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.