Late October. 1. Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 149. 1891-92.
One of the latest varieties of the season.
Late Purple. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:17, 18, Pl. IX. 1768. 2. Liegel Anweisung 71. 1822. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 1:191. 1831. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:243, 244 fig., 245. 1879.
Späte Purpurfarbige Pfirsiche. 5. Sickler Teutsche Obst. 8:308-313, Tab. 16. 1797.
Grosse Pourprée. 6. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 102. 1831.
Später purpurrothe Lackpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213. 1858.
Pourprée tardive à petites fleurs? 8. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.
An old variety mentioned as early as 1714 by French writers. Tree productive; glands usually reniform; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal; skin very pubescent, whitish, deep purple where exposed; flesh stained at the pit, fine, melting, juicy, vinous; of first quality; stone free, plump, roundish; ripens the middle of September.
Late Red Magdalen. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:185. 1831.
This variety has been confused with Royal George but is distinct. It ripens much later. Flowers small; fruit of medium size, highly colored and well-flavored; ripens the last of October.
Late Robinson Crusoe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 192. 1841.
This peach was raised by Dr. Coxe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a stone brought from Crusoe's Island of Juan Fernandez. Tree very productive; fruit large, round, white, with a pale red wash; ripens the first of October.
Late Rose. 1. Wright Nur. Cat. 14. 1892.
This is a New Jersey variety of small value in the Station orchard. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, often compressed, bulged along the suture; skin greenish-white, with an unattractive blush; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, coarse and stringy; quality good; freestone; ripens the first week in October.