Raised by a Mr. Martindale of Kansas. Tree very hardy; fruit white, very sweet, rich and juicy; freestone; ripens early in August.

Mary. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:351 1903.

Mary Choice. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 44, 217. 1876.

Mary is a good dessert and market sort grown in New Jersey and Maryland. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899. Fruit large, oblong; flesh yellow, firm, very good; freestone; season late.

Mary Choice (Kerr). 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Marydel. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Maryland Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:273. 1876.

A seedling from Frederick City, Maryland. One of the earliest to ripen in that locality.

Masicot. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1889.

Mascotte. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:516. 1902.