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.