An old, southern peach highly esteemed at one time.
Noblesse. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 28 fig. 3. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 249, 250. 1831. 3. Pom. Mag. 2:95, fig. 1839. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1863.
Noblest. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.
Edlepfirsche. 6. Christ Handb. 592. 1817.
Mellish Favorite. 7. Kenrick Am. Orch. 178. 1835.
Edle Magdalene. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:198. 1858.
Noblesse is a very old, English variety. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 where it remained until 1897. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale; fruit large, roundish, terminating in an acute nipple at the apex; skin pale yellowish-green, marbled with dull red, with streaks and blotches of darker red; flesh pale white to the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored; stone large, obovate, free; ripens at the end of August.
Noblesse Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.
Listed in this reference.
Noblesse of Oatlands. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.
Listed in this reference.
Nonpareil. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1854.
Scotts Nonpareil. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 301. 1849. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.
Nonpareil originated in Burlington, New Jersey. The fruit resembles that of Late Crawford but is sweeter. Nonpareil was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1871. Glands globose; ripens the middle of September.
Normand. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:222. 1899.
Normand Choice. 3. Lovett Cat. 34. 1891.