Ford Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 5:539. 1824. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 248. 1831.
Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, slightly narrowed at the apex; skin yellowish-green, marbled with bright red; flesh yellow to the stone, juicy, with a rich, astringent flavor; freestone; ripens the middle of September.
Fords. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 63. 1891.
A large, very early, white-fleshed freestone.
Fords Improved. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.
A white-fleshed freestone of the Chinese type. It ripens early but is soft and is a poor keeper.
Forrester. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913.
A large, round, good peach, from Georgia. Fruit yellowish-red; ripens in mid-season.
Four in One. 1. Continental Pl. Cat. 13. 1916.
According to the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina, this variety is the largest peach that grows and the firmest of the mid-summer varieties. Skin deep creamy and crimson, tough; flesh soft, juicy, melting.