Kent I. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 42, 43. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:48. 1910.
J. D. Husted called this peach, his seedling No. 18, Kent, in honor of the county in Michigan where it originated. Glands globose; fruit roundish, above medium in size; skin rather harsh, with short down, greenish-white, washed, mottled and striped with crimson; flesh stained at the stone, tender yet firm, juicy, subacid; ripens in Georgia early in July.
Kent II. 1. Berckmans Cat. 9. 1908-09.
The catalog of P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, describes this peach as a new clingstone originating with L. W. Kent, Augusta, Georgia; skin very tough but peels readily; flesh yellow, buttery; ripens in Georgia August 1st to 15th.
Kernloser Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.
Tree productive; flowers small; fruit large; flesh red; clingstone; ripens early in September.
Kerr. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897.
Jessie Kerr. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889.
Kerr is a southern variety said to be larger and earlier than Alexander. It originated in Maryland. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. The fruit is of medium size and a freestone.
Kerr Dwarf. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895.
Kerr Cling No. 1? 2. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891.
The tree is semi-dwarf in habit, with dense foliage; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow; skin yellow, washed, mottled and splashed with red, thick, tough; flesh stained slightly about the pit, firm, juicy, mild subacid, sprightly; stone large, oval, adherent; matures early in September.