorous; foliage crimped, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-ovate; suture distinct; apex prominent; skin bright yellow, with a bright blush; flesh red at the pit, juicy, mild, vinous; pit large, oval, pointed, free; matures the middle of September.

Cooner. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 318. 1890.

A large-fruited, market variety from Allegan County, Michigan.

Cooper Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow; stone adherent; of third quality; ripens early in September.

Cooper Late. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 11. 1892.

Cooper Late originated at New Castle, Delaware, and is a large, white-fleshed, productive peach, according to the catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Cooper Mammoth. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 190. 1880.

A yellow peach found near South Haven, Michigan. The variety is worthless because of unproductiveness.

Cooper Manet. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:242. 1899.

A variety being tested in New Mexico.

Cora. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877. 2. La. Sta. Bul. 21:614. 1893.

One of L. E. Berckmans seedlings of Lady Parham, from Rome, Georgia, about 1873. Fruit small, round; skin creamy-white, splashed with dull red; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, melting, subacid; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Cora Wright. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 175. 1908.

A large, yellow peach from Caroline County, Maryland.

Corbeil. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:102, 103. 1879.

Corbeil is a name applied to peaches found near Corbeil, Seine-et-Oise, France; mentioned first, according to Leroy, in 1540 by Charles Estienne. Fruits pubescent, white, juicy.

Corlett. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 146. 1896.

Produced by a Mr. Corlett, Olinda, Ontario, Canada; resembles Amsden. Fruit large, round; suture shallow; skin yellow, partly covered with a pink blush; flesh pale yellow, juicy, sweet; stone medium in size, free; ripens at the end of July.

Cornelia. 1. Harrison Cat. 19. 1912.

Listed by J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland, as a vigorous, productive, white-fleshed peach ripening at the end of July.

Corner. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 197. 1883. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:211. 1899.

Originated by William Corner, Ganges, Michigan, where it is grown locally. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, oval to ovate; suture distinct; skin brightly blushed on a yellow ground; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild but not rich; pit free, oval, pointed; matures early in September.

Corosa. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 66. 1907.

According to the reference, Corosa ripens soon after Mamie Ross which it excels.

Corriell. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 335. 1896.

A very hardy variety grown in southeastern Iowa.

Cothelstone Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Coulombier. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 392. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Countess. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. La. Sta. Bul. 27:942. 1894. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Countess is a southern variety of unknown origin. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1891 to 1899, reappearing in 1909. The fruit is white-fleshed, juicy, nearly free; ripens early in July.

Counts. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 605. 1869. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Counts originated with H. H. Counts, Lylesford, South Carolina. It was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1877 until 1891. Fruit large, white, blushed; flesh white, rich, juicy; clingstone; matures in mid-season.

Coupers. 1. Am. Gard. 24:414. 1903.

Coupers is a heavy bearer; skin white, with a blush; ripens late in August.

Cowan Late. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1860. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Glands reniform; fruit very small, round; ripens in September.

Cox Cling. 1. Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 140. 1891-92. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

Cox Cling appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1899 until 1909. It is listed as a medium-sized, white-fleshed clingstone of fair quality; originated in Texas.

Cox October. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 298. 1855.

A choice variety grown at one time in Mississippi.

Cream. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 80. 1898.

E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Kansas, grew Cream from a stone of Marcella. It resembles Late Crawford in size and color; ripens October 15th.

Crimson Beauty I. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:234. 1898.

Tree tall, erect; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, globular; skin greenish-yellow, overspread with carmine; flesh white except at the stone; clingstone; ripens at the middle of August.

Crimson Beauty II. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

Tree with heavy, dark foliage; fruit large, highly colored; flesh firm, fine; freestone; ripens in November.

Crimson Galande. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 217. 1866. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:191, 192, fig. 94. 1866-73. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 441. 1884.

Crimson Mignonne. 4. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863.

Crimson Galande is one of the many seedlings raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Tree an abundant bearer; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, uneven in outline, faintly sutured; skin almost entirely covered with very dark crimson; flesh white, purple about the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; stone free, small, ovoid; ripens at the end of August.

Crockett. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Crockett Late White. 2. Gard. Mon. 2:335 fig. 1860. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Crockett Late. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887.

Crockett originated in New Jersey and was once popular as a late, market sort. In 1877, it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society; in 1887, the name was changed to Crockett Late; the variety was finally dropped in 1891. Glands reniform; fruit medium to large, oblong, greenish-white, with an occasional blush; flesh pale, sweet, not very juicy; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Crofts Golden. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 3:44. 1890.

Listed by the Louisiana Experiment Station.

Cromwell Seedling. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:280. 1861.

An early variety introduced by a Mr. Cromwell, Baltimore, Maryland.

Crothers. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 289. 1893. 2. Rural N. Y. 59:626 fig. 1900.

A Mr. Crothers of Neosho Falls, Kansas, found this variety on his farm. On the Station grounds it is very similar to Oldmixon Free. Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands small, globose; flowers small, appearing early; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval, sometimes oblique, angular; apex often with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, with fine, short pubescence, creamy-white, mottled with dark red; flesh white, stained about the pit, juicy, stringy, sprightly; quality not as high as Oldmixon Free; stone nearly free, large, plump, broadly oval, with a long point at the apex; ripens the last of September.

Crown. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a fair fruit ripening with Newington.

Cumberland. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 151. 1881. 2. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 300 fig., 301. 1904.

An American variety but little known. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; glandless; flowers large; fruit medium in size, somewhat oblate; skin creamy-white, marbled with deep red; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; quality very good; stone small, oval, acutely pointed, nearly free; matures early in July.

Curtis. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:806. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

A southern variety named after Professor G. W. Curtis, College Station, Texas. The American Pomological Society held it on its fruit-list from 1899 until 1909. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, round to slightly oblong; skin clear yellowish-white; clingstone; matures early in July.

Cutter. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849.

Cutter is very similar to Lincoln but is a few days earlier.

Dabezac. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Fruit medium in size, cordate; of first quality; ripens the last of August.

Dad. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

A seedling from F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas.

Dagmar. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 9:190. 1865. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 217. 1866.

A seedling of Albert raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Glands round; flowers small; fruit round; suture shallow; skin very tender, thickly pubescent, with a pale straw-colored ground, almost entirely overlaid with crimson; flesh white, tender, vinous; freestone; ripens in August.

Darby. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

A seedling of the Heath type originated by I. W. and R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Fruit large, round, with a well-marked suture; skin creamy-white, faintly washed with red; flesh white to the stone, fine, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; clingstone; matures at the end of October.

Daun. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 40. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, heavy, roundish, regular in outline; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with reddish-brown; flesh fine, melting, very juicy, aromatic; ripens before the middle of September.

David Hill. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 6:283. 1858.

According to this reference, David Hill was at one time valuable in western New York.

Davidson No. 1. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

This variety was raised by M. B. Bateham, Painesville, Ohio. It is said to ripen a few days earlier than Alexander. The fruit is of medium size, attractive and equal in quality to most early peaches.

Davidson No. 2. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

Another seedling raised by M. B. Bateham, Painesville, Ohio. Fruit medium in size, attractive, as good in quality as other early peaches. Ripens a few days later than the preceding sort.

Dawson. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:132. 1911.

Dawson is not recommended in the reference given. Tree slow growing; fruit of medium size, round; skin rich yellow; flesh yellow; flavor excellent; ripens June 15th; a poor shipper.

Dawson Early. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 170. 1882.

A white-fleshed variety, little known in Michigan; glands globose; flowers large; fruit roundish; ripens late in August; said to be free from rot.

Day Yellow Free. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 311. 1889.

A California seedling ripening with and closely resembling Foster; a good market variety.

De Citry. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Corsa Heath. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Grown at one time near Seaford, Delaware.

De Ferrières. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

De Gloria. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

De Grillet. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Halle. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

A weak grower; planted in Canada.

D'Ispahan à Fleurs Simples. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

De Napier. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

A medium-vigorous variety grown in Canada.

De Thoissey. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Tondensis. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

A large, moderately productive, first quality, red and white peach, ripening in September.

De Trianon. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Tullias. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854.

"A variety of the Egyptian peach with larger fruit, surpassing the original type."

De Zelhern. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 606. 1869.

Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture deep; skin downy, yellow, with more or less bright red; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; freestone; matures in August.

Deaconess. 1. Can. Hort. 23:379, 380. 1900.

A yellow variety said to be immune from yellows.

Dean Orange. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Peach, The 140. 1899.

Named after its originator, Martin Dean, Bavaria, Kansas, about 1875. Another seedling that reproduces itself from seed.

Dean Red Free. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 16. 1896-97.

Dean Brothers of southern Indiana originated this variety; flesh white, freestone; ripens with Oldmixon Free.

December. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 634. 1887. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889.

A white clingstone occasionally grown because of its extreme lateness.

Decker. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 201. 1908.

Buck Prolific. 2. Ibid. 318. 1889.

Decker is grown extensively for eastern shipment in Sutter and Butte Counties, and in Vaca Valley, California.

Dekenhoven Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Madeleine d'Ekenholen. 2. Carrière Var Pêchers 80. 1867.

Madeleine Dekenhoven. 3. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree moderately vigorous; branches slender; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly depressed at the base, apex terminating in a small, mamelon tip; distinctly sutured; skin tender, almost entirely overlaid with reddish-black; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone small, free; ripens the last of August.

Delavan White. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 450. 1879. 2. Ibid. 458. 1883.

Of American origin, but not generally known or valued. Glands round; flowers small; fruits large, roundish-oval; skin white, with a red cheek; freestone; ripens early in October.

Delaware. 1. Lovett Cat. 18. 1898. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Delaware, or Delaware Rareripe as it is sometimes called, originated in Delaware as a seedling of Mountain Rose. The variety is unproductive on the Station grounds. Tree large, vigorous; leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small, edged with deep pink; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate, halves unequal; skin thin, thickly pubescent, pale yellowish-white, blushed about the cavity; flesh white, stained at the pit, coarse, stringy, sweet; quality good but not high; stone free, small, oval, plump; ripens the second half of August.

Deming. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Deming Orange. 3. Ibid. 28. 1875.

Deming September. 4. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 24. 1876. 5. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:234. 1898.

Deming is a southern variety which was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1875 as Deming Orange, remaining until 1897, and reappearing as Deming in 1909. Tree open; glands reniform; fruit large, oblate; flesh yellow; clingstone; ripens in mid-season.

Demouilles. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 55. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:106 fig., 107. 1879.

An ornamental peach originating with a M. Demouilles, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Glands usually reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, generally depressed at the base; suture shallow; skin thick, orange-yellow, streaked and washed with deep red where exposed; flesh intense yellow, tinged with red at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; stone free, small, ovoid, plump; ripens at the end of September.

Dennis. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:211. 1899.

Tree strong, spreading, with drooping branches; glands globose; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture distinct, two-thirds around; skin yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, tender, highly vinous; pit large, roundish-oval, plump, free; ripens early in September.

Denton. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:96. 1901.

J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, grew this peach in 1888 from a seed of Early Beauty crossed with Elberta. Denton resembles Elberta very closely and on the Station grounds ripens a week later. Tree large, vigorous, moderately productive; glands large, reniform; flowers large; fruit large, oval; cavity deep; skin tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with a few dark splashes; flesh yellow, with red radiating from the stone, juicy, firm, sprightly but varying in flavor; quality good; stone large, obovate, flattened, decidedly bulged, nearly free; ripens the third week in September.

Désiré Vitry. 1. Rev. Hort. 463. 1903.

Listed in this reference.

Despot. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a yellow peach spotted with red.

Desprez. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 39, Pl. 1846.

Named after a M. Desprez, a judge at Alençon, Orne, France. Leaves carry from two to four reniform glands; flowers large; fruit variable, often large, roundish, with a small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin smooth, thick, yellow; flesh white, melting, vinous; stone plump, oval, pointed at the ends, free; ripens the last of August.

Desse Tardive. 1. Jour. Hort. N.S. 9:250. 1865. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:143, 144, fig. 70. 1866-73. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 218. 1866.

Desse Tardive was named after its originator, a M. Desse of Chantecoq, Seine, France, about 1835. Glands round; flowers small; fruit large, round, flattened at the top, deeply sutured; skin thin, greenish-white, marbled with vermilion-red; flesh white, slightly colored with red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone plump, nearly free; ripens at the end of September.

Dewey Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 91. 1899. 2. Peyton-Barnes Cat. 19. 1912.

Dewey Cling originated with H. W. Jenkins, Boonville, Missouri, in 1898. Tree vigorous, healthy, upright yet spreading, hardy; fruit of good size; skin smooth, creamy-white; flesh white, very juicy, rich; of good quality; ripens in Missouri the middle of September.

Dey. 1. Rural N. Y. 41:864, fig. 1882.

Named after a Mr. Dey, Newark, New Jersey, in whose yard it was found. Fruit large, greenish-white; sweet, rich, juicy; freestone.

Di Carema Giallo. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A delicious, yellow peach from Italy.

Diamond. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1888-89. 2. Ibid. 16. 1896. 3. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898.

Diamond originated in Athens County, Ohio. On the grounds of this Station it closely resembles Orange Cling. Tree low, spreading; leaves with globose glands; fruit large, globular; flesh pale yellow except at the pit; clingstone; ripens the first of October.

Diana. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 221. 1817.

According to Coxe, Diana is a large, oblong clingstone, with white flesh, ripening the first of September.

Dix. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

A large, productive, first-rate peach.

Dixie. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 289. 1893.

Fruit above medium in size, roundish; cavity deep, abrupt; skin thin, yellowish-white, with a blush; flesh white, slightly tinged at the stone, firm, mildly, subacid, slightly bitter; stone oval, clinging.

Docteur Burkard. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 393. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Docteur Lucas. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Found at the Saint-Florian Abbey, Germany. Tree vigorous; fruit large, roundish-oblate, blushed with deep red on a green ground; of first quality; matures the middle of September.

Docteur Krans. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:117, 118, fig. 57. 1866-73.

Introduced by a Dr. Krans, Liege, Belgium. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, flattened at the ends; suture pronounced; skin thin, tender, pale yellow, blushed with intense purple where exposed; flesh white, tinged about the pit, melting, juicy, sweet; of first quality; stone small, elliptical, nearly free; ripens at the end of August.

Dr. Burton. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1905-06.

According to T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, this variety is a seedling grown by Dr. E. L. Burton, Grayson County, Texas. In the Station orchard it is a fairly good peach but not of superior merit. Tree productive; glands globose, small; flowers appearing in mid-season, large; fruit large, oval; cavity deep; apex often ends in a mamelon tip; skin tough, creamy-yellow, with few splashes of dark, dull red usually near the cavity; flesh white, with a trace of pink along the suture, juicy, tender, stringy, sprightly; stone oval, with a long point at the apex, plump; ripens just before Champion.

Dr. Cummings. 1. Rural N. Y. 61:734. 1902.

A seedling of Early Crawford raised at Cayuga, New York, and disseminated by H. S. Wiley of the same place; a yellow freestone ripening about October 1st.

Dr. Graham White Freestone. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:412. 1826.

Fruit large, perfectly white; juice rich and sweet; stone small; ripens the middle of September.

Dr. Hogg. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 9:190. 1865.

This peach was grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a French peach. Tree a strong grower, vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin thin, tough, lemon-colored, faintly crimson where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, deeply stained at the pit, firm but tender, sugary, brisk; stone free; ripens in August.

Dr. Pilkington. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.

An Oregon freestone seedling of promise.

Dr. Tomlinson. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Domergue. 1. Rev. Hort. 156, Pl. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 42. 1895.

Originated near Marseilles, Bouches du Rhône, France, by a M. Domergue. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, well colored; ripens early in August.

Donahoo. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1857.

From a Mr. Donahoo, Clark County, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit very large, roundish; suture visible around the entire fruit, deep on one side; skin creamy-white, tinged with red in the sun; flesh white to the stone, very juicy, excelling Heath Cling in tenderness and flavor; clingstone; ripens the second week in September in Georgia.

Donegal. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 25. 1894.

Fruit large, roundish; cavity large and deep; skin thin, tenacious, velvety, yellow, sprinkled with dark red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, tender, melting, juicy, subacid; quality good to above; stone small, oval, free; season follows Smock.

Dorsetshire Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 99. 1831.

A large-sized fruit of second quality ripening at the end of September; glands reniform; flowers small; skin dark red on a pale yellow ground; flesh melting.

Dorothy. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 12. 1901. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:512. 1902. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

A seedling of Angel grown by G. H. Norton, Eustis, Florida. In 1909, it was listed by the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, nearly round; flesh yellow, rich, subacid; freestone; ripens early in July in Florida.

Double Blanche de Fortune. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Double Cramoisie de Fortune. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Double Jaune. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:165, 166, fig. 19. 1883.

Originated in the vicinity of Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-oval, ending in a mamelon tip; deeply sutured; skin thin, tender, canary-yellow, nearly covered with an intense reddish-brown; flesh yellow to the stone, melting, juicy, with an apricot flavor; of first quality; stone small for the size of fruit, oval, freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Double Mountain. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 26. 1817. 2. Christ Handb. 592. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 246. 1831.

Sion. 4. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Doppelter Bergpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:198. 1858.

An excellent French variety very similar to Noblesse but ripening a week earlier. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless, not as susceptible to mildew as most French varieties; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened at the apex; skin greenish-white, marbled with deep red on a soft red blush; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored; stone mucronate, rugged, free; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Down Easter. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 283. 1854.

Hall Down-Easter. 2. Cole Am. Fr. Book 196, 197. 1849.

This variety originated many years ago with M. Hall, Portland, Maine. It has long since passed from cultivation. Tree hardy and productive; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin yellow, with a broad, red cheek; quality fair; season the last of September.

Downer. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:115. 1877.

A seedling of the old Red Rareripe, grown at Newburyport, Massachusetts; never disseminated.

Dowling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Dowling June. 2. Ibid. 8:34. 1889.

Tree vigorous, productive; glandless; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a slight projection at the apex; color creamy, with a red cheek; flavor subacid; clingstone; matures in Texas about July 8th.

Downing. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:270. 1875. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 462. 1885. 3. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 526. 1906.

Downing originated about 1870 with H. M. Engle, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from a pit of Hale Early. Tree productive; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-white, mottled with red; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet; quality good; ripens from the first to the middle of July.

Drain Seedling. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 491. 1908.

One of the early seedlings planted in Iowa.

Drap d'Or. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854. 2. Ann. Pom. Belge 3:1, Pl. 1855.

Drap d'or Esperen. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 217. 1876.

A variety of Belgian origin. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; glands small, round; fruit large, roundish, depressed; skin thin, clear yellow, with spots of carmine; noticeably sutured; flesh whitish-yellow, colored at the pit, fine, juicy, vinous; quality good; stone very large, roundish-oval, partly free; ripens September 20th.

Druid Hill. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 474. 1845. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:110 fig. 111. 1879. 4. Fulton Peach Cult. 191. 1908.

Druid Hill originated about 1840 with Lloyd N. Rogers, Druid Hill, Baltimore, Maryland. From 1862 until 1899 it was listed in the catalog of the American Pomological Society. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit large, round, with a slight suture; skin pale greenish-white, clouded with a red blush; flesh greenish-white, almost purple at the pit, very juicy, melting, with a rich, vinous flavor; stone free; season the last of September.

Duboisviolette. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:476. 1860.

This variety was brought to France from China by a M. Duboisviolette. The flowers are very large, semi-double, reddish-purple; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, terminating in a mamelon tip; skin white except where exposed; flesh white, vinous.

Duboscq. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 122. 1860.

Similar to Oldmixon Free; a very large, good, greenish-white peach.

Duchess of Cornwall. 1. Gard. Chron. 59:446. 1901.

Duchess of York. 2. Ibid. 58:59. 1900. 3. Ibid. 59:427. 1901.

Originated and introduced by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit of medium size; skin creamy-yellow, with a striped red blush; flesh melting, with a distinct nectarine flavor; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

Duchesse de Galliera. 1. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

Vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, compressed; apex mucronate; skin thin, reddish-purple in the sun; flesh white, violet at the pit, melting, very juicy; freestone; ripens the second half of September.

Duff. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Duveteuse Jaune. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:237, 238, fig. 117. 1866-73.

Duff Yellow. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 608. 1869. 4. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 24. 1876. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Duff is an early, market peach which appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1877 until 1897. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, round, with a sharp point; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red about the stone, juicy, slightly acid; clingstone; ripens the middle of July in the South.

Duggar. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Duggar Golden. 2. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:8, 11. 1890.

Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a blush; flesh yellow, subacid, firm; clingstone; ripens the last of July.

Duggar White. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:8. 1890.

Flowers large, white; fruit medium in size; flesh white, very firm; quality good; ripens the middle of July; not very prolific.

Duke of Marlborough. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 27 fig. 1. 1817.

A variety resistant to mildew, found in the garden of the Duke of Marlborough, near Brentford, Middlesex, England. Flowers large; fruit large, slightly flattened about the base, heavily pubescent; ripens August 10th.

Duke of York. 1. Can. Hort. 25:326. 1902. 2. Bunyard Cat. Fr. Trees 35. 1913-14.

This variety is a cross between Early Rivers nectarine and Alexander peach, made by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit large; skin brilliant crimson; flesh tender, melting, refreshing; ripens with Alexander.

Du Lin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A variety from Aire, France, with reniform glands.

Du Moulin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A variety with reniform glands; recommended for central France.

Du Quesnoy. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:155, 156, fig. 14. 1883.

A variety of Belgian origin. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, depressed at the ends, faintly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, greenish, covered more or less with an intense purplish-brown; flesh white, purplish about the pit, melting, sweet; stone small for the size of fruit, nearly free; ripens the middle of August.

Du Thiers. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers of medium size, pale rose-colored.

Dulany. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 95. 1854.

A seedling of Heath Cling; superior to its parent in Maryland.

Dulce. 1. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05.

On the Station grounds the trees of Dulce are weak and unproductive. The variety, according to T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, originated with B. C. Murray, Denison, Texas. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers appear late; fruit small, roundish-cordate, angular, halves unequal; cavity narrow, flaring; suture shallow; apex roundish, usually with a small, mamelon tip; skin covered with heavy, coarse pubescence, tough, greenish-yellow, faintly blushed, with a bronze appearance; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, moderately juicy, fine-grained, mild, often astringent; stone below medium in size, ovate, plump, decidedly bulged, semi-clinging to free; ripens early in October.

Dumont. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 267. 1885. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:212. 1899.

Raised by Peter Dumont, Allegan, Michigan, from seed planted about 1835. Tree strong, very hardy, susceptible to leaf-curl; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, much compressed; cavity narrow; suture distinct, extending beyond the apex which terminates in a short, projecting tip; skin covered with dense pubescence, dark golden, usually blushed, thick, tough; flesh deep yellow, tinged at the pit, melting, moderately juicy, brisk subacid; stone oval, free; ripens the middle of September.

Dun. 1. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 97 fig. 1906.

Dun originated in Austria. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin yellowish-white, marbled with dull red; flesh white, stained at the stone, melting, very juicy, aromatic; very good; stone ending in a long point, free; ripens the middle of August.

Dunlap. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:212. 1899.

Tree a strong grower, spreading; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish to occasionally ovate; cavity wide; suture distinct; color yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, quite juicy, rich, vinous; pit large, plump, free; ripens the last of August.

Dunnington Beauty. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Very much like Noblesse. Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit large; skin pale greenish-red; flesh melting; quality good; ripens at the end of August.

Duperron. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 608. 1869.

A seedling raised by a M. Duperron. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large to very large, roundish, depressed at the end; suture shallow; skin downy, golden yellow, more or less washed with pale red; flesh yellow; clingstone; ripens in October.

Durasme. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Durasme or Spanish Peach is of a darke yellowish-red colour on the outside and white within."

Durchsichtiger Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:202. 1858.

Tree of medium size, productive; fruit large, roundish-oblate, yellowish-white, with a bright red blush; flesh firm yet melting, with a sweet, vinous flavor; quality good; season early in September.

Durham Favorite. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1867.

Listed in this reference.

Dutchess. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 223. 1817.

A very large peach, with white skin, a red cheek and a clear stone; ripens in August and September.

Dwarf Aubinel. 1. Flor. & Pom. 144. 1876.

This variety is remarkable for the constancy with which it is reproduced from seed and for its dwarf, bushy habit of growth. Flowers large; fruit large, globular; skin pale orange, marbled with red near the apex; flesh yellow, red near the stone; quality good; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Dwarf Champion. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:224, 225. 1899.

Listed as growing in New Mexico.

Dwarf Cuba. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 129:23. 1896.

A variety with small flowers and reniform glands.

Dwarf Orleans. 1. Prince Treat. Hort. 17. 1828.

Nain. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:44, 45, Pl. 32. 1768. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:175 fig., 176. 1879.

Zwergpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

Italian Dwarf. 5. Am. Jour. Hort. 1:287, 288. 1867.

Dwarf Orleans originated in Orleans, Loiret, France, early in the Eighteenth Century. The tree attains a height of two or three feet and is used mostly as an ornamental; leaves long, pendent, glandless and much indented; flowers large, showy; fruit about two inches long, roundish, deeply sutured; skin white; flesh white, melting, with bitter juice; freestone; ripens early in October.

Dyer June. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:18. 1882.

A chance seedling found near Ava, Missouri. Fruit large; early; clingstone.

Dymond. 1. Jour. Hort. 3rd Ser. 3:331. 1881. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 442. 1884.

Said to have been introduced by a Mr. Veitch, Exeter, England. Leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a dull red cheek, mottled with brighter red; flesh white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a high flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Eagle Red. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

Listed as a large, beautiful fruit, with a red blush, ripening in September.

Earliest Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 99. 1831.

A variety with globose glands and small flowers.

Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

A variety with globose glands and large flowers.

Early Alfred. 1. Gard. Mon. 7:372. 1865. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 219. 1866.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew Early Alfred from a seed of Hunt Tawny nectarine. Glands round; flowers large; fruit large; suture deeply marked, higher on one side than the other; skin tender, pale straw-colored, somewhat mottled with bright crimson; flesh white, melting, brisk, vinous; ripens early in August.

Early Ascot. 1. Gard. Chron. 1474, 1506. 1870. 2. Flor. & Pom. 1, Pl. 1873.

Early Ascot was raised from a seed of Elruge nectarine by a Mr. Standish of Ascot, England. Tree hardy, productive; glands small, roundish; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, somewhat depressed, with a distinct suture; skin nearly smooth, almost entirely covered with red, becoming nearly black where exposed; flesh yellow, tinged at the stone, very juicy; partially freestone; ripens the second week in August.

Early Avant. 1. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 27. 1803.

An agreeable-flavored peach ripening in August.

Early Beauty. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889.

This is a Texas variety. Fruit large, yellow; freestone; ripens very early.

Early Bourdine. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Listed as having serrate, glandless leaves and small flowers.

Early Charlotte. 1. R. G. Chase Cat. 20. 1896. 2. Chico Nur. Cat. 25. 1904.

A seedling of Early Crawford which originated about 1878 with O. Dickenson, Salem, Oregon. The variety has considerable merit as it grows on the Station grounds. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small, faded, pale pink; fruit large, roundish-oval, often cordate, halves unequal; cavity deep; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin but tough, pale yellow, splashed with lively red on a slight blush; flesh yellow, deeply stained at the pit, slightly stringy, tender, sprightly, rich, pleasing; quality good to above; pit broadly oval, plump, bulged, free; matures early in September.

Early Chelmsford. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 190. 1849. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1857.

Tree vigorous, productive, hardy; leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish; suture encircling the fruit; skin white, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, melting, juicy, vinous; freestone; ripens the third week in August.

Early Chevalier. 1. Gard. Chron. N. S. 20:47. 1883.

A French peach in which early and late fruits are produced on different branches of the same tree.

Early China. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:804, 805. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 21. 1897.

Early China is a Honey-flavored peach which originated in southern Texas where it has proved vigorous and productive, gaining a place in 1897 on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. The glands are round, often lacking; fruit of medium size, oval; apex with a sharply recurved point; color creamy, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, pinkish at the pit, very sweet; quality fair; freestone; ripens the middle of June in Texas.

Early Crawford Seedlings Nos. 1 and 3. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:212. 1899.

Seedlings obtained by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan.

Early Cream. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:818. 1896. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:144. 1904.

Kite. 4. Ibid. 73:148. 1904.

Kite Honey. 5. Ibid. 73:149. 1904.

Early Cream is a seedling of Honey. It appeared on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1891 until 1897. Tree strong, productive; fruit larger than Honey and resembles it in shape but is not as sharply pointed at the apex; skin very smooth, yellow, washed with red; flesh fine, sweet, juicy; flavor excellent; ripens the middle of June.

Early Cronesteyn. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

Listed as a slow grower in Canada.

Early Curtis. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1880.

A seedling with reniform glands; very similar to Alexander but less inclined to adhere to the pit.

Early Downton. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 247. 1831.

Raised by Thomas Knight, Downton Castle, England, about 1815. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers large, pale rose-colored; fruit narrowed at the apex, usually terminating in an acute nipple; skin pale yellowish-white, bright red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white to the stone from which it separates, juicy; ripens at the end of August.

Early Free. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Growing on the grounds of this Station in 1896.

Early Imperial. 1. Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 241. 1890.

W. W. Smith, Vacaville, California, grew Early Imperial from a pit of St. John open to cross-fertilization. It is highly recommended in California because of extreme earliness and its good drying qualities; flesh yellow; freestone.

Early Leopold. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 17:58. 1869. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 34. 1874. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a seed of Early York. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow, rich; succeeds Rivers.

Early Louise. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 609. 1869. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 444. 1884. 4. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 526. 1906.

Louise. 5. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:350. 1903.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised this peach from a seed of Early Albert and named it in honor of Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise. From 1875 until 1883 the variety maintained a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit of medium size, round, marked on one side with a deep suture; skin highly colored, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, tender, richly flavored, partly adherent to the pit; season early.

Early Lydia. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

Early Lydia is said to be resistant to rot; a rose-colored freestone ripening with Hale Early.

Early Michigan. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:38, 39. 1910.

Confusion has arisen over two seedlings put out by J. D. Husted, Lowell, Michigan, as Husted No. 15 and 16. Eventually, No. 15 was introduced as Early Michigan but because of its similarity to No. 16, the latter is often substituted for it. The true Early Michigan is a cross between Hale Early and Chili. As it fruits at this Station, the peaches lack size and quality. In 1909 the American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list. Tree vigorous, spreading; glands reniform; flowers appear early, large, showy; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; cavity deep, narrow; apex with a large, mucronate tip; skin thin, tender, with long, thick pubescence, creamy, blushed with dull red, with a few deep red splashes; flesh greenish-white, tinged at the pit, juicy, stringy, melting, sweet, mild; stone free, broadly oval, plump; ripens the last of August.

Early Miners. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 40. 1878.

Not spoken of favorably in New Jersey.

Early Newington Free. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 476. 1845. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

This freestone should not be confused with the other Newingtons which are all clings and usually later in season. One characteristic of this variety is that fruits on the same tree are free or adhere partially or wholly to the stone. Tree a moderate bearer; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, round, distinctly sutured; skin pale yellowish-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting, vinous; ripens late in August.

Early Purple. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:189, 190. 1831. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 211. 1832.

Véritable Pourprée hâtive à grande fleur. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:16, 17, Pl. VIII. 1768.

Frühe Purpurfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 593, 594. 1817.

Pourprée Hâtive. 6. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 16, Pl. 1846. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:241 fig., 242, 243. 1879.

Weiniger Lieblingspfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:203. 1858.

Desse Hâtive. 9. Mas Le Verger 7:201, 202, fig. 99. 1866-73.

This variety originated far back in the Eighteenth Century. According to Mas, it was raised by a M. Desse, Chantecoq, Seine, France, and passed for a long time under the name Desse Hâtive. Early Purple long found favor in European orchards but is not much grown now, being surpassed by better sorts. It was brought to America by William Prince, Flushing, New York, early in the Nineteenth Century and soon became confused with Early York. The true variety, however, quickly passed from cultivation and the name has ever since been confused with that of Early York. Fruit medium to large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture deep; color yellowish, blushed with dark red and dotted with red on the shaded side; pubescence thick, fine; flesh white, stained red under the skin on the side exposed to the sun, tinged with red next the pit, juicy, vinous, highly flavored, melting; very good in quality; stone semi-free to free, brownish-red; ripens early.

Early Rareripe I. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 85. 1854.

Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, originated this freestone.

Early Rareripe II. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

Early Rareripe is an improvement on a seedling erroneously called Felt Rareripe, which was brought to Kansas from Illinois by F. G. Barker of Salina. Fruit large, deep yellow.

Early Red I. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size; skin pale yellow, with a red blush; flesh melting; fair in quality; ripens at the end of August.

Early Red II. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:199. 1898.

This Early Red originated with C. C. Engle of Paw Paw, Michigan.

Early Red Cling. 1. Prince Cat. Fr. Trees 24. 1823. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:27. 1832.

Earliest Red Cling. 3. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820.

This variety is thought to have been brought to Flushing, New York, by the French. The shoots are subject to mildew; flowers small.

Early Rose I. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1841.

Of foreign origin. Fruit of medium size; red where exposed; ripens in August.

Early Rose II. 1. Gard. Mon. 22:338. 1880.

This Early Rose is one of the so-called Spanish peaches and was found on the farm of Preston Rose, Mission Valley, Texas. It is described as a medium-sized, round, rosy-red fruit, with firm flesh, ripening June 25th; freestone.

Early Rose III. 1. W. P. Stark Cat. 49, 50 fig. 1915.

Early Rose III, according to W. P. Stark, Stark City, Missouri, was grown by John Keller, Fort Valley, Georgia, from the pit of a Honey-flavored peach crossed with one of the Indian peaches. Tree a moderate grower, rather small; flowers large; fruit of medium size, a rich, deep red; flesh white, rich, sweet; clingstone; ripens with Eureka. The fruit is handsomely colored and is said to sell for a fancy price wherever known. Unfortunately, it seems not yet to have been tried in the North.

Early Royal George. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 220. 1832. 2. Mag. Hort. 14:538. 1848.

Early George. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

This variety may be an American seedling of Royal George. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, splashed with red in the sun; flesh juicy, tender, vinous, free; fair to good in quality; ripens in August.

Early Sam. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Early Silver. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 220. 1866. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:343. 1903.

Argentée Précoce. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 43, 215. 1876.

Silver. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.

This variety was grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, in 1857, from a seed of White Nectarine. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, slightly sprinkled with red; flesh entirely white, melting, juicy, with a vinous, pleasant, subacid flavor; stone free; quality good to very good; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Early Strawberry. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:62, 67. 1895.

Grown at one time in Arizona.

Early Tallman. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 40:19. 1907.

This is a small, white-fleshed peach of fair quality, ripening with Triumph. It is a semi-clingstone and of no value.

Early de Tours. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Listed but not described.

Early Victoria. 1. Gard. Chron. 946. 1861. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:143, 144, fig. 8. 1883.

Victoria. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Early Victoria should not be confused with the Victoria of the South. This variety first fruited in 1854 with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a stone of Early York. In 1909 the American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list as Victoria. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin pale yellow, with a maroon blush; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; stone free, small; season very early, a week before its parent.

Early Wheeler. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 360, 361, Pl. 28. 1906.

This is one of a large number of Heath Cling seedlings grown by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas, about 1900. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; blossoms very large; fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; cavity large, broad; apex protruding; skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, creamy-white, marbled and splashed with crimson; flesh white, stained with red near the skin, firm, meaty, juicy, subacid; quality good to very good; stone adherent, oval; ripens with Alexander.

Early White. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 85. 1854.

A large, fine-flavored freestone originating with Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Early White Cling. 1. Prince Cat. Fr. Trees 24. 1823. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:35. 1832.

Fruit medium to small; skin pale yellow, marbled with red; flesh yellowish-green, juicy, pleasant; ripens early in September.

Eastburn Choice. 1. Hoffy Orch. Comp. 1:Pl. 1841.

The name is in honor of the originator, Rev. Joseph Eastburn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who planted a pit about 1825. The variety comes true from seed. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, nearly round; skin pale yellow, blushed on the sunny side; flesh yellowish-white, tinged about the pit, sprightly, slightly acid, juicy; pit small; ripens late in September.

Eaton. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Eaton Golden. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 611. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871.

Eaton originated in North Carolina and its planting is confined chiefly to the South. In 1871 it was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society as Eaton Golden but in 1891 was changed to Eaton. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit above medium in size, round; suture shallow; skin golden-yellow, with occasional pink spots near the base; flesh golden, sweet, juicy, with a marked apricot flavor; clingstone; ripens the middle of September.

Edgar Late Melting. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Edith. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Griffing Bros. Cat. 12. 1900.

Edith is a large, round, white-fleshed clingstone; ripens in Florida July 25th.

Edouard Andre. 1. Rev. Hort. 87, 208, 209, Pl. 1895.

A French variety originating in the Department of Ain, France. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit roundish, compressed; cavity deep and narrow; distinctly sutured; skin deep reddish-purple on a yellow ground; flesh cream-colored, red at the pit, melting, juicy; stone plump, oval; ripens the middle of August.

Eduard Lucas. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 394. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Edward Late White. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1857.

Raised by a Dr. Baldwin, Montgomery, Alabama. Fruit large, roundish, depressed at the apex; suture distinct; skin white, blushed with red; flesh white, stained at the pit, sweet, juicy; stone slightly adherent; ripens the first of October and continues all the month.

Eladie. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877.

A seedling of Chinese Cling; fruit of large size and excellent quality.

Elate. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:22. 1894

Mentioned but not described.

Elberta (Hottes). 1. Winfield Nur. Cat. 21 fig. 1912.

This is a supposed strain of Elberta found in an orchard of Elbertas in Grand Valley, Colorado, according to the catalog of the Winfield Nursery Company, Winfield, Kansas. The fruit is said to be larger and better in quality than Elberta but its other characters are similar.

Elberta Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 223. 1904. 2. Stark Bros. Cat. 42. 1914.

This variety was brought to notice in Louisiana, Missouri, Stark Brothers having selected it from Elberta. Some pomologists rank it as identical with Elberta in growth and appearance except that it is a clingstone. As grown at this Station, however, it does not closely resemble Elberta in shape nor is it equal to that variety in quality. Tree vigorous, upright; glands usually reniform; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oblate, halves unequal, bulged near the apex; suture deepens toward the apex which is roundish; skin rich yellow, with an attractive blush of deep red; flesh yellow, deep red about the stone, juicy, meaty, often having a slight sprightliness, clinging; ripens the second week in September.

Eldred. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:15. 1876. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:212, 213. 1899.

Eldred was named after its originator, a Mr. Eldred of Washington County, Texas. It is one of the earliest clings to ripen; glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, firm, mild; pit roundish-oval; ripens just before Hale Early.

Elisabeth Bonamy. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:176. 1883.

A French variety introduced in 1868 and named after Madame Elisabeth Bonamy. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish, irregular, with a mamelon tip at the apex; pale yellow, with a deep carmine blush; flesh yellow; matures the middle of September.

Eliza I. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 283. 1854. 2. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. 1:Pl. 1860.

Gerard Schmitz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, exhibited this seedling in 1849. Leaves large, with reniform glands; fruit large, round; skin yellow, with a mottled red cheek; flesh yellow except at the stone; freestone; matures the last of September.

Eliza II. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1880.

This is a seedling of Late Crawford, originating with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Foliage rather glaucous; fruit large, roundish, tapering at the apex; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh bright yellow, red at the pit, tender, juicy, rich, vinous; ripens after Late Crawford.

Ellison. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889. 2. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 510. 1900.

Ellison is another variety that reproduces itself from seed. It originated in Ohio. As it grows at this Station its only value is for canning. Tree not very productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, resembling Chili in shape; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin covered with long pubescence, greenish-yellow, with narrow splashes of dull red; flesh yellow, faint red at the pit, rather dry, mild to sprightly; quality fair; stone free, small, oval, shortly pointed, plump; ripens the middle of October.

Elma. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Griffing Bros. Cat. 12. 1900.

A medium-sized clingstone of the Spanish type; ripens the last of July.

Elmira. 1. Horticulturist 3:251. 1848-49. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1857.

Originated with Dr. M. W. Phillips, Edwards, Mississippi. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, oval, depressed; suture shallow; skin heavily pubescent, creamy-white; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone to which it adheres, sweet, good; ripens early in August.

Elmo. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed as growing at the Florida Station.

Elodie. 1. Pa. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 586. 1878.

A seedling of Chinese Cling not as susceptible to rot as its parent.

Elriv. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:96. 1901.

J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, produced Elriv by crossing Rivers with Elberta, in 1888. Tree strong and productive; flowers large; fruit large, roundish to slightly oblong; suture very distinct; skin thin, tender, nearly entirely overlaid with bright red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sprightly; quality good; pit large, oval, semi-clinging; ripens with St. John.

Elrose. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:98. 1901.

Elrose is the result of a cross between Elberta and Mountain Rose made by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, in 1888. Flowers small; fruit oblong, irregular, large; suture distinct; skin almost entirely marbled with pale red; flesh firm, white; quality fine; stone plump, large; ripens with Mountain Rose.

Ely. 1. Village Nur. Cat. 9. 1914.

Ely is a large, yellow-fleshed peach of good quality, ripening just before Carman, according to the catalog of the Village Nurseries, Hightstown, New Jersey.

Emil Liebig. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 394. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Emma. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 134. 1897. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

Emma, on the Station grounds, is unproductive and of poor quality. It has had a place on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list since 1899. Tree upright, rather tall; branchlets inclined to throw out short, spur-like shoots; glands reniform; fruit small, roundish-cordate; apex usually with a mucronate tip; skin thin, tough, deep yellow, with a mottled blush of dull carmine; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, firm, stringy, sprightly; pit small, ovate, plump, free; ripens at the end of August.

Emporia. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

Emporia is a very early variety originated by Mrs. L. Burns, near Emporia, Kansas.

Endicott. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 159. 1889.

A freestone seedling of Oldmixon Cling which it resembles in shape; ripens with Hale Early.

English. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

The tree of English is vigorous but not productive. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, oval, with a pointed apex; flesh white, firm; quality fair; clingstone; ripens the middle of August.

English Swash. 1. Horticulturist 2:401. 1847-48.

Leaves globose; flowers small; ripens the middle of September; moderately productive.

Enon. 1. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:174. 1906.

Fruit of medium size, globular, often oblate; suture shallow but distinct; color greenish-white, shaded and splashed with carmine; flesh white, moderately firm, melting; quality good; pit oval, short, free; ripens August 10th.

Equinox. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 9. 1909.

A very large, yellow freestone, ripening about the third week in September, according to the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas.

Ermine. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 28:83. 1896.

Fruit of medium size, partially free; pit large; ripens early in August.

Ernoult. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 2:71, Pl. 1854.

Ernoult originated about 1844 near Liege, Belgium. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish; apex with a peculiarly wrinkled depression; skin downy, clear yellow, shaded with deep reddish-purple in the sun; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Ernst. 1. Ramsey Cat. 1913.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Ernst originated with a Mr. Surties, Bexar County, Texas, about 1905. Fruit of medium size, white; freestone; ripens the middle of July.

Erzherzog Carl. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

A seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich with which it is similar but larger, more deeply sutured, less pubescent and not as dark red; ripens early in September.

Erzherzog Johann. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

Archiduc Jean. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 48, 215. 1876.

A productive seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich which it resembles. It is larger, more pointed, more deeply sutured, less pubescent, and not as dark a red as its parent; ripens early in September.

Espagne Jaune. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:115 fig. 1879.

This variety was found about 1840 in the vicinity of Bayonne, Basses-Pyrenees, France. Some believe it to be a native of Spain. Tree vigorous; glands large, reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit medium in size, ovoid, somewhat cylindrical, halves unequal; suture distinct; apex with a mamelon tip; skin thick, yellow, spotted and washed with red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, fibrous, melting, very juicy, acidulated; stone adheres very slightly, small, ovoid, plump; matures the latter part of October.

Essex Mammoth. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 7:53. 1900.

Listed as having been grown in Canada.

Estella. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 11. 1900. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Estella originated in western Florida. In 1909 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit almost round, very large; skin greenish-yellow, with a full, red cheek; flesh yellow; ripens in Florida early in September.

Esther. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877.

A Chinese Cling seedling of large size and excellent quality.

Esther Doom. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Austin Nur. Cat. 9. 1909.

Esther Doom originated with Judge Doom, Austin, Texas. A fine, productive, yellow clingstone, ripening July 25th.

Evangelist. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 306. 1899.

A hardy variety grown in Iowa.

Evans. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 91. 1899.

Evans No. 3. 2. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12. 1905-06.

Evans is said to have the good characters of Elberta; ripens just after that variety is gone.

Evans Cling. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03.

A hardy clingstone grown in Iowa.

Everbearing. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1897. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 498, 499, 500, Pl. 61. 1905. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Everbearing originated in the garden of a Mrs. Page, Cuthbert, Georgia, in 1885, and was named and disseminated by P. J. Berckmans about 1897. A marked characteristic of this variety is that some trees have a long blossoming and fruiting period. It is too tender for the North but is recommended for southern peach-districts, having been placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree vigorous, compact, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit roundish-conical, large, the later-ripening fruits being smaller; cavity large, deep and abrupt; suture shallow, with a prominent apex; skin thick, tough, thickly covered with long pubescence, greenish-white, striped and mottled with purplish-red; flesh white, considerably stained and veined with red, meaty, juicy, subacid; stone oval, free; season July 1st to September or later in southern Georgia.

Excellente. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Excelsior. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 185. 1856. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 201. 1913.

Prince's Excelsior. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 632. 1857.

Excelsior was grown more than half a century ago by William R. Prince, Flushing, New York. It has been confused with Crosby, this sort having been once known as Excelsior. Fruit large, roundish to roundish-oblate; suture a line, ending in a flattened depression at the base; color attractive, bright orange-yellow; flesh golden-yellow, very rich, juicy, aromatic, sweet, separating freely from the stone; quality very good; season the middle of October.

Exquisite. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 380. 1858. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 7:152. 1864. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 612. 1869. 4. Gard. Mon. 19:114. 1877.

Pavie Georgia. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:218, 219 fig. 1879.

Exquisite originated in Georgia many years ago. It seems to have been sent to England and France by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, mottled with crimson in the sun; flesh yellow, red at the stone, free, tender, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens in September.

Extra Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 2:337. 1860.

A seedling of Fay Early Anne which precedes its parent by three weeks; the fruit is small and fleshy, with a small pit.

Fabre. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 54. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit large, roundish at the base; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin blushed with deep red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh yellowish-white, coarse, melting, very juicy; pit large, oval, free; ripens early in September.

Fahnestock. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:111. 1847.

A large-fruited seedling from A. Fahnestock, Lancaster, Ohio.

Fahnestock Mammoth. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:111. 1847.

A large, yellow clingstone which originated with A. Fahnestock, Lancaster, Ohio.

Falcon. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896. 2. Rivers Cat. 28. 1909-10.

Faucon. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 55, 218. 1876.

Falcon originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of White Nectarine. Fruit medium in size, roundish; cavity deep, wide; suture shallow; apex with a small, erect, mamelon tip; skin thin, creamy-white, blushed with dull red, with a few stripes, not very attractive; flesh white, tinged at the pit, meaty, sprightly; stone oval, moderately plump; ripens at this Station the middle of September.

Fame. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:133. 1911.

Fame is an upright-growing tree, bearing yellow, freestone fruits of medium size; ripens July 18th; very susceptible to rot.

Fanning. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 92. 1883.

Fanning was exhibited in Philadelphia in 1883 by J. H. Ricketts of Newburgh, New York. Fruit medium in size, globular; skin striped and splashed with brownish-red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh greenish-white, melting, juicy, vinous, sprightly; very good; stone moderately plump, free.

Farrnbacher Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:215. 1858.

Tree very productive; branches long and slender; glands reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit large, long, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin whitish-yellow, washed and striped with red; flesh whitish-yellow, red near the stone, very tender, fibrous, vinous; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Faut. 1. Am. Gard. 12:565. 1891.

A Southern seedling. Tree strong, vigorous; fruit large; clingstone.

Favier. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:34. 1832.

Favier was introduced by William Robert Prince from the region of the Mediterranean. Blossoms small; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture usually but a line; skin overlaid with red, with a deeper hue in the sun; flesh pale yellowish-white, strongly colored at the pit, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens September 10th.

Favourite. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 219. 1817. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 477. 1845.

Favourite Large Red Clingstone? 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Favourite Red. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 2:23. 1832.

Early Favourite? 5. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Glands small, globose, often lacking; flowers small; fruit large, oblong; skin white, rather downy, covered with dark red where exposed; flesh red at the stone, somewhat firm, juicy, vinous but not rich; ripens early in August.

Fay Early Anne. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 1:91. 1853. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1856. 3. Ibid. 78. 1862.

Anne Précoce de Fay. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:101, 102, fig. 49. 1866-73.

A seedling of Anne, grown by Lincoln Fay, Chautauqua County, New York. It held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Tree hardy and productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin creamy-white, sometimes faintly tinged with red where exposed; flesh white, juicy, rich; ripens two weeks before Early Crawford.

Fei Tau. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1909.

Cions of the Fei Tau peach were brought to America by Frank N. Meyer, United States Department of Agriculture, from the province of Fei Tcheng, China.

Felicie. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:117, 118 fig. 1879.

Charles Buisson, Tronche, Isère, France, grew this variety in 1863. Glands usually lacking; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, halves unequal, with a mamelon tip at the apex; faintly sutured; skin thick, heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, washed and striped with carmine; flesh yellowish-white to the stone, firm, fibrous, juicy, vinous, with an after taste; stone small, ovoid, free; ripens the last of September.

Felt Rareripe. 1. Gregg Fruit Cult. 100. 1877.

The chief characteristic of this variety is that it reproduces itself from seed. It originated with Cyrus Felt, Monte Bello, Illinois; fruit large, yellow-fleshed, freestone; ripens the last of August.

Ferdinand. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:144. 1904.

Ferdinand is a seedling of Honey raised by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1892. It was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897 but was dropped in 1899. Fruit roundish, slightly flattened, bulged on one side, large; apex short, blunt, recurved; suture but a line; skin velvety, thick, tough, dull yellow, well covered with dull red; flesh firm, meaty, white, streaked with red; flavor insipid, poor; stone clinging, oval, plump, short; season early in July.

Fetters. 1. Gard. Mon. 16:315. 1874.

John Fetters, Lancaster, Ohio, raised this white-fleshed freestone from a pit of Lemon Cling.

Fine Jaboulay. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 99 fig. 1906.

Thought to have originated with Armand Jaboulay, Oullins, Rhône, France. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish, with a very small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin marbled and washed with red on a yellow ground; flesh white, melting, vinous, aromatic; quality very good; ripens the middle of September.

Finley October. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Grown near Seaford, Delaware.

Finley Superb. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Georgia.

Fisher. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 12:11. 1904.

A variety grown in Texas and Wright Counties, Missouri. Fruit large, round, yellow, blushed with red; clingstone; ripens in Missouri about the middle of September.

Fleenor. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1864. 2. Ibid. 60. 1870.

Fleenor originated in Indiana. Tree hardy, productive, slender; fruit large, oblong, white; quality good; clingstone; used for market and canning; ripens in October.

Flewellen. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875.

Flewellen is of American origin and held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1875 until 1897. Fruit large, globular, depressed at the apex; skin downy, yellowish-white, dark, dull purplish-red where exposed; flesh red at the pit, very juicy, sweet; desirable for an early cling; ripens early in August.

Florence. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898.

This variety is a moderate bearer but rots badly. Tree tall, with dense foliage, vigorous; fruit of medium size, globular, greenish-white; flesh white, adherent; quality fair to good; ripens the middle of August.

Florida. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Florida Crawford. 2. Ibid. 44. 1891. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:818. 1896.

Introduced by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1891. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891 as Florida Crawford where it remained until 1899. In 1909 it reappeared as Florida. Fruit belongs to the Spanish type, very large, roundish-oblong, somewhat bellied, with a shallow suture; skin pale to deeper yellow, frequently blushed at the base; flesh stained at the pit, firm, juicy, vinous; freestone; ripens the last of July.

Florida Gem. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:145. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

One of the best seedlings of Honey both for home and commercial purposes. Listed by the American Pomological Society in its fruit-catalog of 1909. Fruit medium to large, oval, angular; suture indistinct, often wanting; apex conical, long, recurved; skin fuzzy, thin, tough, greenish-yellow, washed with deep red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, white, pink at the stone, sweet, agreeable; stone free, elliptical, reddish; ripens the last of June.

Florida Own. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 14:6. 1891. 2. Ibid. 62:513. 1902.

Florida Own is a seedling of Peento, now out of cultivation. Fruit large, nearly round; skin white, overspread with carmine; flesh sweet, juicy, melting, semi-clinging; quality excellent; ripens with Peento.

Florin. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 313. 1889.

Florin is a California variety ripening with Late Crawford but superior in size and flavor; tree hardy, a rapid grower and free from curl.

Floss. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Received at this Station for testing in 1894, from E. A. Riehl, Alton, Illinois. Fruit above medium, roundish-oblong; color greenish-white, with a few red dots; flesh white, moderately juicy, firm, adherent; quality good; season the middle of October.

Floyd. 1. Ortiz Fruit Farm Cat. 27. 1900.

According to the catalog of the Ortiz Fruit Farm, Mexico, Missouri, Floyd was found in Mexico, Missouri, by Wallace Bassford of that place. Tree very hardy; fruit hangs well, large; skin tough, creamy-white, blushed where exposed; flesh tender, white, juicy; freestone; ripens September 25th.

Flushing Heath. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 17. 1892.

This is a large, white-fleshed clingstone which ripens the last of August, according to the Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina.

Ford. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345. 1903.

New Ford. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 3. Ibid. 169:213. 1899.

Probably originated in Delaware. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, with drooping branches; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, mild, sweet; quality good; pit free, oval, plump, pointed; ripens early in September.

Ford Choice. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Ford Choice was received at this Station for testing in 1892 from J. S. Ford, Pittsford, New York. Fruit large, irregularly oval, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, with markings of dark red; flesh yellow, slightly stained with red at the pit which is nearly free, juicy, somewhat stringy, firm; quality good; ripens early in September.

Ford Late. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 53. 1896. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345. 1903.

Ford Late, as it fruits on the Station grounds, is of doubtful value. Trees vigorous, productive; leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear early, large, pink; fruit large, oval, tapering, halves unequal, sides drawn in about the cavity; apex with a mucronate tip; skin covered with long, coarse pubescence, thin, tough, lemon-yellow to creamy, with a faint blush of pink; flesh white, neither very juicy nor stringy, sprightly; stone brown, free, large, obovate, with a wedge-shaped base; ripens early in October.

Ford No. 1. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:807. 1896. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:213. 1899.

Tree strong, spreading, productive if not too far south; glands few, reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish-elongated, faintly sutured; skin creamy-white, with a delicate wash of bright red; flesh creamy-white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly, vinous; quality good; pit plump, semi-clinging; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Ford No. 2. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:811. 1896. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:213. 1899.

Trees round-headed, fairly productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly ovate; suture indistinctly marked; cavity broad, deep; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh red at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone oval, pointed, plump, free; quality good; ripens on the Station grounds the last of September.

Ford No. 3. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Described as follows as it grows on the Station grounds: Trees strong; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; apex indistinct; skin greenish-yellow, with a thin bloom; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; stone free, plump, pointed; quality poor; ripens the last of October.

Ford Red. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:213. 1899.

Ford Red is thought to have originated in Delaware. Trees roundish, with an upright head, fairly productive; fruit medium-sized, slightly enlarged at the suture, generally oval; cavity deep, narrow; color creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white, reddish and rather bitter at the pit, juicy, tender, rich, mild; quality good; pit free, oval, pointed, quite plump; season early in September.

Ford Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 5:539. 1824. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 248. 1831.

Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, slightly narrowed at the apex; skin yellowish-green, marbled with bright red; flesh yellow to the stone, juicy, with a rich, astringent flavor; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Fords. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 63. 1891.

A large, very early, white-fleshed freestone.

Fords Improved. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.

A white-fleshed freestone of the Chinese type. It ripens early but is soft and is a poor keeper.

Forrester. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913.

A large, round, good peach, from Georgia. Fruit yellowish-red; ripens in mid-season.

Four in One. 1. Continental Pl. Cat. 13. 1916.

According to the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina, this variety is the largest peach that grows and the firmest of the mid-summer varieties. Skin deep creamy and crimson, tough; flesh soft, juicy, melting.

Fourteen Ounce. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:65. 1900.

A clingstone, listed but not described in these references.

Fox. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Ibid. 33. 1899. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345. 1903.

Fox's Seedling. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 478. 1845.

Fox originated in New Jersey. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog in 1891 but dropped it in 1897, replacing it in 1899. Tree vigorous; glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly compressed, with a small suture which extends nearly around the fruit; skin creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, free, melting, juicy, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; season the last of September.

Frances. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345, 346 fig. 1903. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909. 3. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:133. 1911. 4. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913.

Francis. 5. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 42. 1895.

There is doubt as to the place of origin of this peach. Most writers mention Ohio but a communication from Leon Sanders, Plain Dealing, Louisiana, states that the variety was found in that State by his father about 1895 and was introduced to the trade by L. T. Sanders and Son. Frances was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a pronounced suture; apex prominent; skin yellow, washed and striped with bright red; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; quality good; stone oval, free; season follows Elberta.

Frank. 1. Munson Cat. 14, Pl. 1915-16.

According to the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas, Frank was raised in 1903 by J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, from a pit of Elberta and named after Frank Holland of the Farm and Ranch. Fruit large, globular; skin yellow, covered with considerable rich red; clingstone; ripens two weeks after its parent.

Frankfort. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Franklin. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed as grown in Michigan at one time.

Franquières. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876. 2. Guide Prat. 31. 1895.

Resembles Orchard Queen but is earlier, rounder, and higher in quality. Trees very vigorous and productive; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, nearly covered with reddish-carmine; flesh very red at the stone, juicy; matures the first of September.

Franz Koelitz. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

An early, German variety without glands.

Fredenburgh. 1. Gard. Mon. 23:303. 1881.

A large, very early sort, like Alexander in appearance and quality, raised by W. H. Fredenburgh, Kingston, New York.

Freehold. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 47. 1884.

Freehold originated in Freehold, New Jersey; fruit large, with a red cheek; flesh white; freestone; of good quality; ripens the second week in November.

Free Mason. 1. Gard. Mon. 13:26. 1871. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 121. 1872.

A seedling of Early Rareripe, grown by Rev. R. W. Todd, Denton, Maryland. Tree very vigorous, spreading in its habit; leaves serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to oblong; skin white, shaded with red; flesh deep red at the stone, juicy; ripens immediately after Smock.

Freeman. 1. Gard. Mon. 10:20, 21. 1868.

Freeman Late. 2. Ibid. 19:336. 1877.

Named after its originator, H. C. Freeman, Alto Pass, Illinois. The fruits resemble Smock of which it may be a seedling; however, it is later and higher in quality.

Freeman White. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1867.

A variety of some repute in New Jersey. Resembles Heath Free but is larger; used for market.

French Blood Cling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33. 1832.

Wilder Blutpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, dark red; used for preserves; matures at the end of October.

French Chancellor. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:189. 1831.

A variety of French origin. Fruit large, with a distinct suture; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin fine red next the sun; flesh melting, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; ripens the first of September.

French Mignonne. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 21 fig. 2. 1817.

Although bearing a close resemblance to Grosse Mignonne, this peach seems to be distinct. The chief points of difference are thicker skin, more brilliant color and more oblong form in the fruit of this variety.

French Willow Leaved. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:12. 1832.

A Feuilles de Saule. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 77, 78. 1867.

This tree has leaves resembling those of the willow. Leaves devoid of glands; flowers very small; fruit of medium size or larger, roundish, halves unequal; flesh white, red at the stone; pit large, free; ripens in October and only succeeds in a warm exposure.

Friers. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Friers peach is an excellent fruit."

Fritzes Sämling. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Frogmore Golden. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 221. 1866. 2. Flor. & Pom. 89, Pl. 1878.

A Mr. Ingram, Frogmore, England, grew this variety from a pit of the Bellegarde peach crossed with Pitmaston Orange nectarine. Trees rather free from mildew; glands globose; fruit of medium size; of a deep apricot color, both in and out; flesh rich, vinous, tinged at the stone from which it separates; ripens early.

Frühe aus der Ortenau. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Frühe May von Brigg. 1. Lucas Handb. Obst. 475. 1893.

Tree strong and very productive; fruit very large, whitish-yellow, with a red blush; ripens the middle of July.

Frühe Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Large Early Mignonne. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:10. 1832.

Early Mignonne. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 211. 1832.

Frühe Lieblingspfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:202. 1858.

Early Grosse Mignonne. 6. Hogg Fruit Man. 219. 1866. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877. 8. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:165 fig., 166. 1879.

Frühe Mignonne was first mentioned early in the Nineteenth Century as coming from the vicinity of Paris, France. It is a strain of Grosse Mignonne, but with smaller and earlier fruit. The American Pomological Society listed it in its fruit-catalog from 1877 until 1897. Glands small, globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, more or less ovoid, regular in outline, strongly sutured; usually with a mamelon tip; skin pale yellow, marbled with carmine; flesh whitish-green, red at the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, sprightly; stone roundish-oval, plump, nearly free; ripens early in August.

Früher Bergpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200, 201. 1858.

Fruit large, oblate, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin with a straw-yellow color, with dark red streaks, heavily pubescent; flesh white throughout, pleasing; stone small; ripens from the first to the middle of August.

Fruitland. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 613. 1869.

Fruitland originated at Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, obovate, tapering to a point; greenish-white, with a pale, mottled red cheek; flesh greenish-white, faintly red at the stone, very juicy, vinous; freestone; matures early in September.

Fulkerson. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 283. 1854.

Of American origin, having been raised by R. P. Fulkerson, Ashland, Ohio, about 1851. Leaves without glands; fruit of medium size, obtuse, sides irregular and unequal; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh whitish-yellow, tinged at the stone, juicy, rich, high in quality; stone small, angular, flattened, free; ripens August 20th.

Fullers Galande. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Listed as having globose glands and small flowers.

Furness. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 59. 1869.

Mentioned as a good, late clingstone.

G. & A. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Fruit irregular in outline; yellow-fleshed; freestone; quality good; pit small; ripens the first of September.

G. Orange Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 206. 1896.

An inferior variety listed by the Illinois Horticultural Society; fruit of medium size; flesh yellow; quality fair.

Gaillard-Girerd I. 1. Rev. Hort. N. S. 7:12. 1907.

Soon after the early American varieties of the Amsden and Hale Early type were introduced into France they were used in breeding new varieties. This peach is a white-fleshed freestone, resulting from a seed of Poirieux crossed with Hale Early.

Gaillard-Girerd II. 1. Rev. Hort. N. S. 7:12. 1907.

Said to resemble closely its parent, Gaillard-Girerd I.

Gain de Montreuil. 1. Gard. Chron. 68. 1848. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:123, 124, fig. 60. 1866-73.

Galande von Montreuil. 3. Lauche Deut. Pom. 6:No. 6, Pl. 1882.

Alexis Lepère, Montreuil, France, grew this variety about 1846. Tree strong, unusually productive; leaves with both reniform and globose glands; flowers very small; fruit of medium size, roundish, depressed at the ends; suture distinct; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin thin, with short pubescence, yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh stained at the stone, firm, sweet; very good; stone adherent, elongated-oval, deeply furrowed; ripens the last of August.

Galande. 1. Pom. Mag. 1:26, Pl. 1828. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:189, 190, fig. 93. 1866-73. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:124, 125 fig., 126. 1879. 4. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 396, 397. 1889.

Bellegarde. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 6. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 254, 255. 1831. 7. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 471. 1845.

Grosse Noire de Montreuil. 8. Ann. Pom. Belge 1:85, Pl. 1853.

Violette Galande. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:210, 211. 1858.

The origin of this old variety is unknown. It apparently was known in France in the middle of the Seventeenth Century and was long and widely cultivated in that country under various names. The number of synonyms shows its popularity in France and England. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large, round, regular, with a shallow suture; color pale yellowish-green, with a rich red cheek, often streaked with darker purple; flesh pale yellow, rayed with red at the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored, free; season the last of August.

Galande Pointue. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:129, 130, fig. 63. 1866-73. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:127 fig., 128. 1879.

Spitze Galand Pfirsich. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 415. 1889. 4. Gaucher Pom. Prak. Obst. No. 85, Tab. 77. 1894.

About 1805 a M. Dormeau of Montreuil, Seine, France, seems to have been growing this variety. Fruit large, roundish-oval, irregular; skin yellowish-white, partly covered and dotted with carmine; flesh whitish, somewhat red at the center, firm but tender, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; stone free; season early in August.

Galbraith. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167. 1871. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 498. 1871.

A variety from Illinois, recommended for market. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; color white, with a red cheek; very good; ripens at the end of July.

Galland May. 1. Greensboro Nur. Cat. 22. 1898.

A very early variety with good shipping qualities, according to the Greensboro Nurseries, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Galveston. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:805. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899.

Galveston was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899; it comes from southern Texas. Tree very vigorous and productive, inclined to overbear; glands few, reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin creamy, with a light red cheek; flavor subacid; ripens the last of July.

Gant Noir. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 397. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Garden Cling. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 289. 1893.

Garden Cling on the Station grounds is not promising in fruit or tree characters. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed; skin thick, tough, greenish-white, more or less overspread with bright red; flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, rubbery; stone oval, smooth, plump; ripens early in October.

Gates Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 312. 1889.

Originated and named by J. W. Gates, Vacaville, California. Trees tender; fruit large; skin too tender for shipping, silver-white, with a red blush; flesh white, firm; pit large, irregular.

Gather Late October. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 19. 1892.

A very late clingstone listed by Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Gaylord. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1869. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

A peach grown in Mississippi by Dr. M. W. Phillips. Tree fairly vigorous, but not productive; glands large, round; flowers small; fruit resembles Crothers, large, round, with a pointed apex; skin creamy-white, heavily pubescent; flesh white, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Geary. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:346. 1903.

Gearys Hold-On. 2. Gard. Mon. 19:174. 1877. 3. Hood Cat. 31. 1905.

Hold-On. 4. Fulton Peach Cult. 176. 1908.

Geary is said to be a seedling of Smock; on the Station grounds it ripens with it. Tree large, vigorous but not very productive, slightly drooping; leaves finely serrate, with large, reniform glands; flowers small, faded pink, darker at the edges; fruit above medium in size, oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, sides drawn up forming a prune-like neck; tip mucronate; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, golden-yellow, slightly splashed with darker red on a dull blush; flesh pale yellow, stained at the pit, rather dry, coarse, sweet; fair in quality; stone large, oval, flattened, more or less pointed, free.

Gebhardt. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:41. 1910.

A locally known seedling of Hale Early grown by Benton Gebhardt, Oceana County, Michigan, about 1878. It is valued for high quality in fruit. Tree hardy and an early and regular bearer, not very susceptible to fungus; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oblong, flattened slightly at the ends; cavity broad; suture continuous, deeper at the ends; skin velvety, creamy-white, with a solid, dark crimson cheek; flesh creamy-white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, aromatic; quality very good; stone free; ripens just before Early Michigan.

Gem. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1893. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Similar to Oldmixon Cling, but with more color in the cheek; glands reniform; season very late; unproductive.

Gemina. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 181. 1895.

Mentioned as a very late and very hardy variety; recommended for Missouri.

General Bidwell. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

A seedling named by the California Horticultural Society in 1886 and recommended for cultivation. Fruit larger than Orange Cling, yellow; flesh solid, juicy, rich; pit small, free; ripens between Late Crawford and Salwey.

General Custer. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes, Kansas, about 1878.

General Grant. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Originated with W. W. Smith, Vacaville, California. Trees fairly strong; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, tapering towards the apex; cavity narrow, deep; suture extends two-thirds around the fruit; skin pale creamy-white, with a mottled cheek; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, vinous; pit roundish-oval, pointed, plump, adherent; ripens late.

General Greene. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889. 2. Greensboro Nur. Cat. 25. 1898.

A large, white-fleshed freestone, ripening the last of August. The variety originated in Guilford County, North Carolina.

General Harrison. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 20. 1906.

According to the Glen Saint Mary Nurseries, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, this variety was originated at Cocoa, Florida, by C. W. Harrison. Fruit above medium in size, shaped like the Honey seedlings without the long points; color light yellow, overlaid with red; flesh white; clingstone; ripens in July.

General Laudon. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

General Laudon is a seedling of Karl Schwarzenberg, raised about 1836. Tree productive; flowers large, pale red; fruit large, oval, deeply sutured; skin greenish-yellow, blushed; flesh white, vinous; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

General Taylor. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

General Taylor is an early clingstone of fair quality. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish-ovate; skin creamy-white, with a red cheek; ripens in Texas the last of June.

Genesee. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 16. 1883.

Fruit medium to large; flesh creamy-white, juicy; freestone; ripens in October.

Genueser. 1. Christ Handb. 591. 1817.

Pêche de Genes. 2. Christ Wörterb. 351. 1802.

Genueser Aprikosenpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Flowers small; fruit large, round, halves unequal; suture shallow; skin yellow, more or less mottled with clear red; flesh deep yellow, pleasing, melting; freestone; ripens early in October.

George Late. 1. Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 73. 1891. 2. Cal. Nur. Cat. 20. 1898.

George Late originated in Sacramento, California, where the fruit is much esteemed as a clingstone because of its rich color, large size and superior shipping qualities. The trees on the Station grounds have not yet fruited.

Georgia Press. 1. Greensboro Nur. Cat. 25. 1898.

Fruit large; flesh nearly white, juicy, acid; ripens in August, according to the Greensboro Nurseries, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Gest Superb. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1854.

An American variety bearing globose glands; fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white; flesh firm, subacid; ripens in September.

Gestreifter Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Resembles Sanguinole but longer. Fruit striped; flesh clear red, not adhering to the pit; ripens early in October.

Gettysburg. 1. Rural N. Y. 62:820, fig. 304. 1903.

Found and named by Earl Peters, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, who claims it to be the latest and best yellow-fleshed freestone in that vicinity.

Gibbon. 1. Gard. Mon. 21:149. 1879.

Fruit large, oval, terminating in an acute, swollen tip; skin clear yellow, blushed; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; ripens the middle of August.

Gibbon October. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Griffing Cat. 10. 1910.

A seedling of the Spanish type from northern Florida. In 1891, it appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society but was soon dropped. It is one of the last white-fleshed, freestone peaches to mature, ripening at the last of September.

Gibson. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 242. 1886. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:42. 1910.

A seedling raised by Eugene Gibson, New Richmond, Michigan. The variety was said to be earlier than either Amsden or Alexander. It was thought by some to be identical with the Champion of Michigan. Leaves deeply serrate; susceptible to mildew.

Gibson Late. 1. Gard. Mon. 21:362. 1879.

Gibson Late has small value as grown on the Station grounds. Tree neither vigorous nor productive; fruit medium to above in size, oblong-oval, sometimes roundish-oval, with a bulge along the suture; skin with considerable pubescence, greenish-yellow, with a faint blush; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, coarse, stringy; quality fair; freestone; ripens the latter half of October.

Gibson Seedling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as grown in Texas.

Gillingham. 1. Oregon Nur. Cat. 35. 1913.

The Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, states that Gillingham resembles Early Crawford but ripens a few days later; the tree bears young and abundantly.

Gilman Early. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

A variety ripening in August; productive.

Gilmore. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 246. 1893.

This variety was found growing in Gilmore, Arkansas, by S. W. Gilbert, Thayer, Missouri; said to be "very early and good to look at but not fit to eat."

Gladstone. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

This is another variety grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit very large, round, often oblate; suture shallow; skin pale yellowish-green, with a faint red cheek; flesh white, tender, melting, vinous; freestone.

Glasgow. 1. Rural N. Y. 14:119. 1863.

Glasgow is listed as a freestone grown in Missouri.

Glen. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 19. 1911.

Glen is a cross between Peento and Honey from Glen Saint Mary, Florida. Fruit two and one-half inches long, ending in a blunt point; deeply sutured; skin tough, yellow, often entirely covered with red; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, firm; freestone; season early in June.

Glendale. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Glendale, better known as Glendale Beauty, did not prove productive in Texas. Glands large, globose; fruit large, ovate, with an acute apex; skin yellow; flesh firm, sweet; freestone; ripens early in July.

Globe. 1. Gard. Mon. 27:334. 1885. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1889. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Globe is a chance seedling from Berks Center, Pennsylvania. The tree is a rapid and vigorous grower and usually productive. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1889 where it still remains. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round, slightly ovate; cavity broad; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, vinous, sprightly; quality good; pit large, oval, plump, free; ripens at the last of September.

Gold Ball. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

A large, yellow-fleshed clingstone introduced in 1892 by Ramsey & Son, Mahomet, Texas.

Gold Dust. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1882. 2. Boonville Nur. Cat. 18. 1912.

Gold Dust originated with J. C. Evans, Howell County, Missouri. The peaches on the Station grounds are very attractive. Trees moderately productive; glands reniform, large; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, roundish-cordate, halves unequal; apex ends in a small, recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin but tough, heavily pubescent, golden-yellow, overspread with lively red and with few splashes of darker red; flesh tinged at the pit, juicy, meaty, sprightly; quality fair; stone adherent, large, oval to ovate, acutely pointed at the apex; ripens late in September.

Gold Mine. 1. Greening Bros. Cat. 85. 1901. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:45, Pl. 1910.

G. E. Prater, Paw Paw, Michigan, grew and introduced Gold Mine. It is a cross between Barnard and Late Crawford, resembling the latter parent. On the Station grounds the variety lacks productiveness; trees vigorous, hardy; glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, oval to cordate, halves decidedly unequal; apex with a large, mucronate tip; skin thick, tough, coarsely pubescent, greenish-yellow, blushed with dull red; flesh yellow except at the pit, juicy, coarse, sprightly, pleasing; quality good; pit free, large, ovate, plump, tinged with purple; ripens late in September.

Golden. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

Golden is a mediocre variety from Georgia.

Golden Ampère. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Golden Ball. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1854.

Golden Ball is of American origin. Glands globose; fruit large, roundish, orange-yellow; flesh stained at the stone, juicy; freestone; ripens early in September.

Golden Belt. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03.

Listed as grown at one time in Kansas.

Golden Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 147. 1881. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 4. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913.

Golden Cling is one of the standard peaches of California. It has held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society since 1899. The variety originated with A. T. Hatch, Suisum Valley, California. Fruit large, oval, compressed, yellow-fleshed; quality good; season late; good for kitchen or market.

Golden Cuba. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed as growing in Michigan.

Golden Eagle. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

Aigle doré. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876.

Golden Eagle was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, as a second generation from Late Crawford. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit very large, round, deeply sutured; skin deep orange, with a red cheek on the sunny side; flesh stained at the pit, tender, melting, rich; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Golden Gate. 1. New Haven Nur. Cat. 7. 1899-1900.

Dr. Smith, Hermann, Missouri, originated Golden Gate. Fruit yellow; season follows Elberta according to the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri.

Golden Purple. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.

Gold and Purple. 2. Prince Treat. Hort. 17, 18. 1828. 3. Carrière Var. Pêchers 43, 44. 1867.

Pourpre Dorée. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:239, 240 fig. 1879.

Golden Purple originated in Georgia and was sent out by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit of medium size, round, with a distinct suture; color golden-yellow, with a deep crimson blush; flesh greenish-yellow, slightly red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; stone free; season the last of July.

Golden Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 192. 1841. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

An American variety from Monmouth County, New Jersey, little known in America but listed by several English nurserymen. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit resembles the Crawfords.

Golden Sweet Cling. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 36. 1913.

Originated near Fort Smith, Arkansas. Fruit large, juicy and sweet, according to the catalog of Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri.

Goode. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:347. 1903.

Goode October. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1869.

This variety originated in South Carolina. Fruit large, round or slightly oblong; skin white, veined with red, heavily pubescent; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, vinous; clingstone; matures early in October.

Gooding. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:100, 101. 1901.

A Mr. Gooding, formerly of Smith County, Texas, originated this variety. It was introduced in 1892 by John F. Sneed, Tyler, Texas. The fruit resembles Mamie Ross but is a few days later.

Gordon. 1. Harrison Cat. 13. 1904.

Gordon is a very late variety from J. G. Harrison and Sons, Berlin, Maryland. The trees are not productive on the Station grounds. Glands small, globose; flowers appear late; fruit large, oval-cordate, halves unequal; apex tipped with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with lively red, with a few dull splashes; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, tender, rich; quality very good; stone large, oval to obovate, flattened, wedge-shape at the base, free; ripens at the last of September.

Gorgas. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:519. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 615, 616. 1857. 3. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. No. 1, Pl. 1860. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:130, 131 fig. 1879.

Gorgas originated with Benjamin Gullis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a stone of Morris White planted in the fall of 1846. The variety first fruited in 1850. Tree vigorous, bearing glandless leaves; fruit moderately large, roundish, with a swollen point at the apex; suture indistinct; color yellowish-white, clouded and blotched with red on the cheek; flesh white, stained at the stone which is free, firm, juicy, sweet and agreeably flavored; quality very good; ripens late in September.

Goshawk. 1. Jour. Hort. 3rd Ser. 13:494. 1886. 2. Bunyard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 113. 1904.

Autour. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 55, 215. 1876.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised Goshawk from a seed of Coolidge impregnated with pollen from the Stanwick nectarine. On the Station grounds the trees are not vigorous; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit large; skin greenish-white, mottled with spots of dull red; flesh juicy, melting, brisk; ripens in mid-season.

Gough Late Red Clingstone. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Listed by Prince in 1820.

Governor. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

Governor is a seedling of President which it surpasses in quality of fruit. It originated with L. E. Berckmans of Rome, Georgia, many years ago. Fruit very large, roundish, regular; skin white, nearly covered with red and with a dark red cheek; flesh white, melting, vinous, aromatic, free; quality good; ripens the middle of August.

Governor Briggs. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Briggs. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:209. 1899.

The origin of this sort is unknown but it has been propagated in Michigan for some years under the name Briggs. Tree unproductive; glands globose, small; fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a rich, vinous, sprightly flavor; quality good; pit free; season in Michigan the last of August.

Governor Campbell. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

This is an old, white clingstone which ripens in Texas about July 20th, as described by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas.

Governor Garland. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879. 2. Ibid. 112. 1880.

The original Governor Garland tree grew six miles from Bentonville, Arkansas. The fruits are described as larger, earlier and inferior in flavor to Amsden.

Governor Hubbard. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed by the Texas Experiment Station.

Governor Lanham. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

Governor Lanham originated at Austin, Texas, and was introduced by F. T. Ramsey and Son, of that place. It resembles Elberta in size, shape and season but is a clingstone.

Governor Phelps. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

E. F. Hynes of Kansas introduced Governor Phelps; fruit large, yellow, clingstone.

Grand Admirable. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:56. 1861. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

An attractive clingstone from Louisville, Kentucky, first grown about 1840. On the Station grounds the trees are only fairly productive; glands small, globose; flowers appear early, small; fruit medium in size, roundish, inclined to oblate, angular, halves unequal; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, with a carmine blush and a few lively red mottlings; flesh tinged at the stone, juicy, moderately coarse, meaty, with a trace of sprightliness; fair in quality; stone oval, somewhat plump; ripens the last week in September.

Grand Carnation. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"Grand Carnation is like Carnation but greater and later, ripening the beginning of September."

Grand Monarque. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

This variety bears reniform glands and small flowers.

Grand Reporter. 1. Weber Nur. Cat. 14. 1900.

Grand Reporter was found by a Mr. Pfister, Creve Coeur Lake, Missouri. Tree hardy and productive, with fruit similar to Late Crawford but a week later, according to H. J. Weber, Nursery, Missouri.

Grandeville. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Leaves deeply serrate and glandless; flowers large.

Granger. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 189. 1880.

A seedling grown by S. L. Staley about 1850 and later given to F. Granger, Monterey, Michigan. It is distinguishable from Late Crawford only by a slight difference in habit of tree; leaves large, with globose glands.

Grant Cling. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:180. 1857.

A clingstone peach from J. T. Grant, Georgia. Fruit above medium in size, oblong, tapering; distinctly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, with a pale cream color, blushed considerably; flesh pale red at the stone, juicy, tender.

Grant Large Yellow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1841.

Originated with a Mr. Grant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ripens late.

Grauer-Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Graven Red Cheek Cling. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

A seedling from Holmes County, Ohio.

Graves. 1. Gard. Mon. 21:362. 1879.

Graves Semi-Cling. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Graves Early. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

A supposed hybrid between the apricot and peach by William Graves, Hazlehurst, Mississippi; larger and earlier than Alexander.

Gray. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 112:171. 1900. 2. Ibid. 117:308. 1901. 3. Ibid. 156:133. 1911.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, rather long and flattened, with a prominent point at the apex; skin smooth, pale yellow, sprinkled with red; flesh yellow, thick, firm, rich; freestone; ripens the last of June; not recommended.

Great Eastern. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1869.

Great Eastern originated in the Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Georgia. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, round, often a trifle flattened; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, well-flavored; ripens the middle of July.

Great Northern. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 3:42. 1896.

Mentioned as growing in Ontario.

Great Western. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Trees strong, round-headed, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish or slightly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; apex prominent; skin creamy-white; flesh juicy, white to the pit, firm, mild, slightly bitter; quality poor; pit adherent, roundish-oval, pointed, plump; season the early part of October.

Great White. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The great white Peach is white on the outside as the meate is also, and is a good well rellished fruit."

Green Catharine. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831. 2. Horticulturist 1:210, 258, 259. 1846-47. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:84 fig., 85. 1879.

W. R. Prince says, in the second reference, that Green Catharine was brought to notice by his grandfather. Glands small, globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, distinctly sutured; skin pale green in shade, becoming whitish-yellow, streaked with carmine; flesh greenish-white except at the stone, melting, fibrous, juicy, somewhat acid; stone free, plump; ripens at the end of August.

Green Rareripe. 1. Horticulturist 2:401. 1847-48.

A productive and fine-flavored freestone adapted to New England. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size; ripens in September.

Green Winter. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 18. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:15. 1832.

Green Winter is of no value as a table fruit but makes beautiful preserves, the fruits retaining their green color; the flesh is firm and adheres closely to the stone; matures in October.

Gregory. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 5:70. 1855.

Gregory Late. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

Introduced by William Gregory, a nurseryman at Cirencester, England, about 1849. It is an excellent, late, melting peach, but does not color nor ripen well in ordinary seasons. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, ovate, pointed; skin greenish, with a red blush; flesh vinous, sugary, high in quality; ripens early in October.

Gresham. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 357. 1895-97.

Listed in this reference.

Griffing No. 4. 1. Griffing Bros. Cat. 20. 1914.

The catalog of Griffing Brothers, Jacksonville, Florida, describes the fruit as large, roundish; skin golden yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh streaked with red near the pit, fine-grained, juicy, subacid; clingstone; ripens the last of June.

Grimes. 1. Munson Cat. 14. 1914-15.

Grimes is thought to be a second generation seedling from Mamie Ross, which it closely resembles. It originated with T. H. Graves, Anderson, Texas; ripens in Texas about June 20th, as described by the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas.

Griswold. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 297. 1859.

Fruit large, round, greenish-white, slightly tinged with red; flesh very juicy and highly flavored; ripens the middle of September.

Grosse Bourdine. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876

Listed in this reference.

Grosse Gallande. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 186. 1841.

Fruit large, attractive, roundish; color white, with a red blush; flavor excellent; ripens early in September.

Grosse Madeleine Lepére. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Grosse Mignonne. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:18, 19, Pl. X. 1768. 2. Pom. Mag. 1:23, Pl. 1828. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 258, 259. 1831. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 478. 1845. 5. Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr. 37, 51. 1848. 6. Thomas Guide Prat. 40, 219. 1876. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:162, 163 fig., 164. 1879. 8. Hogg Fruit Man. 449. 1884.

Grimwood's Royal George. 9. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 21, fig. 1. 1817.

Early Vineyard. 10. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 257. 1831.

Neil's Early Purple. 11. Ibid. 263, 264. 1831.

Royal Kensington. 12. Ibid. 271. 1831.

Superb Royal. 13. Ibid. 272, 273. 1831.

Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich. 14. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:201, 202. 1858.

Veloutée de Piémont. 15. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

Grosse Mignon Pfirsich. 16. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 398, 399. 1889.

The numerous synonyms for this variety are an evidence of the esteem in which it was long held. It undoubtedly originated in France; according to Leroy it was mentioned by Merlet in 1667. During the reign of George the Third, Grimwood, of the Kensington Nursery, sent it out as Grimwood's Royal George. A Mr. Lee of Hammersmith, England, called it Early Vineyard; Shailer, of Chelsea, Superb Royal; Forsyth, a royal gardener at Kensington in 1784, called it Royal Kensington. Lindley described the same variety under several different names, apparently believing them to be distinct. At the first meeting of the American Pomological Society, in 1848, Grosse Mignonne was placed on the list of recommended fruits, a place it held until 1899 when it was dropped. Tree large, moderately vigorous, subject to mildew, productive; glands small, globose; fruit large, roundish, depressed and marked with a hollow suture at the top, which seems to divide it into two lobes; color pale greenish-yellow, mottled with red which deepens to brownish-red on the sunny side; flesh free, pale yellow, rayed with red at the stone, melting, juicy, with a rich, delicate, vinous flavor; quality good; ripens at the last of August.

Grosse Mignonne Lepére. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Grosse Mignonne Saint-Cyr. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety of doubtful value, bearing globose glands and medium-sized flowers.

Grosse Montagne Précoce. 1. Mag. Hort. 29:53. 1863.

Another seedling from Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, which sprang from a seed of a very early, clingstone peach; the fruit is large and early, but a clingstone.

Grosse de Stresa. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Listed as received from Italy.

Grosse de Vitry. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Grosser Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Sanguine à gros fruit. 2. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:477, 478. 1860.

This variety differs from Sanguinole in being larger.

Grosster Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Flowers small, flesh-colored; fruit very large, roundish, lightly sutured; skin yellow, often without any red; flesh yellow to the stone, fine, sweet; clingstone; ripens at the end of August.

Grover Cleveland. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Grover Cleveland originated as a chance seedling with J. W. Gates, Vacaville, California. Tree hardy, prolific; fruit small, yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh stained at the pit, firm; stone small, clinging; good for shipping and canning.

Grover Red. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1881.

Grover Red is an early, white-fleshed freestone grown about Warsaw, Illinois.

Grubbs Cling. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:243. 1899.

Tested at the New Mexico Experiment Station.

Guadalupe. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:805. 1896.

G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Texas, grew Guadalupe from a peach of the Spanish type. Glands reniform; fruit roundish-oblate, conical, small; suture deep; apex prominent; skin covered with a short, persistent down, thick, tough, dull creamy-white; flesh tinged at the stone, vinous, aromatic; quality very good; clingstone; ripens in August in southern Texas.

Gudgeon. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:215. 1899.

Tree upright, roundish, not very productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; apex prominent; color creamy-white, with a bright red blush; flesh red at the stone, juicy, sprightly; quality fair; stone free, oval, pointed; season the first of October.

Guespin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety of doubtful merit, bearing reniform glands.

Guinn. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety was raised by a Mr. Guinn, Cherokee County, Texas. As grown on the Station grounds the fruits are very susceptible to brown-rot. Tree vigorous, moderately hardy; glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, cordate, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep and wide, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin moderately thin and tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, deep yellow, blushed with dull red, with a few carmine mottlings; flesh tinged with red at the stone, juicy, coarse, firm, sprightly, moderately high in flavor, fairly good; stone free, ovate, noticeably bulged; ripens the last of August.

Gulley. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 173. 1890.

Mentioned as introduced by A. G. Gulley of Michigan in 1890.

Gurney. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:45, 46 fig. 1910.

One of the many late seedlings of the Chili type. Originated with C. A. Gurney, Hart, Michigan. On the Station grounds it grows as follows: Tree vigorous, spreading, an early bearer; fruit of medium size, conic, cleft into halves by a deep suture which extends beyond the apex; skin thick, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, light yellow, with a faint red cheek; flesh light yellow, red at the pit, fine, juicy, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free.

Gustave Thuret. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 58. 1867.

The seed of this variety came from China and was planted about 1862 at Antipolis, Alpes-Maritimes, France, by Gustave Thuret. Tree moderately vigorous; leaves with small, reniform glands; flowers large; fruit very small, halves unequal; noticeably sutured, with a small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin whitish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh whitish-yellow, tinged at the pit, firm though tender, juicy, sweet; stone ovoid, often clinging; ripens the latter part of August.

Haas. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:215. 1899.

John Haas. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 313. 1889.

A variety from Delaware resembling Hale Early and ripening with it. Trees strong, spreading, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium to large, roundish, faintly sutured; cavity broad and deep; skin creamy-white, partially washed and striped with red; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, tender, vinous; quality fair to good; pit small, oval, plump, free; season from the first to the middle of August.

Hacker Seedling. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:342. 1868.

Formerly grown about Makanda, Illinois.

Hague. 1. Harrison Cat. 18. 1910.

Hague is a large, yellow-fleshed freestone which ripens the last of August, according to J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland.

Haines. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 458. 1883.

Haines' Early Red. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 479. 1845. 3. Gen. Farmer 8:243. 1847. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Haines is an early peach from New Jersey. The variety has been confused with several other sorts. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, round, depressed at the base, with a distinct suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin pale yellowish-white, with deep red in the sun; flesh greenish-white, melting, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; quality good; season the middle of August.

Hale. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 284. 1854.

Hale's Melocoton. 2. Cole Am. Fr. Book 193. 1849.

Hale originated with a Col. E. Hale of Stowe, Massachusetts. Fruit moderately large, oblong, flattened at the base, with a slight suture on one side; color bright yellow; flesh yellow, rich, sweet; of excellent quality; freestone; ripens early in September.

Hale Oblong. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:215. 1899.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Very similar to Hale Round and Hale but more productive; fruit larger and pit less adherent than Hale Early.

Hale Rareripe. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 3:45. 1890.

Listed by the Louisiana Experiment Station.

Hale Round. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 118:35. 1895.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, very similar to Hale Oblong. Tree more productive; fruit larger and pit less adherent than Hale Early.

Hall. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:514. 1902.

Hall Yellow. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13, 14. 1903.

Hall is a seedling of Angel. It was originated by R. C. Hall, Volusia County, Florida, about 1900. Many years ago a Mr. Hall of Maine originated a peach which he called Hall Down-Easter. Several writers since, have, in describing the Hall, of Florida, erroneously given its origin as Maine. Fruit large, roundish-oblate, sometimes inclined to oblong, bulged on one side; suture very shallow; apex rounded; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, with red lines radiating into the flesh, meaty, moderately juicy, with an agreeable acid flavor; quality good; stone free; season early.

Halliday. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895.

Halliday is a medium-sized, white-fleshed clingstone, which ripens about the first of August.

Halsteads Early. 1. W. Va. Sta. Bul. 82:406. 1902.

Halsteads Early is a white-fleshed peach of medium size, ripening in West Virginia the last of August.

Hamner. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:241. 1876.

A chance seedling clingstone which sprung up in Galveston, Texas.

Hance. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:347. 1903. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:215. 1899.

Hance Golden Rareripe. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 124. 1881.

Hance Golden. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894.

Hance originated in New Jersey. Trees fairly strong, moderately productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; suture indistinct; cavity broad; color yellow, with a dark red cheek in the sun; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; season early September.

Hance Smock. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:215. 1899.

Hance Smock came from Delaware. Tree upright, quite vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish to oval; deeply sutured near the apex, often extending beyond; color pale yellow, with a marbled cheek; flesh yellow except at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season early in October.

Hannah. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 64. 1902.

Hannah sprung from a seed of Arkansas, grown by William Hannah, Greene County, Indiana. Flesh clear yellow, freestone; used for canning locally.

Hape Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

Raised by Dr. Samuel Hape, Atlanta, Georgia; equal to any early, white variety known in 1879.

Hardy White Tuscany. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889.

This variety is very susceptible to leaf-curl; fruit large, clear white, with a pale pink wash; flesh very firm, white to the pit.

Harker. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887.

Harker Seedling. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1857. 3. Elliott Fr. Book 297. 1859. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

A popular variety from New Jersey which appeared on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1877 as Harker Seedling. In 1887 the name was changed to Harker and in 1891 the variety was dropped. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy; freestone; ripens early in September.

Harper Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879. 2. Ibid. 112. 1880.

Harper Early is said to have originated in Wilson County, Kansas. It is neither as large nor as early as Amsden.

Harris Early. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889.

Similar to Mountain Rose; a shy bearer.

Harris Winter. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:340. 1878. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 112. 1880.

Harris Winter is a late variety of value in the South but too late for cultivation in the North; originated in North Carolina.

Harter Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

A dark red clingstone somewhat similar to Sanguinole; flowers and stone are small; ripens at the end of October.

Hartshorn. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849.

J. Hartshorn, Reading, Massachusetts, introduced this seedling which is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit large, roundish-oval, rich yellow, deeply blushed; flesh rather coarse; clingstone; ripens the middle of September; good for preserves.

Hastings. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:145. 1904.

Hastings is a Honey-like peach which originated with Griffing Brothers, Macclenny, Florida, about 1900. Fruit medium to large, oval, very irregular, with a recurved tip at the apex; cavity deep, abrupt; skin very fuzzy, thin, tough, dull greenish-yellow, washed and streaked with deep red; flesh red at the stone, firm, meaty, juicy, sweet; stone free, oval, plump, with a broad, recurved point; season the last of June.

Hastings Rareripe. 1. Horticulturist 2:400. 1847-48.

Probably of New England origin. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, often a little flattened; skin yellowish-white, with a purplish-red cheek; ripens the middle of September.

Hatch. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 192. 1849.

This variety originated in Franklin, Connecticut, with S. O. Hatch, and reproduces itself from seed. Fruit very large, roundish, pointed; suture shallow; skin deep yellow, blushed where exposed; flesh melting, sweet; excellent; freestone; ripens September 1st.

Hâtive d'Aikelin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Aikelin Frühpfirsich. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 386. 1889.

This peach originated in Württemberg, Germany; fruit of medium size, globular; skin deep purple on a whitish ground; of first quality; ripens late in August.

Hâtive de Chine. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 400. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

Hâtive de Ferrières. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1857. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 297. 1859.

A variety of French origin probably distinct from Grosse Mignonne. Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin white, nearly covered with rich red; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavor, free; season the last of August.

Hâtive de Gaillard. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 400. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Hâtive de Holland. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:229, 230, fig. 113. 1866-73.

Frühe Hollandische. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Tree moderately vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened at the ends; skin thin, yellowish-white, striped with red; flesh white often to the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone clinging, large for the size of the fruit, oval, acute at the base; ripens early in August.

Hâtive Lepère. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 400. 1889.

Listed without description.

Hatt. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Mentioned as received from France.

Haun Golden. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 25:147. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

Haupt. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:102. 1901.

Tree vigorous, unproductive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, oval, with a pointed apex; skin creamy-white, blushed with red; flesh rather acid; quality fair; stone clinging; ripens in Texas the last of July.

Haupt Seedlings. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Haupt August, Haupt October Free, and Haupt No. 14, are seedlings, listed but not described, originating with W. W. Haupt, Kyle, Texas.

Hawkins Winter. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Heath Ringold. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 206. 1896.

A small, red and white, freestone variety of no value.

Heckel. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 7. 1910-11.

A yellow freestone raised by George Heckel, Morganhill, California, according to Leonard Coates of that place.

Heim Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:215. 1858.

A seedling originating about 1855. Tree productive; glands reniform, large; flowers of medium size; fruit of medium size, roundish, somewhat flattened, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, with mottlings of purplish-red, heavily pubescent; flesh stained at the pit, tender, juicy, aromatic; stone free, oval, acutely pointed; ripens late in September.

Hemphill. 1. Hoopes Bros. & Thomas Cat. 16. 1907.

Hemphill originated with Judge Hemphill, West Chester, Pennsylvania, according to the catalog of Hoopes Brother and Thomas Company of that place. At Geneva this variety proves to be weak and unproductive. Fruit large, white, clingstone; season early in October.

Hemskirk. 1. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. 31 fig. 4. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 259. 1831.

A beautiful, early fruit from the Royal Gardens at Kensington, England. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, with a pale rose-color; fruit below medium in size, oblate, somewhat narrowed at the apex; skin greenish-yellow, with a bright red blush, marbled with deeper red; flesh faintly tinged at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; stone free, small, nearly round, smooth; ripens at the end of August.

Henry Clay. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 3:139. 1853.

A southern peach grown by Rev. A. B. Lawrence, Woodville, Mississippi. Leaves very large; fruit very large; skin creamy-white, with a deep crimson blush; flesh white, with the peculiar flavor of both strawberry and pineapple; pit small, free; ripens the last of July.

Henshaw. 1. W. Va. Sta. Bul. 82:406. 1902.

A large, white peach with a red blush ripening the latter part of August.

Herbert. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 185. 1892.

A cross between Chinese Cling and Salwey, introduced by J. H. Jones, Georgia. Fruit large, yellow; clingstone; ripens about August 20th.

Hermione. 1. Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt. 587. 1878.

A white-fleshed variety listed by the Pennsylvania Fruit-Growers' Society.

Hero. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 185. 1892.

Hero was introduced by J. H. Jones of Georgia. It is a seedling of Chinese Cling but larger, higher colored and freer from rot; ripens in Georgia July 20th.

Hewellay. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Hewellen. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856.

A very early clingstone of southern origin.

Hicks Seedling. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876.

Listed as a variety of American origin.

Hilard. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

In Texas, Hilard proved a small, worthless variety ripening in October.

Hilborn. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890. 2. Ibid. 449. 1896.

One of the best peaches for British Columbia; fruit of medium size, globular; color creamy-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh juicy, tender; ripens the middle of August.

Hill Home Chief. 1. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:176, 1906.

A white-fleshed sort of no particular merit which ripens on the Station grounds about the middle of September. Tree open, hardy, unproductive; leaves with small, reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit above medium in size, oval-cordate, halves slightly unequal; sides about the cavity drawn in, forming a prune-like neck; suture extends about three-quarters around the fruit; skin thin, tough, creamy, overlaid with a lively blush often becoming duller or even lacking; flesh stained at the pit, rather dry, firm, sprightly; stone free, obovate.

Hine Seedling. 1. Hooper W. Fr. Book 222. 1857.

Raised by Daniel Hine of Talmadge, Ohio, from Heath Cling. Earlier and better colored than its parent. Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit large, round; flesh juicy, sweet; clingstone; ripens in September.

Hinkley Seedling. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 366. 1908.

A hardy seedling from Iowa.

Hlubek Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:206. 1858.

Glands reniform; flowers large, white; fruit of medium size, roundish, deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, with a dark red blush; flesh red at the stone, sweet, vinous; stone oval, free; ripens early in September.

Hobbs Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:87. 1861.

O. T. Hobbs, Randolph, Pennsylvania, says this variety is a seedling of Fay Early Anne, originating at the American Garden of Experiments. The fruit is very early and the pit small.

Hobson. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:102. 1901.

Hobson is a seedling of Mamie Ross grown by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas. Fruit of medium size, oval, compressed; apex uneven, blunt; skin firm, thick, creamy-white, faintly blushed; flesh firm, moderately juicy, astringent; stone clinging, short, blunt; good for canning.

Hobson Choice. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:236. 1898.

Originated on the grounds of the Georgia Experiment Station. It is very similar to Admiral Dewey. Tree low in habit, spreading; leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, globular, deep yellow; freestone; ripens the last of June.

Hoffmanns White. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, whitish, with a red blush; flesh melting; quality good; ripens from the beginning to the middle of September.

Hoffmans Favorite. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit medium in size, melting, white; of second quality; ripens early in September.

Hoffner. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1869.

Originated near Cincinnati, Ohio. Glands globose; fruit medium to large, roundish; skin greenish-white, blushed; flesh yellowish-white, juicy; freestone; ripens in August.

Holderbaum. 1. Rural N. Y. 59:706. 1900.

Holder. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:347. 1903.

Holderbaum originated in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The trees on the Station grounds are weak and only moderately productive. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit medium to above in size, roundish-oblate; cavity deep, narrow; suture deepens at the apex, often extending entirely around the fruit, with a mucronate tip at the apex; skin thin, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush of red, often mottled with darker red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting, sprightly, rich; very good; stone free, rather small, oval; ripens at the end of August.

Hollister. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 169. 1895.

Mentioned as a small, dry, white peach ripening in October.

Holsinger Salwey. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 24. 1912.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this variety is supposed to be an improved Salwey from the orchard of Major Frank Holsinger, Wyandotte County, Kansas. Rated by Mr. Holsinger as the best of forty-nine Salwey seedlings raised by him.

Holt Early. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1881.

An early, white freestone from Warsaw, Illinois.

Honest Abe. 1. Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 69. 1883. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 312. 1891.

Honest Abe is a California variety from Healdsburg; said to be curl-proof. Fruit large, yellow, blushed; ripens between the Crawfords.

Honest John. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 299. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1856. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1873. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 59:14. 1890. 5. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:46. 1910.

Honest John is an old variety whose origin is given both as in western New York and as in Michigan. The Honest John grown in Michigan and disseminated by C. C. Engle of Paw Paw, is probably the true variety. Half a century ago it was grown extensively in peach-sections but inferior quality and small size of fruit condemn it. Several writers have confused Honest John with Large York, George IV and Haines but all of these are distinct. Tree large, vigorous; fruit large, roundish-oval, compressed; apex roundish or slightly pointed; color greenish-yellow changing to deep yellow, mottled and blushed with dull carmine; fresh yellow, tinged with red near the pit, moderately juicy, meaty yet tender, subacid, inferior in flavor; fair in quality; stone free; ripens in mid-season.

Honey. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 8:456. 1858. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1869. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 450. 1884. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1889. 6. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:141-143. 1904.

Montigny. 7. Mas Le Verger 7:69, 70, fig. 33. 1866-73. 8. Carrière Var. Pêchers 59, 60. 1867. 9. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:169, 170 fig. 1879.

Honey is a Chinese peach probably first raised in Europe from seed sent to the Jardin des Plantes at Paris, by de Montigny, Consul of France, at Shanghai. The name Honey may have been applied to it in England. It reproduces itself closely from seed and a number of slight variations from the original type have been found in America. The strain chiefly grown in this country was raised by Charles Downing from seed brought from China. Downing's seedlings failed but prior to their failure he had sent grafts from them to Henry Lyons, Columbia, South Carolina, who grew some trees. The variety was probably disseminated in America from this source. In 1889 the American Pomological Society added Honey to its list of fruits. Tree vigorous, hardy and productive in the South; glands usually reniform but sometimes globose; fruit small to medium, oblong-oval, tapering at the apex into a long, sharp nipple or beak, and marked with a distinct suture; color whitish-yellow, washed and dotted with red, which deepens to almost a crimson blush; flesh creamy-white, streaked with red around the pit, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet, with a distinct, rich, honey-like flavor; quality very good; pit free; season in the South from the middle of June to the first of July.

Honey Cling. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 369, 371, 373. 1892-94.

Fruit white, very highly colored and very sweet.

Honey Seedling. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86, 89. 1896.

A seedling of Honey propagated by the Florida Station.

Honeywell. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 299. 1875.

John Honeywell, Randolph, Ohio, raised this peach. Said to be earlier than Alexander.

Hoover Heath. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:236. 1898.

Hoover Late Heath. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Hoover Late. 4. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 297. 1875.

This variety is a seedling of Heath. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1873 as Hoover Late Heath. In 1887 the name was changed to its present form; in 1899 the variety was dropped. Tree low in habit, straggling, spreading; glands reniform.

Hopes Early Red. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Hopkinsville. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 3rd App. 170. 1881.

Raised from seed by James Quisenburg, near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Tree reproduces itself from seed; leaves without glands; flowers small; fruit large, oblong, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin dull white, quite downy, mottled with red; flesh tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting; freestone; ripens early in September.

Horton Delicious. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 637. 1857.

Probably from Georgia. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture shallow; skin moderately downy, creamy-white, with a faint blush; flesh white to the stone, with a Heath Cling flavor; quality best; ripens from the first to the middle of October.

Horton Rivers. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 73, 74. 1890.

Horton Rivers is a seedling of Early Rivers and is very similar to it. The trees did not prove hardy nor productive on the Station grounds. Tree dense and spreading; leaves long and broad, with reniform glands; blossoms appear early; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, oblique; suture indistinct except at the ends; apex with a prolonged, recurved tip; skin thin, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush usually near the cavity; flesh white, juicy, tender, sweet, sprightly, high in flavor; quality good; stone free, large, oval, faintly obovate, not very plump; ripens the third week in August.

Houpt October. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Howard. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes of Kansas.

Howell Cling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands small, reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, creamy-white; clingstone; ripens the last of August.

Howers Frühpfirsich. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 401. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Hoyte Lemon Cling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826.

A seedling of Pineapple which originated with a Mr. Hoyte of New York City. Fruit very large, resembles Pineapple; ripens late.

Hubbard Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 298. 1859.

Hubbard Early is a medium-sized, white-fleshed peach of fair quality; season from July to August.

Hudson. 1. Am. Gard. 21:693 fig. 1900.

Hudson is a yellow peach put out by H. S. Wiley, Cayuga, New York. The trees on the Station grounds were not productive; stone free; season very late.

Hudson November. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:9. 1890.

Flowers large; fruit of medium size, white; flesh firm; clingstone; ripens late in October; easily injured by drouth.

Hughes I. X. L. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895.

Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, greenish-yellow, mottled and striped with deep crimson; flesh lemon-yellow, mild subacid; clingstone; season late in October in the South where it may be profitable.

Hull Athenian. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 638. 1857.

Named after Henry Hull, Jr., of Athens, Georgia. Fruit very large, oblong; suture but a line; skin very downy, yellowish-white, marbled with dull red where exposed; flesh white, pale red at the stone, firm, vinous; ripens in October.

Hull Late. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 7. 1911.

According to Leonard Coates, Morganhill, California, this variety is a very late, market clingstone, valuable for shipping.

Hunter. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 95. 1854.

Hunter Favorite. 2. Horticulturist 15:491. 1860.

Dr. Hunter of Lincoln, North Carolina, raised this freestone peach; color yellow; stone small; season the last of September.

Husted Early. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 42. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:47. 1910.

Husted Early, or Husted No. 16 as it was first called, is often confused with Early Michigan. Although they are very similar in fruit, the tree-characters are different. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit roundish, medium in size; skin woolly, greenish-white, with a crimson blush, thick, tenacious; flesh fine-grained, juicy, subacid; stone oval, free; ripens in Georgia early in July.

Husted's Seedlings. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 191. 1879.

In this reference are described several seedlings which were sent out by J. D. Husted, Lowell, Michigan, from a large number originated by him.

Husted No. 17. This variety is thought to have originated as a cross between Chili and Hale Early. Fruit large, creamy-white, marbled with dark red; flesh creamy-white, firm, melting, juicy, mild, sweet, rich; ripens early.

Husted No. 20. Fruit nearly large; color clear yellow, striped and shaded with dark red; flesh bright yellow, almost melting, very juicy, mild, vinous, rich.

Husted No. 22. Fruit medium to large, bright yellow, with a dull red blush; flesh pale yellow, delicate, melting, juicy, very mild, vinous.

Husted No. 26. Fruit large, clear yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh bright yellow, fine-grained, melting, juicy, rich, with a mild, vinous, almost almond flavor.

Husted No. 46. Fruit large, yellow, faintly marbled with dull red; flesh orange-yellow, dark red at the pit, firm, slightly fibrous, juicy, with a mild acid flavor.

Huston Seedling. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed as growing in Delaware.

Hutchinson. 1. Gard. Mon. 13:31. 1871.

This fruit is similar in appearance to the old Red Rareripe. The variety is said to have borne regularly for forty years in the vicinity of Reading, Massachusetts.

Hyatt. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 159. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:35. 1895.

Hyatt is very much like Hale Early but more highly colored and better flavored; when fully ripe it is nearly free from the pit.

Hybride Quétier. 1. Rev. Hort. 115. 1888.

This variety grew from a pit of Grosse Mignonne fertilized by an apricot. Fruit of medium size, pale yellow, very juicy; ripens in October.

Hydelberg. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 228. 1910-11.

Hydelberg is a good, yellow peach ripening in Kansas about August 10th.

Hynds Yellow. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1903-04.

Hynds Yellow is briefly described by the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas. It ripens earlier than Elberta. On the Station grounds it is a very mediocre sort. Tree vigorous, upright; leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex, halves unequal; apex tipped with a small, recurved, mamelon point; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin, tough, light orange-yellow, with few stripes and splashes of dull red; flesh stained with red at the stone, juicy, firm, mild, not very pleasing; stone free, small, oval to ovate, usually bulged near the apex.

Hynes Nectar. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

This peach originated with E. F. Hynes, West Plains, Missouri. It is said by the originator to be a delicious freestone ripening a few days before Hynes.

Hyslop Cling. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:27. 1832. 2. Hooper W. Fr. Book 223. 1857. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

This variety is named after David Hyslop, Brookline, Massachusetts, who disseminated cions of it as early as 1810. It was very desirable for northern climates and for that reason was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 where it remained until 1897. Fruit large, roundish; skin white, with a crimson blush; flesh very juicy, vinous; ripens in October.

Hyslop Favorite. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Listed as growing in Oklahoma.

Ice Mountain. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 152:197, 200. 1898.

A very late freestone from Delaware. Flowers large; glands reniform; fruit small though good; moderately productive.

Idaho Mammoth. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 37. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this peach is a large, yellow-fleshed freestone which originated with Major Manning of Idaho.

Imperatrice Eugenie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, of first quality; ripens at the end of September.

Imperial (Middleton). 1. Elliott Fr. Book 298. 1859.

An American variety of unknown origin. Fruit large, roundish, yellow mingled with red; flesh yellow, sweet, free; ripens the middle of September.

Imperial (Pettit). 1. Elliott Fr. Book 298. 1859.

Elliott mentions this variety as of American origin. Fruit large, roundish-oval, yellow, with red in the sun; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, subacid, free; season the middle of September.

Improved Pyramidal. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

The habit of this variety is similar to that of a Lombardy poplar; it often attains a height of thirty feet. The original tree was found in Kentucky by W. P. Robinson. Fruit medium to large; skin white, covered with carmine; flesh juicy, melting, vinous; quality best; matures August first.

Incomparable. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 5:549. 1824. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 275. 1831.

Pavie Admirable. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 232. 1832.

Incomparable ripens with and is very similar to Catharine. The variety appeared on the list of fruits of the American Pomological Society from 1877 to 1897. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, pale; fruit large, roundish, with a slight swelling on one side; skin light yellow, pale red in the sun, becoming deep crimson; flesh tinged with red at the pit, juicy, sugary; stone roundish, nearly smooth, adherent.

Incomparable en Beauté. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 224. 1866.

A showy fruit but only fair in quality. Glands round; flowers small; fruit large, round, depressed at the ends; skin pale yellowish-green, streaked with crimson where exposed; flesh white, stained at the stone, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens the middle of September.

Incomparable Guilloux. 1. Rev. Hort. 478. 1905.

M. Guilloux, horticulturist at Saint-Genis Laval, Rhône, France, obtained this variety by crossing Bonouvrier and Amsden. Tree vigorous; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, highly colored; flesh melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone slightly adherent; ripens with Hale Early.

Indian. 1. Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 139, 140. 1893.

A singular and peculiar fruit raised by a Mr. Coxe from a seed brought from Georgia. Tree a slow grower and moderately productive. Fruit large, roundish, broad and depressed; flesh bright yellow, of the texture of a very ripe pineapple, rich, juicy, and of a very excellent flavor; stone free.

Indian Chief. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893.

A seedling of Hughes I. X. L., evidently of the Spanish type; of little value. Trees on the Station grounds spreading, vigorous; leaves coarsely crenate; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, pointed; cavity large, deep; surface rather harsh; skin thick, tough, dark yellow, striped and splashed; flesh yellow, streaked with red near stone and skin, firm, mild, subacid; stone oval, clinging; ripens in Louisiana the second week in August.

Indian Rose. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1912.

Mentioned as growing in New Jersey.

Infant Wonder. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:35. 1895. 3. Ibid. 169:216. 1899.

Infant Wonder was raised by Captain Daniel Webster, Denison, Texas. Tree strong, spreading; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; cavity narrow, deep; skin creamy-white, with a thin blush where exposed; flesh red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous, with a slight bitterness; pit large, oval, pointed, free; ripens the last of August.

Ingold. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899.

Ingold Lady. 2. Gard. Mon. 26:80. 1884.

Ingold originated with Alfred Ingold, Guilford County, North Carolina. On the Station grounds the variety proved a very shy bearer, with fruit of fair size, high in quality. Tree upright-spreading, tall; leaves long, broad, with small, globose glands; flowers appear late; fruit roundish to cordate; cavity deep; apex somewhat pointed, with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, pale yellow deepening to orange, with splashes of dull, dark red; flesh yellow, tinged at the stone, juicy, firm but tender, sweet, rich; very good; stone free, ovate-cordate, plump; ripens the last of August.

Ingraham. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 108. 1885.

Ingraham, named after its originator, was introduced by Joseph J. Robinson, Lamont, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, dull greenish-white, with a few spots and blotches of red; freestone; quality good; ripens the middle of September.

Ireland Choice. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Listed by the Oklahoma Station.

Ironclad. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 138. 1911.

A very hardy variety in Iowa; similar to Bailey in tree and fruit.

Isabella. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Isabella peach is a fair reddish-yellow colour, and good taste."

Island. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The Island peach is a faire Peach and of a very good rellish."

Ispahan. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:180, 181. 1831. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 215. 1832.

Ispahaner Strauchpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:195. 1858.

This variety was discovered in 1799 by Brugniere and Oliver at Ispahan, Persia. The tree attains a height of twelve feet and forms a thick, round bush filled with numerous slender branches. Leaves from one to two inches long, finely serrated, devoid of glands; fruit spherical, whitish-green; flesh melting, juicy; freestone; matures the middle of September.

Italian. 1. Langley Pomona 107, Pl. 33, fig. 5. 1729.

Italienischer Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

Pêche d'Italie. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

The fruit of this variety is very similar to that of Chevreuse Hâtive but larger; its flowers are smaller; ripens the middle of September.

Italian Red. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed by Charles Wright, Seaford County, Delaware.

Italienischer Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:208. 1858.

Flowers large; fruit large, roundish, noticeably sutured, creamy-white, with a faint blush; flesh aromatic; clingstone; ripens early in August.

Ives Blood Free. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894. 2. Billings Cat. 22. 1906.

Medium to large in size, blood-red throughout. Tree hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers large.

J. Van. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 60. 1913.

Originated about 1900 with W. E. Johnson, Silver City, North Carolina. It is probably a seedling of Elberta, which variety precedes it in ripening, according to. J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Jack Ross. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

The Texas Experiment Station lists this variety.

Jackson Cling. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 638. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

This peach is a seedling raised many years ago by Mrs. L. A. Franklin, Athens, Georgia. Fruit large, oblong, with a large, swollen apex; color dark yellow, covered with a dark red blush; flesh orange-yellow, dark red at the pit, firm, juicy, sprightly, rich; good; season the last of August.

Jacques. 1. Hovey Fr. Am. 2:57, Pl. 1851. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Jacques' Yellow Rareripe. 3. Prince Treat. Hort. 18. 1828. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 223. 1832.

Jacques' Rareripe. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 631. 1857.

Jaques. 6. Elliott Fr. Book 275. 1854. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

This variety originated or was introduced by Colonel Jacques, Somerville, Massachusetts, at least a hundred years ago. It held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 to 1891 when it was dropped but in 1909 was replaced. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, often compressed, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, much streaked and mottled with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, free, melting, juicy, with a sweet yet sprightly flavor; season the middle of September.

Jacques Late. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:217. 1899.

Tree vigorous, roundish, with large leaves bearing globose glands; fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate; suture shallow; color creamy-white, with a light red blush; flesh creamy-white, red at the pit, free, tender, juicy, rather acid, slightly bitter; quality good; season the last of September.

Jakobi-Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, roundish, faintly sutured; skin clear yellow, blushed with red; flesh firm, aromatic; matures at the end of July.

Jane. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:516. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1857.

Originated with Isaac B. Baxter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, roundish-oblate; color yellowish-white, with a red cheek; quality very good; freestone; ripens at the last of September.

Japan Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Three varieties listed by the Delaware Station.

Japan Nos. 7 and 10. 1. Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 151. 1893.

Varieties sent out by Lovett's Nursery Company, Little Silver, New Jersey; both are small, late clingstones unworthy of cultivation.

Japan No. 9. 1. Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 150. 1893.

A medium-sized, white, freestone of good quality; very susceptible to rot.

Japan Dwarf. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 129:24. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Japan Blood. 3. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 54. 1892. 4. Miss. Sta. Bul. 93:13. 1905.

Japan Dwarf Blood. 5. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:819. 1896. 6. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:348. 1903.

Japan Dream. 7. Winfield Nur. Cat. 14, 15. 1915.

This variety was introduced about a quarter of a century ago from Japan. It is dwarf in habit of growth and comes into bearing early, frequently two years from planting. Japan Dream, said to be a superior strain of this variety, seems to be in every way identical. Tree low, dwarfish, spreading, with a compact head, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish, somewhat flattened and pointed at the apex; color attractive greenish-yellow, mostly overspread with crimson; flesh blood-red, juicy, acid until fully ripe when it becomes very good; stone free; season very early.

Japanese Early. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Leaves large, with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin light greenish-yellow, with considerable dull purplish-red; flesh white to the pit, moderately juicy, insipid; stone free, of medium size; ripens the middle of August.

Japanese Wonder. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 112:31. 1908.

An inferior variety, ripening in Louisiana the last of June.

Jarle Late. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:66. 1900.

Jarle Late White. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894.

Tree a moderate grower.

Jarrell Late Yellow. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Jarretts Late White. 1. Pa. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 48. 1882.

Listed as growing in Pennsylvania.

Jaune d'Agen. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Listed as an excellent variety; glands reniform.

Jaune de Barsac. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 401. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Jaune de Bertholon. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:159, 160, fig. 16. 1883.

An old variety from Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, irregularly roundish-ovoid; skin thin, tender, yellow, purple where exposed; flesh deep yellow, stained at the pit, tender, melting, sweet; stone large for the size of fruit, free; ripens at the end of August.

Jaune des Capucins. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:135, 136, fig. 4. 1883.

A variety raised from seed in the gardens of the Capuchin Monks, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Tree vigorous; leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, deeply sutured; cavity large, deep; skin thin, fine, clear yellow, deep red where exposed; flesh deep yellow, stained at the stone, melting, aromatic; quality excellent; stone of medium size, oval, nearly free; ripens the first half of September.

Jaune d'Espagne. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Jaune Hâtive de Doué. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 44. 1876.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh melting, juicy, agreeable; ripens the last of August.

Jaune de Mezen. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Jellico. 1. Texas Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

According to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, Jellico is a white, oblong clingstone, very fine for canning; matures in August.

Jennings. 1. Franklin Davis Nur. Cat. 21. 1907.

The Franklin Davis Nursery Company, Baltimore, Maryland, states that Jennings originated in Richmond, Virginia. On the Station grounds the fruit is very similar to Elberta but ripens later. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, oval-cordate, halves unequal, with a faint drawing in of the sides about the cavity; apex often with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow to darker, with a lively red blush becoming duller, attractive; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, stringy, resembles Elberta; stone free, large, oval to ovate, more or less purple.

Jersey Mixon. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893.

Jersey Pride. 1. Rural N. Y. 53:7. 1894.

Jersey Pride originated with the Newark Nursery, Newark, New Jersey.

Jersey Yellow. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 129:24. 1896. 2. Ibid. 169:217. 1899.

Trees spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, enlarged on one side of the suture; cavity narrow, deep; distinctly sutured; color clear yellow, slightly blushed; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, mild, often slightly bitter; stone plump, free; quality fair; matures early in October.

Jewel. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:514, 515. 1902. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Jewel, one of the leading commercial peaches of Florida, is a seedling of Waldo. It originated with T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida. Fruit oblong, medium to large; cavity abrupt; suture frequently lacking; apex bluntly pointed, short, recurved; skin velvety, creamy, washed with red where exposed; flesh white, faintly stained at the stone, juicy, sweet; stone free, reddish, oval, one inch long; ripens two weeks earlier than Waldo.

Johnson Late Purple. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 24, fig. 1. 1817.

This variety is peculiarly marked with large, strong, dark blotches and heavy pubescence. It received its name from its originator, a gardener at Kew Green, England. The tree is an excellent bearer and ripens its fruit late in August.

Jones. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:217. 1899.

Tree strong, roundish-upright; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, inclined to ovate; cavity deep; suture distinct, two-thirds around fruit; color yellow, with a mottled cheek of dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, vinous; pit long, oval, nearly free; quality fair to good; ripens the middle of September.

Jones Cling. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:237. 1898.

Listed as a round-topped, dense tree, with medium-sized leaves and reniform glands.

Jones Early. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:447, 448. 1847.

Raised by S. T. Jones, Staten Island, New York. Leaves crenate, with small, globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, oblique at the apex; suture shallow, extending around the fruit; skin yellowish-white, tinged with pale red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the stone, tender, juicy, rich; stone small, free; ripens early in August.

Jones Large Early. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:447. 1847.

Another of S. T. Jones' seedlings; leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the ends; suture deep; skin clear white, blushed with crimson where exposed; flesh white, pink at the stone, juicy, rich, sprightly; stone of medium size; ripens early in August.

Jones No. 34. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Fruit medium to small, roundish; cavity broad; skin bright yellow, downy; flesh stained at the stone, mild, firm, rather dry, poor in quality; freestone; ripens at this Station early in September.

Jose Sweet. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 2. Horticulturist 2:400. 1847-48.

A peach of delicious flavor but not very attractive outwardly; greenish-white, with a dull cheek. Flowers small; glands globose; ripens the last of September.

Josephine. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1880.

Josephine is a seedling of Late Crawford grown by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, about 1875. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens early in October. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves with crenate margins and globose glands; fruit large, roundish; cavity broad; suture shallow; skin orange-yellow, with a heavy, dark red blush, considerably mottled, heavily pubescent; flesh stained at the stone, juicy, rich, vinous; quality good; stone large, elliptical, free.

Joys Early. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1912.

Joys Early was introduced by R. G. Joyce of New York. The variety was grown for a time in New Jersey.

Judd. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:49. 1910.

This is a cross between Chili and Barnard made by G. E. Prater, Jr., Paw Paw, Michigan. It is said to be an improvement over its parents.

Jühlke Liebling. 1. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 13, Pl. 1882.

Raised from seed by August Fritze of Werder, near Potsdam, Prussia, Germany, in 1870. Tree vigorous, bears early; leaves of medium size, with small glands; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit large, globular, strongly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, thin, pale yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, melting, aromatic, sweet; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Julia. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858.

A southern variety.

June Beauty. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 408. 1892-93. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:515. 1902.

June Beauty originated with Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, from a seed of Peento. Fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; stone semi-clinging; ripens the middle of June in Florida.

June Elberta. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 43. 1914.

June Elberta was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri. In the hands of some growers it is thought to be Arp, which it closely resembles.

June Rose. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 118:30, 35. 1895. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:103. 1901.

June Rose is a seedling of Rivers crossed with Mountain Rose grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands globose; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture distinct; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, tender, vinous; freestone; ripens in Texas about the middle of June.

Juneripe. 1. Childs Cat. 147. 1905.

A variety listed by J. L. Childs, Floral Park, New York. A large, handsomely colored, yellow peach ripening at the end of June.

Juno I. 1. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1899. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:103, 104. 1901.

Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, raised Juno I from a seed of General Lee in 1879. Fruit large, deep yellow, mottled; flesh fine, juicy, subacid; ripens the middle of August in Georgia.

Juno II. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1880.

This is another of C. C. Engle's seedlings of Late Crawford grown at Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves long, broad, with globose glands; fruit very large, round, compressed; skin yellow, dark red in the sun; flesh slightly stained at the pit, vinous, juicy, rich; clingstone; ripens October first.

Kallola. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890. 2. Lovett Cat. 41. 1893. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30, 35. 1895.

Kaloola Free. 4. La. Sta. Bul. 68:843. 1894.

A seedling of Chinese Cling; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin white, tinged in the sun; flesh greenish-white, faintly stained about the pit, tender, juicy, vinous; quality fair; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Kalo Cling. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 68:843. 1894.

Grown about Calhoun, Louisiana.

Karl Schwarzenberg. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:205. 1858.

Charles Schwarzenberg. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A seedling of Early Purple, introduced about 1827. Trees vigorous; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, strongly sutured; skin whitish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white throughout, fine, juicy, aromatic; freestone; ripens early in September.

Katherine. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:104. 1901.

The origin and parentage of Katherine are unknown. Said to be the earliest, good, clingstone peach; tree prolific and productive.

Katie. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Katie held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1891 until 1897. Fruit small, greenish-white; late in ripening.

Kay. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 203. 1879.

Recommended in Hancock County, Illinois.

Keene Favorite. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 156. 1880.

A variety that does well about Centralia, Illinois.

Keevit Cling. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:66. 1900.

Listed as a medium grower in Canada.

Keith. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893.

Keith is a seedling of Peento ripening a little later than its parent. It originated with Robert Keith, Waldo, Florida. Fruit roundish-oval, of medium size; suture deep near the base; cavity deep; skin thick, tender, greenish-yellow, mottled and shaded with red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, tender, melting, subacid, slightly bitter; quality good; stone plump, oval, clinging.

Kelley Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Raised by H. M. Kelley, Irving, Illinois; said to ripen three weeks before Amsden.

Kelly Surprise. 1. Texas Nur. Cat. 5. 1913.

A semi-clingstone, yellow-fleshed variety ripening in June, according to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas.

Kelsey Cling. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1880.

Named after its originator, Stephen Kelsey, Three Rivers, Michigan. Tree vigorous; leaves crenate, with reniform glands; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin with a light coat of pubescence, creamy-white, with a marbled cheek; flesh stained at the pit, tender, firm, juicy, rich; ripens with Heath Cling.

Kenrick Clingstone. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 185. 1835.

A variety of New England origin first fruiting in 1833. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, pointed at the apex; color golden-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, vinous, excellent; season the last of September.

Kent I. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 42, 43. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:48. 1910.

J. D. Husted called this peach, his seedling No. 18, Kent, in honor of the county in Michigan where it originated. Glands globose; fruit roundish, above medium in size; skin rather harsh, with short down, greenish-white, washed, mottled and striped with crimson; flesh stained at the stone, tender yet firm, juicy, subacid; ripens in Georgia early in July.

Kent II. 1. Berckmans Cat. 9. 1908-09.

The catalog of P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, describes this peach as a new clingstone originating with L. W. Kent, Augusta, Georgia; skin very tough but peels readily; flesh yellow, buttery; ripens in Georgia August 1st to 15th.

Kernloser Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Tree productive; flowers small; fruit large; flesh red; clingstone; ripens early in September.

Kerr. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897.

Jessie Kerr. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889.

Kerr is a southern variety said to be larger and earlier than Alexander. It originated in Maryland. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. The fruit is of medium size and a freestone.

Kerr Dwarf. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895.

Kerr Cling No. 1? 2. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891.

The tree is semi-dwarf in habit, with dense foliage; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow; skin yellow, washed, mottled and splashed with red, thick, tough; flesh stained slightly about the pit, firm, juicy, mild subacid, sprightly; stone large, oval, adherent; matures early in September.

Kestrel. 1. Bunyard Cat. Fr. Trees 35. 1913-14.

Kestrel is a variety raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit large, rich crimson; flesh tender, juicy; ripens early in August.

Kew Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of second size, pale yellow and dark red; flesh melting; of second quality; matures early in September.

Keyport. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897.

Keyport White. 2. Mich. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 411. 1871. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875. 4. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1878.

Keyport originated in the garden of Joseph Beer, Keyport, New Jersey, about 1852. In 1875 it was given a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society as Keyport White; later the name was changed to Keyport. Tree a good grower and a heavy bearer; leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, freestone; ripens very late.

Kibby Golden. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Fruit above medium in size, distinctly sutured; light yellow, approaching white, almost entirely overspread with light pink; flesh decidedly tinged with red, changing to whitish toward the pit, soft, coarse, juicy, sweet; fair in quality; ripens the middle of September.

Kilbourn. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 419. 1885. 2. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 159. 1889.

Because of hardiness, this peach is sometimes called Canada Iron Clad. Fruit large; flesh adheres to the stone; ripens with Hale Early.

King Solomon. 1. Smith Bros. Cat. 15. 1913.

Said by Smith Brothers, Concord, Georgia, to be one of the best late, yellow peaches; larger than Elberta. It was propagated for many years in Georgia from seed; ripens there the last of September.

Kinnaman Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:236. 1878. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879.

This variety originated with Samuel Kinnaman of Delaware; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin pale brownish-red on a pale greenish ground; flesh greenish-white to the stone, juicy, sweet; very good; adheres partially to the pit; ripens a few days earlier than Alexander.

Kite. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:515. 1902.

Kite is a Peento seedling which originated with Robert Kite, Waldo, Florida, about 1885. Fruit of medium size, roundish; cavity large, abrupt; suture wide, extending beyond the apex; skin velvety, thick, creamy, washed with red; flesh creamy, pink at the pit, firm, tender, juicy; quality medium, lacks character; clingstone; season the first of June.

Kitrells Favorite. 1. Pa. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 48. 1882.

Listed in this reference.

Kleine Charlestowner Ananaspfirsche. 1. Christ Wörterb. 350. 1802. 2. Christ Handb. 601. 1817.

Very similar to Pineapple but smaller and more aromatic.

Kleiner Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:193, 194. 1858.

Sanguine à petit fruit. 2. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:478. 1860.

Smaller and more heavily pubescent than Sanguinole.

Klondike. 1. Rural N. Y. 56:662. 1897. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Klondike is a chance seedling found in York County, Pennsylvania about 1885. The tree on the Station grounds is only a moderate producer and its fruit is not as good as Champion. It was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree upright-spreading, open; leaves broad, with small, globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, halves unequal, compressed; sides inclined to draw in about the cavity; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin thin, tender, with short pubescence, creamy-white, splashed and blushed with dark red; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet though sprightly, high in flavor; quality good; stone nearly free, oval; ripens the third week in September.

Kohler Cling. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 38. 1902-03.

Large, yellow; ripens with Heath Cling.

Knapp Castle Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Fruit very much like Noblesse, large; leaves glandless; flowers large; skin pale green and red; flesh melting; quality good; ripens at the end of August.

Knight Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Fruit of medium size; leaves with globose glands; flowers large; skin pale green, blushed with dark red; flesh melting; quality good; ripens the middle of August.

Knight Mammoth. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Knight Markley Admirable. 1. Gard. Chron. 1009. 1871.

Raised by G. Darby, Markley, Sussex, England; fruit oval, with a prominent, mamelon tip at the apex; freestone.

Knowles Hybrid. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

As this variety grows on the Station grounds it is not very promising. Fruit above medium in size, irregular; suture indistinct; skin rich yellow, blushed with carmine; flesh coarse, leathery, sweet; quality fair; clingstone; ripens at the end of September.

Kraus 4 & 16. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:184. 1897.

Two varieties listed in this reference.

Krengelbacher Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

Fruit large, similar in shape to a walnut, ribbed; skin greenish-yellow; flesh white, pleasantly subacid; ripens in September.

Krummel. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 210. 1906.

Krummel Late. 2. Weber & Son Cat. 15. 1900.

Krummel October. 3. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 223. 1904.

Krummel was found by a Mr. Krummel of St. Louis, Missouri. It is said to be one of the best of the very late, yellow freestones.

Kruse Kent. 1. Bunyard Cat. Fr. Trees 35. 1913-14.

Raised from Sea Eagle by a Mr. Kruse, late of Truro, Cornwall County, England. Flowers very dark; fruit large, white-fleshed, very late; a great improvement over its parent.

La Belle. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes, Kansas.

La Chalonnaise. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

La Fleur. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 197. 1883. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:218. 1899. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:50, 51 fig. 1910.

This is a seedling of Chili which originated with G. H. La Fleur, Mill Grove, Michigan. It is popular in some places in Michigan because of hardiness. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium to large, oval to oblong, usually irregular or lopsided; suture continuous; skin heavily pubescent, thick, tenacious, light yellow, with a bright crimson cheek; flesh golden yellow, stringy, moderately juicy, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free; season between Late Crawford and Smock.

La France. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 407. 1892-93. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 104 fig. 1906.

M. Boussey, a nurseryman at Montreuil-sous-Bois, France, first propagated this variety. Glands globose; fruit very large, roundish, deeply sutured; skin thinly pubescent, clear red; flesh white, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; freestone; ripens early in August.

La Grange. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 480. 1845. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Tardive d'Oullins. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:39, 40, fig. 18. 1866-73. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:141, 142 fig., 143. 1879.

La Grange originated about 1840 with John Hulse, Burlington, New Jersey. A few years later a French sort, Tardive d'Oullins, said to have been found at Oullins, Rhône, France, made its appearance. The two were found to be the same. In 1862, La Grange was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1891 and was reentered in 1909. Its lateness, size and productiveness have won it a good name among growers in New Jersey. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, oblong; skin greenish-white; flesh pale, juicy, melting, rich, sweet; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

La Magnifique. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as growing in Texas.

La Reine. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:805. 1896.

La Reine was introduced by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1889. Tree vigorous, but not recommended in Texas; fruit rather small, oblong; skin greenish, with a red cheek; flesh red at the stone, adherent; ripens early in August.

La Rieva. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Lady Anne Stewart. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826.

Fruit of medium size, white, with a slight blush, very juicy, rich; stone free, flat, hollow at one end; ripens the middle of September.

Lady Farham. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as growing in Texas.

Lady Lindsey. 1. Munson Cat. 16. 1914-15.

A seedling grown by Mrs. George Lindsey, Greenville, Texas. It is a large, yellow-fleshed clingstone, ripening between Munson Cling and Levy, according to the catalog of T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas.

Lady Palmerston. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 451. 1884.

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of Pineapple nectarine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, greenish-yellow, marked with crimson; flesh pale yellow, rich, melting; freestone; matures late in September.

Lafayette I. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 230. 1832.

A large, yellow-fleshed clingstone; ripens late in August; sometimes called Meiggs Lafayette.

Lafayette II. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:199. 1898.

This is another of C. C. Engle's seedlings from Paw Paw, Michigan.

Lafayette Free. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 190. 1841.

Introduced about 1840 from Monmouth County, New Jersey. Fruit large, round, dark crimson where exposed; flesh very juicy, stained with crimson throughout; freestone; ripens the last of August.

Lakeside Cling. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 29. 1888-89.

A variety from Ottawa County, Ohio.

Lancaster. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 391. 1891.

Lancaster Yellow Rareripe. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 85. 1854.

Raised by Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, free, very juicy.

Lane. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 1913.

According to the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas, Lane is a large, golden clingstone raised by a Mr. Lane, Jacksonville, Texas; ripens with Elberta.

Langier. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Langlicher Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:193. 1858.

Very similar to Sanguinole but the fruit is longer and ripens earlier.

Lantheaume. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

Glands reniform; fruit large to very large, of a beautiful yellow, deepening on maturity; flesh firm, sweet, juicy, aromatic; clingstone; ripens the last of October.

Laporte. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:159, 160, fig. 78. 1866-73.

Obtained from a seed of Belle de Vitry by A. M. Laporte near Lyons, Rhône, France. Leaves with very large, reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, slightly oval, tapering to the apex; suture extends beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, creamy, washed and strongly splashed with deep red; flesh white, stained darker nearer the pit, juicy, sugary, melting; stone large for the size of the fruit; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Larents. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Large Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831. 2. Cole Am. Fr. Book 193. 1849. 3. Hooper W. Fr. Book 224. 1857.

This name has been incorrectly used as a synonym of Large Early York. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture distinct; skin whitish, with a red cheek, purple in the sun; flesh white, red at the stone, delicate, sweet, rich; quality good; stone very small; season the last of August.

Large Early Mignonne. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 451. 1884.

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, in 1865 from a pit of Belle Beausse. Glands round; flowers large; fruit very large; skin pale straw-yellow, blushed where exposed; flesh melting, very juicy, rich.

Large-Fruited Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831.

A large-flowered variety with glandless, serrate leaves.

Large White Cling. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 495. 1845. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 211. 1856.

New York White Cling. 4. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:410. 1826.

Williams New York? 5. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 105. 1831.

This variety was raised about 1807 by David Williamson of New York. It soon became very popular among the clingstones in New England and held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1856 until 1891. Tree hardy and a regular bearer; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round; suture slight; skin white, with a light red cheek; flesh tender, melting, juicy, sweet; ripens the first half of September.

Larkin Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Raised by D. F. Larkin, Hunts Station, Tennessee. Said to be as fine as Large Early York and earlier than Alexander.

Larkin Trophy. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

Listed as growing in northern Texas.

Last of Season. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:13. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Late Barnard. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:218. 1899.

Tree strong, roundish-upright, with drooping branches, fairly productive; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, compressed near the suture; cavity narrow, deep; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich, sweet; quality good; stone large, plump, free; season the middle of September.

Late Catherine. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Ripens in October.

Late Delaware. 1. Pa. Dept. Ag. Rpt. 149. 1895.

Listed in this reference.

Late Devonian. 1. Garden 53:35. 1898. 2. Bunyard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 113. 1904. 3. Bunyard Cat. Fr. Trees 36. 1913-14.

Raised by Messrs. Veitch, Exeter, England, from a pit of Belle de Vitry crossed with Royale; introduced in 1894. The tree is very hardy and the fruit is winning a place among the good, late varieties of England. Glands globose; flowers large, rich pink; fruit large; skin rather woolly, greenish-yellow, with bright red marblings; flesh juicy, pale red at the stone, melting, brisk; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Late Elberta. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 38. 1902-03. 2. Stark Bros. Cat. 35. 1914.

This variety on the Station grounds seems to be identical with Elberta in tree and fruit-characters.

Late Free White. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 8:49. 1870.

This is a large, palatable peach, ripening about October 15th.

Late Mignonne. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:187. 1831.

Mignonne Tardive. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:79, 80, fig. 38. 1866-73.

The origin of Late Mignonne is doubtful; it is thought to be an American strain of Grosse Mignonne. Glands small, globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish-truncate, noticeably sutured; skin tender, heavily pubescent, greenish-white, more or less covered with deep purple; flesh white, stained with purple around the pit, melting, sweet; stone small, ovoid, free; matures the first of September.

Late Morris White. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876. 2. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.

This peach differs from Morris White only in time of maturity, this sort being later. The fruit is large and of good quality, ripening in September.

Late October. 1. Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 149. 1891-92.

One of the latest varieties of the season.

Late Purple. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:17, 18, Pl. IX. 1768. 2. Liegel Anweisung 71. 1822. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 1:191. 1831. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:243, 244 fig., 245. 1879.

Späte Purpurfarbige Pfirsiche. 5. Sickler Teutsche Obst. 8:308-313, Tab. 16. 1797.

Grosse Pourprée. 6. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 102. 1831.

Später purpurrothe Lackpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213. 1858.

Pourprée tardive à petites fleurs? 8. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

An old variety mentioned as early as 1714 by French writers. Tree productive; glands usually reniform; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal; skin very pubescent, whitish, deep purple where exposed; flesh stained at the pit, fine, melting, juicy, vinous; of first quality; stone free, plump, roundish; ripens the middle of September.

Late Red Magdalen. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:185. 1831.

This variety has been confused with Royal George but is distinct. It ripens much later. Flowers small; fruit of medium size, highly colored and well-flavored; ripens the last of October.

Late Robinson Crusoe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 192. 1841.

This peach was raised by Dr. Coxe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a stone brought from Crusoe's Island of Juan Fernandez. Tree very productive; fruit large, round, white, with a pale red wash; ripens the first of October.

Late Rose. 1. Wright Nur. Cat. 14. 1892.

This is a New Jersey variety of small value in the Station orchard. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, often compressed, bulged along the suture; skin greenish-white, with an unattractive blush; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, coarse and stringy; quality good; freestone; ripens the first week in October.

Late Serrate. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:344. 1868.

A late, freestone peach grown by W. C. Flagg, Alton, Illinois; ripens about October 15th.

Late White. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:218. 1899.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree fairly vigorous, drooping; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed near the suture; apex prominent; suture distinct; color creamy-white, bright red in the sun; flesh red at the pit, juicy, sprightly, vinous; quality good; pit free, large, plump, oval; ripens late in September.

Late Yellow Alberge. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:22. 1832. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 496. 1845.

Algiers yellow winter clingstone. 3. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 18. 1820.

October yellow clingstone. 4. Ibid. 17. 1820.

Algiers Yellow. 5. Prince Pom. Man. 2:16. 1832.

Late Yellow Alberge is a very late, clingstone peach highly esteemed in southern France. At one time it was much grown in America but was superseded by Heath Cling. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, distinctly sutured; skin downy; flesh yellow to the stone, very firm, juicy, sweet; matures in October.

Laura. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:515. 1902.

A seedling of Peento. Fruit very large, nearly round; flesh white, sweet, juicy; quality excellent; clingstone; ripens about with Peento.

Laura Cling. 1. Weber & Sons Cat. 19. 1906.

Laura Cling is identical with Krummel except that it is a clingstone while Krummel is a freestone. It originated in Missouri, according to H. J. Weber & Sons, Nursery, Missouri.

Laurenel. 1. Gard. Mon. 12:158. 1870.

A seedling from Monroe, Ohio; said to be larger and earlier than Hale Early.

Laurent de Bavay. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 75, 76. 1867.

Probably of Belgian origin. Tree vigorous, a strong grower; glands globose; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish, halves unequal; skin heavily pubescent, pale yellow, washed with deep red; flesh white, red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone large, oval, free; ripens late in September.

Lawrence. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1871.

Introduced by W. K. Tipton, Jerusalem, Ohio, who says it is superior to Hale Early in flavor and a week earlier.

Lawton. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 127. 1875.

Raised by C. W. Lawton, Seattle, Washington, from a seed imported from England; fruit very large and ripens early.

Leader. 1. Burbank Cat. 1912-13.

According to Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, Leader is of the Muir-Crawford type ripening in California in July; freestone.

Leatherbury Late. 1. Pa. Hort. Assoc. Rpt. 48. 1882.

Listed in this reference.

Leatherland Late. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:243. 1899.

Listed by the New Mexico Station.

Lemon Cling. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 188. 1846. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Large Yellow Pine Apple. 4. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 224. 1817.

Kennedy Carolina. 5. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Kennedy Lemon Cling. 6. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Pine Apple Clingstone. 7. Hoffy Orch. Comp. 1:Pl. 1841-42.

Englischer Lackpfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:215. 1858.

Pavie Citron. 9. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:216. 1879.

Lemon Cling dates back to before the Revolutionary War. From all accounts it originated in South Carolina, probably in Charleston. A number of seminal varieties, all very similar to Lemon Cling, are cultivated; all of these some writers combine under the name Lemon Cling. Robert Kennedy introduced the fruit into New York about 1800 where it became known as Kennedy's Carolina or Kennedy's Lemon Clingstone. The variety is very popular in many sections, especially California, as a canning peach. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862. Tree vigorous, highly productive, bears regularly; leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, deep red; fruit large, oval, resembling a lemon; apex terminating in a large nipple; skin deep yellow, brownish-red where exposed; flesh firm, with a deep, lemon color, red at the stone, juicy, sprightly, vinous, with an agreeable acidity; very good when perfectly ripe; stone clings; ripens in September.

Lemon Clingstone (Hoyte). 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large; skin yellow and dark red; of second quality; ripens at the end of September.

Leny Winter. 1. Gard. Mon. 23:18. 1881.

A large, yellow peach; will keep through November if gathered before a hard frost.

Leona. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 4. 1912.

Similar to a bright-colored Elberta but earlier and more productive, according to the catalog of the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas.

Léonie. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:143, 144 fig. 1879.

Charles Buisson raised Léonie from seed about 1863 at Tronche, Isère, France. Leaves glandless; flowers of medium size; fruit medium in size, roundish-oval; suture deep; skin thin, whitish-yellow, carmine where exposed; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, aromatic; of second quality; stone small, plump, roundish-oval, free; ripens the last half of September.

Lenoir. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 621. 1869.

Lenoir is of medium size, round, halves unequal; skin white, washed and splashed with red; flesh juicy, aromatic; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Leopard. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

A worthless, southern variety similar to Blood Cling.

Leopold I. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 195. 1841.

Leopold Clingstone. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Leopold I originated at Smithfield, Virginia. It was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862. Fruit very large, round, yellow, juicy; ripens in August.

Leopold II. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 3:370. 1862. 2. Pom. France 6:No. 9, Pl. 9. 1869. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871.

Leopold Magdalene. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199, 200. 1858.

Leopold Free. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1869.

This peach was introduced by a M. Van Orlé, Villerne, Belgium. The variety was brought to America and appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1869 until 1899. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly attenuated at the base; suture distinct; skin yellowish-white, richly colored with carmine; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality very good; pit slightly adherent, oval; ripens the middle of September.

Lepère. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 38, 39. 1867.

Tree vigorous, very productive; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, globular; cavity deep; skin thinly pubescent, blood-red where exposed; flesh whitish-yellow, blood-red at the pit, firm, juicy, aromatic; quality good; pit roundish-oval, clinging; ripens at the end of August.

Leroy Winter. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 276. 1896.

A late, yellow variety from Missouri.

Lewenau Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207. 1858.

A seedling of Admirable, raised about 1851. Glands reniform; flowers large, white; fruit roundish, flattened, strongly sutured; skin greenish-yellow, heavily pubescent; flesh white, red at the stone, sprightly; stone free, sharply pointed; matures the middle of September.

Lewis. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 279. 1882. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:52. 1910.

Early Lewis. 4. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03.

Lewis is the only white-fleshed seedling which appeared from about one hundred Chili pits, planted by N. W. Lewis, Allegan County, Michigan. The variety was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899 where it still remains. Tree vigorous, bears early, productive, but subject to leaf-curl; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly flattened at the ends, a trifle irregular; suture shallow; skin smooth, thin, tough, creamy-white, splashed and mottled with crimson; flesh white, juicy, vinous; quality good; stone free, large; season immediately following Hale Early.

Libra. 1. Garden 64:109. 1903. 2. Bunyard Cat. Fr. Trees 36. 1913-14.

A seedling raised by R. D. Blackmore and introduced by Will Taylor, Hampton, England. The fruits are large, very juicy; ripen in July.

Liefmanns. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Liermann Pfirsich. 1. Lauche Ergänzungsband 711 fig., 712. 1883.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit very large, globular, surface irregular; suture deep, dividing the fruit unevenly; skin tender, yellowish-white, without a blush; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone roundish, flattened at the base; ripens on a west wall toward the end of August.

Lilard October. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as growing on the Station grounds.

Lillian. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893 from Illinois.

Limon. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Lina Hauser. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Lina Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:214, 215. 1858.

Glands reniform; flowers small, white; fruit large, roundish, halves unequal, greenish-yellow and dark red; flesh stained at the pit, aromatic; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Lincoln. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849.

Lincoln originated in Lincoln, Massachusetts, about 1800. Tree hardy, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, roundish; suture prominent; skin rich yellow, with considerable dark purplish-red; flesh tinged at the stone, juicy, rich, sweet; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Lincoln Cling. 1. Horticulturist 15:491. 1860.

A spicy-flavored clingstone from a Dr. Hunter, Lincoln, North Carolina; fruit yellow, with a prominent, mamelon tip at the apex.

Lindley I. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers pale red; fruit very large; matures in September.

Lindley II. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 238, 239. 1911.

Lindley II was found in a block of Elbertas by J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina. Flesh yellow, firm, free; ripens with Hiley.

Linzey White. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 246. 1893.

Grown by S. W. Gilbert of Iowa.

Lipscomb. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813. 1896.

Lipscomb is vigorous but not productive; glands reniform; fruit small, round; color yellow, with a red cheek; flavor subacid; stone semi-clinging; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Lisle. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:21. 1832.

Fruit roundish, of medium size; skin violet where exposed; flesh melting, vinous, pale yellow except about the pit; clingstone; ripens early in September.

Little Anne. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167. 1871.

Little Anne, ripening ten days earlier than Hale Early, was discarded on account of the small size of the fruit and tenderness of the tree.

Lizzie. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 114, 115, 116, Pl. X. 1913.

Lizzie originated with J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, from an Elberta seed probably fertilized with Bell October. Tree thrifty, productive; fruit globular to obovate, sides often unequal, medium to large; suture shallow except at the cavity; skin tough, rich yellow, striped with light red; flesh stained at the pit, firm, meaty, juicy, vinous; good to very good; stone broad, obovate, large, free; ripens two weeks after Elberta.

Lock Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 248. 1884. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895.

Lock Late. 3. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit yellow, late, clingstone.

Lockwood. 1. Ilgenfritz Cat. 24, fig. 1896.

Lockwood is one of the earliest, yellow freestones, ripening three weeks before Early Crawford.

Lodge. 1. Harrison Cat. 17. 1904.

According to the catalog of J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland, Lodge originated in Kent County, Delaware. On the Station grounds the tree is vigorous but only moderately productive; leaves fairly broad; margin finely serrate, with small, globose glands; flowers appear early, of medium size, pale pink, darker at the edge; fruit medium in size, cordate, halves unequal, compressed; cavity abrupt, often with red markings; suture shallow; apex with a mucronate tip; skin thin, tough, covered with thick pubescence, creamy-white, with an attractive, lively red blush; flesh white, stained about the stone, juicy, stringy, melting, sprightly, pleasing; quality good; stone nearly free, large for the size of the fruit, oval, flattened at the base; ripens the last of August.

Lone Ark. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:243. 1899.

Listed in this reference.

Lone Tree. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 420. 1898. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Lone Tree is one of many seedlings that thrive about Lone Tree, Iowa. In 1909 it was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit of medium size, yellow, without any blush; quality good; pit very small, free; ripens about September 10th.

Long Leaved. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Longhurst. 1. Green Cat. 18. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:218. 1899. 3. Can. Hort. 29:105. 1906. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Longhurst originated on the Niagara Peninsula, Canada. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Trees very hardy, productive; glands globose; flowers large; fruit medium in size, oval, halves unequal, very pubescent, unattractive; suture indistinct; apex prominent; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh red at the pit, fibrous, vinous, sprightly; pit free, oval, pointed; ripens the last of September.

Longworthy. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813. 1896.

Longworthy Late Rareripe. 2. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 415. 1858.

Tree vigorous but a shy bearer; glands reniform; fruit small, round, pale white, with a red cheek; flavor pleasant subacid; clingstone; ripens the last of July in Texas.

Lonoke. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Munson Cat. 6. 1893.

Flowers large; fruit large, yellow; clingstone; ripens late; sure bearer.

Lord Fauconberg Mignonne. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 261, 262. 1831.

An old English variety known as early as 1769. Leaves doubly serrate, without glands; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, ovate, deeply sutured, pale yellow, with wide splashes of deep, dull red; flesh yellowish-white, red at the stone, juicy; stone free, rather flat; ripens the middle of September.

Lord Palmerston. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 225. 1866. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 621. 1869. 3. Lauche Ergänzungsband 715 fig., 716. 1883. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 452. 1884.

Palmerston. 5. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:222. 1899.

This variety was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of Princess of Wales. Fruit large, roundish, inclined to oval, with a distinct suture; color yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh creamy-white, red at the pit which is somewhat adherent, juicy, firm, mild; quality good; season the last of September.

Lorentz. 1. Reid Cat. 33 fig. 1894. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:204, 219. 1899. 3. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:54. 1900. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:350. 1903. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Lorentz is supposed to have come from a seedling tree found about 1889 in the orchard of Fred Lorentz, Marshall County, West Virginia. It was introduced about 1894 by E. W. Reid, Bridgeport, Ohio. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed, with a shallow suture; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, mild, free; quality good; season early October.

Lottie. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Grown by the Florida Experiment Station.

Loudon. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 60, 61. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers very large; fruit large, oblate; skin downy, marbled with deep red; flesh whitish-yellow, stained near the pit, melting, juicy, aromatic, sweet; stone free, oval; ripens at the end of August.

Louisiana. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Listed by the American Pomological Society; fruit large, round, white; freestone.

Love All. 1. Lovett Cat. 39. 1889.

According to J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, New Jersey, this variety is a large, yellow peach from California; excellent for canning.

Lovejoy Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 191. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Mississippi.

Lovell. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:219. 1899.

Lovell is a chance seedling raised and named by G. W. Thissell of California in 1882. The fruit cans, ships and dries well. Tree fairly vigorous, drooping; glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed; suture distinct, extending beyond the apex; skin bright yellow, with a faint, marbled blush; flesh yellow to the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; pit small, roundish-oval, free; ripens the last of September in Michigan.

Lovell White Madison. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Lovett. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Lovett White. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:219. 1899.

The American Pomological Society listed this variety in its catalog of 1909. Tree strong, roundish-upright, productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; suture distinct; skin creamy-white, with considerable bloom; flesh creamy-white to the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly; pit free; ripens the last of September; valuable for canning purposes.

Lowes Favorite. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 105. 1903.

A peach of the Crawford type originating in Oceana County, Michigan.

Lowets White. 1. Guide Prat. 42. 1895.

Fruit large, white, sweet; very late.

Lows Large Melting. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Allied to Royal George but not as good; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large; color pale yellowish-green, with a red cheek; flesh melting; quality fair; ripens early in September.

Lucia. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 391. 1891.

A large, globular fruit, yellow, shaded with rich purplish-red; flesh red at the stone, mild subacid; best of quality; clingstone; season the end of September.

Luizet Dwarf. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 6:249. 1869.

In 1861, Gabriel Luizet, Ecully, Rhône, France, grew this dwarf from a seed of Grosse Mignonne. Tree dwarf, vigorous, productive; leaves large, deeply serrate, glandless; fruit small, oval, surface uneven, halves unequal; skin nearly smooth, bright red where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, red at the stone, juicy, sprightly; stone free, deeply furrowed.

Lulu I. 1. Cult. & Count. Gent. 45:536. 1880.

A very early seedling from Batavia, New York; fruit globular; clingstone; ripens before Amsden.

Lulu II. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:806. 1896.

Lulu II belongs to the so-called Spanish group; tree hardy, productive; glands numerous, globose; fruit small, greenish-yellow; flavor rather acid; quality poor.

Luton. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 12. 1909.

The Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, states that this variety was grown from seed at Ector, Texas, by J. T. Luton; fruit large, oblong; clingstone; ripening a week before Elberta.

Luttichau. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 26. 1913.

It is reported in the Glen Saint Mary Nursery Catalog, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, that Baron H. Von Luttichau, Earleton, Florida, originated this variety. Fruit large, oval; skin waxy, greenish-white, washed or blushed with red, thin, tough; flesh tinged at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet; pit free; season the last of May.

Lydon Cling. 1. Harrison Cat. 18. 1910.

Lydon Cling is a large, firm, yellow peach ripening about the middle of August, according to J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland.

Lynn Lemon Cling. 1. J. R. Johnson Cat. 6. 1894.

Fruit large, with a red cheek; of excellent quality; ripens the last of September, as described in the catalog of J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio.

Lyon. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 622. 1869.

A seedling originating with George Husman, Hermann, Missouri. Fruit large, round, somewhat irregular; suture a red streak; skin smooth, yellowish-white, marbled with deep red; flesh veined with red, deep at the stone, juicy, sweet, vinous; freestone; ripens early in August.

Lyon Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889.

Lyon Mammoth Cling. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

From W. M. Williams, Fresno, California; flesh white to the stone; late.

McAllister. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14, 1892. 2. Pa. Sta. Bul. 37:10. 1896.

Listed as succeeding on either high or low land.

M'Clish. 1. Pacific Nur. Cat. 10. 1906.

According to the Pacific Nursery Company, Tangent, Oregon, M'Clish is of the Orange Cling type ripening just after Early Crawford but is larger, sweeter and richer; used by the California canneries.

McCollister. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887. 2. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895.

McCollister on the Station grounds is neither hardy nor productive but is relatively free from leaf-curl. Trees large, with a slight drooping tendency; leaves long, large, with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, irregular in outline, roundish-cordate, oblique, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep and wide; suture often extends two-thirds around the fruit; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, blushed with dull red on a deep lemon-yellow ground, attractive; flesh stained with red at the stone, firm, coarse, noticeably stringy, moderately sweet but not rich; stone free, ovate, bulged near the apex; ripens the first of September.

McConnell Seedling. 1. Can. Hort. 18:417. 1895.

A very hardy seedling grown in Essex County, Canada.

McCormick. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 189. 1880.

This peach was found by W. H. McCormick, Clyde, Michigan. Tree similar to Late Crawford; glands reniform; fruit nearly round; flesh deep yellow to the stone which is small and free; ripens just ahead of Late Crawford.

McCowan Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Dr. McCowan, Ukiah, California, raised this variety. It is free from leaf-curl; must be carefully thinned for size; flesh yellow, stained at the pit; good for canning.

McCoy Free. 1. Winfield Nur. Cat. 15. 1915.

The Winfield Nursery Company, Winfield, Kansas, states that this variety is a large, yellow freestone, ripening two weeks after Elberta.

McCoy Seedling. 1. J. R. Johnson Cat. 6. 1894.

Originated with Henry McCoy, Coshocton County, Ohio; very similar to Wonderful, according to J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio.

McDevitt. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899.

McDevitt is a yellow cling which originated with Neal McDevitt, Placer County, California. In 1899 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society.

McIntosh. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:238. 1898. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

McIntosh is a peach from Georgia which was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. At this Station, it is a light bearer and susceptible to leaf-curl. Tree with a drooping tendency; glands usually globose; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit medium in size, roundish-oval, tapers toward the apex, halves equal; cavity deep, wide, abrupt; suture shallow; apex with a mucronate tip; skin thin, tough, pale creamy-yellow, blushed with light red becoming deeper, attractive; flesh white, stained near the pit, juicy, stringy, melting, vinous, aromatic; stone with a clinging tendency, large, oval; ripens the last of August.

McIntyre Late Free. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

Approved by the growers in several counties in California; fruit large, yellow; of California origin.

McKay Late. 1. Rural N. Y. 62:835. 1903.

This is a very late, yellow freestone, originating about 1890 with the late W. L. McKay, Geneva, New York. Tree upright-spreading to slightly drooping, hardy; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, oval, angular; halves decidedly unequal; sides drawn in about the cavity, which is shallow and narrow; apex with a mucronate tip; skin heavily pubescent, thick, tough, pale yellow, usually with blush near the cavity but often without; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, coarse, stringy, sprightly; stone large, oval, plump, acutely pointed at the apex; ripens in October.

McKevitt. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:220. 1899. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

This white clingstone is widely distributed in California and in 1909 was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. It originated on the farm of A. McKevitt, Vaca Valley, California. Tree upright, roundish; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; apex prominent; color creamy-white, marbled with bright red; flesh moderately juicy, faintly tinged with red at the pit, firm, sweet, highly flavored; stone oval, pointed; ripens in mid-season.

McKinley. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 420. 1898.

A white peach from a Mr. Calkins, Iowa City, Iowa.

McKinnel. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134. 1911.

An upright, rank-growing tree with heavy foliage, productive but susceptible to rot; fruit roundish, medium to large; apex sharply pointed; flesh yellowish-white, fine, juicy; quality very good; ripens the last of May.

McKinney. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 117:309. 1901.

A promising new variety; tree a strong grower, fairly productive; fruit medium to large; flesh white, firm, juicy, sweet; clingstone; ripens the last of June.

McLide Seedling. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. App. 37. 1901.

Exhibited at the Pan American Exposition.

McNair Late. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 3:38. 1902.

A good variety for commercial or home use in Missouri.

McNeil. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:13. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

McNeil Early. 1. King Bros. Cat. 14. 1915.

This sort was found by Frank McNeil, Dansville, New York, and was introduced by King Brothers of that place in 1913. Fruit white-fleshed; a perfect freestone; one of the first to ripen.

Macon. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 450. 1879.

A variety with fruit of fair quality, valued in Lenawee County, Michigan.

McShaw. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 185. 1892.

A large, clingstone peach ripening in October.

Madame d'Andrimont. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:77, 78, fig. 37. 1866-73.

Probably originated about Liége, Belgium. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, spherical, depressed at the ends; suture shallow; skin downy, pale yellow, bright red in the sun; flesh white, stained about the pit, melting, juicy, aromatic; stone free, large; ripens the middle of August.

Madame Bernède. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madame Daurel. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madame Gaujard. 1. Koch Deut. Obst. 540. 1876. 2. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 23, Pl. 1882.

Originated in 1858 with N. Gaujard, Ghent, Belgium. Flowers small; fruit large, roundish; suture more or less distinct; skin very pubescent, thin, clear yellow, with a purplish-red blush; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, sweet; stone free, broadly oval; ripens in September.

Madame Malfilâtre. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madame Pynaert. 1. Gard. Mon. 29:46. 1887.

Madame Edouard Pynaert. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 403. 1889.

A large, dark red peach of superior quality, raised in Belgium about 1881.

Madeira. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 285. 1854.

Hill Madeira. 2. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 224. 1817.

Madeira Freestone. 3. Horticulturist 4:243. 1849-50.

Madeira was raised by Henry Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a pit brought from Madeira. Fruit large, whitish, with a pale red cheek; flesh highly flavored, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens in September.

Madeleine Blanche d'Anoot. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety bearing globose glands.

Madeleine Blanche de Doué. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom 403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madeleine Blanche de Loisel. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 44. 1876.

Often included incorrectly with the White Madeleine.

Madeleine Hariot. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 40. 1876.

Tree vigorous, productive; leaves glandless; fruit large, ovoid, somewhat pointed at the base; greenish-yellow, striped and marbled with deep carmine; flesh white to the pit, juicy, vinous; matures at the end of August.

Madeleine Hâtive a Moyennes Fleurs. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:173, 174, fig. 85. 1866-73.

This sort is thought by Leroy to be Royal Charlotte. Probably the only difference is in its ripening, this variety ripening early in August.

Madeleine à Mamelon. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Madeleine Paysanne. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:99, 100, fig. 48. 1866-73.

This is an old French sort often confused with Bollweiler Magdalene of some authors. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, spherical, depressed at the ends, distinctly sutured; cavity large; skin finely pubescent, pale yellow, with a deep purple blush; flesh whitish-yellow, stained about the pit, melting, aromatic, sweet; pit small for the size of fruit, free.

Madeleine Striée. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 404. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

Tree very productive; leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish; skin thin, whitish-yellow, striped with red in the sun; flesh fine, melting, sweet, aromatic; ripens the last of August.

Madeleine Superbe de Choisy. 1. Le Bon Jard. 327. 1882.

This variety originated with a M. Gravier of Choisy-le-Roi, France. Fruit very large, roundish, blushed with deep red where exposed; flesh white, purple at the stone, melting, sweet, aromatic; stone small, free; matures the last of September.

Madison County Mammoth. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 11. 1901.

This is a variety from Missouri which ripens too late in New York. The tree in the Station orchard is upright, moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; fruit of the Chili type but more irregular and broader; cavity small; suture extends beyond the apex; skin heavily pubescent, whitish, with considerable mottling; flesh stained at the pit, moderately juicy, tough, leathery; flavor and quality fair; stone slightly elliptical, decidedly clinging; ripens the last of October.

Magdala. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 6:250. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 452. 1884.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised Magdala in 1865 from a seed of Orange nectarine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, inclining to oval; skin nearly smooth, creamy-white, marbled with crimson; flesh tender, melting, rich; freestone; ripens the last of August.

Magdalen Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:198. 1831.

Pavie Madeleine. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:13. 1768.

This sort is a variation of White Magdalen. Some writers list it as identical with Smith Newington. Leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, broadly globular; suture shallow, deepening toward the base; skin pale yellowish-white, marbled and streaked where exposed; flesh firm, pale yellowish-white to the stone, juicy, sugary; stone clings, shortly ovate, thick; ripens early in September.

Maggie I. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897. 2. Ibid. 38. 1909.

Maggie Burt. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Maggie I. or Maggie Burt as it was first called, was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. It is a large, oval, white-fleshed clingstone from Texas.

Maggie II. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:516. 1902.

Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, originated this variety which resembles and ripens with Bidwell Early. Fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; cavity open, abrupt, suture but one-quarter around the fruit; apex rounded; skin velvety, thick, light yellow; washed with red; flesh firm, white, juicy; quality very good; stone partly clinging, large, oval.

Magistrate. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1854.

A fruit of American origin; glands reniform; fruit large; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh juicy but not high in quality; freestone; ripens in September.

Magnifique de Daval. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Magnum Bonum. 1. Rural N. Y. 14:119. 1863.

Listed as a good peach for Missouri.

Maid of Malines. 1. Gard. Chron. 204. 1848.

Pucelle de Malines. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:249 fig., 250. 1879.

Jungfern-Magdalene. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

Jungfrau von Mecheln. 5. Gaucher Pom. Prak. Obst. No. 87, Tab. 19. 1894.

This variety from Belgium held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1897. Tree vigorous, productive; glands lacking; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, depressed; suture well marked; skin very downy, clear yellow, highly colored where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Malden. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 286. 1854.

Early Malden. 2. Mag. Hort. 14:537. 1848.

Leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed, one side enlarged; suture distinct; skin white, with a red cheek; juicy, sprightly; freestone; matures the last of August.

Malta. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Pom. Mag. 1:No. 15, Pl. 1828. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:157 fig., 158. 1879.

Malta is supposed to have originated in Malta or in Italy but the Italians did not mention it until it had been known in France for some time, Merlet having described it in 1667. It was early introduced into America and held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1891. Leaves doubly serrate, without glands; flowers large, pale; fruit of medium size, depressed at the apex; suture broad and shallow; skin dull green, broadly marbled with dull purplish-red; flesh greenish-yellow, stained with red near the pit, juicy, rich, vinous; stone free, oval, pointed; ripens at the end of August.

Malte de Gouin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 41, 221. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:129, 130, fig. 1. 1883.

The fruit is larger and the quality better than that of Malta. Tree productive; leaves glandless; fruit spherical, striped and marbled with reddish-purple; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, aromatic; stone small for the size of the fruit, free; ripens the first of September.

Malte de Lisieux. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 82. 1867.

The fruits of this variety differ from Malta in their higher color, larger size and heavier pubescence.

Malte Saint Julien. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

A glandless variety listed by Thomas.

Mammoth. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:410, 411. 1826.

This old peach was found in New York City a century ago by M. Brevoort. The stone, which is large for the size of the fruit, is remarkable for always having two kernels. The variety comes true from seed. Fruit large, greenish-yellow; stone free; ripens at the end of September.

Mammoth Cling. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1835.

Fruit large, of a pale color, red where exposed; very juicy and fine.

Mammoth Freestone. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

A large, very late variety listed in the fruit-catalog of the American Pomological Society from 1873 until 1897.

Mammoth Golden. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Listed as once grown in Illinois.

Mammoth Heath. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 52. 1899.

According to the catalog of Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, Mammoth Heath is supposed to be a strain of Heath Cling from Missouri. On the Station grounds the trees are unproductive and susceptible to leaf-curl; glands reniform; fruit above medium in size, halves unequal; cavity deep and wide; apex with a small, mamelon tip; suture often extends beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, unusually woolly, creamy-white, occasionally with a slight blush; flesh meaty, juicy, pleasing; stone oval, flattened at the base; ripens the second week in October.

Mammoth Melocoton. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876.

A large fruit of first quality, ripening in September.

Man. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Man peach is of two sorts, the one longer than the other, both of them are good Peaches but the shorter is the better relished."

Mandelartige Magdalene. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:198. 1858.

The leaves of this variety are glandless; flowers usually large; fruit of medium size, elongated, almond-like; skin yellowish-green; flesh white, stained at the pit, pleasantly subacid; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

Mandls Magdalene. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

Lorenz Mandl. 2. Mathieu Non. Pom. 403. 1889.

A seedling from Liegel, raised about 1851. Leaves glandless; flowers usually large, white; fruit large, roundish-oblate, halves unequal, deeply sutured; skin greenish-white, with a reddish-brown blush; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Manning. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:441. 1847.

J. F. Allen grew and named this variety after Robert Manning of Salem, Massachusetts.

Marcella. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 25. 1894.

Marcella originated with E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Kansas. On the Station grounds the trees are unproductive and susceptible to leaf-curl. Tree vigorous, upright-spreading or slightly drooping; glands reniform; flowers appear late; fruit large, roundish to oval, halves decidedly unequal; cavity shallow, sides slightly drawn in; apex roundish, with a mucronate tip; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin, tough, golden-yellow, with a few splashes, if any, of dark red; flesh faintly red at the pit, stringy, slightly subacid; fair in quality; stone large, oval or obovate; matures the first of October.

Marguerite. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 43, 221. 1876.

Saint Marguerite. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:41, 42, fig. 19. 1866-73.

Originated at Liége, Belgium. Tree vigorous; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit medium to above, roundish-ovoid, small, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin thin, greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone large, ovoid, free; matures toward the end of July.

Marie de la Rochejaquelein. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876. 2. Mas. Pom. Gen. 12:177, 178. 1883.

Resembles Orchard Queen; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small.

Marie Talabot. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 404. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Marionville Cling. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 38. 1913.

A productive, white clingstone from Marionville, Missouri, according to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri.

Mark Chili. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:55 fig. 1910.

Mark Chili is a Chili seedling raised by W. D. Markham, Hart, Michigan. The fruit is similar to that of its parent but is larger and later. Tree vigorous, free from diseases; flowers large; fruit large, oblong, decidedly ribbed; suture continuous, deepening toward the apex; skin heavily pubescent, thick, tough, light yellow, with a rich, dark cheek of solid red; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, brisk subacid; stone oval, free; very good in quality.

Markham. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:53, 54 fig. 1910.

W. D. Markham, Hart, Michigan, raised this Chili seedling about 1880. It is very similar to Early Crawford which it follows in ripening. In the Station orchard the trees are vigorous, spreading, not very productive; leaves broad, with very small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves decidedly unequal on some specimens; cavity deep, with radiating streaks of red; suture but a line until near the apex; skin heavily pubescent, tenacious, golden yellow, with a blush varying in size and shade; flesh tinged with red at the pit, tender, stringy, sweet, rich in flavor; quality good; stone large, broadly oval, flattened near the base, apex ending in a long point.

Marks Cling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as growing at the Texas Experiment Station.

Marlborough. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:27, Pl. 14. 1823.

Marlborough was found in the garden of the late Duke of Marlborough near Brentford, England. Leaves long, narrow, not affected by mildew; blossoms large; fruit roundish; skin thin, white, with a brilliant red blush; flesh stained at the pit, with a pineapple flavor; ripens about August 10th.

Marquis of Downshire. 1. Gard. Chron. 1506. 1870. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 453. 1884.

Royal Ascot. 3. Garden 52:307. 1898.

This peach was raised at East Hempsted Park, Berkshire, England, and was distributed by the Royal Ascot Nurseries. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit medium in size, slightly oblate, uneven in outline; suture distinct; skin greenish-yellow, with a light red cheek, mottled with darker red where exposed; flesh stained at the pit, tender, juicy, melting, sweet; freestone; ripens late.

Marquise de Brissac. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:159 fig., 160. 1879.

This variety was found in the vicinity of Angers, France, and named after the Marquise de Brissac. Glands small, reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit large, oval-roundish, with a noticeable, mamelon tip at the apex; distinctly sutured; skin thick, heavily pubescent, pale yellow, with a few splashes of carmine; flesh greenish-white, stained at the stone, juicy, melting, very sweet, vinous; very good; stone free, large; matures early in October.

Marshall. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:219. 1899.

Marshall Late. 3. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 451. 1896.

Marshall comes from and is known only in Ohio. Tree fairly vigorous, roundish-upright; glands reniform; flowers small or medium; fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly oblong; suture distinct, two-thirds around the fruit; skin pale yellow, mottled with red; flesh deep red at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, with a slight acid taste; quality good; stone free; matures the last of September.

Martha Fern Cling. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 38. 1913.

A white-fleshed clingstone from Pike County, Missouri, according to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri.

Martindale. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1901.

Raised by a Mr. Martindale of Kansas. Tree very hardy; fruit white, very sweet, rich and juicy; freestone; ripens early in August.

Mary. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:351 1903.

Mary Choice. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 44, 217. 1876.

Mary is a good dessert and market sort grown in New Jersey and Maryland. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899. Fruit large, oblong; flesh yellow, firm, very good; freestone; season late.

Mary Choice (Kerr). 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Marydel. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Maryland Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:273. 1876.

A seedling from Frederick City, Maryland. One of the earliest to ripen in that locality.

Masicot. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1889.

Mascotte. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:516. 1902.

Griffing Brothers raised Masicot from a seed of Waldo. It first fruited in 1894 and was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1889. Fruit two and one-half inches high, nearly round; color creamy-yellow, washed or flecked with carmine, becoming deeper; flesh creamy-white, stained at the stone, juicy, subacid; freestone; ripens a few days later than Waldo.

Mathews. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:351. 1903. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Mathews Beauty. 3. Rural N. Y. 57:610. 1898.

Matthews Beauty. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1897. 5. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 13. 1907.

Matthews. 6. Rural N. Y. 59:706. 1900.

Mathews is supposed to be a cross between Elberta and Smock which originated with J. C. Mathews, Cuthbert, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish; color golden yellow, with streaks of red and a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, mild, free; quality good; season early in August.

Maule Early. 1. Black Cat. 16. 1907. 2. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 203. 1911. 3. Black Cat. 5. 1913.

According to the statement of Joseph H. Black, Son and Company, Hightstown, New Jersey, this variety is a seedling of Mamie Ross. It was introduced in the fall of 1906 by this company. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, mottled and striped with considerable bright red; flesh white, firm, juicy, sweet, semi-adherent; quality good; season early.

Maurice Desportes. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:160 fig., 161. 1879.

This peach was raised about 1871 by Baptiste Desportes from a seed of Grosse Mignonne and named after his son, Maurice. Tree vigorous, productive; glands small, globular; flowers of medium size; fruit medium in size, globular, compressed at both ends; suture, wide, shallow; skin tender, covered with short hairs, washed with red on a pale yellow ground; flesh white, faintly red at the pit, melting, very juicy, acidulated, aromatic; very good; stone small, plump, free; ripens the middle of August.

May Choice. 1. Batavia Nur. Cat. 27. 1905.

A very desirable peach ripening immediately after Early Crawford which it resembles but excels in quality, according to the Batavia Nurseries, Batavia, New York.

May Peach. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856.

A very early, white-fleshed peach which may be Kleiner Weisser Frühpfirsich.

Mayflower. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909. 2. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134. 1911. 3. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 100. 1911. 4. Rev. Hort. 66, 67. 1911.

Tree productive; fruit of medium size, oval, with a pointed apex; color greenish-white, with a dark red blush; flesh greenish-white, juicy, tender, subacid, adherent; quality fair; season very early.

Melocotone. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

Malacotune. 2. Langley Pomona 107, Pl. 33 fig. 4. 1729.

Fruit yellowish-green, with a deep red blush; flesh firm, clinging, with a pleasant flavor; ripens early in September.

Melting. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1854.

An unproductive variety of American origin; glands globose; fruit large; flesh white, stained with red at the stone; freestone; ripens in September.

Mena. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 13. 1905-06.

Mena is a semi-free peach, with yellow flesh, ripening the middle of August.

Mendenhall. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 426. 1898.

This is a white-fleshed seedling, bearing regularly near Des Moines, Iowa.

Merlin. 1. Rivers Cat. 29. 1909-10.

Emérillon. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 55, 218. 1876.

Merlin is a large, luscious, pale peach from a pit of Frühe Mignonne; flavor rich; ripens early in August.

Merriam. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 197. 1849.

E. Merriam, Roxbury, Massachusetts, first grew this variety; glands globose; fruit large, short-oval, light yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh tinged at the stone, melting, very sweet, juicy; ripens October 1st.

Merriman. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:56, 57. 1910.

Found on the Merriman farm near Bangor, Michigan. A yellow freestone ripening just after Smock.

Merveille de New-York. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Merveille d'Octobre. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

A good, late peach of unknown origin; glands globose; flowers small.

Metelka. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

A variety from Hungary; glands reniform; flowers medium in size.

Meyer. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:56 fig. 1910.

A variety grown from seed by H. F. W. Meyer, Mears, Michigan. Tree vigorous, hardy, reasonably free from diseases; fruit ripens with Gold Drop but larger; flesh yellow, free.

Meyers Rareripe. 1. Am. Gard. 11:715. 1890.

This variety originated in Alameda, California.

Michigan I. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1880.

C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, introduced this variety about 1879 as a seedling of Late Crawford. Fruit yellow, juicy, vinous, ripening just before Late Crawford.

Michigan II. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:57. 1910.

Raised many years ago by B. Hathaway, Little Prairie Ronde, Michigan; fruit large, yellow-fleshed; freestone.

Michigan Chili. 1. Cornell Sta. Bul. 74:373. 1894.

Listed as grown near Newark, New York.

Michigan Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:19. 1894.

Listed in this reference.

Michelin. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 404. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Mid September. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 14. 1905-06.

This is a lemon-yellow freestone which ripens early in September.

Middleton Imperial. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 37. 1864.

This variety is said to have come from New Jersey; resembles Susquehanna.

Mid-Season Favorite. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:613. 1893.

Tree upright-spreading, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, irregular in shape; suture distinct; skin pale, light yellow, with a moderate amount of bright red; flesh white, with red markings near the pit, juicy, tender, not firm, sweet; quality good; stone small, broad, thick, free; ripens the last of August.

Mifflin Pennsylvania. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 227. 1832.

This name is given to a variety from Colonel Carr of Bartram's Botanic Garden; highly spoken of by the Philadelphia Horticultural Society.

Mignonne (American). 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 99. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large; skin pale yellowish-red; flesh melting; of second quality; ripens at the end of September.

Mignonne Bosselée. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 221. 1876.

A variety with globose glands, listed in this reference.

Mignonne Dubarle. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 225. 1866. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 221. 1876.

This is a very early form of Grosse Mignonne which ripens about eight days earlier than Early Grosse Mignonne. Glands round; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to oval, distinctly sutured; apex mamelon; skin nearly entirely covered with bright red; flesh tender, melting, very juicy.

Mignonne Frizee. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:10. 1832.

Pêcher à fleurs frisée. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 13, Pl. 1846.

Krauser Lieblingspfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:204. 1858.

The principal traits distinguishing this variety are found in its flowers, which are curled and frizzled; the leaves have globose glands; fruit ripens at the end of August.

Mignonne Purple. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Mignonne de Saint Loup. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 404. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Mikado. 1. Capps Bros. Cat. 2. 1908.

Mikado, a gold-medal peach at the St. Louis Exposition, was introduced by Capps Brothers, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. On the Station grounds it is a light producer and is susceptible to mildew and leaf-curl. Tree above medium in size, dense-topped; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit above medium in size, roundish, slightly cordate, angular, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep, wide; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, covered with short pubescence, with splashes of dull red mingled with a lighter blush on a light yellow ground; flesh stained at the stone, juicy, stringy, moderately coarse, sprightly; quality good; stone large, ovate, broad, plump, with a clinging tendency; ripens the middle of October.

Miller. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Miller Cling. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:351. 1903.

The American Pomological Society lists this variety in its fruit-catalog for 1909. Fruit large, yellow, firm.

Miller Cling. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:238. 1898.

An early, white-fleshed cling of much promise, listed in this reference.

Millhiser. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:613. 1893. 2. Hood Cat. 34. 1905.

This variety originated with M. Millhiser, Richmond, Virginia. As it grows in the Station orchards it is of doubtful value, being only a fair yielder and somewhat susceptible to leaf-curl. Tree large, vigorous, the lower branches slightly drooping; leaves fairly broad, with globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, abrupt; suture deepens at the apex; skin tough, covered with short, coarse pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white to the stone, juicy, moderately coarse, tender, stringy, sweet and aromatic; of fair quality; stone large, broadly oval, plump, nearly free; ripens the last of September.

Millionaire. 1. E. D. Smith Cat. 30. 1898.

E. D. Smith, Winona, Ontario, Canada, reports that this variety is a Canadian seedling found near St. Catharines. Fruit large, yellow; freestone; ripens a week later than Early Crawford.

Miner. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

Tree fairly vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, oval, with a large apex, yellow; flesh subacid, pleasant; ripens early in July.

Minerva. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:185. 1897.

Listed among the fruits grown in Michigan.

Minion. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 28 fig. 2. 1729.

"Minion abounds with fine juice and firm pulp which adheres to the stone; ripens on a South wall July 20."

Minnie. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:185. 1897.

Minnie is a stray variety planted on the grounds of the Michigan Agricultural College in 1892. It is a freestone, ripening in Michigan the last of September.

Minot. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895.

Fruit of medium size, oblique, oval; cavity broad, oval, deep; suture deep; skin thick, velvety, rich yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow to the stone, sprightly subacid; stone large, oval, free; ripens the last of September.

Mint Free. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 14. 1905-06.

Mint Free is described as a greenish-white clingstone, ripening throughout July.

Miss May. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880.

Miss May originated with a Mr. Carroll, Dresden, Texas; fruit large, of first quality and very late.

Miss Percival. 1. Gard. Mon. 21:336. 1879.

A large, white freestone; very productive.

Missouri Apricot. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Missouri Beauty. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 3:32. 1902.

Listed as grown in Missouri.

Missouri Mammoth. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 410. 1865.

This variety, as grown in Missouri, resembles Columbia of which it is believed to be a seedling.

Mitchell. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 47. 1899. 2. Ibid. 217. 1901. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 251. 1903.

Mitchell originated in Iowa with M. J. Graham of Adel; it is one of the few hardy sorts grown in Iowa. Fruit of medium size, slightly oval; suture distinct but not deep; apex conical; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh streaked with red and red at the pit, melting, juicy; stone free, of medium size; quality fair; ripens the last of September.

Mitchell Mammoth. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 380. 1858. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875.

This peach, of Southern origin, won a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1875 which it held until 1897; fruit large, late in ripening; flesh white; clingstone.

Mobray Heath Cling. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 12. 1892.

According to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, this variety is a beautiful, white cling from Dorchester County, Maryland.

Modena. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

"Modena is an excellent peach of a yellowish color and comes clean from the stone."

Modeste. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

A large and good peach with small flowers and globose glands.

Mogneneins. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 237. 1908.

Listed in this reference.

Molden White. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 621. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

This sort originated on Molden Mountain on the Chesapeake, where it is valued for its lateness. From 1862 until 1897 it held a place in the fruit-catalog of the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, oblong; suture distinct; skin creamy-white, rarely with a tinge of red; flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, melting; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Monfrein. 1. Christ Wörterb. 352. 1802.

This is a peach with firm, yellow flesh, not very juicy but sweet.

Monsieur Jean. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 218. 1817.

This variety ripens in July and August; fruit oval, greenish-white, with a red cheek.

Monstrous Free. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:36. 1832. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 187. 1841.

Tree moderately productive; fruit very large, round, highly colored where exposed; flesh rich, juicy, sweet; ripens early in September.

Monstrous Lemon. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:29. 1832.

Largest Lemon. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Tree vigorous; flowers small; fruit very large; ripens in October.

Monstrueuse de Saverdun. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

Probably of French origin; glands reniform.

Montagne Tardive. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

An English variety.

Montauban. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 263. 1831.

Montabon. 3. Langley Pomona 102, Pl. 28 fig. 4. 1729.

Tree productive; leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale; fruit medium in size, with a small suture; skin greenish-yellow, covered with deep red in the sun; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, rich, freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Montgomery Late. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 621. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875.

This variety, of American origin, was listed by the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1897. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, round, depressed at the apex; suture shallow but distinct; skin downy, yellowish-white, with a dull red cheek; flesh red at the stone, very juicy, melting; freestone; ripens the first of September, lasting nearly a month.

Monticola. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813. 1896.

A good market peach but unproductive; glands reniform; fruit large, round; color beautiful yellow, with a deep red cheek; pleasant acid flavor.

Montreal. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 2:191, 192, Pl. 100 fig. 2. 1823.

This peach originated in Montreal, France. The fruit is nearly black and the variety is often called "The Black Peach of Montreal." The peach has a rich flavor, thin skin, and a remarkably small stone, close to which the flesh is red. It ripens the latter part of September when most other peaches are gone.

Moore Favorite. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 193. 1849. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 186. 1908.

Moore. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:220. 1899.

According to Cole, this peach originated with H. K. Moore, Chelsea, Massachusetts. Fulton claims that it is a native of Delaware, and that it originated with J. V. Moore, Odessa. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish, slightly oval, with a shallow suture; skin creamy-white, with a clear red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a rich, vinous flavor; pit free; season early September.

Moore June. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 621. 1857.

Moore June originated at Athens, Georgia. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit below medium in size, globular; suture shallow; cavity deep; skin yellowish, nearly covered with dots and marblings of deep red; flesh white, red at the pit and often near the skin, juicy, vinous, pleasantly flavored; freestone; ripens the last of June.

Moore Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.

A large, round, productive peach of excellent quality, ripening in September.

Moore Seedling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

This is a small, yellow-fleshed freestone of little value.

Morello. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

"Morello peach is a fair, red-sided fruit, and parts from the stone."

Morris County. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30, 36. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:220. 1899.

This peach is similar to Morris White but ripens later. Tree strong, spreading; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture a line; apex prominent; skin creamy-white, with a red cheek; flesh creamy-white, red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, with a mild but somewhat astringent flavor; quality fair; stone oval, free; ripens the middle of September.

Morris Red. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 275. 1854.

Red Rareripe. 2. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 219, 220. 1817. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:14. 1832.

Morris Red Rareripe. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 480. 1845. 5. Cole Am. Fr. Book 192, 193. 1849. 6. Hooper W. Fr. Book 225, 226. 1857.

Morris Red Freestone. 7. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 189. 1846.

Morris Red has been confused with George IV and Red Rareripe but is distinct. Prince believed that the variety came from Europe while Downing considered it of American origin. It seems to have been disseminated by Robert Morris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, depressed at the apex, with a distinct suture; skin pale greenish-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh pale greenish-white, quite red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet flavor; freestone; ripens the last of August.

Morrisania. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 226. 1866.

Morrisania Pound. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:410. 1826.

Hoffman Pound. 3. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 189. 1846.

Martin Hoffman claims this variety originated with him at York Island, and that buds were taken by Gouverneur Morris of Morrisania, near New York City. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, heavy, nearly round; flesh light yellow, firm, compact, juicy, rich, aromatic; stone free, large; ripens the middle of September.

Mother Porter. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

W. W. Smith found this seedling in the yard of a Mrs. Porter, Napa, California. The fruit is yellow-fleshed to the pit to which it clings.

Mountain Cling. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 120. 1898.

Mentioned as grown in Iowa for home use.

Mountain Rareripe. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 39, 40. 1884.

Mountain Rareripe resembles Oldmixon Cling in general appearance and ripens about with it. It is recommended as a profitable variety for market.

Mountain White. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed by the Michigan Experiment Station.

Mountaineer. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 226. 1866.

Mountaineer is a coarse peach raised from a pit of Red Nutmeg crossed with Early Violet nectarine. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, somewhat pointed at the apex; skin smooth, pale yellow and dark red; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, rich; freestone; matures early in September.

Mr. Gladstone. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:67. 1900.

Listed as a weak grower.

Mrs. Hunley. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 623. 1869.

This variety, of southern origin, comes from the Fruitland Nursery, Augusta, Georgia. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, one-sided, pale yellow; flesh yellow, rich, melting; ripens late in September.

Mrs. Poinsett. 1. Horticulturist 4:276. 1849-50. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 285. 1854.

This variety is the result of crossing Blood Cling with some yellow freestone. It was named after Mrs. J. R. Poinsett of South Carolina. The limbs are inclined to be pendant; leaves with globose glands; fruit globular; suture distinct; skin yellow, veined with red; flesh yellow, juicy, melting; stone partially clinging; ripens early in September.

Munson Cling. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1904-05.

This is a seedling of Elberta with which it ripens; the fruit is more spherical. It was grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas.

Munson Free. 1. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05.

This is another Elberta seedling grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta and just after it. Tree upright, unproductive, quite spreading; leaves large, leathery, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, of medium size, reddish-pink; fruit large, oval-conic, halves unequal, sides drawn in about the cavity; cavity shallow; suture shallow; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, with long, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with narrow splashes and stripes of darker red; flesh red at the pit, juicy, stringy, firm, sprightly in some cases; quality good; stone free, large, oval-pointed, winged.

Murat. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893.

This is another seedling of Late Crawford grown by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. As tested in the Station orchard, it is of doubtful value. Tree spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, bulged; suture shallow except at the apex; surface velvety, yellow, washed and mottled with red; flesh stained at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous, sprightly; quality very good; stone above medium in size, oval, free; season late.

Murray Malacatune. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.

Listed as a large, fine fruit.

Murrays Early Anne. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:24. 1832.

According to Prince, this is a seedling of Anne.

Muscade de Montauban. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

A productive variety devoid of glands, with medium-sized flowers and large fruit; ripens late.

Muscogee. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

Muscogee was raised by J. C. Cook, Columbus, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish or a little one-sided; skin dingy, pale yellow, striped like Columbia; flesh white, faintly red at the stone, melting, juicy, buttery, rich; quality very good; pit small, round, free; matures the middle of August.

Musi. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Growing at De Funiak Springs, Florida.

Musk. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Musk peach is a large, good tasted beautiful fruit."

Müskirter Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Tree very productive; flowers small; fruit of medium size, round, yellow, with a light red blush; flesh firm, vinous; ripens at the end of July.

Musser. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:274. 1877. 2. Stoll Pomologie Pl. 52 fig. 2. 1888.

A variety from Pennsylvania; fruit globular, more flattened near the stem; suture broad; cavity deep; skin somewhat woolly, white except where washed with red; flesh very juicy, vinous, sugary, somewhat fibrous; stone clinging, small; ripens very early.

Muyzerwinkel. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 221. 1876.

Listed in this reference.

My Choice. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Listed as exhibited by the Illinois Station.

Myer Seedling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 8:352. 1889.

A freestone, making fair sauce but not rich.

Myers. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 238. 1906.

Myers is one of the hardy seedlings from Iowa.

Myers Rareripe. 1. Am. Gard. 11:715. 1890.

A variety from Alameda, California.

Mystery. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:221. 1899.

Yellow Mystery. 2. Lovett Cat. 39. 1889.

A variety from Maryland ripening a week before Troth. Tree moderately vigorous, fairly productive; fruit large, roundish, compressed; cavity narrow, deep; suture indistinct; skin dark yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh red at the pit, juicy, coarse but tender, vinous; freestone.

Nain Aubinel. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:176, 177 fig. 1879.

This dwarf originated with a M. Aubinel, a nurseryman at Grenade, Haute-Garonne, France, about 1846, but was not introduced until some years later. Tree dwarf in habit; branches short; leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, irregular, halves unequal; apex with a mamelon tip; skin thick, yellow, purple in the sun, heavily pubescent; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, vinous; of second quality; stone free, of medium size, oval, plump; ripens the first of September.

Nall. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889.

Nall originated with a Mr. Nall, Louisville, Kentucky. It is described as a strong grower and sure bearer. The fruit is a yellow cling.

Namaper. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 4:71. 1897. 2. Ibid. 7:54. 1900.

A promising market sort, very productive and vigorous, little subject to leaf-curl; fruit large, oval, resembling Elberta but ripens a week later.

Nancy. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:57. 1910.

Nancy was named by Peter Collier, Adrian, Michigan, about 1900. The fruit is large and ripens late; has no special merit.

Nanticoke. 1. Pa. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 48. 1882. 2. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 406. 1890.

A profitable, yellow freestone; upright grower.

Napoleon. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 624. 1869.

Supposed to have originated near Macon, Georgia; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, round; skin very downy, dark red; flesh pink, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the last of July.

Nash. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

National. 1. Burbank Cat. 1912-13.

A giant Muir-Crawford peach. Tree strong, productive; fruits ripen before the Crawfords, according to Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California.

Native Seedling. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Natural Seedling No. 81. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Navar. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

"Navar peach is of a whitish color and comes clean from the stone."

Near. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:58 fig. 1910.

Near originated with John Near, Shelby, Michigan. It is a seedling of Chili, probably fertilized by Early Crawford. It ripens a week ahead of Chili and is considered promising but has not yet been disseminated.

Nectar. 1. Barnes Bros. Cat. 4. 1913.

According to Barnes Brothers, Yalesville, Connecticut, Nectar was received in a shipment from Texas. Tree thrifty, hardy; flowers large; fruit of medium size; skin and flesh yellow, nearly free; ripens before Greensboro.

Nectarine. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 15:208. 1868. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 454. 1884.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew this peach from a pit of the Grand Noir nectarine. Leaves with reniform glands, small; flowers large; fruit very large, ovate, terminating in a pointed nipple; skin nearly smooth like a nectarine, yellow, with a mottled, red cheek; flesh semi-transparent, red at the stone, melting, brisk, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Need. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:221. 1899.

Tree moderately strong, round, upright; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly ovate; suture extends two-thirds around the fruit; flesh yellow, stained at the stone, juicy, tender, mild, vinous; quality fair; season the last of August.

Neil (Marshall). 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:221. 1899.

Tree moderately vigorous, unproductive; fruit of medium size, roundish, irregular, with a suture distinct only at the apex; color yellow, with a light marbling of red; flesh yellow, tender, moderately juicy, mild and pleasant, free; of fair quality; season early October.

Nelson. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813. 1896.

A small, late cling of little value in Texas.

Nelson Seedlings. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11, 12. 1901. 2. Ibid. 14. 1905-06.

These seedlings are mentioned by numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5, numbers 4 and 5 being yellow-fleshed freestones.

Nettie Corbet. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 17. 1892.

According to J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina, Robert Corbet, Gates County, North Carolina, originated and named this peach after his daughter, Nettie. Fruit large, of a dingy yellow color; freestone; ripens in August.

New Bellegarde. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 264, 265. 1831.

New Bellegarde is very similar to Galande but is probably distinct. Fruit medium in size, slightly oblong, with a very shallow suture; color pale yellow, marbled and shaded with deep red; flesh pale yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, highly flavored, free; ripens the first of September.

New England Cling. 1. Rural N. Y. 14:119. 1863.

A very profitable clingstone and uniformly productive.

New Golden Purple. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 190. 1841.

A variety from Virginia where it is highly esteemed; fruit large, yellow-fleshed, stained with red at the stone; freestone; ripens two weeks before Heath Cling.

New Globe. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 15. 1899.

Tree vigorous; fruit golden-yellow, large, freestone, according to the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

New Noblesse. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 249. 1831.

New Noblesse was grown at one time about Brentford, England. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, oval, with an obscure suture; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled where exposed; flesh greenish-yellow to the stone from which it separates, juicy, rich; ripens early in September.

New White Rareripe. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 103. 1831.

Listed but not described.

New York Early Lemon Clingstone. 1. Lond. Hort Soc. Rpt. 6:413, 414. 1826.

A seedling of the Lemon Clingstone; fruit larger and ripens a fortnight earlier than that of its parent.

Newhall. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 313. 1889.

Sylvester Newhall, San Jose, California, was the originator of this variety; tree hardy, vigorous, not affected by leaf-curl; fruit large; flesh deep yellow, juicy, vinous, rich; ripens a week before Late Crawford.

Newman. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849.

A seedling from Charles Newman, Reading, Massachusetts; fruit large, round; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens the last of September.

Newington (of America). 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831. 2. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

This is an unproductive clingstone ripening at the end of September. The glands are globose and the fruit is of first size but the sort is unworthy cultivation.

Nicarde. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 238. 1908.

A variety grown in France.

Nichols. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Nichols Orange Cling. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

This is a productive clingstone which originated with Joseph Nichols, Niles, California. In 1909 it gained a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society.

Nicholson Smock. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Grown on the Delaware Station grounds.

Nicols Beauty. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 14. 1892.

A large, yellow variety from Delmar, Delaware, according to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Nina Cling. 1. Harrison Cat. 18. 1910.

According to J. G. Harrison and Sons, Berlin, Maryland, Nina Cling is a yellow peach of high quality ripening about the middle of August.

Nivette. 1. Langley Pomona 103, 104, Pl. XXX fig. IV. 1729. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:196, 197. 1831. 3. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 24, Pl. 1846.

Nivette Veloutée. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:39, 40, Pl. 28. 1768. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:135, 136, fig. 66. 1866-73. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:197, 198 fig., 199. 1879.

White Rareripe. 7. Horticulturist 1:210, 258. 1846-47.

The origin of Nivette is unknown. It is a very old variety and seems to have been popular in the Old World for many years. In America, where it was first known early in the Nineteenth Century, it became confused with Morris White. The distinguishing characters between the two are: Morris White has reniform glands and white flesh while Nivette has globose glands and flesh which is red at the pit. Tree vigorous, upright, productive; fruit large, roundish, more or less elongated, flattened a little at the base, having a distinct suture, which so divides the fruit that one side is more projecting than the other; apex a mamelon point; color yellowish-white, occasionally tinged with some red veins and with a blush on the sunny side; flesh white, with red veins around the stone, very juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor; quality good to very good; stone free, oval; season the last of September.

Nix. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 10. 1909.

Nix Late Cling. 2. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856.

Nix Late White. 3. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

Nix October. 4. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Nix Late. 5. J. S. Kerr Cat. 5. 1898.

An old, southern peach highly esteemed at one time.

Noblesse. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 28 fig. 3. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 249, 250. 1831. 3. Pom. Mag. 2:95, fig. 1839. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1863.

Noblest. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Edlepfirsche. 6. Christ Handb. 592. 1817.

Mellish Favorite. 7. Kenrick Am. Orch. 178. 1835.

Edle Magdalene. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:198. 1858.

Noblesse is a very old, English variety. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 where it remained until 1897. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale; fruit large, roundish, terminating in an acute nipple at the apex; skin pale yellowish-green, marbled with dull red, with streaks and blotches of darker red; flesh pale white to the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored; stone large, obovate, free; ripens at the end of August.

Noblesse Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Noblesse of Oatlands. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Nonpareil. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1854.

Scotts Nonpareil. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 301. 1849. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Nonpareil originated in Burlington, New Jersey. The fruit resembles that of Late Crawford but is sweeter. Nonpareil was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1871. Glands globose; ripens the middle of September.

Normand. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:222. 1899.

Normand Choice. 3. Lovett Cat. 34. 1891.

Tree strong, upright; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish to oval; flesh creamy-white to the stone, firm, mild; stone slightly adherent; quality fair; season early October.

North China No. 2. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Received at this Station from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. Fruit small, round, greenish-white, mottled with dull red; flesh juicy, sweet, good, free; ripens the first of September.

Norton Late. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

This is a fine, large peach resembling Elberta, ripening the last of September; obtained from J. I. Norton, Salina, Kansas.

Norvell Mammoth. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 64. 1902.

A seedling clingstone raised by Dr. H. V. Norvell, Bloomfield, Indiana. Fruit larger than Heath Cling; ripens the middle of September.

Novalis. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 309. 1889.

Novalis is a seedling of Peento which originated with S. M. Gass, San Diego, California. Fruit slightly oblong; flesh white; ripens with the Alexander to which it is superior in flavor.

Nugent June. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1883.

This variety originated with E. J. Nugent, Ottawa, Kansas. It was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1883 until 1891. Fruit very early, yellow; clingstone.

Number 2. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 80. 1898.

This sort is a seedling of Marcella grown by E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Kansas. It resembles Late Crawford but ripens the last of October.

Number 34 H. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894.

Listed as having reniform glands; flowers large; flesh yellow; ripening the middle of September.

Number 83. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Nutmeg. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Nutmeg peach is of two sorts, one that will be hard when it is ripe and eateth not so pleasantly as the other, which will be soft and mellow; they are both small peaches having very little or no resemblance at all to a nutmeg except in being a little longer than round and are early ripe."

Oblong. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 458. 1883.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval, yellowish-red; ripens at the end of September.

Oceana. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 194:46. 1901. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:58. 1910.

Oceana was grown from a pit of Chili by B. F. Garver, Oceana County, Michigan. Fruit large, yellow; ripens just after Barnard.

October Beauty. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:239. 1898.

Tree upright, dense; leaves very large, with globose glands; clingstone; of little value.

October Free. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 14. 1905-06.

A yellow freestone, ripening in Missouri about September 13th.

October White. 1. Am. Gard. 11:715. 1890.

This is a late, white-fleshed peach which originated as a sport from Myers Rareripe.

October White Clingstone. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Listed in this reference.

October Yellow. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:334. 1868.

A rather small, yellow, freestone peach of good quality, ripening in Illinois early in October. It may be the October Free from Missouri.

Octoberta. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 10. 1909.

T. Heep, Austin, Texas, raised this variety about 1909, probably from a pit of Elberta. The fruit ripens in September and October, according to the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas.

O'Gwynne. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858.

Listed as growing in the south.

Oignies. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 7:45, 46, Pl. 1859.

There is a difference of opinion as to the origin of this variety but it is generally believed to have come from seed in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish; suture large but shallow; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow, more or less colored with red; flesh yellowish-white, colored at the stone, melting, juicy; stone oval, medium in size, free; ripens early in September.

Old English. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed by the Texas Experiment Station.

Old Newington. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. 31 fig. 1. 1729. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:9, 10. 1832.

Newington. 3. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

Large Newington. 4. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 226. 1817.

Newington Magdalene? 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200. 1858.

Old Newington was at one time a favorite cling in England, having been cultivated there for over two hundred years. Flowers large; leaves doubly serrate, glandless; fruit large, globular, with a slight suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with a red cheek; flesh pale yellowish-white, stained with deep red at the stone, firm, juicy, rich; ripens the middle of September.

Old Royal Charlotte. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 250, 251. 1831.

Old Royal Charlotte has been known in England since about 1760. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale; fruit of medium size, roundish, narrowed at the apex; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with deep red; flesh white to the stone, soft, vinous; stone obtuse, free; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Old Settler. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 532. 1898.

A hardy variety grown in Iowa.

Olden. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891.

This white-fleshed freestone ripens the first of September in southern Missouri.

Olga. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877.

A seedling of Lady Parham raised by L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Georgia, about 1873.

Onderdonk. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 46. 1891. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:806. 1896. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:353. 1903. 4. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134. 1911.

Onderdonk's Favorite. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 160. 1881.

Onderdonk bears the name of its originator, G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Texas. Tree vigorous and productive in the south; leaves with reniform glands; fruit of medium size, oblong, flattened, with a pointed apex; color lemon-yellow; flesh yellow, slightly acid, moderately tender; quality fair; pit free; ripens in the south the first of August.

Opoix. 1. Rev. Hort. 103. 1901.

Opoix is a Russian variety named in honor of a French gardener, a M. Opoix. Tree vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, distinctly sutured; flesh white, vinous, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens early in October.

Orange Cling. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 497. 1845. 3. Gard. & For. 6:520. 1893. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899.

Orange. 5. Kenrick Am. Orch. 228. 1832.

In California this variety is said frequently to produce a second crop of small, inferior fruit. Leaves serrate, often without glands; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin deep orange, with a dark red cheek; flesh dark yellow, firm, juicy, with a vinous flavor; season September.

Orange Free. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 690. 1897.

A medium-sized, round, freestone, with yellow flesh.

Orange Smock. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893.

Regarded by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, as superior to any other peach of the Smock type. The tree is stocky and productive and the fruit ripens in Maryland about September 5th.

Orchard Queen. 1. Gard. Chron. 237. 1848. 2. Koch Deut. Obst. 539. 1876. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:258 fig., 259, 260. 1879.

Monstrueuse de Doué. 4. Horticulturist N. S. 5:70. 1855.

Monstrous of Douay. 5. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 33. 1874.

This variety originated with Jamin Lorèze, near Doué, Maine-et-Loire, France, about 1847. Tree very hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers small. Fruit valuable for the market, with its large size and firm flesh; oval, distinctly sutured; skin yellowish-white, blushed with purplish-red where exposed; flesh white, stained near the pit, firm, juicy, sprightly; stone free, large, ovoid, plump; matures late in August.

Ord. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Ord is allied to Chancellor. Glands reniform; flowers small; skin greenish-yellow; flesh melting; of second quality; ripens at the beginning of September.

Oriole. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 21:612. 1893. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:105. 1901.

Oriole originated with Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, about 1876 from a pit of General Lee. On the Station grounds the variety is a fair producer but the fruit is only good for pickling. Tree inclined to spread, vigorous; leaves broad, nearly flat, serrate; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, large, pink; fruit large, oval to roundish-oval; cavity deep, narrow; suture shallow, deepening at the apex which ends in a mucronate tip; skin thick, tough, covered with coarse, thick pubescence; color golden-yellow, with a varying blush and often with splashes of duller red; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, moderately juicy, meaty, coarse, sprightly; stone clinging, oval, pointed, winged; ripens the third week in September.

Orlando. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 22:681. 1893. 2. Ibid. 27:943. 1894.

Fruit of medium size; color white, with a red cheek; flesh stained near the pit; clingstone; ripens in Louisiana early in June.

Orleance. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

"Orleance red peach is a fine fruit, and leaves the stone."

Orleans. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 158. 1898.

Orleans is best known in Orleans County, New York, where it originated with Julius Harris of Ridgeway. On the Station grounds the trees are not very productive. Trees upright, slightly spreading, open; leaves numerous, rugose at the midrib, slightly curled up; glands small and globose; flowers appear late, small; fruit large, roundish-oval to roundish-conic, halves unequal, bulged at the apex; cavity deep; suture shallow; apex often tipped with a mucronate point; skin tough, covered with thick pubescence, greenish-yellow, becoming almost orange, slightly splashed with dull red forming a mottled blush; flesh tinged with red about the pit, juicy, coarse, stringy, sweet, mild, high-flavored; very good in quality; stone free, large, ovate, conspicuously winged; ripens the middle of September.

Orman. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1899. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Listed by the American Pomological Society as having originated in Texas.

Oro. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892.

Oro was brought to notice by C. S. Bell, Oroville, California. Glands reniform; fruit large, oblate-conic; skin thin, tender, yellow, with a bright red blush; flesh reddish-yellow, melting, juicy, vinous, subacid; freestone; ripens in California the last of September.

Ortiz Cling. 1. Boonville Nur. Cat. 19. 1912.

This clingstone ripens in September and attains the size of Elberta. It is excellent for preserving.

Oscar. 1. Greening Bros. Cat. 81. 1899.

Oscar Black Prince. 2. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 43. 1899.

This variety is from Greening Brothers, Monroe, Michigan. The fruit is much like that of Alexander but darker in color and perhaps is a little better in quality; it ripens about two weeks later than Alexander.

Osceola. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:233, 234, fig. 115. 1866-73. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 629. 1869.

A peach of the Indian type which originated in Macon County, Georgia. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the ends; apex tipped with a mamelon point; skin thick, golden-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh stained with dull red at the pit, fibrous, sweet, pleasant; stone free, roundish-oval, plump; matures late in September.

Osprey. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 455. 1884.

Orfraie. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 55, 222. 1876.

Osprey originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, about 1860 from a seed of Pitmaston Orange nectarine. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit very large, oblate, distinctly sutured; skin creamy, with a crimson stain where exposed; flesh tender, melting, deeply stained at the pit to which it clings, sprightly.

Ostrander Early. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

This variety originated in Rochester, New York. The fruit resembles that of Early Crawford but is ten days earlier.

Ostrander Late. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Brown Bros. Cat. 35. 1900.

Listed as a yellow-fleshed freestone, bearing globose glands; ripens in November.

Overheiser. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:59. 1910.

This is a variety from western Michigan resembling Honest John but the peach lacks the flavor and aroma of the fruit of Honest John.

Oviedo. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:819. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:149. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

S. J. Kennard, Waldo, Florida, grew Oviedo from a pit of Honey about 1892. In 1909 the variety appeared in the list of the American Pomological Society. Tree a rapid grower, productive; fruit roundish-oblong, bulged on one side; skin thin, tough, becoming smoother on ripening, greenish-yellow, marbled with dull red where exposed; flesh firm, meaty, white, stained at the pit, medium juicy, sweet, agreeable; quality very good; stone free, elliptical, curved, with a recurved point; season late in June in Florida.

Owen. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

J. Owen found this variety in his garden at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Glands globose; fruit very large, roundish; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, tender, juicy; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Oxford. 1. Concord Nur. Cat. 16. 1899.

According to the Concord Nurseries, Concord, Georgia, this variety is a very desirable peach for home or market to follow Elberta; flesh firm, crisp, adherent.

Ozark Queen. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

Padley. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 24 fig. 2. 1817. 2. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:33, Pl. 17 fig. 1. 1823.

Padley was raised by William Padley, once a gardener for the King of England, at Hampton Court, England. It is described as being a peach with delicious flavor, ripening the first of August.

Palestine. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

Briefly described by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, as a very large, round, yellow clingstone, ripening from August to September.

Pansy. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:222. 1899.

Fruit large, roundish-oblong, compressed, with a shallow suture; color yellow, washed and blushed with deep red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone which is free, tender, melting, juicy, mild subacid; quality fair to good; season the middle of August.

Paragon. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

Prince's Paragon. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 624. 1857.

Paragon was probably first introduced by William R. Prince, Flushing, New York. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellowish-green, shaded with red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, rich, free; season the middle of September.

Parfumée de Montauban. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Parham. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897.

Lady Parham. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 299. 1859. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 619. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871.

Parham appeared in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1871 as Lady Parham; in 1897 the name was changed to Parham. The variety originated with Thomas Affleck of Mississippi. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal, distinctly sutured; skin yellowish-white; flesh pale red at the stone, firm, rich, vinous; freestone; ripens the middle of October.

Parker. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 311. 1889. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1910.

Originated about 1885 as a seedling of Early Crawford in the orchard of J. C. Parker, near San Diego, California. Fruit large, oblong, swollen on one side of the suture which is quite prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, with an agreeable, acid flavor; ripens the first of October.

Parks. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.

Parks' Cling. 3. Gard. Mon. 13:56, 313, 348. 1871.

Parks originated by chance on the grounds of A. L. Parks, Alton, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish-oblate, with a deep suture extending entirely around the fruit; skin light creamy-yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh adherent, creamy-white, stained with red along the veins and at the stone, very juicy; of fair quality; season very late.

Parnell. 1. Gard. Mon. 22:275. 1880.

Said to have been originated by J. H. Parnell, West Point, Georgia. Fruit large, dark red, very juicy and of an excellent flavor, with a small, free pit; season early.

Parson Early. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 310. 1889. 2. Munson Cat. 6. 1905-06.

This peach is supposed to be of California origin. It is a large, freestone fruit, with a red cheek and white flesh, ripening early, and the tree is an abundant bearer.

Pass-Violet. 1. Langley Pomona 103, Pl. XXX fig. III. 1729.

Fruit of an orange color, faintly dotted with brownish-red; flesh very red around the stone which is free; ripens early in August.

Patterson. 1. Am. Gard. 11:379. 1890.

Said to have originated in Greenfield, Indiana, some time prior to 1888. Fruit uniformly large, greenish-yellow, overspread with considerable red; flesh yellow, juicy, of fair quality; season the last of September.

Pau. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:41, 42. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:204, 205 fig., 206. 1879.

Lackpfirsich von Pau. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:211. 1858.

Pau is an old sort spoken of early in the Seventeenth Century. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers of medium size; fruit very large, roundish; cavity large; suture distinct; skin heavily pubescent, yellowish-white, marbled and striped with reddish-brown; flesh white, stained near the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sprightly; quality fair; stone free, large, ovoid, plump; ripens at the end of September.

Paul Boynton. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1896.

Received at this Station in 1889 from the Greenmont Nurseries, Dansville, New York. A large, roundish-oval, yellowish-red peach of fair quality, ripening the last of October.

Pavie Abricotée. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 44. 1867.

Aprikosenartiger Härtling. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Tree moderately vigorous, productive; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit medium to above in size, oblate; suture deep; skin deep orange, intense red where exposed; flesh yellow, red about the stone, melting, fibrous, juicy, sugary, aromatic; stone clinging, oval; ripens early in September.

Pavie Alberge. 1. Duhamel Trait Arb. Fr. 2:11. 1768.

Yellow Alberge Clingstone. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:22. 1832.

Herz-Pfirsiche. 3. Deut. Obstcabinet 7:Pl. 6. 1858.

Härtling Aprikosenpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:219. 1858.

Pavie Alberge Jaune. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:209, 210 fig., 211. 1879.

Tree medium in size, productive; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers variable, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened, with a moderately deep suture; skin lightly pubescent, yellow, marbled with dark purplish-red; flesh golden-yellow, red at the pit which is closely adherent, juicy, sweet, aromatic; of fair quality; ripens the last of September.

Pavie Demming. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:216. 1879.

Sent out in 1860 by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, with a yellowish-orange color, dotted and washed with dark red; season late.

Pavie Duff Jaune. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:216, 217. 1879.

According to Leroy this peach was sent out in 1860 by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, greenish-white, with a deep red blush, ripening the last of August.

Pavie Duperron. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:63, 64, fig. 30. 1866-73.

According to Mas, this peach was raised from seed of Malta by a M. Duperron, near Pont-de-Veyle, Ain, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellowish-white, with considerable red in the form of a blush; flesh clinging, yellow, deep red near the pit, sweet, somewhat aromatic; quality good; ripens in October.

Pavie Genisaut. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:570. 1854.

Listed as a yellow, clingstone peach coming from Bordeaux, France, many years ago.

Pavie d'Italie Très Hâtif. 1. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 185. 1825.

Listed in this reference as a desirable fruit.

Pavie de Jalagnier. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Pavie Jaune. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:34. 1768. 2. Christ Wörterb. 355. 1802. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 230. 1832. 4. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 35, Pl. 1846.

Grosser Pavien-Aprikosenpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:219, 220. 1858.

Pavie Alberge. 6. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:481. 1860.

Pavie Jaune should not be confused with Pavie Alberge which ripens later. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small, faintly colored; fruit very large, round, a little flattened; suture shallow, wide; skin heavily pubescent, dark yellow, blushed, marbled with darker red; flesh yellow, red about the pit, firm, not fibrous, vinous, juicy; quality good; stone adherent, oval, obtuse at the ends; ripens the middle of September.

Pavie Mazères. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:227, 228, fig. 112. 1866-73.

This peach is a chance seedling found by a M. Mazères, Toulouse, France. Fruit large, roundish, irregular; skin yellowish-white, with a deep blush; flesh clinging, white, stained deep red at the pit, juicy, sweet and pleasantly flavored; season from the middle to the last of October.

Pavie Mirlicoton. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:223. 1879.

A variety once grown in France but long since lost to cultivation.

Pavie Muy-Swantzel. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:224 fig., 225. 1879.

Originated in America and introduced into France about 1850 by D. Dauvesse, Orleans, Loiret, France. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the base, with a distinct suture; color greenish-white, washed, striped and dotted with red; flesh white, tinged with red near the pit which is adherent, juicy, firm, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens the last of July.

Pavie de Pamiers. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:13, 14. 1832. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 45. 1867. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:225 fig., 226, 227. 1879.

Pavie de Pamiers is of French origin and was introduced into America in 1832 by William Robert Prince, Flushing, New York. Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the ends, with a large, distinct suture; skin white, with an attractive, red blush; flesh white, red at the stone, firm but tender, juicy, sweet; quality good; ripens in the south of France early in August.

Pavie de Pompone. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 498. 1845.

3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:229, 230 fig., 231. 1879.

Pavy Royal. 5. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. 32 fig. 2. 1729.

Pavie rouge de Pomponne. 6. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:37, 38, Pl. 26. 1768.

Monströse Härtling. 7. Christ Handb. 599, 600. 1817.

Monstrous Pavie. 8. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 220. 1817.

Riesenpfirsche. 9. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 185. 1825.

Monstreuse. 10. Prince Treat. Hort. 17. 1828.

Monstrous Pomponne. 11. Prince Pom. Man. 1:197. 1831.

Monströser Lieblingspfirsich. 12. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207, 208. 1858.

This old French variety was spoken of by many early writers. Among these was Arnauld d'Andilly who raised the first fruits in 1655 at his home, the Pompone estate, Seine-et-Marne, France. It was early introduced into America and in 1877 was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained for twenty years. Duhamel mentions a Red Pavie that differs from this variety only in that it ripens earlier and is smaller. Tree vigorous; leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit very large, somewhat oval, with a well-defined suture; apex with a mamelon tip; skin an intense red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh firm, red at the pit; stone adherent, small for the size of fruit; ripens in dry seasons from the middle to the end of October.

Pavie Tardif. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 233, 234. 1832. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 36, Pl. 1846.

Fruit large, compressed at the sides, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, washed with a red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, with a pleasant flavor; ripens the last of October.

Pavie Très-Tardif Madame Vergé. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 409. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Pavien Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:208. 1858.

Tree hardy and productive; fruit moderately large, of a yellowish-straw color, with a dark reddish-purple blush; flesh firm, very juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens in September.

Pavier Pleureur. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:228 fig., 229. 1879.

Pêcher Pleureur. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 51, 52. 1867.

Trauerpfirsich. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

This curious old peach of unknown origin has been known for nearly a century. It is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit of medium size, roundish, regular; skin clear yellow, washed with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sharp, bitter flavor; clingstone; ripens the last of September.

Payne. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:60 fig. 1910. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 428, 429, Pl. 35. 1910.

Payne originated in 1901 as a sprout from a peach-stock in the orchard of E. B. Payne and Sons, near Cloverdale, Michigan. Fruit large, round, with a shallow suture; color yellow, blushed and splashed with crimson; flesh yellow, slightly stained with red at the pit, melting, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Peach de Pavie. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

Said to be a good, yellow peach.

Peach du Troas. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The peach du Troas is a long and great whitish yellow Peach, red on the outside, early ripe, and is another kinde of Nutmeg Peach."

Pearce. 1. Greening Bros. Cat. 82. 1899. 2. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:55. 1900.

According to Greening Brothers, Monroe, Michigan, this variety was raised by P. S. Pearce, Catawba Island, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, free, with excellent flavor and good quality; season the middle of September.

Pearl I. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

Originated many years ago with Mrs. L. A. Franklin, Athens, Georgia. Fruit large, round, creamy-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh adherent, white but red at the pit, firm, juicy, vinous, excellent; season the last of August.

Pearl II. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:61. 1910.

This peach is said to be a cross between Late Crawford and Hale Early, originating with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Fruit large, roundish, slightly elongated, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, slightly shaded with crimson stripes; flesh free, creamy-white, juicy, melting, fibrous, with a rich, vinous flavor; season the middle of September.

Pearson No. I. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 15:114. 1868.

Raised by a Mr. Pearson, Chilwell, England. Fruit large, yellow; flesh deep orange-yellow, very melting, juicy, pleasantly flavored; quality good.

Pêche Baboud. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:171, 172. 1883.

Leaves of medium size, with reniform glands; flowers very small; fruit large, irregularly ovoid, surface uneven; apex with a mamelon tip; skin fine, with heavy pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with intense purple in the sun; flesh white, stained about the pit, slightly acidulated, aromatic; stone large, nearly free; ripens the middle of August.

Pêche de Bisconte. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche Blonde. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 26, Pl. 1846.

Leaves small, with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, elongated, with rugose surface; skin yellow, blushed and striped with clear red; flesh white, stained faintly at the pit, vinous; stone large, long; ripens at the end of August.

Pêche de Brahy. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche Everardt. 1. Rev. Hort. 316. 1889.

Fruit large, regular, spherical; flesh orange-yellow, stained at the pit, juicy; ripens at the end of August.

Pêche Grosse Violette. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 3:89, Pl. 1855.

Tree productive; fruit large, round, distinctly sutured; skin with a deep red blush on a greenish-yellow ground; flesh white, red at the pit, sweet, vinous, aromatic; matures the middle of September.

Pêche d'Ile. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche d'Ispahan. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 7, Pl. 1846.

This peach was raised from seed brought to Paris, France, from Asia, about 1800, by a French naturalist, Olivier. Fruit small, nearly round, marked with a deep suture; skin greenish-white; flesh greenish-white, juicy, fibrous, with a delicious flavor when fully mature; season the middle of September.

Pêche Jaune Hâtive de Doné. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Pêche de Lion. 1. Christ Wörterb. 351. 1802.

A beautiful, somewhat elongated fruit, with firm, yellow flesh; freestone; ripens at the end of October.

Pêche du Quesnoy. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Said to resemble Grosse Mignonne.

Pêche Quétier. 1. Flor. & Pom. 216. 1876.

Said to be a seedling of an English variety, raised by a M. Quétier, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. Fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh free, yellow, sweet, vinous, excellent; season late.

Pêche Reine des Tardives. 1. Rev. Hort. 324, 325, Pl. 1889.

Raised from a pit of Baltet which it resembles. Fruit large, oval, sides often unequal; skin yellow, washed with considerable red; flesh free, yellow, with red veins extending through it, juicy, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; season very late.

Pêche Rouge de Mai. 1. Rev. Hort. 276, Pl. 1888.

Fruit roundish-oblate, somewhat irregular; skin almost entirely covered with bright red; flesh white, semi-free, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens the beginning of August.

Pêche de Sainte-Anne. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 51, 223. 1876. 2. Guide Prat. 35, 210. 1895.

Originated in the Province of Lombardy, Italy. Fruit large, beautifully colored with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, fibrous, sweet; ripens the first of August.

Pêche Souvenir de Pierre Tochon. 1. Rev. Hort. 246, 247. 1906.

This peach was raised in 1891 but its parentage is unknown. Fruit very large, regular; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, sweet; purplish-red next the pit which is free; quality very good; ripens the middle of September.

Pêche de Syrie. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:7, 8, fig. 2. 1866-73. 2. Pom. France 6:No. 26, Pl. 26. 1869. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:283, 284 fig., 285. 1879.

D'Egypt. 4. Mag. Hort. 20:270. 1854.

Syrische Pfirsich. 5. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

This variety probably originated from a peach-pit brought to France from Egypt about 1802 by a M. Barral, a surgeon in the French army. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oval, with a moderately deep suture; skin pale yellow, washed with dark red; flesh yellowish-white, tinged with red at the center, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, vinous, aromatic flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens from the first to the middle of September.

Pêche Théophile Sueur. 1. Rev. Hort. 574, 575, Pl. 1909.

Arthur Chevreau, a horticulturist at Montreuil-sous-Bois, France, obtained this variety from a peach-pit which he planted in 1897. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a highly colored surface; flesh white, with red veins at the center, juicy, sweet; good to very good in quality; stone free; season early in September.

Pêche Tondu. 1. Rev. Hort. 261, 262. 1888.

Originated at Montreuil, France, in 1878. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit large, oval; skin blushed with deep red; flesh white, stained at the pit, sweet, aromatic; ripens at the end of September.

Pêche de Trianon. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche de Vérone. 1. Christ Wörterb. 356. 1802. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:239, 240, fig. 118. 1866-73. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:298 fig., 299. 1879.

This peach originated about 1830 in Verona, Venetia, Italy. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; skin yellowish-white, dotted and washed with red in the sun; flesh free, white, tinged with purplish-red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens the first of September.

Pêche de Verviers. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A glandless variety with rose-colored flowers.

Pêche de Vigne Blanche. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 236. 1908.

Listed as a pubescent, freestone variety.

Pêche de Vigne Jaune. 1. Baltet Cult Fr. 236. 1908.

This is also a freestone peach with pubescent skin.

Pêche de Vigne Rouge. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 236. 1908.

Still another pubescent, freestone peach.

Pêche Vineuse Jaune. 1. Carriére Var. Pêchers 63. 1867.

Said to have been obtained in France by a M. Morel. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin yellowish-orange, with a carmine blush; flesh free, pale yellow, purplish-red at the pit, juicy, sweet, aromatic; season the middle of August.

Pêcher à Bois Jaune. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75. 2. Rev. Hort. 516. 1889.

This variety originated in the vicinity of Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France, and is valued both for its fruit and as an ornamental. Fruit of medium size, nearly round, often depressed at the base, with a distinct suture; skin orange-yellow, dotted and washed with red; flesh free, yellow, somewhat red about the pit, juicy, sweet and aromatic; ripens the last of September.

Pêcher Douteux. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 102. 1867.

The tree of this variety has many characteristics of the almond while the fruit resembles the peach. Fruit of medium size, marked with a deep suture; skin yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh free, white, slightly tinged with red at the pit, rather sweet and aromatic, with an agreeable flavor; season very late.

Pêcher à Fleur Semi-Double. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:42, 43, Pl. XXX. 1768.

Pêcher à Fleurs Doubles. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 25, Pl. 1846.

This curious old peach has double flowers and bears its fruits in clusters of from one to four. Fruit small, roundish, with a well-marked suture; skin pale yellow, washed with clear red; flesh greenish-white, often red at the pit, fibrous, juicy, sweet, with an agreeable flavor; ripens the last of September.

Pêcher Hâtif de Chine. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Said to resemble Honey in certain characters. Fruit medium in size, roundish; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh free, white or sometimes tinged with red, juicy, often with an astringent flavor; ripens the last of July.

Pêcher Hybride Quétier. 1. Rev. Hort. 115. 1888. 2. Ibid. 42, 43. 1889.

This peach originated with a M. Quétier, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France, as a cross between Grosse Mignonne and an apricot. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, somewhat flattened, with a deep suture; skin greenish-yellow, marbled with red; flesh strongly adherent to the stone, white, juicy, firm, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens early in October in France.

Pêcher Nain à Fleur Double. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:45, 46. 1768.

Said to be a dwarf, double-flowering peach seldom bearing fruit and useful only as an ornamental.

Pêcher Nain d'Orléans. 1. Rev. Hort. 42 fig. 18, 43, 44. 1908.

According to the reference this peach was mentioned by Louis Ligier in 1714. Fruit of medium size, round, with a deep suture; skin pale greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, tinged red at the pit which is adherent, moderately sweet, not of high flavor.

Pêcher Petite Madeleine. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 78, 79. 1867. 2. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit small, round, slightly depressed; skin greenish-white, marbled with red; flesh free, white, dark red at the stone, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens the middle of August.

Pêcher Thuret. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit 7:Pl. 1872-75.

This peach was raised in 1862 by Gustave Thuret, Antibes, Alpes Maritimes, France, from a seed sent from China. Fruit large, with a distinct suture on one side; skin yellow, washed with dark red; flesh yellowish-white, red at the pit which is usually free, juicy, sweet, pleasantly flavored; season the last of August.

Peck Orange Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

In the reference Luther Burbank says that this variety is an improved seedling of Orange Cling, originated at Healdsburg, California. Fruit large, with yellow flesh; valuable for market or drying.

Pendleton. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:240. 1898. 2. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1899.

A very large, yellow, clingstone peach of good quality, ripening the first of September.

Penelope. 1. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. 1:Pl. 1860.

This peach originated with Isaac Baxter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, roundish; skin greenish-white, slightly stained with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, rich; quality very good; season the middle of September.

Peninsula. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:353. 1903.

Peninsula Yellow. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Fruit large, roundish, often inclined to oval, with a shallow suture; color yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, firm, with a vinous, sprightly flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Pennington. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Peregrine. 1. Garden 64:126, 127, 157. 1903. 2. Ibid. 69:334. 1906.

This variety is supposed to be a seedling of the Spencer nectarine, raised by Thomas Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, England, and introduced about 1906. Fruit large, with a bright crimson color; flesh melting and juicy, with a pleasant flavor; season early August.

Perfection. 1. Chico Nur. Cat. 26. 1904.

According to the Chico Nursery Company, Chico, California, Perfection originated near Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Fruit large, yellow, with a beautiful blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit, thick, fine-grained; season early in September.

Period Early Nutmeg. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Persian Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889. 2. Fancher Creek Nur. Cat. 27. 1906.

This variety is supposed to have originated from a seed of Heath Cling at Visalia, California. Fruit large, with clear white skin; flesh white to the pit, very firm, sweet; valuable for canning; ripens with its parent.

Persique. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:40, 41, Pl. XXIX. 1768. 3. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 229, 230, fig. 15. 1817. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 2:13. 1832. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:236, 237. 1879.

Grosse Perseque. 6. Kenrick Am. Orch. 232. 1832.

Persique Clingstone. 7. Prince Pom. Man. 2:36. 1832.

Persischer Lackpfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:215. 1858.

Persée. 9. Le Bon Jard. 329. 1882.

Persique is a very old variety of unknown origin, the name having often been confused with other sorts. Fruit large, oblong, somewhat angular, often with small protuberances over the surface and with a distinct swelling at the apex; skin velvety, with considerable red; flesh white, light red next the stone, juicy, melting, with a rich, agreeable flavor; stone large, free; ripens from the last of September to early October.

Peruvianischer Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Fruit large, dark red, almost black; flesh dark red; ripens at the end of September.

Pesca Mandorla. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

Exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society, Tuscany, Italy.

Pesca Melo. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

Also exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society, Tuscany, Italy.

Peter Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 152. 1883.

Listed in this reference as coming from Washington County, Texas.

Petite Bourdine. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:141, 142, fig. 7. 1883.

Fruit of medium size, elongated-oval; skin pale yellowish-white, washed with deep red; flesh white, striped with dark red at the pit which is free, juicy, firm, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; season the middle of September.

Petite Imperial. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Petit Imperial Mammoth White. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 155. 1858.

Petit's Imperial. 3. Mag. Hort. 30:208. 1864.

A large, white, moderately juicy, vinous peach with reniform glands, ripening rather late.

Petite Mignonne. 1. Traité des Pêchers 8. 1750. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:174, 175. 1831. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.

Double de Troyes. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:8, 9, Pl. IV. 1768. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:107, 108 fig., 109. 1879.

Kleine Lieblingspfirsche. 6. Christ Handb. 596, 597. 1817.

Grosse rothe Frühpfirsche. 7. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 179, 180. 1825.

Kleiner lieblicher Lackpfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213, 214. 1858.

Besides being larger than Red Nutmeg, with which it is sometimes confused, this variety has small flowers of a very pale rose-color. It was first spoken of by the French in 1670. Leaves with small, reniform glands; fruit small, globose; skin thin, white, with some red; flesh stained at the pit, firm, sweet, aromatic; stone free, small, ovoid, plump; matures early in August.

Petite Pavie d'Ounous. 1. Mag. Hort. 26:152, 153. 1860.

Tree small; fruit nearly round, marked with a distinct suture; skin yellowish-white, dotted with a rose-color; flesh white, streaked with red at the stone which is adherent, firm, juicy, subacid and somewhat insipid; season very late.

Petite Violette Hâtive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:26, 27, Pl. XVI, fig. 2. 1768.

Fruit large, nearly round; skin yellowish-white, with a reddish-violet blush; flesh whitish-yellow, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a vinous, aromatic flavor; season the first of September.

Pettingill Early. 1. Rural N. Y. 14:119. 1863.

Said to have originated in Missouri from seed brought from New Hampshire and planted in 1852. A bright, attractive fruit.

Pfirsich-Nectarine. 1. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 16, Pl. 16. 1882.

This variety was raised from a nectarine seed about 1860 by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit large, roundish, slightly compressed; skin practically smooth on the sides but with fine pubescence at the base and apex, yellowish-white, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, firm, juicy; quality good; season the middle of September.

Pfirsiche mit Nicht Ablöslichem Stein. 1. Deut. Obstcabinet 7:Pl. 35. 1858.

Fruit oval, with a deep suture; skin pale yellow, washed with purplish-red; flesh whitish-yellow, red at the pit, melting, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; season the middle of October.

Pfirsiche von Pau. 1. Deut. Obstcabinet 7:Pl. 11. 1858.

Fruit large, round, with a shallow suture; color pale green, with some red; flesh white, red at the pit, melting, juicy, subacid and pleasant; ripens the middle of October.

Phfleiger. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1854.

An unproductive variety which bears large, yellow, freestone fruit with good flavor and which ripens in September.

Phillips Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.

Phillips. 3. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891.

This peach originated with Joseph Phillips, Sutter County, California, and was introduced by J. T. Bogue of Marysville. Fruit large, round, slightly compressed; color lemon-yellow, lightly shaded with red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, with a sweet flavor; quality good; season the first of September.

Piasa. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895.

Said to produce a large, attractive yellow, freestone peach of good quality, but not sweet, ripening August first.

Pickett. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:223. 1899.

Said to have originated in Missouri. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly inclined to ovate; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh clinging, yellow, red at the pit, firm, juicy, with a mild, sprightly flavor; quality fair; ripens the last of September.

Picquet Late. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 627. 1869. 2. Horticulturist 28:151, 375. 1873.

Originated with Antoine Picquet, Belair, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit large, round, often somewhat flattened and one-sided; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, melting, sweet, rich and aromatic; stone free; ripens early in September.

Piel Pfirsich. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 410. 1889.

Listed as a worthy, German variety.

Pierce Seedling. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1900.

Listed without a description.

Pignutt Late. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1877.

This variety is said to have been disseminated in southern Illinois, where it proved to be a superior sort.

Pinckney. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.

A very large, excellent, late peach.

Pineapple. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Charlestowner Ananaspfirsche. 2. Christ Wörterb. 350. 1802.

Grosse Charlestowner Ananaspfirsche. 3. Christ Handb. 600, 601. 1817.

Pineapple Clingstone. 4. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826.

Ananas-Aprikosenpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Pineapple, according to Christ, is a seedling of Alberge introduced from South Carolina some time previous to 1800. When perfectly ripe, the juice is rich and lively and has the flavor of a pineapple.

Pingree. 1. Rural N. Y. 57:21. 1898.

Listed in this reference.

Pitmaston Seedling Noblesse. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed but not described.

Plant. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:240. 1898. 2. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1899.

Plant Cling. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 134. 1897.

Plant is an attractive peach of unknown origin. Tree low, compact, only moderately healthy, unproductive; fruit very large, round, lemon-yellow, with a red blush; flesh pale yellow, juicy, coarse, sweet but of poor quality; clingstone; ripens from July 25th to August 10th.

Plowden. 1. Horticulturist 26:288. 1871. 2. Gard. Mon. 13:245, 246, 278, 343. 1871.

Plowden originated about sixty miles below Washington, D. C. The fruit resembles that of Hale Early but ripens about ten days earlier. Fruit large, roundish; flesh white, very juicy; quality good; stone free.

Pocahontas. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858.

Listed in this reference.

Poinsett. 1. Horticulturist 4:277. 1849-50. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

Originated in South Carolina. Leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a pointed apex; color ruddy yellow; flesh firm, juicy; clingstone; season September.

Pond Late. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 13. 1909.

According to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, this peach originated and was introduced by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin yellow; flesh yellow, free; of good quality; season September.

Pond Seedling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 179. 1886.

A large, desirable, hardy, late peach, ripening about September 25th.

Poole Island. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:14. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Poole Large Yellow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 491. 1845. 3. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:54. 1900.

Pool Favorite. 4. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 97. 1910.

This peach originated near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1840. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin deep yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh free, yellow, red at the pit, rich, juicy, of excellent flavor; ripens from the last of September to early October.

Porpree. 1. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. XXXII fig. III. 1729.

Pourprée. 2. Knoop Fructologie 2:87. 1771.

Porpree, according to some authors, resembles Rossanna. Tree very branchy, productive; leaves sharply serrate; flowers small, purple; fruit large, round, often irregular; skin slightly pubescent, purplish; flesh purple, juicy, vinous; quality good; pit adherent, purplish; ripens the last of August.

Port Royal. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 102. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Porter. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 203. 1879.

Listed in this reference.

Portugal. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 277. 1831.

Portugiesische Pfirsche. 4. Christ Handb. 597. 1817.

Leaves usually glandless; fruit large, round; skin pale yellow, dark red in the sun; flesh white, faint red at the stone which is closely adherent, firm, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Potomac Heath. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 127, 128. 1854.

This large, late peach of good quality is said to have been brought to notice by John Dowling, Fairfax, Virginia.

Pound Hardy. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:67. 1900.

Mentioned in the reference as being a tree of medium growth.

Pourpre de Frogmore. 1. Guide Prat. 38. 1895.

Of English origin. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish, very largely covered with deep purple; flesh white, melting, sweet, refreshing; matures the second half of September.

Pourprée du Grand-Jardin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, red; of first quality; ripens late in August.

Pourprée Hâtive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:19, 20; Pl. XI. 1768.

This variety is distinct from Grosse Mignonne with which it has been confused. Fruit large, round, with a deep suture; color a deep, mottled red in the sun; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, vinous, pleasantly flavored.

Pourprée Joseph Norin. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed by Mas.

Pourprée Tardive de Lyon. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 410. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Powell. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Powell's Mammoth. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Mentioned in these references.

Powers September. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Prächtige von Choisy. 1. Gaucher Pom. Prak. Obst. No. 89, Tab. 7. 1894.

Fruit large or very large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a deep, mottled blush; flesh whitish throughout, juicy, melting, pleasant-flavored; season the last of September.

Prachtvolle Blutpfirsich. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

Sanguine Grosse Admirable. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 64. 1867.

Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size; skin covered with a grayish pubescence, marbled and streaked with deep red; flesh deep red, juicy, moderately sweet; stone red, oval; ripens at the end of September.

Prado. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 222. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, ripening the last of September.

Präsident Griepenkerl. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Pratt. 1. Cult. & Count. Gent. 52:746. 1887. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899.

Said to have been brought to notice by J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, mild; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Précoce de Bagnolet. 1. Rev. Hort. 103. 1901.

This peach was raised from seed of Grosse Mignonne Hâtive a number of years ago by a M. Savart, Bagnolet, Seine, France. Fruit large, flattened, with a small suture; skin white, slightly rose-colored in the sun; flesh white, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; stone free; ripens a few days earlier than Hale Early.

Précoce de Beauregard. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 237. 1908.

Said to grow in the vicinity of Hyeres, Var, France.

Précoce de Bonpas. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 237. 1908.

Said to grow in the Pyrenees Mountains.

Précoce de Chartreuse. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854.

Fruit of medium size, highly colored; skin fine; flesh delicate, melting, vinous; ripens early in September.

Précoce de Croncels. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 249, fig. 150. 1908.

Fruit large, yellowish-amber, tinted with purplish-red; flesh juicy, firm, with an agreeable flavor; ripens the first of August.

Précoce Gaudin. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Précoce de Mezen. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Said to have bell-shaped flowers and reniform glands.

Précoce du Périgord. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

Fruit large and of good quality.

Précoce de Saint-Assicle. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

St. Ascycles. 2. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.

Said to be of French origin.

Precocious. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:368. 1875.

According to the reference, this is a seedling which grew with J. Lewis, Alvin, Illinois, about 1873. Said to have bloomed when three months old.

Premier. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 33:80. 1877. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 456. 1884.

This peach is a cross between Grosse Mignonne and Bellegarde, raised in the Royal Gardens, Frogmore, England. Fruit large, round; suture shallow, terminated at the apex with a sharp nipple; skin nearly covered with purplish-red, becoming very dark in the sun; flesh juicy, tender, melting, with a rich, pleasant flavor; stone free.

President. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33, 34. 1832. 3. Pom. Mag. 2:54, Pl. 1839. 4. Elliott Fr. Book 278. 1854.

Präsidenten-Lackpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:211. 1858.

President originated at Bedford, New York, nearly a century ago and has long since passed from cultivation. Tree healthy, productive, bearing leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-green, with a red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet, highly flavored; ripens the middle of September.

President Church. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 623, 624. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:179. 1857. 3. Mas Le Verger 7:221, 222, fig. 109. 1866-73. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:245, 246 fig. 1879.

Church. 5. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 62. 1891.

This variety was raised by Rev. A. Church, President of Franklin College, Athens, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture often a mere line; skin pale yellow, mottled and washed with dark red; flesh white, pale red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a delicious flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

President Lyon. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1880.

This variety was raised from a seed of Early Crawford planted in 1870 by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit similar to Early Crawford but larger.

Preston. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 690. 1897. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:105, 106. 1901.

Preston originated with a Mr. Preston, near Greensboro, North Carolina, and was introduced by J. Van Lindley of Pomona. Its parentage is unknown. Fruit large, creamy-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh light yellow, juicy, adherent; quality good; ripens two weeks later than Chinese Cling.

Price. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:808, 809. 1896.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly pointed; color greenish-white, with a light red cheek; freestone; season the first of August.

Pride of Autumn. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

This peach has rose-colored flowers, reniform glands and ripens in October.

Pride of Franklin. 1. Rural N. Y. 46:352. 1887. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 198. 1899.

Said to be grown extensively in New Jersey. Fruit large, round, with yellow skin and flesh; freestone; quality good; resembles Late Crawford and ripens about five days later.

Pride of Idaho. 1. Chase Cat. 20. 1895. 2. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

According to the R. G. Chase Company, Geneva, New York, this peach originated in the mountains of Western Idaho. Fruit of medium size, having a yellow skin, with a slight blush; ripens after Late Crawford.

Pride of Northboro. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 434. 1904.

Said to have done well in the vicinity of Shenandoah, Iowa.

Prince Blood Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:32. 1832.

A superior variety of its class raised by William Prince; used mostly for preserves, compotes, and pickles. Flowers small; fruit large, oval; skin very downy, dark purplish; flesh crimson; flavor indifferent.

Prince Climax. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 641. 1857.

Said to have originated on the farm of George Mitchell, Flushing, New York. Tree very productive; fruit large, oval; skin yellow, mottled with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, very rich, aromatic, with a pineapple flavor; stone adherent; ripens from the middle to the end of September.

Prince Eugène. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 228. 1866.

Eugen von Savoyen. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

Prinz Eugen. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 223. 1876.

Similar to Early Purple, of which it is a seedling, but smaller and more deeply sutured. Tree vigorous and very productive; ripens the middle of August.

Prince John. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 302. 1859. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:246, 247 fig. 1879.

This variety is of American origin and was sent to France in 1860 by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish or roundish-oval; skin orange-yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh deep yellow, firm, very juicy, with a delicious flavor; stone free; ripens the middle of September in France.

Prince Late Yellow Freestone. 1. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't. Pt. 3:107, 108. 1857.

A beautiful, greenish-yellow fruit, tinged with red, having a firm, rich flesh.

Prince of Wales. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 229. 1866. 2. Am. Hort. Ann. 79, 80. 1870. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Prinz von Wales. 4. Gaucher Pom. Prak. Obst. No. 90, Tab. 17. 1894.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised this peach from a seed of Pitmaston Orange nectarine. It fruited first in America with James H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York, in 1869. The variety held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1877 to 1891. Tree vigorous, bearing leaves with reniform glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly flattened, with one side enlarged; suture distinct, extending beyond the apex; skin creamy-white, shaded and mottled with red in the sun; flesh white, stained red at the stone from which it freely separates, juicy, tender, melting, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.

Princess Paragon. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:177. 1857.

Fruit large, oval, with one side larger than the other; skin yellowish-white, dotted and nearly overspread with red; flesh white, melting, juicy; quality good; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Princess of Wales. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 229. 1866. 2. Am. Hort. Ann. 80. 1870. 3. Jour. Hort. N. S. 24:471. 1873. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Princesse de Galles. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:248 fig., 249. 1879.

Prinzessin von Wales. 6. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 17, Pl. 1882.

Princess. 7. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899.

This peach is another seedling raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, about 1863, from a seed of Pavie de Pompone. It first fruited in America some six years later with James H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog from 1877 until 1897. Tree vigorous, with leaves having globose glands; fruit large, round, narrowing towards the apex which is terminated by a nipple; suture indistinct; skin creamy-white, shaded with a red cheek; flesh free, white, red at the stone, juicy, melting, sweet, good; ripens the last of September.

Princesse Marie. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 228, 229. 1866. 2. Le Bon Jard. 328, 329. 1882.

Prinzessin Marie von Württemberg. 3. Koch Deut. Obst. 540. 1876.

Tree vigorous, with glandless leaves; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin yellowish-white, dotted with pale red and shaded with dark red; flesh yellowish-white, rayed with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Prize. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903.

Fruit large, roundish, with a slight suture; skin yellow, more or less blushed with thin red; flesh free, yellow, red at the pit, juicy, very tender, with a vinous, sprightly flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Probst Friedrich Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Professeur Vilaire. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 238. 1908.

Listed in this reference.

Proudfoot. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:137, 138, fig. 5. 1883.

Probably originated with a Dr. Proudfoot, Cleveland, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish-conic; skin greenish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh yellow, rather dark red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet, tender, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens from the first to the middle of October.

Pry Favorite. 1. W. Va. Sta. Bul. 82:406. 1902.

Said to ripen earlier than Lorentz.

Pullen. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 177. 1908.

Pullen's Seedling. 2. Gard. Mon. 3:215, 216 fig. 1861.

Raised by Isaac Pullen, Hightstown, New Jersey. Fruit very large, compressed; color yellow, blushed with dark red; flesh yellow, with an excellent flavor; ripens the last of September.

Purdy. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 279. 1882.

Valued for the size and attractiveness of the fruit; ripens just before Late Crawford.

Purple Peach. 1. Gard. Mon. 25:305. 1883.

This is a seedling, valued chiefly as an ornamental.

Pyramidal. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:250, 251 fig., 252. 1879.

This peach which was found near Poissy, Seine-et-Oise, France, in 1823, is valued chiefly as an ornamental. Fruit small, roundish-oval, irregular; skin yellowish-white, marbled with deep carmine; flesh yellowish-white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, very sweet; quality good; stone free; season the first of September.

Quaker. 1. Augustine Nur. Cat. No. 43:7. 1910.

According to Augustine and Company, Normal, Illinois, this peach was found in northwestern Iowa about 1900, by Colonel Milton L. Haney, and was later introduced by the firm named. Tree hardy; fruit of medium size; of fair quality.

Quality. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 73. 1895.

Originated with J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. Fruit medium to large, roundish; color white, with a red cheek; flesh free, creamy-white, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, vinous, sprightly; quality very good; season the last of August.

Queen. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11. 1901.

Mentioned as growing on the Missouri Station grounds.

Queen Caroline. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 102. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Queen of Delaware. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 178. 1908.

Originated in Delaware. Tree vigorous; fruit large, attractive white, with a red blush; flavor excellent.

Queen Olga. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:67. 1900.

Königin Olga. 2. Gard. Chron. 437. 1885. 3. Lucas Handb. Obst. 476. 1893.

Queen Olga is a seedling of Willermoz grown at Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany. Larger and earlier than its parent; flesh yellow, stained about the pit from which it separates readily.

Queen of the South. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:517. 1902.

This peach is supposed to be a seedling of Peento and has been replaced by better sorts. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; skin dark yellow, washed with dull red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet, slightly acid, pleasant; stone free; season July.

Queenes. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Queenes Peach is a faire great yellowish browne Peach, shadowed as it were over with deepe red, and is ripe at Bartholmew tide, of a very pleasant good taste."

Quetier. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 41. 1895.

Glands reniform; fruit large; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, vinous, with a pleasant flavor; stone free; ripens from the first to the middle of October.

Quince. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Quince Peach is something of that fashion, yellow and good."

R. S. Stevens. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1900.

This peach is a seedling which originated on the grounds of late congressman, R. S. Stevens, Attica, New York. On the Station grounds the tree is rather strong, hardy, fairly productive; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed; suture distinct; apex a mere point; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, tender, very mild, vinous, juicy; quality good; pit very small, nearly round, plump; season early September.

Radclyffe. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 55. 1876.

Obtained from a seed of Desse Tardive grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit very large, with a pale color and excellent flavor; ripens the last of September.

Ragan Smock. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 94. 1881.

This variety is a seedling of Smock raised by Z. S. Ragan, Independence, Missouri. The fruit has golden flesh, ripens late and is a delicious, semi-clingstone peach.

Ragan Yellow. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894.

Listed in this reference.

Rainbow. 1. Can. Hort. 24:486 fig., 487. 1901.

Rainbow was raised from a peach-pit brought from Mackinac Island, Michigan, in 1897 by David Sare, London, Ontario, Canada. Fruit large, with an attractive straw-color, mottled with purplish-red; flesh yellow, with pink markings, juicy, pleasant-flavored; stone nearly free.

Raisin. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813. 1896. 2. Munson Cat. 16. 1914-15.

According to T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas, this peach is supposed to be the result of a cross between Columbia and Heath Cling. Fruit small, oval, with an acute apex; skin dull yellowish-white, mottled with reddish-brown; flesh adherent, white, tinted with red, with a subacid flavor; quality good; ripens the middle of August in Texas.

Rambouillet. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 3. Christ Wörterb. 355. 1802. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 268. 1831. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:254. 1879.

This variety was raised about 1670 near Paris, France, and evidently was named in honor of Marquis de Rambouillet of Paris. It was introduced into England in 1729 where it was grown for many years. Fruit of medium size, elongated-oval, with a deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a fine, red blush; flesh yellow, deep red at the pit which is free, juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Ramsey Early Cling. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Originated by A. M. Ramsey, Mahomet, Texas; the fruit is said to excel Alexander.

Ramsey Late. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 4. 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach originated with Mr. Ramsey near Bowie, Texas. The tree is productive and the fruit is a white clingstone resembling Heath Cling; the fruit ripens in September.

Ranck. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51 fig. 1888-89.

This is a seedling of Early Crawford which originated with Martin A. Ranck about 1886. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate; color pale creamy-yellow, splashed and shaded with red; flesh free, nearly white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, moderately firm, with a rich, high flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Raymaekers. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:256, 257 fig. 1879. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 457. 1884.

Raymaekers' Magdalene. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

This peach was probably raised in Belgium about 1825. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat depressed, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a deep crimson blush; flesh greenish-white, stained with red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, melting, vinous; quality good; ripens early in September.

Raymond Cling. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:179. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Ray. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 628. 1869.

This variety, grown by Dr. H. Ray, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, is a seedling of an old Indian peach. In 1873, it was listed in the American Pomological Society's fruit-catalog but was dropped in 1897. The variety should not be confused with Ray, a sort of more recent origin. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; apex pointed; skin creamy-white, shaded and spotted with red; flesh white, juicy, vinous, well-flavored; ripens the last of August.

Read Seedling. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167 fig. 1886-87.

This variety was first brought to public notice in 1886 by Professor M. C. Read, Hudson, Ohio. Fruit of medium size, with white, juicy flesh which is red near the stone; quality good; stone free; season early September.

Reagen. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813, 814. 1896.

Fruit large; color greenish-white, with a red cheek; flavor pleasantly acid; stone free; season the last of July in Texas.

Red Bird. 1. Bradley Bros. Cat. 31. 1913. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.

According to Bradley Brothers, Makanda, Illinois, the tree of this variety is hardy and bears early and abundantly; fruit large, with bright, glowing red color and fine quality; ripens early.

Red Ceylon. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13. 1900.

Fruit large, with a dull green color; flesh blood-red to the stone from which it separates freely, a little too acid for most palates but excellent for cooking; of the Peento type and productive in southern Florida.

Red Magdalen. 1. Langley Pomona 100, Pl. 27 fig. 5. 1729. 2. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 26 fig. 3. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 268, 269. 1831.

Madeleine Rouge. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:14, 15, Pl. VII. 1768. 5. Pom. France 6:No. 7, Pl. 7. 1869.

Madeleine de Courson. 6. Pom. Mag. 1:30, Pl. 1828. 7. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 262. 1831. 8. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:150, 151, fig. 152. 1879.

Coursoner Magdalene. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:196. 1858.

Rothe Magdalene. 10. Ibid. 3:196, 197. 1858.

Rote Magdalenenpfirsich. 11. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

This variety, probably known for over two centuries, has been confused with several other old sorts and, as the numerous synonyms show, has been grown under various names. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed, with a long, deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh white, stained with red at the stone which is free, juicy, melting, vinous, rich; quality good; ripens the first of September.

Red Nectarine. 1. Gard. Chron. 1466. 1873.

Mentioned as a hardy, free-bearing, Syrian variety.

Red Nutmeg. 1. Langley Pomona 100. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 251. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 1:174. 1831. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 482. 1845.

Avant-Pêche Rouge. 5. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:7, 8, Pl. III. 1768. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:50, 51. 1879. 7. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:163, 164, fig. 18. 1883.

Scarlet Nutmeg. 8. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820.

Rothe Frühpfirsche von Troyes. 9. Liegel Anweisung 68. 1822.

Kleiner Rother Frühpfirsich. 10. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:203, 204. 1858.

Rote Frühpfirsich. 11. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

Red Nutmeg, probably known more than two centuries ago, has little to recommend it aside from its earliness. Tree moderate in growth, rather dwarf, having large, rose-colored flowers and leaves with reniform glands; fruit small, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, with a bright, rich red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, usually red at the stone which is free, juicy, sweet but with a musky flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of July.

Red Peach. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The red Peach is a faire Peach, and of a very good relish."

Red Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 221. 1832. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 485, 486. 1845. 3. Fulton Peach Cult. 188. 1908.

Early Red Rareripe of Rhoades. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 220. 1832.

Early Red Rareripe. 5. Ibid. 184. 1841.

This peach has often been confused with Early York and Morris Red Rareripe. The fruit is larger and broader and ripens a week later than the first and its serrate, glandless leaves serve to distinguish it from the latter. Because of its similarity to Royal George, it is supposed to be an American seedling of that variety. Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish but broad and depressed; suture broad, extending nearly around the fruit; skin white, mottled with red dots, with a rich, dark red cheek; flesh white, red at the stone, juicy, melting, rich, highly flavored; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Red River. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896. 3. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:55. 1900. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Introduced by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas. Fruit large, roundish; skin creamy-white, with a fine red cheek; flesh creamy-white, juicy, fine-grained, with a pleasant flavor; quality good; pit nearly free; ripens the first of August.

Red Seedling. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:37. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:224. 1899.

Supposed to have originated at South Haven, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, with a bright red blush; flesh creamy-white, slightly red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, tender, with a mild, vinous flavor; season from the middle to the last of August.

Redding. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:240, 241. 1898.

Originated at the Georgia Experiment Station, Experiment, Georgia. Glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish; color deep yellow, with a red blush; flesh free, yellow, firm, juicy, melting; quality good; ripens the first of July in Georgia.

Reed. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895.

Reed Early Golden. 2. Gard. Mon. 26:308. 1884.

Fruit large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, blushed and striped with red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone which is free, tender, mild subacid, rich; quality very good; ripens the last of August.

Reeks. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 279. 1882.

Reeks ripens with Amsden and Alexander; is larger and fully as attractive as these sorts.

Reeves Mammoth. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13. 1900.

This sort is said to have originated in Orange County, Florida. It is advertised as a fine, large, productive, freestone peach, ripening early in August.

Regan Pride. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 95. 1882.

Listed in this reference as a good variety.

Ren. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896.

Tree vigorous but not productive; glands large, reniform; fruit of medium size, round, with an acute point; color yellow, splashed with red; flavor pleasant acid; stone clinging; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Rendatler. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 81. 1867. 2. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Belle Mousseuse. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 216. 1876.

Fruit large, nearly round, with a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, with an attractive, red blush; flesh yellowish-white, tinged with red at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; ripens in Paris the last of August.

Reuinsiela. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:62. 1895.

Listed in this reference.

Rey. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Reynolds. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 12:10, 11, Pl. 8. 1904.

Fruit large, more oblate than Elberta; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, of the texture of Elberta but juicier and better flavored; season ten days earlier than Elberta.

Richardson Mammoth. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed as growing in the Delaware Station Experiment orchard on the farm of Charles Wright, near Seaford, Delaware.

Richmond. 1. Tilton Jour. Hort. 8:328, 329 fig. 1870. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 122. 1872. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Richmond is one of a large number of seedlings raised by Dr. E. W. Sylvester, Lyons, New York. It was placed upon the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 where it still remains. Glands reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly compressed, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, shaded and mottled with dark, rich red; flesh yellow, red at the stone which is free, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous; quality very good; ripens the last of September.

Rickets. 1. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. XXXII fig. IV. 1729.

First propagated by a Mr. Rickets. Fruit light yellow, with a vermilion blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens the last of August.

Riepper. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:235. 1899.

Said to ripen in September in New Mexico.

Rigaudière. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:260, 261 fig. 1879.

Raised in 1863 by Auguste Boisselot, Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. Fruit above medium in size, round, with a distinct suture; color clear yellow, mottled and washed with dark red; flesh free, white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens the first of August.

Ringold. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224, 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903.

Ringold Mammoth Cling. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

Said to be taking the place of Heath Cling in Ohio and Michigan. Fruit large, roundish, Somewhat ovate; skin creamy-white; flesh entirely white, tender, rich, sprightly; quality good; clingstone; season early October.

Rival. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:517. 1902.

Fruit roundish-oblong, flattened at the base and apex; color pale yellow, washed with dull red; flesh free, yellow, red at the pit, juicy, firm, with an agreeable, sweet, slightly acid flavor; season July.

River Bank. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:14. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903.

Tree vigorous and hardy; fruit large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed; color greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, tender, mild; quality good; pit semi-free; ripens the last of July.

Rivers Early York. 1. Mag. Hort. 34:89. 1868. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869. 3. Jour. Hort. N. S. 17:58. 1869. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 458. 1884.

This variety is a seedling of Early York, raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. It differs from its parent chiefly in having globose glands on its leaves. Tree not as susceptible to mildew as is Early York; fruit of medium size roundish; skin marbled with red; flesh melting, juicy, with a nectarine flavor; stone free; quality good; season in England, early August.

Robena. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 209, Pl. IV. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:186. 1897.

Raised about 1887 by Dr. Thomas Taylor, Washington, D. C. Tree productive; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a long, shallow suture; skin yellow, shaded with red and crimson; flesh free, yellow, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, mild subacid, vinous; quality good; season early October.

Robert. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 11:44. 1891. 2. Ibid. 42:241. 1898. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Glands large, globose; fruit large, roundish, with a lemon-yellow color; flesh semi-clinging, white but red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in August.

Robert Lavallée. 1. Guide Prat. 41. 1895.

Fruit large, oval; color deep red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, red around the pit which is nearly free, juicy, sweet, with a vinous flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Roberta. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891.

Fruit of medium size, roundish; color reddish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh free, reddish-yellow, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens from the first to the middle of August.

Robertson. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Robinson Crusoe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 228. 1832. 2. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't. Pt. 3:108. 1857.

Early Robinson Crusoe. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1841.

This peach was raised long ago by a Dr. Coxe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a pit brought from Juan Fernandez Island in the Pacific Ocean. Fruit large, round; skin pale yellow, with a light red blush; flesh very juicy, sweet and delicious; ripens early in September.

Rockey. 1. Rural N. Y. 63:130, fig. 59. 1904.

Introduced by J. W. Rockey, Miamisburg, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a blush; flesh yellow, sweet, free; ripens in southern Ohio about the middle of October.

Rodgers. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290, 291. 1893.

Said to have come from W. C. Rodgers, Nashville, Arkansas. Fruit below medium in size, oblong, pointed, irregular; skin dull yellowish-white, striped and blushed with red; flesh adherent, dull yellowish-white, with some red at the stone, firm, mild, sweet; quality good; season the middle of November in Arkansas.

Rodman Red. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 196. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869.

Rodman's Cling. 3. Hooper W. Fr. Book 229. 1857.

Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin almost white, nearly covered with red; flesh white, red near the pit, juicy, firm, with a vinous, aromatic flavor; season the last of September.

Rogers I. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:115. 1877.

This peach, which originated in Newbury, Massachusetts, is supposed to be a seedling of Early Crawford. It resembles its parent but is earlier and sweeter; ripens the middle of September.

Rogers II. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.

This variety is a seedling of Chinese Cling, having originated with a Mr. Rogers, near McKinney, Texas. Fruit of medium size, round; color creamy-white, with a full red cheek; flesh free, white, tender, melting, mild subacid; good; ripens just before Mamie Ross.

Roman. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629. 2. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Said to be a very good, yellow peach.

Romorantin. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:261, 262 fig. 1879.

Jaune de Romorantin. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 62. 1867.

As its name indicates, this variety originated in Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France. Fruit medium to large, roundish, with unequal sides and a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, shaded with dark red; flesh white, red at the pit, very juicy, vinous, sweet; quality good; stone free; season the middle of September.

Romorantin à Chair Rouge. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference without description.

Ronde de Vallabrêques. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 103. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Rose Aromatic. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869.

Originated with J. F. Nesmith, Indian Town, South Carolina. Fruit of medium size, oblong, one side enlarged; suture distinct; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh white, red near the pit which is free, rather dry, with an aromatic flavor; season the last of July.

Rosebank. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 279. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 625. 1857.

Originated with James Dougall, Windsor, Canada. Fruit large, round, with a deep suture; skin greenish-white, with a mottled, dark red cheek; flesh free, white, juicy, melting, rich, excellent; season varies from the last of August to early September.

Rosedale. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

Originated in southern Texas. A small, yellow, subacid, clingstone peach, ripening the last of August.

Rosen-Magdalene. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200. 1858.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin greenish-yellow, rarely tinged with red; flesh firm, moderately juicy; ripens the last of September.

Rosenburg Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

This large, yellow, clingstone peach originated on Kings River, Fresno County, California. It is said to be productive and superior to Lemon Cling.

Roser. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 179. 1886. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224. 1899.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to ovate; skin creamy-white; flesh free, white, juicy, tender, sprightly; quality fair; season early October.

Roseville. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899.

Roseville Cling. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

Originated in Placer County, California. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color creamy-white; flesh adherent, creamy-white, red at the pit, juicy, firm, vinous, rich; quality good; season the last of September.

Rossanna. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:11, Pl. VI. 1768. 3. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 29. 1803. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 269. 1831.

Rozanna. 5. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. XXVII fig. 111. 1729.

Roussaine. 6. Knoop Fructologie 2:88. 1771.

Alberge-Aprikosenpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:217, 218. 1858.

Rossanna, though called Alberge by several writers, is a distinct variety. Tree a medium grower, very productive; flowers small, pale, dull red; leaves crenate; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly larger and more flattened than Alberge; suture prominent; apex terminating in a short nipple; skin yellow, almost entirely overlaid with deep purple; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, firm, often mealy, sweet, vinous; stone small, free; ripens the middle of September.

Round Transparent. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:188. 1832.

This peach is distinct from Grosse Mignonne although very similar in most characters. The chief differences between the two are that this sort has reniform glands and smaller fruit. The variety was introduced to America from France about 1825 by William Robert Prince, Flushing, New York.

Roussane Berthelane. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:265, 266 fig. 1879.

Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a pronounced suture; skin clear greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, very juicy, tender, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Roussanne Nouvelle. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:180. 1883.

Fruit very large, round; skin very pubescent, deep red; flesh white, free; ripens the last of August.

Royal Charlotte. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 103. 1831.

New Royal Charlotte. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 265. 1831.

Mittelgrossblühende Magdalene. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.

Madeleine à moyennes fleurs. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:151, 152, fig. 74. 1866-73.

Madeleine Hâtive. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:152, 153 fig., 154. 1879.

This English peach originated in Kew Gardens and at first was known as Kew. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers of medium size, dark red; fruit above medium in size, ovate; skin pale greenish-white, with a deep red, marbled cheek; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; stone ovoid, free; ripens early in September.

Royal George. 1. Christ Wörterb. 356. 1802. 2. Pom. Mag. 3:119, Pl. 1830. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 270. 1831. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 1:179, 180. 1831. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 485. 1845. 6. Hogg Fruit Man. 459, 460. 1884. 7. Mas Le Verger 7:121, 122. fig. 59. 1866-73.

Millet's Mignonne. 8. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 262, 263. 1831.

Königliche Magdalene. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.

König Georgs Pfirsich. 10. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.

It is very doubtful if the variety here described as Royal George is the original variety. According to Hogg the first mention of Royal George is by Switzer who said, in 1724, that it was raised by a Mr. Oram, Brompton Lane, England. At this time George the First was on the throne and, no doubt, the peach was named for him. The variety became popular but was difficult to propagate since it united with peach stocks very poorly. Hence, nurserymen substituted Millet's Mignonne, a new sort at that time which had been introduced by a Mr. Millet, North End, Fulham, England. The original Royal George was probably a seedling of Grosse Mignonne and but little different from that variety in many characters. The long list of synonyms given Royal George by writers attests the length of time this name has been extant and the confusion surrounding its identity. Flowers small; leaves serrate, without glands; fruit large, round, somewhat depressed, with a moderately deep suture; skin very pale yellowish-white, sprinkled with many red dots and marbled with deep red; flesh pale yellowish-white, very red at the stone from which it separates, very juicy, melting, rich and highly flavored; usually ripens the first of September.

Royal George Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:20. 1832.

Differs from Royal George by being more oblong in shape and having flesh adherent to the stone.

Royal George Mignonne. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 270, 271. 1831.

According to Lindley, this variety is reported to have been raised from seed by a friend of a Mr. Ronalds, Brentford, England. Although it closely resembles Royal George, Lindley says they are distinct.

Royal Vineyard. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

An English variety, ripening a week before Barrington; glands reniform.

Royale. 1. Rea Flora 212. 1676. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:35, 36, Pl. 24. 1768. 3. Leroy Dict Pom. 6:267 fig., 268. 1879.

Late Admirable. 4. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. 32, fig. 5. 1729. 5. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 260, 261. 1831. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Könglecher Lackpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:209. 1858.

Royale is an old French sort which originated about 1644 near Port-Royal-des-Champs, France. It resembles Admirable of which it is a seedling and has been confused more or less with Belle de Vitry, Bourdine and Teton de Venus, all of which are listed separately in this text. In 1873 there appeared a Late Admirable in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society which is identical with Royale. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small, pale red; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture deep; apex with a small, pointed nipple; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled and streaked with dark red; flesh whitish, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Royale de Barsac. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 237. 1908.

Listed in this reference.

Rüdiger Starhemberg. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

A seedling of Karl Schwarzenberg which it closely resembles; ripens at the end of September.

Ruding Late. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-conic; skin white, with a red blush; freestone; quality good; season the middle of September.

Rumbullion. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 27 fig. 2. 1817. 2. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 2:99, Pl. 53. 1823.

Rumbolion. 3. Langley Pomona 106. 1729.

Fruit large, light yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, light red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.

Runde Feine Durchsichtige. 1. Liegel Anweisung 69. 1822.

Fruit yellowish-white, blushed with attractive red; flesh white, red at the pit, sweet but with a slight subacid flavor.

Runyon Orange Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Said to have originated with a Mr. Runyon on the Sacramento River, California, and to surpass Orange Cling. Glands globose; fruit very large, yellow, with a dark crimson cheek; flesh rich, sweet, with a vinous flavor.

Rupley. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

Said to have been originated by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit small, oval, with a light orange color; flavor fair; clingstone; ripens the middle of July in Texas.

Russell. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:355 fig. 1903. 4. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 429, Pl. LIII. 1911.

Russet No. 1. 5. Gard. & For. 8:349. 1895.

J. M. Russell, Wymore, Nebraska, grew Russell from a stone of Chili which may have been fertilized by Alexander. The variety first fruited in 1893. In 1899, it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; color creamy-white, shaded and washed with crimson; flesh greenish-white, with yellow veins, red at the pit, juicy, very melting, mild subacid, rich; quality very good; stone free; season in Nebraska a month later than Alexander.

Russell No. 3. 1. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 277. 1901.

Listed as a promising seedling in Nebraska.

Russet. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The russet Peach is one of the most ordinary Peaches in the Kingdome, being of a russet colour on the outside, and but of a reasonable rellish, farre meaner then many other."

Russian. 1. Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt. IV:No. 4, 76. 1889.

Flowers small; fruit small, round, with a white skin; flesh white, of good quality; ripens the middle of August.

Rutter. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896.

Listed as a small, late, worthless variety.

S. G. French. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:224. 1899.

Said to ripen about the middle of July in New Mexico.

Saint-Barthélemy. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:133, 134, fig. 3. 1883.

This peach is a chance seedling found by the Barthère Brothers in a garden at Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-yellow, marbled, with dark brownish-red; flesh yellow, streaked with dark red around the pit, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; season the last of August.

Saint Catherine. 1. Pa. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 586. 1878.

Listed in this reference.

St. Clair. 1. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:180. 1906.

Fruit medium to large, round, irregular; color greenish-white, shaded with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit which is free, firm, moderately juicy; quality good; ripens the middle of September.

Saint Fagus. 1. Lond. Hort Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

St. Helena. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877.

This is a seedling of Chinese Cling and is said to be of good size and excellent quality.

Saint James. 1. Parkinson Par. Tex. 580. 1629.

Thought by Parkinson to be the same as the Queenes peach.

St. Joseph Yellow Rareripe. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 227, 229. 1874.

Grown by a Mr. Pike of Royalton, Michigan, and once considered valuable in that section.

St. Louis. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 257. 1854. 2. Hooper W. Fr. Book 230. 1857.

A large, yellow, native peach.

Saint Marie. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Listed in this reference.

St. Mary. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877.

This is a seedling of Chinese Cling and is said to be of excellent quality.

St. Michael. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 409. 1889.

Glands reniform; fruit very large, round; skin bright yellow, striped and marbled with dull red; flesh yellow, streaked with red near the apex but not at the stone, sweet, juicy; quality very good; clingstone; season early September.

Sallie Worrell. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:311. 1878. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 3rd App. 171, 172. 1881.

Worrell. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

This peach was raised from seed by Mrs. Sallie Worrell, Wilson, North Carolina; introduced by C. W. Westbrook of the same place. Tree vigorous, productive, bearing glandless, serrate leaves; fruit large, roundish, with one side enlarged; suture shallow but distinct; skin creamy-white, shaded and mottled with light red; flesh free, white, red at the pit, juicy, melting, slightly vinous; of excellent quality; ripens the last of September.

Sallville. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Sanders. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 16. 1878. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:806. 1896.

Saunders. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 151. 1881.

Fruit small, ovate, with an acute apex; color creamy-white; flesh yellowish-green, adherent, with a peculiar, vinous flavor; season the first of August in Texas.

Sangmel. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:819. 1896. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13. 1900.

Sangmel is a seedling of Honey introduced by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, about 1892. Fruit above medium in size, roundish-oblong, pointed; skin white, overspread with red; flesh streaked with red; clingstone; ripens the last of June in the South.

Sanguine. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:272, 273 fig., 274. 1879.

Cardinale. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Cardinal de Furstemberg. 4. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Sanguine made its appearance in France early in the Seventeenth Century, being first described by Claude Sainte-Etienne. The Chartreux Monks, about 1704, gave this variety the name Cardinal de Furstemberg. Unfortunately this name was also given to Cardinale causing much confusion. Sanguine differs from the Sanguinole in ripening earlier and in having smaller flowers. Glands reniform; flowers of medium size, intensely rose-colored; fruit large, roundish-oblate, faintly sutured; skin orange-yellow, nearly entirely overlaid with deep carmine; flesh firm, fibrous, flesh-colored, with deeper streaks of red, juicy, rather acid; stone plump, ovoid, free; ripens early in September or the last of August.

Sanguine de Jouy. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:95, 96, fig. 46. 1866-73.

Pêche de Vigne. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:299. 1879.

This is an old seedling found in a vineyard at Jouy-aux-Orches near Metz, France. Leaves devoid of glands; flowers small; fruit medium in size, ovoid, faintly mamelon at the apex; flesh marbled with red, melting, sugary; quality good; stone free, small; ripens from the middle to the end of September.

Sanguine de Manosque. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 65, 66. 1867.

Sanguine de Manosque drew its name from the locality of the same name in Basses-Alpes, France, where Carrière believed it to have originated. He described it as having large flowers; glands globose; fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin streaked with violet; flesh red, melting, juicy; stone large, russet, obovate, free; ripens in August.

Sanguinole. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:43. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:275, 276 fig., 277. 1879.

Bloody Monsieur. 3. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Bloody. 4. Langley Pomona 107, Pl. 72 fig. 6. 1729.

Scarlet. 5. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 230. 1817.

French Blood. 6. Prince Pom. Man. 1:198, 199. 1831.

Gemeiner Blutpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:193. 1858.

Sanguinolente. 8. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:477. 1860.

Gewöhnliche Blutpfirsich. 9. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 397. 1889.

This beet-red peach is very similar to Sanguine. It is needless to say that the two have been much confused. It was first described as Pêche Beterave by Friar Triquel in 1659. Glands small, reniform; flowers large; fruit roundish, more or less elongated; skin thick, adhering to the pulp; flesh dark red, rather dry, bitter, not very agreeable; stone free, small, ovoid; ripens early in October.

Sanguinole Melting. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large; flesh melting, of second quality; matures the last of September.

Sanguinole Pitmaston. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit small, dark red; flesh melting; ripens at the end of September.

Sargent. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 223, 224. 1832.

Sargent's Rareripe. 2. Prince Treat. Hort. 18. 1828. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:26. 1832.

Sargent originated with Daniel Sargent, Boston, Massachusetts. Fruit medium in size, round; color pale yellow, tinged with a red blush; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, excellent; ripens the first of September.

Savoy. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

Early Savoy. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 3:370. 1862. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 220. 1866.

This is a large, early peach, having a deep red blush and fine, melting flesh.

Sawyer. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 46. 1897.

A variety grown by W. N. Blackington, Denmark, Iowa. Fruit large, roundish; color golden yellow, blushed and splashed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, mild subacid; quality very good; season the middle of September.

Scarlet Admirable. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 93. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Scarlet Anne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

Said to have small leaves and large flowers.

Scheuster Choice. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Schieski. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 413. 1889.

Mentioned by Mathieu.

Schley. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 170. 1899.

This is a productive, yellow, freestone peach of very good quality, ripening ten days earlier than Elberta.

Schlomer Early. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:67. 1900.

Tree medium in growth.

Schlössers Frühpfirsich. 1. Lucas Handb. Obst. 3rd Ed. 475. 1893.

Fruit large, roundish, with a red blush; flesh tender and of good quality; ripens from July to August.

Schmidberger Pfirsich. 1. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 19, Pl. 1882.

Schmidberger's Magdalene. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish, compressed at the base and apex; skin yellowish-white, dotted and mottled with dull red; flesh white, stained red at the pit, tender, juicy, with a delicate, aromatic flavor; season the last of August.

Schofields Seedling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 9:347. 1890.

Planted for trial at this Station in 1890.

Schofields White. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 9:347. 1890.

Placed in the orchard of this Station for testing in 1890.

Schöne Pavie. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Schöne von Vilvorde. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Mentioned without a description.

Schöne Wächterin. 1. Liegel Anweisung 70. 1822. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:210. 1858.

Fruit large, purplish-red, with much reddish-black in the sun; flesh whitish-yellow, pink at the stone and often under the skin, with a pleasant, musky flavor; ripens the last of August.

Schöne von Westland. 1. Koch Deut. Obst. 540. 1876.

Schöne aus Westland. 2. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 25, Pl. 1882.

Fruit large, roundish; skin dull yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh whitish-yellow, with red at the pit, very tender, sweet; quality good; season September.

Schöner Peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh yellow, tender, good; season the first of September.

Scott. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:61. 1910.

Alexander Hamilton, Allegan County, Michigan, introduced this variety. Leaves bear globose glands; flowers small; fruit large, yellow-fleshed, separating from the pit; ripens late.

Scott October. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 632. 1869. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Scott Cling? 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Scott. 4. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896.

This sort originated with Jacob C. Lyons, Columbia, South Carolina. It is a pale yellow clingstone, ripening very late.

Scotts Early Red. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 487. 1845.

Downing reports the peach of this variety excellent and the tree a prolific bearer; from New Jersey. Leaves with obscure, globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture distinct; skin pale greenish-white, mottled with red; flesh very juicy, rich; ripens the middle of August.

Scotts Magnate. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 626. 1857.

A variety of Red Rareripe; glands reniform; fruit very large, round, depressed; skin pale yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh white, luscious and well-flavored; ripens early in September.

Scotts Nectar. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 626. 1857.

Another seedling from Red Rareripe; glands globose; fruit large, pale yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh white; matures early in September.

Scruggs. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896.

Scruggs originated with J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, and later was introduced by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. Fruit medium in size, ovate; skin yellow, with a small, red blush; flesh light yellow, moderately tender and juicy, flavor insipid; stone semi-clinging; season late.

Sea Eagle. 1. Gard. Mon. 23:211. 1881. 2. Flor. & Pom. 152. 1882. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 460. 1884.

Aigle de Mer. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 54, 215. 1876.

Sea Eagle was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a seed of Early Silver. Fruit large, round and regular in shape, with a slight suture; skin pale lemon-yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh free, pale yellowish-white, stained with deep red next the stone, juicy, melting, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens the last of September.

Seiders. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.

This is a seedling of Thurber which originated with F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas. It is a medium-sized, round, yellow clingstone, ripening the middle of July.

Selby Cling. 1. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't Pt. 3:110. 1857.

Fruit large; skin white, with a red blush; flesh melting, juicy, with a peculiar, rich flavor; ripens the last of September.

Sellers Cling. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Sellers' Golden Cling. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

This variety originated on the farm of S. A. Sellers, Contra Costa County, California. It is a very large, rich, clingstone, with golden color, ripening with Late Crawford.

Sellers Free. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 141. 1883.

Said to be desirable along the California coast.

Semis de Madeleine. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Semis de Pêche d'Egypte. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Mentioned by Mas without a description.

Semis de Plowden. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

Mentioned by Mathieu.

Sener. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:225. 1899.

This is an unproductive, Michigan variety. Fruit large, nearly round or obscurely ovate; color yellow, blushed and marbled with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, very juicy, tender, with a mild, vinous flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Sernach. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:35. 1832.

Pêche de Sernach. 2. Mag. Hort. 1:149. 1835.

Probably originated at Tarascon, Bouches du Rhône, France. Fruit medium in size, oval; skin yellowish-white, with a bright red blush; flesh free, pale yellowish-white, with some red at the pit, juicy, rich, pleasant; ripens early in September.

Serrate Ispahan. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 185. 1858.

Listed in this reference.

Shannon Cling. 1. Johnson Cat. 1894.

According to J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, this peach originated in Coshocton County. It is a large, attractive, yellow clingstone of good quality, ripening the last of September.

Sharpe Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

These three seedlings were raised by a Mr. Sharpe, Wooster, Ohio, and all are said to excel Alexander.

Shaw Mammoth. 1. Va. Sta. Bul. 2:9. 1889.

Growing in the Virginia Station orchard in 1889.

Sheester. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:15. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Shelby. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 11:44. 1891.

Mentioned in this reference.

Shepherd Early. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 154. 1883.

Mentioned in this reference as an excellent freestone.

Sherfey Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

This variety was raised by Raphael Sherfey, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who recommends it.

Sherman October. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 313. 1889.

Said to have originated in Maryland. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large; skin white, without a blush; quality good; valuable for shipping; season the middle of October.

Shinn Rareripe. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 312. 1889.

Originated with James Shinn, Niles, California. Fruit large, with a very dark red surface; flesh sweet, rich, white, red at the stone which is free; quality good for market; ripens soon after Early Crawford.

Shipler. 1. J. S. Kerr Cat. 4. 1898. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.

This variety is a seedling of Chinese Cling originated by A. L. Shipler, Denison, Texas. It is described as a yellow clingstone, resembling Elberta and ripening in Texas about the middle of July.

Shipley. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899.

Shipley's Late Red. 2. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:15. 1892. 3. Fulton Peach Cult. 176. 1908.

Fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate, compressed; color pale yellow, with a red cheek; flesh free, pale yellow, juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; quality fair; season the middle of September.

Shipley Rareripe. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895.

Fruit medium to large; flesh white, free; ripens early in August.

Shockley Early. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

This variety appeared in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 to 1897.

Shop. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43, 44. 1895.

This peach grew near a building used as a shop by E. A. Riehl, Alton, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white, with yellow veins, stained red at the stone, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet; quality good; stone free; season the middle of September.

Siebolt. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Siebolt is a moderately large, freestone, greenish-yellow peach with a red blush, which has yellowish-white flesh and ripens in September.

Sieulle. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 232. 1866. 2. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; skin coarsely pubescent, greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh tender, juicy, rich; yellowish-white, deeply stained with red at the pit which is free; quality good; season the last of September.

Sill. 1. Augustine Nur. Cat. No. 43, 7. 1910.

According to Augustine and Company, nurserymen at Normal, Illinois, Sill originated about 1904 with W. H. Sill, at Normal, as a seedling of Elberta. The fruit resembles Elberta but is larger, a little higher colored and ripens from a week to ten days later.

Silvan Seedling. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

Said to be an attractive peach of good quality.

Silver Medal. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 175, 176. 1908.

Tree vigorous; fruit roundish-oblate; skin white, with an occasional blush; flesh white, free and of good quality; season the last of September.

Simms. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134. 1911.

Fruit medium in size, round; color yellow, splashed with red stripes; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, subacid; quality good; freestone; ripens the last of July in Alabama.

Simon. 1. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 175. 1895.

Imported from China. Fruit round, flattened at the ends, of medium size; skin dark red; flesh yellow, hard, with a bitter-almond flavor; quality poor.

Sims. 1. Smith Bros. Cat. 14. 1913.

According to Smith Brothers, Concord, Georgia, this peach resembles Columbia. The fruit is large with dark veins through its yellow flesh, of fine quality and ripens early in August. Said to come true from seed.

Sites Old Zack. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

Old Zack. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 4. 1855.

Originated at Columbus, Ohio. Fruit nearly large; skin yellow, with a dull red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy, separating freely from the stone; season early September.

Skinner Superb. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

This is a very good freestone peach which originated in the South, where it ripens in early August:

Slane. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a large, good, yellow peach.

Slappey. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 3. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134, 135. 1911.

Fruit medium in size, roundish, inclining to conic; color golden yellow, shaded with red and crimson; flesh yellow, somewhat mealy, sweet; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of June in Alabama.

Sleeper Dwarf. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 29:554. 1875. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

This dwarf peach originated with W. M. Sleeper, Oxford, Indiana. Tree dwarf and compact in habit of growth; fruit medium to large; skin greenish-white, tinged with crimson; flesh juicy, sweet, rich; season October.

Slindon Park. 1. Gard. Chron. 941. 1865. 2. Ibid. 364. 1866.

A. Stewart, Slindon Park, England, raised this variety from a pit of Late Admirable. It is a large, late, freestone peach, having very good flavor.

Sloan Carolina. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:35. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Slocum Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Glands globose; fruit large; color yellow, shaded with red; flesh yellow; ripens in August.

Small White Magdalen. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:186. 1831.

Small White. 2. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

Fruit small; skin white, dotted with red; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; season the middle of August.

Smeigh. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 46. 1897.

Raised by Daniel Smeigh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fruit nearly large, roundish-conic; skin white, washed and mottled with red; flesh adherent, white, red at the pit, firm, compact, sweet, rich; season very late.

Smith. 1. Ramsey Cat. 5. 1915.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety originated in Lampasas County, Texas, more than forty years ago. It is said to be a regular and abundant bearer of deliciously sweet fruit.

Smith Favorite. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 633. 1857.

Raised by Calvin Smith, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin yellow, nearly covered with deep, rich red; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, rich, delicious; freestone; season from the middle to the last of September.

Smith Indian. 1. Ramsey Cat. 4. 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this is a seedling which originated in Austin. It is a large, red-fleshed, juicy clingstone ripening the last of July.

Smith Newington. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 28 fig. 1. 1729. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 498. 1845.

Early Newington. 3. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

New York Early Newington. 4. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 218. 1817.

Weisser Härtling. 5. Liegel Anweisung 72. 1822.

Härtlings Magdalene. 6. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200. 1858.

Pavie Blanc (Gros). 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:213 fig., 214. 1879.

Smith Newington was never much grown in America but was at one time widely grown in England as an early clingstone. Flowers large; leaves serrate, without glands; fruit medium in size, oval; skin pale straw-color, with a lively red blush; flesh firm, juicy, pale yellow, stained red at the pit to which it adheres; of very good quality; ripens the last of August.

Smithson. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 1st App. 37. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

Smooth-Leaved Royal George. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 271, 272. 1831. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 224. 1832.

This peach seems to have originated with a Mr. Lee, Hammersmith, England. Glands globose. Fruit large, nearly round, yellowish-white, blushed with a beautiful, deep red on carmine; flesh yellowish-white, deep red next the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, with a high, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.

Smoothstone. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

Listed in this reference.

Smyrna. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Mentioned as a good, yellow peach.

Sneed. 1. Gard. & For. 6:279. 1893. 2. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 5. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107, 108. 1901. 6. Rev. Hort. 350, 594, 595, Pl. 1904.

Sneed originated about 1885 in the yard of Judge John L. T. Sneed, Nashville, Tennessee, and is said to be a seedling of Family Favorite. According to the references the variety has been grown in the southwest under the names Peebles and Bowers. Sneed was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; color greenish-white, washed and mottled with bright red; flesh greenish-white, often stained with red under the skin, juicy, tender, melting, mild subacid, often slightly bitter; quality fair; stone small, clinging; season the middle to the last of July.

Snow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 224. 1832. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 486, 487. 1845. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 4. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 426. 1897.

Neige. 5. Thomas Guide Prat. 40, 221. 1876.

This unique peach is of American origin. The blossoms and the fruit are white, without a trace of color, and the flesh is white to the stone. Tree hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, white; fruit large, round, with a slight suture; skin thin, clear white; flesh white to the pit, juicy, melting, rich, sprightly, free; ripens the first of September.

Snow Cling. 1. Horticulturist 7:177. 1857.

Snow. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

Fruit small, round, creamy-yellow, sweet, juicy, clingstone; glands small, globose; ripens early.

Snow Favorite. 1. Can. Hort. 23:381. 1900.

This peach originated in Syracuse, New York; it ripens with Early Crawford. Fruit of large size and high color; flavor excellent and quality good.

Snow Orange. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114, 115, 321. 1873. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:61, 62. 1910.

Snow. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 5. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903.

Snow Orange was introduced by L. P. Hall, Paw Paw, Michigan, more than fifty years ago and is supposed to be a seedling which originated upon the farm of a Mr. Snow of that place. Tree moderately vigorous and productive; glands obscurely reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, compressed; suture distinct; apex slightly pointed; color yellow, with a dull red cheek and slight mottlings of red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, sweet, sometimes with a slight bitter taste; quality good; pit free, large, plump; ripens the last of August.

Sobiesky Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

Fruit roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, sweet, with a vinous flavor; ripens the last of August.

Solomon. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03.

Listed in this reference.

Soulard Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 122. 1854.

Mentioned as a very good, native peach.

Southern Early. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899.

Originated in South Carolina. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the suture which is distinct; skin yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, moderately firm, with a pleasant, rich, sprightly flavor; quality good; stone free; season the last of August.

Southwick. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 175. 1908.

Southwick's Late. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1871. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 122. 1872.

Southwick is an accidental seedling found on the grounds of T. T. Southwick, Dansville, New York. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin yellowish-white, dotted and streaked with red; flesh white, separating freely from the stone, very juicy, melting, with a fine, delicate flavor; season the last of September.

Souvenir de Gérard Galopin. 1. Guide Prat. 42. 1895.

Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, with a purplish-black color; flesh juicy, good, yellow, red at the pit which is free; ripens the first of September.

Souvenir de Java. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:149, 150, fig. 73. 1866-73.

Andenken an Java. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

This variety was raised in the vicinity of Liége, Belgium, about 1849 by Madam Brahy. It was so called by a M. Papeleu because of courtesies shown him while in Java by Madam Brahy's father. Branches slender; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit above medium in size, globular, slightly depressed at the ends; cavity deep; skin thin, separating from the flesh, whitish-yellow, purple where exposed; flesh yellow, crimson at the pit, melting, vinous; stone small, oval, slightly obovate, free; ripens the last of August.

Souvenir de Jean-Denis Couturier. 1. Rev. Hort. 108, 109. 1891.

This peach was grown about 1856 by Jean-Denis Couturier at Montreuil, Seine, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, with a fine red blush; flesh white, red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens the last of August.

Souvenir de Jean Rey. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 63. 1867.

Andenken an Jean Rey. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

This is a variety raised by Jean Rey, a nurseryman, Toulouse, France. Leroy combines this variety with Schöne Toulouserin. Tree vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit medium, globular; suture shallow; skin strongly pubescent, pale yellow, deep red where exposed; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, aromatic; stone russet, obtuse, free; ripens early in September.

Spanish. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:32. 1832. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1835.

Spanish Clingstone. 3. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Fruit large, round; skin white, with a red blush; flesh adherent, very juicy, sweet, vinous, excellent; ripens early in October.

Späte Mignot Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Tardive des Mignots. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 60. 1867.

Fruit large, roundish, depressed at the base; skin white, washed with bright red; flesh free, white, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, pleasant-flavored; season early in September.

Später Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:216. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish, compressed at the ends; skin yellowish-white, with some red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, moderately firm; good; season late in October.

Spath Seedling. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900.

Said to be a tree of medium growth.

Spence. 1. Ramsey Cat. 10. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety originated in Austin. The fruit resembles that of Mamie Ross but is larger and has a better flavor. The flesh is inclined to be mealy; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Spottswood. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:108. 1901.

This peach originated with the late Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, from a pit brought from Japan in 1860 by W. A. Spottswood, a Fleet Surgeon in the United States Navy. P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, introduced the variety about 1868. Fruit medium in size, roundish, inclining to oval; color creamy-white; flesh white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, mild, vinous; quality good; season early in September.

Spring Grove. 1. Pom. Mag. 3:97, Pl. 1830. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 272. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:17, 18. 1832. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 232. 1866.

Schnellwachsender Lieblingspfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:206. 1858.

This peach was raised by T. A. Knight, Downton Castle, Wiltshire, England, from a stone of Grosse Mignonne which had been fertilized by Red Nutmeg. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; fruit medium in size, round, with a shallow suture; color greenish-yellow, with a bright crimson blush; flesh greenish-yellow to the stone from which it separates, juicy, rich and pleasantly flavored; ripens the last of August.

Squaw. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

This is a small, inferior, yellow, freestone peach with small, reniform glands, ripening in Texas the last of July.

Staley. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903.

Staley originated as a sucker from a peach-root in Selma, Fresno County, California, and was introduced by F. M. Nevins of Selma. Fruit very large, elongated, somewhat flattened laterally; color creamy-white with touches of light red; flesh white, juicy, tender; quality very good; pit free; season late in California.

Stanley. 1. Griffing Bros. Cat. 11 fig. 1900. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:151. 1904.

Stanley is a seedling of Honey which originated in the nursery of Griffing Brothers, Macclenny, Florida. The variety is subject to brown-rot and is a poor shipper. Fruit roundish-oblong, medium to large; cavity deep, open; apex short, conical, nearly straight or a mere point; skin thick, greenish-white, washed with deep red on the sunny side; flesh white, rather soft, easily breaking down, sweet, insipid, with a tinge of bitter around the stone; quality no more than fair; stone clinging, oblong, plump; ripens the middle of June in Florida.

Stanwick Early York. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:365. 1875.

This is a productive variety but the fruit is small and not very attractive and drops badly in dry weather.

Stark Early Elberta. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 46, 47. 1914.

Goldfinch. 2. Barnes Bros. Cat. 5. 1913.

Stark Early Elberta was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri. The variety first fruited with Dr. Sumner Gleason of Kaysville, Utah. It is a seedling of Elberta and much like that variety but is said to ripen about a week earlier and to be handsomer and of better quality. On the grounds of this Station it seems to be identical with Elberta.

Stark Heath. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 3. Stark Bros. Yearbook 71. 1910. 4. Ibid. 52. 1916.

Stark Heath is said to be an improvement over Heath Cling. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly oval; apex prominent; suture distinct; color clear creamy-white, somewhat blushed; flesh creamy-white, juicy, tender, melting, with a vinous flavor; quality good; stone clinging; ripens a month after Elberta.

Steadley. 1. Horticulturist 28:25. 1873. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903.

This variety is said to be a seedling of La Grange which it resembles. Leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, inclining to ovate, with a slight suture; skin creamy-white, washed with pink; flesh free, white, very juicy, tender, with a mild sprightliness; quality good; season from the middle to the last of September.

Stearns. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:62. 1910.

This variety, which was introduced in 1906, originated with J. N. Stearns, South Haven, Michigan. The fruit is about the size of Elberta which it surpasses in quality and brilliancy of color. It is a perfect freestone, with yellow flesh and ripens just after Elberta.

Steele. 1. Can. Hort. 24:418. 1901.

Originated with Dr. M. Steele, Tavistock, Perth County, Ontario. Tree productive; fruit large, with an attractive, creamy skin and red cheek; flesh white, tender, juicy; good; season the last of August.

Stenson October. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 81:31. 1905.

Undesirable in Louisiana.

Stephenson Cling. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 641, 642. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

This peach is supposed to be a seedling of Blood Cling grown by Thomas Stephenson, Clark County, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a dark, dull, purplish-red blush; flesh white, with tinges of red and deep red at the stone, very tender, melting, juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens September first.

Stetson. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:114. 1847. 2. Hovey Fr. Am. 1:53, Pl. 1851. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 626. 1857.

This is an accidental seedling which sprang up in 1843 in the garden of N. Stetson, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Fruit large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin greenish-white, marbled and shaded with crimson; flesh white, pink at the stone, very melting, juicy, brisk, rich; stone free; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Stevens Late. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:227. 1899.

Late Rareripe Stevens. 3. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876. 4. Ibid. 15. 1878.

Stevenson's Oct. 5. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:10. 1890.

Stevens Late originated in Delaware or New Jersey. Tree strong; fruit of medium size, roundish, with an indistinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a bright, mottled blush; flesh pale creamy-white, with a little red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; quality good; season early October.

Stewart Nos. 1 and 2. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Listed in the reference; received at this Station from S. Richardson, Richardson, Utah.

Stickler Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

Stiles. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Stiles originated with Dr. E. P. Stiles, Austin, Texas, from a seed brought from Virginia and planted in 1866. Fruit of medium size, resembling Elberta in shape and color; flesh reddish-yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, free; quality good; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Stilson. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Originated in California. Fruit very large, having a red cheek, with crimson stripes; flesh yellow, free; quality excellent; ripens after Late Crawford.

Stinson. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:135. 1911. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Stinson Late. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 157. 1881. 4. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892.

Stinson October. 5. Ala. Sta. Bul. 47:11. 1893.

Fruit large, broadly oval; color creamy-white, shaded with dark purplish-red; flesh adherent, white, veined with red and red at the pit, mild subacid; quality good; season late.

Stirling Castle. 1. Gard. Chron. 557. 1858. 2. Ibid. 734. 1860. 3. Mag. Hort. 28:365. 1862. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 44. 1876.

Raised at Stirling Castle, England. Fruit large, roundish, with a well-colored, brownish-red surface; flesh red near the pit, vinous, aromatic; quality good; ripens early in September.

Stone. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:318. 1893.

Said to be a yellow-fleshed peach common in the south of Europe.

Stonewall Jackson. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 207. 1913.

Stonewall. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 5. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:108. 1901.

General Jackson. 6. S. C. Sta. Rpt. 19:16. 1906.

This peach may have originated in Texas as a seedling of Chinese Cling. Some authorities, however, say that it originated with Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, from a peach-pit brought from Japan in 1860 by William A. Spottswood, a Fleet Surgeon in the United States Navy. It is supposed to have been introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, about 1868. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate, inclined to conic; suture distinct; color creamy-yellow, with a faint crimson blush and many red dots; flesh white, red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; stone large, clinging; season early.

Storm No. 1. 1. Flor. & Pom. 84. 1880.

This is a seedling raised by James A. Storm of Missouri, and said to be a large, attractive, freestone peach, ripening just before Amsden.

Stranahan. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:62. 1910.

Stranahan's Late Orange. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 189. 1880.

Stranahan is a seedling raised in Michigan. Fruit very large, nearly round; color deep yellow, with a red cheek; flesh golden yellow, firm, free; quality good; season very late.

Strawberry. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 487. 1845. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1877.

Rose. 4. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892.

Strawberry was introduced by Thomas Hancock, Burlington, New Jersey. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; skin nearly all marbled with dark red; flesh white, juicy, melting, rich, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; ripens early in August.

Strong. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:227. 1899.

Fruit medium to large, roundish; color creamy-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit from which it is free, tender, melting, moderately juicy, mild subacid, vinous; quality good; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Strout Early. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:357. 1903.

Originated in Indian Territory and resembles Alexander. Fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly compressed; flesh streaked with red, firm; of good quality; stone free; ripens early.

Strunk.

Trees of this peach were received at this Station for testing in 1913 from W. P. Strunk, Roodhouse, Illinois, who originated it from seed in 1904. According to a statement of the originator, the trees are productive and bear large, yellow, freestone fruit of good quality which ripens the last of August.

Stuart. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1898.

Fruit medium in size; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh clinging; quality good; season the last of July.

Studt. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 366. 1908.

This is a seedling with Persian blood which originated in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa.

Sturtevant. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 290. 1852. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Sturtevant was originated in 1826 by E. T. Sturtevant, Cleveland, Ohio. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog from 1862 until 1897. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed; skin very pubescent, rich yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, with veins of red running into the flesh; quality very good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Suber. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:517, 518. 1902. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Suber was originated by a colored man of that name at Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; color creamy-yellow, with a pinkish-red blush; flesh white, firm, meaty, sweet, vinous; quality good; clingstone; ripens early in Florida.

Success. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11. 1901. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:357. 1903. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Success probably originated in Texas. Fruit large, roundish, with a yellow surface; flesh firm, juicy, rich; good; pit free.

Sulhamstead. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 252. 1831. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 232. 1866. 3. Mas Le Verger 7:89, 90, fig. 43. 1866-73.

This variety originated about a century ago in the garden of a Mrs. Thoytes, of Sulhamstead House, near Reading, Berkshire, England. Leaves deeply serrate, glandless; fruit large, roundish; skin clear, pale yellow, marbled with dark red; flesh pale yellow, melting, juicy, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; pit free; ripens from the first to the middle of September.

Sylphide. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:109. 1901.

Sylphide Cling. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

Sylphide is a seedling of General Lee and originated in 1874 with Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong, compressed, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, dotted with red; flesh adherent, white, red at the pit, juicy, mild subacid; ripens the last of August.

Sumner Early. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 633, 634. 1869.

Fruit medium to large, with an attractive blush; flesh white, firm, free; ripens early.

Sumner White Free. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 634. 1869.

Originated in South Carolina. Fruit large, nearly round, slightly depressed, with unequal sides; suture distinct; skin whitish-green, shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet; ripens the first of September.

Sunrise. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1904.

Sunrise originated with Miller Brothers, Paw Paw, West Virginia, as a seedling of Heath Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; color creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh firm, very juicy, sweet; quality good; clingstone; ripens very late.

Sunset. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Superbe de Choisy. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 41. 1895.

Fruit very large; flesh juicy, sweet, agreeably aromatic, white, red at the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

Superbe de Trévoux. 1. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 115 fig. 1906.

Fruit large, with a distinct suture which divides the fruit into two unequal faces; skin nearly covered with dark red; flesh juicy, sweet, pleasantly flavored; quality good; ripens the last of August.

Superior Late. 1. Country Gent. 26:256. 1865.

Scattergood No. 1. 2. Trans. Am. Inst. 211. 1865.

This is a seedling raised about sixty years ago by H. V. Scattergood, Albany, New York. It is a large clingstone of good quality, ripening early in October.

Surpasse Bon Ouvrier. 1. Gard. Chron. 3rd Ser. 1:210. 1887.

Fruit large, round, furrowed on one side; color deep scarlet in the sun; flesh melting, sweet, yellowish-white, red at the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

Surprise. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33. 1832.

Tree productive; fruit very large, with a dingy-red or purplish surface; flesh deep yellow, with crimson veins running towards the center; quality very good; freestone.

Surprise de Jodoigne. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 6:91, 92, Pl. 1858.

Fruit medium in size, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellow, mottled and dotted with red; flesh juicy, sweet, yellow, red at the pit which is free; quality fair.

Surprise de Pellaine. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 41. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:281, 282 fig. 1879.

Introduced about 1864 by Henri Delloyer, a Belgian. Leaves glandless; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a well-marked suture; skin pale greenish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens the last of September.

Sure Crop. 1. Lovett Cat. 24 fig. 1906.

Introduced by J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, New Jersey. Tree hardy, productive; fruit large, nearly round; skin white, with a bright carmine cheek; flesh very juicy, sweet, rich, sprightly; ripens early.

Surties. 1. Ramsey Cat. 1913.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety was originated by a Mr. Surties, Bexar County, Texas. The fruit resembles Honey but is less pointed; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Susquehanna. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 184, 214. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 633. 1857. 3. Mas Le Verger 7:179, 180, fig. 88. 1866-73. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:282, 283 fig. 1879.

Griffith. 5. Mag. Hort. 24:107. 1858.

Susquehanna was raised many years ago by a Mr. Griffith on the banks of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, but the exact place of origin has never been known. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves have large, reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round; skin rich yellow, with a beautiful red cheek; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

Swainson Black. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

This is a dark red, medium-sized peach, ripening the first of September.

Swalsh. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 221, 222. 1817. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 294. 1854.

Swalze. 3. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. 32 fig. 1. 1729.

Double Swalsh. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 256. 1831.

This variety is said to have been brought into England by Lord Peterborough before 1729. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, dark red; fruit medium in size, ovate, with a deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a bright, deep red blush; flesh white, pale red at the pit from which it separates, melting, juicy, pleasantly flavored; ripens the first of September.

Swann Free. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Sweet. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167 fig. 1886-87.

Originated by M. E. Sweet, Kirtland, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color orange-yellow, mottled and striped with bright red; flesh light yellow, juicy, sweet; quality very good; season September.

Sweet Water. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:24. 1832.

Early Sweetwater. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:412. 1826. 4. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard., 184. 1846.

According to Prince, Sweet Water originated in Flushing, New York, early in the Nineteenth Century. The peaches ripen a few days after Anne which Sweet Water resembles in shape of fruit and growth of tree. Leaves large, doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, nearly round; skin thin, white, with a small amount of color on the exposed side; flesh melting, white, juicy, sweet; stone small, round, nearly flat, free.

Swick Wonder. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 236. 1906.

Listed in this reference.

Switzerland. 1. Gard. Mon. 10:249. 1868. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 378. 1895. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:227, 228. 1899.

This peach is supposed to have originated in Georgia. Tree productive, bearing leaves with globose glands; fruit medium to large, roundish, tapering slightly towards the apex, with a very shallow suture; color creamy-white, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit, tender, mild and vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Taber. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:151, 152. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 4. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:135. 1911.

Taber originated in 1892 with G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, as a seedling of Honey. The American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list in 1909. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a long, recurved apex; skin white, well covered with red; flesh white, streaked with red, firm, juicy, rich, subacid; quality very good; clingstone; ripens the last of June in Florida.

Tacker. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:109. 1901.

J. W. Tacker of Freestone County, Texas, grew this variety from an unknown peach-pit about 1845. It is said to reproduce itself closely from seed and is considered a valuable clingstone in Texas.

Tallman Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895.

Listed in this reference.

Tante Mélanie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Tree very prolific; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit well-colored.

Tarbell. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 208. 1913.

This variety was grown many years ago by C. H. Tarbell, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Fruit very large, roundish, flattened at the base, with a suture nearly around the fruit; skin rich yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, very juicy, rich, sweet; quality good; season the middle of September.

Tardive d'Avignon. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive d'Auvergne. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:182. 1883.

Belle tardive d'Auvergne. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Probably of Belgian origin. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; of first quality; matures early in October.

Tardive Béraud. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive Chevallier. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Tardive de Gros. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive des Lazaristes. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive du Mont d'Or. 1. Garden 52:449. 1897. 2. Rev. Hort. 520, 521, Pl. 1897.

This peach seems to have been sent out about 1896 by Francisque Morel, a nurseryman at Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, shaded with deep red; flesh creamy-white, streaked with pink at the center, very juicy, sweet, aromatic; season the first of November in France.

Tardive de Montauban. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

A large, yellow-fleshed peach ripening at the end of September.

Tardive de Passebel. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tasmanian Wonder. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

Tausch. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Tausch's Lieblingspfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:206, 207. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the middle of September.

Taylor. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 208. 1913.

Originated in the District of Columbia. Fruit large, round, with a yellow surface; clingstone; very good.

Tecumsa. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858.

Said to be valuable in the South.

Teindoux. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 229. 1817. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:16, 17. 1832.

Teindou. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:38, 39, Pl. 27. 1768. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:286, 287. 1879.

Teint-Doux. 5. Christ Wörterb. 356. 1802.

Sanftfarbige. 6. Christ Handb. 594. 1817.

Zartgefärbter Lackpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213. 1858.

Glands globose; fruit large, round, divided into two unequal sections by a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, mottled with red; flesh juicy, sweet, melting, with a delicate flavor, white, faintly streaked with red around the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

Teissier. 1. Pom. France 6:No. 16, Pl. 16. 1869. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 117 fig. 1906.

Pêche du Teissier. 3. Jour. Hort. N. S. 2:32. 1862.

This variety was found on the grounds of a M. Teissier at Oullins, near Lyons, France, and was introduced to the trade about 1855. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to conic, with a well-marked suture; skin pale yellow, washed and mottled with deep red; flesh juicy, sweet, white, red at the pit which is free, vinous; quality very good; ripens the last of September.

Temple Late. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883.

Temple White. 2. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 3:33. 1902.

This is a medium-sized, oval, yellowish-red peach of good quality, ripening in September.

Tennessee. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

This peach was raised about 1890 by Rev. J. G. Teter, Athens, Tennessee. Fruit large, round; skin heavily pubescent, creamy-white, with a trace of red; flesh creamy-white throughout, juicy, firm, meaty, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; ripens the last of October in Tennessee.

Tennessee Everbearing. 1. Hood Cat. 28. 1909.

According to W. T. Hood and Company, Richmond, Virginia, this variety first fruited about 1888. It is a large, creamy-white clingstone with a deep blush and ripens its fruit continuously from August first to October first.

Terrel. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

Teton de Venus. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:34, 35, Pl. XXIII. 1768. 2. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 227, fig. 12. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 273. 1831. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 211. 1856. 5. Pom. France 6:No. 30, Pl. 30. 1869. 6. Thomas Guide Prat. 45, 224. 1876. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:288 fig., 289. 1879.

Tuteon de Venice. 8. Langley Pomona 101. 1729.

Teton Venus. 9. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Royal. 10. Pom. Mag. 2:73, Pl. 1839.

Venusbrust. 11. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:209. 1858.

From all accounts this variety was known long before Merlet mentioned it in 1667 but its exact origin cannot be learned. According to Leroy it seems at one time to have been called Pêche du Chevalier but this name was permanently replaced by the present one about 1789—applied because of the unique shape of the fruit. In 1856 the American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list but dropped it in 1862. Tree of moderate vigor and productiveness; leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small, pale red; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oblong, with a deep suture on one side; apex terminated by a broad, prominent, obtuse nipple; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with deep red in the sun; flesh greenish-white, faintly tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, having an excellent flavor; stone large, oval, free; season the last of September.

Texan. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

Texan originated in the yard of the First National Bank at Whitesboro, Texas, and was introduced by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas. It is a large, white clingstone, with a blush, ripening with Elberta.

Texas. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 159. 1889. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 208. 1913.

Texas King. 4. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:182. 1906.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the ends; color greenish-white, overspread with considerable crimson; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit and under the skin, firm, juicy, good; semi-clingstone; ripens about the middle of August.

Thames Bank. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 233. 1866. 2. Gard. Chron. 1552. 1871.

This variety was raised by a Mr. Rust, who was a gardener for L. Sullivan, Broom House, Fulham, England. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin deep orange-yellow, streaked on one side with crimson; flesh yellow, tender, melting, juicy, highly flavored; season late.

Thissell Free. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 313. 1889.

Thissell White. 2. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 315. 1895-97.

Originated with G. W. Thissell in California and is quite widely disseminated in that state. Fruit large, white, with a light red cheek; flesh white throughout, juicy, rich.

Thomas Burns. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:236. 1878.

Introduced by Thomas F. Burns, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish, with a large suture; skin white, shaded and mottled with light red; flesh entirely white, juicy, melting, sweet, adherent; quality, very good; season very early.

Thomas November. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

Glands reniform; flesh white, juicy, very firm, highly flavored; ripens the first of November.

Thomas Rivers. 1. Garden 56:34. 1899. 2. Bunyard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 114. 1904.

Originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Leaves glandless; fruit large, round, with a brilliant red blush; quality good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Thompson. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

A yellow freestone said to have originated in Florida.

Thompson Orange. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:273. 1878. 2. Flor. & Pom. 84. 1880.

Said to have been raised at Wilson, North Carolina. It is a large, early, attractive, freestone peach with a good, subacid flavor.

Tice. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Tice's Late Red and Yellow. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1841.

Originated by James Tice, Middletown, New Jersey. Fruit large; color yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh free, yellow, juicy, sweet, delicious; ripens the last of September.

Tiebout. 1. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05.

According to T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas, this variety originated with V. J. Tiebout, Ellis County, Texas. Fruit large; color rich orange-yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh firm but tender, free; quality good; ripens in Texas the last of August.

Tillotson. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 279. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1883.

Early Tillotson. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 475. 1845. 4. Cultivator N. S. 6:23, 86, 308. 1849. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 6. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 315. 1867.

Tillotson Précoce. 7. Mas Le Verger 7:165, 166, fig. 81. 1866-73. 8. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:290 fig. 1879.

According to Thomas, this peach originated many years ago in Cayuga County, New York. It seems to have been introduced by J. J. Thomas, Macedon, Wayne County, New York. The American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list in 1862 as Early Tillotson but shortened the name to Tillotson in 1883. Tree hardy, moderately productive; leaves deeply serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, sides unequal, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-white, shaded with deep red: flesh white, red at the stone which is partially clinging, melting, juicy, with a rich, excellent flavor; season the middle of August.

Tinley October. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 634. 1869.

Said to have originated at Macon, Georgia. Fruit medium in size, somewhat oblong; color white, with a light wash of red; flesh white, juicy, vinous, good; season the middle of October.

Tippecanoe. 1. Hoffy Orch. Comp. 1:Pl. 1841-42. 2. Mag. Hort. 8:252. 1842. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 499. 1845. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Pavie Tippécanoé. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:234 fig., 235. 1879.

Tippecanoe was raised from seed by George Thomas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was brought to notice in 1840. The variety received a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862. Leaves with reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round, a little compressed on the sides; skin yellow, with a fine red blush; flesh yellow, adherent to the pit, firm, juicy, with a good, vinous flavor; ripens the last of September.

Tirlemonter Magdalene. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197, 198. 1858.

Belle Tillemont. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the last of September.

Titus. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 634. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:107 fig. 1857.

Originated with Mrs. Sarah Titus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, round; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet; quality good; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Toledo. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:228. 1899.

Early Toledo. 3. Storrs-Harrison Cat. 142. 1894.

Toledo Prolific. 4. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900.

According to the catalog of the Storrs and Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, Toledo came from northeastern Ohio about 1890. Fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, washed, mottled and distinctly striped with red; flesh creamy-white, slightly colored at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, with a sweet, pleasant flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Tonbridge. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

A hardy, yellow, dark red peach, ripening early in September.

Tong Pa. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887. 2. Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 150. 1893.

Said to be a medium-sized peach of fair quality.

Topaz. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894. 2. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 34:81. 1900.

Fruit of medium size; skin greenish-white, tinged with red; flesh not juicy but free and of good quality; ripens the last of November in Arizona.

Toquin. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228. 1899.

Said to have originated with H. E. Harrison, Toquin, Michigan. Fruit medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a dull red cheek; flesh free, yellow, melting, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; season the middle of September.

Tornado. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:109. 1901.

This seedling of Elberta originated with W. S. White, Denison, Texas. The fruit resembles that of Elberta but is larger and of better quality; season early July.

Toughina. 1. Rural N. Y. 74:1197. 1915.

Toughina was originated by J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, as a cross between Elberta and Bell October. The fruit is said to surpass that of its parents in quality and adaptability for distant shipping. Fruit very large, with a bright yellow skin, nearly covered with attractive red; flesh yellow, firm; quality very good; ripens immediately after Elberta.

Towns Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

This is a large, early peach originated by a Mrs. Towns, Garnett, Kansas.

Townsend. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228. 1899. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:152. 1904.

Said to be a seedling from Honey. Fruit large, roundish, often flattened at the base, compressed; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh juicy, tender, mild, vinous, yellow, red at the pit which is free; quality good; season the last of September.

Transparente Ronde. 1. Christ Wörterb. 357. 1802.

Said to be red on one side; with a firm, pleasing flesh.

Triomphe de Saint-Laurent. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:291 fig., 292. 1879.

Triomphe Saint-Laurent. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 40. 1876.

This peach was probably raised about 1860 by a M. Galopin in Liége, Belgium. Fruit large, roundish, with sides unequal; skin pale yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet; quality good; stone free; ripens the middle of August.

Troy. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

Troy is a large, early, red peach of good quality.

Trueblood Late Free. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 27. 1869.

Said to be a hardy variety of good quality.

Tuckahoe. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:235. 1899.

Said to ripen late in New Mexico.

Tufts Early. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 190. 1849. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854.

Raised by E. Tufts, Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, with a red cheek; flesh free, white, red at the pit, very juicy, melting, with a sweet, delicious flavor; ripens the last of August.

Tufts Rareripe. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849.

This peach was originated by Bernard Tufts, Billerica, Massachusetts, and is said to come true from seed. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a bright red blush; flesh yellow, melting, very sweet, free; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Turenne. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:479. 1860.

Turenne Améliorée. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863. 3. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Turenne grew from seed many years ago near Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat irregular; skin pale yellow, deeply mottled with crimson; flesh yellowish-white, deep red at the pit which is adherent, coarse, acid, bitter; ripens in September.

Tuskena. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228. 1899.

Tuskena Cling. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Tuscan Cling. 5. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:15. 1892.

Yellow Tuscany. 6. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:360. 1903.

Tuskena originated in Mississippi. It received a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1873 but was dropped in 1897, only to be replaced in 1899. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh adherent, yellow, red at the pit, firm, vinous, rich; quality good; season the last of September.

Twenty-Ounce Cling. 1. Oregon Nur. Cat. 36. 1913.

According to the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, this is a large, early peach desirable for canning.

Twyford. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

Twyford is probably a seedling of Noblesse. Fruit large, pale green, with a red blush; flesh tender and of good quality; season the first of September.

Tyehurst. 1. Can. Hort. 14:317. 1891. 2. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 2:58. 1895.

Tyehurst is a chance seedling which originated about thirty years ago with E. Tyehurst, Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Fruit medium in size, round; skin light yellow, with only a faint carmine blush; flesh yellow, slightly stained at the pit, sweet, firm, free; quality fair; ripens the middle of September.

Ulatis. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896. 3. Wickson Cal. Fruits 310. 188g.

Ulatis originated near Vacaville, California, and is supposed to be a seedling of Alexander. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, with a good flavor; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

Unique. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:161, 162, fig. 79. 1866-73. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:293, 294 fig. 1879.

New Cut-leaved. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831.

New Serrated. 4. Ibid. 101. 1831.

Emperor of Russia. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 477. 1845. 6. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 184, 185. 1846.

De Smyrne. 7. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854.

Schöne Jersey Pfirsich. 8. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

Emperor. 9. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Unique was raised more than a century ago by Michael Floy, New York City, from a pit of a curious peach-tree with serrate leaves which he had discovered about 1809 in New Jersey. In England the variety was introduced about 1819 as Emperor of Russia. Tree of moderate vigor, bearing narrow, glandless leaves which are very deeply and doubly serrated; fruit large, roundish, broad, one side much longer than the other; skin dull yellowish-white, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, firm, juicy, rich and aromatic; stone free; season the last of August.

Unnamed Chinese. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Professor C. S. Sargent grew this variety at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, from seed received in 1868 from Dr. Bretschneider, who found it as a cultivated variety in the mountains north of Pekin, China. Its chief importance is as a parent type in the production of new, hardy varieties. Fruit medium in size, roundish to oblong-conic, sides somewhat unequal, compressed; color greenish-white, with a faint, dotted blush; flesh greenish-white, slightly tinged with red at the free pit, firm, juicy, fibrous, subacid to sweet; quality good; season early September in Massachusetts.

Unvergleichlicher Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:206. 1858.

Unvergleichlich Schöne. 2. Liegel Anweisung 70. 1822.

Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh white, tender, sweet, vinous; season the first of September.

Utah Cling. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1897-98.

Introduced in 1893 by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas. It is a large, prolific, yellow peach with a red cheek.

Utah Free. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1897-98.

Also introduced by T. V. Munson and Son. A large, prolific, valuable, rich yellow peach.

Vagaloggia Cotogna. 1. Mag. Hort. 25:88. 1859.

This is an attractive, Italian peach of excellent quality.

Vainqueur. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 238. 1908. 2. U. S. D. A. Plant Immigrants 117:958. 1916.

This is an early variety of the type of Alexander, valuable chiefly for breeding.

Valdy. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:295 fig., 296. 1879.

Valdy was originated more than fifty years ago by a M. Valdy, Croix-Blanche, Lot-et-Garonne, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed with a dark carmine blush; flesh yellow, red at the center, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; pit free; ripens the middle of August.

Van Buren Golden Dwarf. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:53. 1861. 2. Cult. & Count. Gent. 28:238. 1866. 3. Am. Jour. Hort. 2:171, 172 fig. 1867.

This sort is supposed by the originator, J. Van Buren of Georgia, to be an accidental cross between Italian Dwarf and Van Zandt, originating about 1857. The tree resembles a currant bush; has numerous buds; its fruits attain average size but vary in shape. Fruit large, oblong, sometimes round, pointed at the apex; skin golden yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh firm, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens from the middle of September until October.

Van Deman. 1. Green Nur. Cat. 23 fig. 1916.

According to Green's Nursery Company, Rochester, New York, this peach originated near the summer home of the late Professor H. E. Van Deman, Beulah, Michigan. Fruit large, with a distinct suture; color clear yellow, with considerable red; flesh yellow, sweet, good; stone free; ripens early.

Van Deman Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 110, 111. 1880.

Said to have originated with H. E. Van Deman, Geneva, Kansas. The tree fruited first in 1878. Fruit large; color white, covered with bright purple and crimson; flesh slightly adherent, white, good.

Van Zandt. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:296 fig., 297. 1879.

Van Zandt's Superb. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:15. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 487. 1845.

Van Zandt originated about 1825 with R. B. Van Zandt, Flushing, New York. Leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a small suture; skin yellowish-white, mottled with dark red; flesh white, tinted with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

Vandermark. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 196. 1847. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Said to be a seedling of Lemon Cling. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, acid, adherent to the pit; season September.

Vanderveer Optimum. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:12. 1832.

This peach is a seedling of Old Newington and was named after a Dr. Vanderveer, of Long Island, New York. Fruit large, pale yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh sweet, juicy, with a delicate flavor; clingstone; season the last of September.

Vanguard. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 253. 1831. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 233. 1866.

Probably Vanguard is but a variation of Noblesse, being included with it by some writers. The only distinction between the two is in habit of growth, Vanguard being more robust and hardy.

Vanmeter. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 210. 1906.

A late variety resembling Krummel.

Variegated Free I. 1. Horticulturist 18:276, 277 figs. 1863.

This variety originated many years ago with Isaac Pullen, Hightstown, New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, with a well-marked apex; skin yellow, striped and marbled with deep red; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, sweet; quality very good; ripens early in September.

Variegated Free II. 1. Black Cult. Peach & Pear 113. 1886.

This peach is said to be a seedling of Variegated Free I and was introduced by H. R. Walker, Middletown, Delaware. It is a desirable white peach, with streaks and stripes of red.

Veritable Chancelliere. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:23, 24. 1768.

Kanzlerpfirsiche. 2. Christ Handb. 593. 1817.

Schöne Kanzlerin. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:198. 1858.

This variety differs from Chancellor in having large flowers and globose glands.

Verona. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a good, red peach.

Verte de Beaulieu. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:151, 152, fig. 12. 1883.

This variety was introduced and possibly originated by a M. Dumas near Lectoure, Gers, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-white, shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; season the middle of September.

Very Large Seedling Peach. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 112. 1880.

This variety is said to have been raised in New York City and to have ripened too late to be of value in the north.

Vessier. 1. Mag. Hort. 27:545. 1861.

Vessier is a late, French peach, with rich, melting flesh.

Victor. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:110. 1901. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 11. 1907. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Early Victor. 4. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12, 13. 1905-06.

Victor is a variety of unknown parentage which originated with John B. Bass, Bass, Texas. Fruit medium in size, roundish; color creamy-white with a red blush; flesh creamy-white, melting, juicy, subacid, with an almond flavor; quality good; stone semi-clinging; season early.

Victoria. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:62, 67. 1895. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 14. 1900.

Victoria is of American origin and belongs to the Spanish type. Fruit large, nearly round; skin yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, free; ripens in Florida early in August.

Vilmorin. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 119 fig. 1906.

Vilmorin was obtained by Alexis Lepère, Montreuil, France. Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; skin pale yellow, washed with bright red; flesh free, white, tinged with dark red at the pit, juicy, with a pleasant, sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Vineuse de Fromentin. 1. Christ Wörterb. 351. 1802. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 212. 1832.

Weinhafte Fromentinerpfirsche. 3. Christ Handb. 594. 1817.

Fromentiner Lieblingspfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:202. 1858.

The fruit of this variety is similar to that of Grosse Mignonne with which it is often confused. Glands round; flowers large; fruit roundish, somewhat compressed at the ends; skin nearly covered with dark red; flesh white except at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone small, free.

Vineuse Hâtive. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 17, Pl. 1846. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:300, 301 fig., 302. 1879.

Although Poiteau and Leroy differ somewhat as to the origin of this peach, there is probably no doubt but that it was found near Paris, France, more than two centuries ago. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed at the ends; skin greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red under the skin and at the stone, juicy, vinous, sweet; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Vinous Purple. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:190. 1831.

This variety resembles Grosse Mignonne but is distinct. Fruit large, divided on one side into two sections by a deep groove; skin fawn-colored, covered with very dark red; flesh white, red under the skin and around the pit, juicy, vinous, with a slightly acid flavor; stone free.

Violet Hâtive. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. 30 fig. 6. 1729. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 637. 1869.

Grosse Violette Hâtive. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:27, Pl. XVI fig. 1. 1768.

Violette Hâtive. 4. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:33, Pl. 17 fig. 2. 1823. 5. Hogg Fruit Man. 233, 234. 1866.

This is undoubtedly a French variety and may be a seedling of Galande. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, mottled with red over most of the surface; flesh white, juicy, sweet, vinous; season early September.

Violet Muscat. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

This variety is listed as a fine, violet-colored peach of good quality.

Violet Musk. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

This is a red peach with yellow flesh.

Violette de Montpellier. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:183. 1883.

The tree of this variety is described as being moderately vigorous and bearing dense foliage which has reniform glands.

Violetter Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong; color yellow, with a violet-red blush; flesh juicy, tender, with a slightly acid flavor; ripens in August.

Voorheis No. 1. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:35. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:815. 1896.

Tree vigorous, unproductive; fruit of medium size, ovate, with a pointed apex; color yellow, with a red cheek; quality good; season the last of June in Texas.

Voorheis Silver. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:35. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Wake Forest. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Walburton. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Walburton Admirable. 3. Gard. Chron. 702. 1841. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 627. 1857. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:225, 226, fig. 111. 1866-73. 6. Hogg Fruit Man. 463. 1884.

Walburton is a late peach raised more than seventy-five years ago by Andrew Morton, Walburton, Sussex, England. The variety is supposed to be a seedling of Noblesse which it resembles in many respects. Tree hardy, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-white, mottled, with a dark red blush; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet flavor; ripens the last of September.

Waldo. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 46. 1891. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:518, 519. 1902. 3. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:135. 1911. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Waldo was raised from a seed of Peento about 1886 by T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida; it first fruited in 1888. Tree moderately large and productive in the South; glands reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a shallow suture; apex blunt, often with a recurved tip; skin yellow, washed with a delicate red blush; flesh yellowish-white, slightly pink near the pit, juicy, with a sweet, delicious flavor; freestone; ripens the first of June in the South.

Walker. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228, 229. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Walker's Variegated Free. 3. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 213. 1881. 4. Fulton Peach Cult. 177. 1908.

Said to have originated in Delaware. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a slight suture; color creamy-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh creamy-white, with red at the pit, tender, juicy, vinous, sprightly; quality good; pit free; season the last of September.

Walker Early. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 500. 1871.

A productive, market sort ripening in August. Glands globose; fruit small, roundish; color white, with a red blush; quality good.

Wallace. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:242. 1898.

Tree moderately vigorous; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, tough, rich, vinous, adherent; quality good; ripens the middle of August in Georgia.

Waller. 1. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1916-17.

According to the P. J. Berckmans Company, Augusta, Georgia, this peach was originated by Waller Brothers near Sparta, Georgia. Tree productive, bears annually; fruit of the Crawford type, large; skin yellow but nearly covered with red; flesh stringy; of good quality.

Wallis Best. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this peach originated as a seedling of Elberta on the grounds of Henry Wallis, St. Louis County, Missouri. It is said to resemble its parent in habit of growth, vigor and productiveness but is hardier and of higher quality.

Wallis Heath Free. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

This variety originated with Henry Wallis, St. Louis County, Missouri, according to Stark Brothers of Louisiana, Missouri. Tree hardy, vigorous, very productive; fruit very large; flesh creamy yellow and of fine quality.

Walter Early. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183, 184. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 488. 1845. 3. Cole Am. Fr. Book 191. 1849.

Walter Early originated in New Jersey. Tree productive; leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh white, tinged red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, pleasant; ripens the last of August.

Ward Late. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:305 fig., 306. 1879. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 191, 192. 1908.

Ward's Late Free. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 201. 1841. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Ward's Freestone. 5. Elliott Fr. Book 280. 1854.

Tardive de Ward. 6. Mas Le Verger 7:203, 204, fig. 100. 1866-73.

According to Leroy, Doctor A. Ward, Athens, Georgia, originated this variety. There is no statement as to the date of origin. The American Pomological Society listed this peach in its fruit-catalog in 1862 where it has since remained. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose or reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval, with a moderately deep suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with an attractive, crimson blush; flesh nearly white, occasionally tinged with red at the pit, free, rich, juicy, melting, with a vinous flavor; ripens the last of September.

Ware. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 372. 1856. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Ware was placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 without a description but was dropped in 1869.

Wark. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 205:31. 1903. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:63. 1910.

Wark originated as a sprout from the roots of an old peach-tree in the orchard of James Wark near Douglas, Michigan. It resembles Triumph but is larger and freer from leaf-curl and brown-rot. It ripens later than Triumph.

Washington. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:409. 1826. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 488. 1845. 3. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:177, 178, fig. 87. 1866-73. 5. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:229. 1899.

Washington Red Freestone. 6. Kenrick Am. Orch. 179. 1835.

Washington Rareripe. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 234. 1866.

Washington originated in America and was named and introduced by Michael Floy of New York City. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish, broad, with a deep suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin yellowish-white, with a deep crimson cheek; flesh pale yellowish-white, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet, rich; stone usually free; season the middle of September.

Washington Clingstone. 1. Prince Cat. Fr. Trees 24. 1823. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 232. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 499. 1845. 4. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854.

Said to be of American origin. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin yellowish-green, with a slight red blush; flesh very juicy, tender, melting, with a sweet, luscious flavor; ripens the last of September.

Watkin Cling. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856.

This variety originated in the South as a seedling of Heath Cling which it resembles except in later ripening.

Watkin Early. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Weaver. 1. Ramsey Cat. 4. 1912.

According to P. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach originated from seed grown by D. W. Weaver of Austin. Fruit large; color yellow, overspread with red; flesh very yellow and very firm, adherent; quality good; ripens the first of September in Texas.

Weber Golden Free. 1. Weber Cat. 17. 1906.

According to H. J. Weber and Sons Nursery Company, St. Louis, Missouri, the fruit of this variety is medium in size, golden yellow, with a bright red cheek, sweet and good in quality.

Weber Prize. 1. The Dalles Nur. Cat. 17, fig. 1910.

According to R. H. Weber, proprietor of The Dalles Nurseries, The Dalles, Oregon, this variety originated in The Dalles. Fruit very large; color rich golden-yellow, considerably overspread with deep carmine and crimson; flesh yellow, firm, rich, delicious; pit very free; ripens the last of September.

Weed. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895.

Weed originated on the farm of George Weed, Douglas, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, roundish; color yellow, with a purplish-red cheek; flesh free, yellow, deep red at the pit, soft, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; ripens the first of September.

Weeping. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 229. 1832. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 296. 1854.

Reid's Weeping. 3. Horticulturist 29:165, 166. 1874.

Reid. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224. 1899.

This variety originated many years ago on the grounds of William Reid, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Tree vigorous, spreading, with graceful, drooping branches; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, very juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Weihnachts-Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Fruit medium in size, yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, tender, sweet; season very late.

Weisse Charlotte. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207. 1858.

Fruit large, round; skin yellowish-white, partly washed with red; flesh yellowish-white, often with tinges of red, sweet but with a slight astringent flavor; season the middle of October.

Welch. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 272, 273, Pl. 35. 1903.

Welch was introduced by Charles B. Welch, Douglas, Michigan, having been raised as a seedling of Chili about 1880. The variety resembles its parent but is considered hardier, less subject to leaf-curl and brown-rot, better in quality and ripens its fruit later.

Weld Freestone. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 179. 1835. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854.

Said to have been raised by Eben Weld, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-white, with a red blush; flesh rich, sweet, vinous, with a delicious flavor; ripens the last of September.

Wellington. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 105. 1831. 2. Can. Hort. 24:480. 1901.

This old sort has long been growing in Toronto, Canada, but only recently came before the public. The fruit is a large freestone, with yellow flesh and the tree shows distinct hardiness and vigor.

West. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:242. 1898.

This is a low, spreading variety with reniform glands.

Western Newington. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Listed in this reference as a clingstone.

Whaley Favorite. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 28:87. 1896.

This is a seedling peach raised by Mark Whaley, Olinda, Ontario, Canada. The fruit is a yellow freestone of fair size and ripens two weeks ahead of Early Crawford.

Wheatstone. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 3:22. 1884.

Listed as growing upon the Station grounds in 1884.

Wheatley. 1. Miss. Sta. Bul. 93:14. 1905.

Listed in this reference.

Wheeler Early. 1. Country Gent. 23:158. 1864. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 416. 1888.

Wheeler Early was listed by the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1897. Glands globose; fruit small, roundish; skin white, blushed with red; flesh melting, not very high in quality; freestone; ripens early.

Wheeler Late. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900.

This is a strong-growing variety which does not ripen its fruit in Canada.

Wheeler Late Yellow. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Listed as growing in Delaware.

White Ball. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:114. 1847. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1869.

Said to have originated in Massachusetts. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly depressed; skin greenish-white, shaded and marbled with red; flesh free, white, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens early in September.

White Blossom. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

White Blossomed Incomparable. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:19. 1832.

Pêcher à Fleurs et à Fruits Blancs. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:13, 14, fig. 5. 1866-73.

This singular variety has white blossoms and pale, straw-colored bark. It was found in a hedge in Kings County, New York. The fruit resembles the Snow peach but is inferior in size, flavor and appearance. Leaves light green, with reniform glands; fruit large, oval; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy; ripens late in August.

White Cling. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

This peach is a white-fleshed clingstone ripening in July.

White Double Crop. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

White Globe. 1. Cultivator 4:146. 1856.

This is a very juicy, clingstone peach, having a delicious, aromatic flavor and ripening early in September.

White Imperial. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 488, 489. 1845. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 279, 280. 1854. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

This old sort originated with David Thomas, Cayuga County, New York, and is believed to be a seedling of Noblesse. It was introduced by J. J. Thomas, a son of the originator, Macedon, New York. Growers and pomologists have confused White Imperial with the Imperial of southern origin. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit large, roundish, broad, depressed at the apex; suture moderately deep; skin yellowish-white, tinged with light purplish-red in the sun; flesh nearly white, melting, juicy, of delicate texture, sweet; quality very good; freestone; ripens the last of August.

White July. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Ala. Bd. Agr. Rpt. 36:106. 1908.

This is a superior clingstone peach which ripens early in Alabama.

White June. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 15. 1899.

According to the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, this variety originated with W. W. Ware, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is a white peach of good quality, ripening with Alexander.

White Magdalen. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 27 fig. 6. 1729. 2. Christ Handb. 598. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 253. 1831.

Magdalen. 4. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

Madeleine Blanche. 5. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:11, 12, 13, Pl. VI. 1768. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:147, 148 fig., 149, 150. 1879.

Madeleine Blanche précoce. 7. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

White Magdalen is an old French sort, having been mentioned as early as 1628 by Lectier. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale red; fruit below medium in size, somewhat globular, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, marbled with deep red; flesh melting, stained near the pit, juicy but not high in flavor; stone free, small, obtuse; ripens the middle of August.

White Monsieur. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Said to be a fine, early peach.

White Nectarine. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:111. 1901.

This is an old English variety belonging to the Chinese Cling group of peaches. Fruit nearly large, roundish; color greenish-white, washed and striped with crimson; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a mild subacid, vinous flavor; pit free; season late.

White Nutmeg. 1. Langley Pomona 100, Pl. 27 fig. 1. 1729. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Avant-pêche blanche. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:5, 6, Pl. II. 1768. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:45, 46 fig., 47, 48. 1879.

Weisse Frühpfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 598. 1817.

Kleiner weisser Frühpfirsche. 6. Liegel Anweisung 68. 1822. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:196. 1858. 8. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.

Frühe Montagne? 9. Liegel Anweisung 68. 1822.

Earliest White Nutmeg. 10. Prince Pom. Man. 1:173. 1831.

This is an old French sort spoken of in 1589. Leaves small, doubly serrate, without glands; flowers large, pale; fruit very small, oval, distinctly sutured; apex with an acute nipple; skin white, with a pale tinge; flesh white to the stone, juicy, musky; freestone; quality fair; stone small, oval; ripens the middle of July.

White Pace. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 637. 1869.

This is a Southern variety, having Persian blood but with a comparatively white skin. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sweet, free; season August.

White Winter. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:32. 1832.

This is an oval-shaped peach with white skin and flesh which ripens in October and is chiefly valued for preserves.

Whitehead Red Heath. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 197. 1841.

This variety, which was sent out about 1840 by Richard Reynolds, Smithfield, Virginia, is said to be superior to Heath Cling with which it ripens. Fruit very large, with a deep red color.

Whitlow Choice. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 16. 1899.

This variety was found by the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, on the farm of W. H. Whitlow near Casky, Kentucky. It is a freestone of good quality, resembling Yellow Rareripe and ripening the last of July.

Wiard. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 117. 1900.

Wiard originated about twenty years ago on the grounds of Harry Wiard, Syracuse, New York. Fruit large, with golden-yellow skin, nearly covered with bright crimson; flesh yellow, very juicy; of good quality; freestone; season the middle of September.

Wiggins. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:242. 1898. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:111, 112. 1901.

Said to have originated in Texas. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oblong, slightly compressed; skin creamy-yellow, with a red blush; flesh greenish-white, juicy, tender, sweet; quality excellent; stone free; ripens early in July in Texas.

Wilbur. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill, California, this is a very large, attractive, yellow, freestone peach ripening in September.

Wilder. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:270. 1875. 2. Ibid. 18:82. 1876.

Wilder probably originated with H. M. Engle, Marietta, Pennsylvania. It is said to be a promising variety.

Wilkins. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 382. 1891.

Wilkins Cling. 2. Kan. Hort. Soc. Peach, The 148. 1899.

Wilkins is said to have originated with Colonel Wilkins of Maryland as a seedling of Heath Cling and is thought to be identical with that variety except in being larger and having clearer and more creamy color.

Willard. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1900.

This variety originated with S. D. Willard, Geneva, New York, and is a peach of good quality, ripening after Early Crawford.

Willett. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:32. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:229. 1899. 3. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 476, 477, Pl. LXI. 1902.

Cornelius O'Bryan of New York City is said to have originated this peach more than fifty years ago from a stone brought from South America. In 1874 Mr. O'Bryan's property came into the possession of Wallace P. Willett, who was so impressed with the new seedling that the following year he induced C. L. Van Dusen, Geneva, New York, to propagate it. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, compressed; skin deep yellow, blushed and often striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, fairly tender, with a vinous flavor; stone free; quality good; ripens the last of September.

Williams. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Williams was discovered about 1875 by Lewis Williams, Hillsboro, Maryland. The fruit is said to be earlier and better than that of Alexander.

Williams Catherine. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Very much like Catharine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, pale green, blushed; of first quality; stone clings; matures late in September.

Williams Cling. 1. L. R. Johnson Cat. 6. 1894.

L. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, says that this peach was grown from a seed of Bealmear Cling by J. F. Williams. It closely resembles its parent.

Williams Early Purple. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 105. 1831.

This is said to be a good, pale green peach, blushed with dull red and ripening early in August.

Williamson. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:229. 1899.

Williamson Choice. 3. Col., O., Hort. Soc. Rpt. 32. 1892.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed and striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a mild, vinous flavor; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Williamson Cling. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 186. 1835.

Fruit large, oblong, with a pointed apex; skin white, with a red blush; flesh white, very juicy, with a good flavor; season the middle of October.

Willow-Leaf. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

Willson. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:307. 1882.

This variety originated about 1878 with Pierpont Willson, Vineland, New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, inclined to oblong; color yellowish-white, with a slight blush; flesh yellowish-white, dark red at the pit, very juicy, of excellent flavor; freestone; season the first of September.

Wilson. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 12, 13. 1890.

Wilson was introduced more than twenty-five years ago by Charles Wright, proprietor of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware. The variety resembles Reeves but is larger, more productive and ripens a week earlier.

Windoes. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 452. 1879.

This is a freestone peach ripening in the middle of September and of only local interest in Michigan, where it originated.

Wine. 1. Continental Pl. Cat. 13, 14. 1915-16.

Wine is an old variety recently introduced by the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina. Said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit medium in size, with an attractive, red cheek; flesh very juicy and tender, with a wine-like flavor; freestone; season the last of July.

Winesburgh Large Yellow. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

This is said to be a large, very excellent seedling which originated long ago in Holmes County, Ohio.

Winifred. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill, California, this is a very late, yellow clingstone equal to Levy.

Winnepesaukee. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 149. 1897.

This is a peach of New Hampshire origin.

Wirt Lady. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 84. 1898.

Said to ripen with Crothers.

Witham Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 105. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Woburn Early Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831.

Mentioned in this reference.

Woerner. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Fruit of medium size, oblong, with a cream-white skin, faintly blushed with red; flesh white, firm, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; season the last of October.

Wonderful. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889. 2. Can. Hort. 16:81. 1893. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:229. 1899. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Wonderful is a seedling peach which originated in New Jersey nearly thirty years ago. It has been confused with Smock which it closely resembles. Tree hardy but lacking in productiveness; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red blush when exposed; flesh yellow, red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, free; quality fair; season the last of September.

Woodlawn Golden. 1. Woodlawn Nur. Cat. 36. 1914.

This variety was recently introduced by Allen L. Wood, proprietor of the Woodlawn Nurseries, Rochester, New York. Fruit large; color golden yellow, with a red cheek; flesh free, yellow, firm, with a fine, rich flavor; season the first of September.

Woodman Choice. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1896.

At one time grown on the Station grounds. Fruit large, roundish; skin greenish-yellow, with a mottled blush; flesh deep yellow, stained with red at the pit, juicy, firm; freestone; quality good; season the last of September.

Woolsey. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Woolsey Nebraska. 2. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

Said to have originated in Gage County, Nebraska. Tree hardy in Nebraska; fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red and crimson cheek; flesh yellow, rich, melting, vinous, good; pit free.

Worcester. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 89. 1899.

Dr. J. Warren Worcester, Middletown, New York, raised this variety from a pit of a California peach. Fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; flesh yellow, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, rich; freestone; ripens rather late.

World Fair. 1. Bailey Am. Hort. 185. 1892.

This variety, which was introduced by the Home Nursery Company, Normal, Illinois, is said to have originated about 1892 in Sappington, Missouri. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit very large, roundish; color yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh juicy, with an excellent flavor; season about the middle of June in Missouri.

Worth. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

Worth was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, many years ago. The peach is a yellow freestone, with a brilliant red blush, resembling Early Crawford.

Wright. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Tree very productive; fruit large, roundish; color rich orange-yellow, shaded with red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; season early in November in California.

Wright Seedling. 1. Gard. & For. 8:349. 1895. 2. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 277. 1901.

This peach was obtained by W. F. Wright, Johnson County, Nebraska. Said to reproduce itself from seed.

Wyandotte Chief. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879. 2. Ibid. 110. 1880.

This variety is said to have originated on the farm of Matthew Mudeator, near Wyandotte, Kansas. It is described as a handsome, dark red, rich, juicy, finely flavored, freestone peach, ripening very early.

Wylie Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 200. 1908.

This is an old seedling grown by John Wylie, Green Valley, California. It is superior to Orange Cling in not splitting at the pit or dropping from the tree; a fine peach for canning and drying.

XX Yellow. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Yates Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 296. 1854.

Said to be inferior to Early York which it resembles.

Yates Red Cling. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this is a large, attractive, red-cheeked, white-fleshed, clingstone peach, ripening ten days earlier than Heath Cling.

Yazoo. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 209. 1913.

This is a clingstone which originated in Mississippi.

Yellow Admirable. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:33, 34, Pl. XXII. 1768. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 216. 1832. 3. Gard. Chron. 1159. 1864. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:40, 41 fig., 42. 1879.

Abricotée. 5. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 92. 1831. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 489. 1845. 7. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:476. 1860.

Apricot. 8. Prince Pom. Man. 1:194. 1831.

Gelbe Wunderschöne. 9. Deut. Obstcabinet Pt. 7:9. 1858.

Gelber Aprikosenpfirsich. 10. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:217. 1858.

Prachtvolle Apricosenpfirsich. 11. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 1, Pl. 1882.

Yellow Admirable is an old French sort which has never been cultivated in America. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves small, with reniform glands; flowers usually large, with an intense rose-color; fruit large, round, flattened; suture shallow; skin thick, finely pubescent, yellow, blushed with red where exposed; flesh yellow, faintly red near the stone, firm, rather dry, sweet, with the flavor of the apricot; good in quality; pit small for the size of the fruit, partially clinging, oval, blunt at the apex; ripens the middle of October.

Yellow Apricot. 1. Prince Treat. Hort. 18. 1828.

Fruit very large; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, firm, with an apricot flavor; ripens the first of October.

Yellow August. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

Said to be a very late and worthless variety in Texas.

Yellow Chance. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 391. 1894-95.

Said to be a seedling ripening the last of September.

Yellow Chevreuse. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; flesh melting.

Yellow Extra. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

Yellow Globe. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 228. 1910-11.

Mentioned in this reference.

Yellow Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1832.

Mentioned in this reference as a pale, greenish-yellow peach having a red blush, dull yellow flesh and ripening in early September.

Yellow Nutmeg. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820. 2. Cultivator 6:308 fig. 1849.

Early Yellow Nutmeg. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

This is a free grower having large flowers and reniform glands. Its flesh is deep yellow and of good quality and its season is early.

Yellow Peach. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629. 2. Gard. Chron. 1042. 1872.

This is a very old peach once considerably used in making peach-brandy. Tree small, bushy; fruit large, with a bright golden, pubescent skin; flesh very firm, clinging tenaciously to the pit.

Yellow Preserving. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 224. 1817. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:20. 1832.

Fruit small, with a greenish-yellow skin; flesh greenish-yellow, dry, with but little flavor; freestone; ripens in September.

Yellow Rose. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1901.

Yellow Rose is a seedling from F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas. Trees hardy, reproducing true from seed; fruit fair in size; skin pale yellow, free from down; flesh firm, yellow; ripens early in October.

Yellow Seedling. 1. Mag. Hort. 27:154. 1861.

Listed as a large, promising freestone.

Yellow Swan. 1. Sneed & Wood Cir. 1906.

According to John F. Sneed, Tyler, Texas, this peach was brought to notice by C. W. Wood, Swan, Texas. It is thought to be a seedling of Chinese Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, mottled with red on one side; flesh yellow, sometimes faintly red at the pit, semi-clinging, tender, sweet yet sprightly; quality good; ripens early in August.

Yenshi. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 17. 1899.

Yenshi Hardy. 2. Lovett Cat. 34 fig. 1896.

According to the Lovett Company, Little Silver, New Jersey, this variety was introduced from northwestern China by Professor J. L. Budd, Ames, Iowa. Tree vigorous, very hardy; fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, nearly covered with crimson; flesh tender, very juicy, high-flavored; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

Yocum. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 203. 1879.

This is an attractive, large, late, yellow peach.

York Pearl. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:186. 1897.

Listed in this reference.

Yulu. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. App. 33:37. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

Yum Yum. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:518, 519. 1902.

Originated by a Dr. Cushing, Waldo, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; skin light creamy-white, dotted and washed with delicate red; flesh white, firm, meaty, juicy, sweet, with almost an almond flavor; quality very good; clingstone; season early June in Florida.

Zane. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 74. 1895.

Zane originated on Wheeling Island in the Ohio river and was brought to notice by Joseph Morrison, Cadiz, Ohio. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oblate; color yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit, tender, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; freestone; season early September.

Zea. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:199. 1898. 2. Ibid. 205:31. 1903.

Zea is large and attractive but is not so good nor as productive as Waddell with which it ripens.

Zelhemer Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207. 1858.

Fruit medium in size, round; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh very yellow, with a sweet, vinous flavor; ripens the last of August.

Zelia. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877. 2. Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt. 587. 1878.

Zelia originated in 1873 with L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Georgia. Fruit large; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous; quality very good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Zell. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Listed in this reference.

Zella. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 246. 1893.

Zella was brought to notice in 1893 by S. W. Gilbert, Thayer, Missouri. It is a large, white, freestone peach with a bright red blush and fine flavor.

Zipf Seedling. 1. Hopedale Nur. Cat. 22. 1912.

According to the Hopedale Nurseries, Hopedale, Illinois, this variety originated as a chance seedling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; flesh firm, of good flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Zoar Beauty. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 296. 1854.

Beauty of Zoar. 2. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

Glands globose; fruit medium in size, round; skin mostly red; flesh free, tinged with red; ripens in September.

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