Regarded by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, as superior to any other peach of the Smock type. The tree is stocky and productive and the fruit ripens in Maryland about September 5th.
Orchard Queen. 1. Gard. Chron. 237. 1848. 2. Koch Deut. Obst. 539. 1876. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:258 fig., 259, 260. 1879.
Monstrueuse de Doué. 4. Horticulturist N. S. 5:70. 1855.
Monstrous of Douay. 5. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 33. 1874.
This variety originated with Jamin Lorèze, near Doué, Maine-et-Loire, France, about 1847. Tree very hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers small. Fruit valuable for the market, with its large size and firm flesh; oval, distinctly sutured; skin yellowish-white, blushed with purplish-red where exposed; flesh white, stained near the pit, firm, juicy, sprightly; stone free, large, ovoid, plump; matures late in August.
Ord. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.
Ord is allied to Chancellor. Glands reniform; flowers small; skin greenish-yellow; flesh melting; of second quality; ripens at the beginning of September.
Oriole. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 21:612. 1893. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:105. 1901.
Oriole originated with Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, about 1876 from a pit of General Lee. On the Station grounds the variety is a fair producer but the fruit is only good for pickling. Tree inclined to spread, vigorous; leaves broad, nearly flat, serrate; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, large, pink; fruit large, oval to roundish-oval; cavity deep, narrow; suture shallow, deepening at the apex which ends in a mucronate tip; skin thick, tough, covered with coarse, thick pubescence; color golden-yellow, with a varying blush and often with splashes of duller red; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, moderately juicy, meaty, coarse, sprightly; stone clinging, oval, pointed, winged; ripens the third week in September.
Orlando. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 22:681. 1893. 2. Ibid. 27:943. 1894.
Fruit of medium size; color white, with a red cheek; flesh stained near the pit; clingstone; ripens in Louisiana early in June.
Orleance. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.