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.