A good market peach but unproductive; glands reniform; fruit large, round; color beautiful yellow, with a deep red cheek; pleasant acid flavor.
Montreal. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 2:191, 192, Pl. 100 fig. 2. 1823.
This peach originated in Montreal, France. The fruit is nearly black and the variety is often called "The Black Peach of Montreal." The peach has a rich flavor, thin skin, and a remarkably small stone, close to which the flesh is red. It ripens the latter part of September when most other peaches are gone.
Moore Favorite. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 193. 1849. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 186. 1908.
Moore. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:220. 1899.
According to Cole, this peach originated with H. K. Moore, Chelsea, Massachusetts. Fulton claims that it is a native of Delaware, and that it originated with J. V. Moore, Odessa. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish, slightly oval, with a shallow suture; skin creamy-white, with a clear red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a rich, vinous flavor; pit free; season early September.
Moore June. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 621. 1857.
Moore June originated at Athens, Georgia. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit below medium in size, globular; suture shallow; cavity deep; skin yellowish, nearly covered with dots and marblings of deep red; flesh white, red at the pit and often near the skin, juicy, vinous, pleasantly flavored; freestone; ripens the last of June.
Moore Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.
A large, round, productive peach of excellent quality, ripening in September.
Moore Seedling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.