This is a very early form of Grosse Mignonne which ripens about eight days earlier than Early Grosse Mignonne. Glands round; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to oval, distinctly sutured; apex mamelon; skin nearly entirely covered with bright red; flesh tender, melting, very juicy.
Mignonne Frizee. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:10. 1832.
Pêcher à fleurs frisée. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 13, Pl. 1846.
Krauser Lieblingspfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:204. 1858.
The principal traits distinguishing this variety are found in its flowers, which are curled and frizzled; the leaves have globose glands; fruit ripens at the end of August.
Mignonne Purple. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831.
Listed in this reference.
Mignonne de Saint Loup. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 404. 1889.
Mentioned in this reference.
Mikado. 1. Capps Bros. Cat. 2. 1908.
Mikado, a gold-medal peach at the St. Louis Exposition, was introduced by Capps Brothers, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. On the Station grounds it is a light producer and is susceptible to mildew and leaf-curl. Tree above medium in size, dense-topped; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit above medium in size, roundish, slightly cordate, angular, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep, wide; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, covered with short pubescence, with splashes of dull red mingled with a lighter blush on a light yellow ground; flesh stained at the stone, juicy, stringy, moderately coarse, sprightly; quality good; stone large, ovate, broad, plump, with a clinging tendency; ripens the middle of October.
Miller. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.
Miller Cling. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:351. 1903.