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.