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.