The peaches of New York

by U. P. Hedrick

Luizet Dwarf. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 6:249. 1869.

In 1861, Gabriel Luizet, Ecully, Rhône, France, grew this dwarf from a seed of Grosse Mignonne. Tree dwarf, vigorous, productive; leaves large, deeply serrate, glandless; fruit small, oval, surface uneven, halves unequal; skin nearly smooth, bright red where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, red at the stone, juicy, sprightly; stone free, deeply furrowed.

Lulu I. 1. Cult. & Count. Gent. 45:536. 1880.

A very early seedling from Batavia, New York; fruit globular; clingstone; ripens before Amsden.

Lulu II. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:806. 1896.

Lulu II belongs to the so-called Spanish group; tree hardy, productive; glands numerous, globose; fruit small, greenish-yellow; flavor rather acid; quality poor.

Luton. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 12. 1909.

The Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, states that this variety was grown from seed at Ector, Texas, by J. T. Luton; fruit large, oblong; clingstone; ripening a week before Elberta.

Luttichau. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 26. 1913.

It is reported in the Glen Saint Mary Nursery Catalog, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, that Baron H. Von Luttichau, Earleton, Florida, originated this variety. Fruit large, oval; skin waxy, greenish-white, washed or blushed with red, thin, tough; flesh tinged at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet; pit free; season the last of May.