This peach is a cross between Grosse Mignonne and Bellegarde, raised in the Royal Gardens, Frogmore, England. Fruit large, round; suture shallow, terminated at the apex with a sharp nipple; skin nearly covered with purplish-red, becoming very dark in the sun; flesh juicy, tender, melting, with a rich, pleasant flavor; stone free.
President. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33, 34. 1832. 3. Pom. Mag. 2:54, Pl. 1839. 4. Elliott Fr. Book 278. 1854.
Präsidenten-Lackpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:211. 1858.
President originated at Bedford, New York, nearly a century ago and has long since passed from cultivation. Tree healthy, productive, bearing leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-green, with a red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet, highly flavored; ripens the middle of September.
President Church. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 623, 624. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:179. 1857. 3. Mas Le Verger 7:221, 222, fig. 109. 1866-73. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:245, 246 fig. 1879.
Church. 5. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 62. 1891.
This variety was raised by Rev. A. Church, President of Franklin College, Athens, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture often a mere line; skin pale yellow, mottled and washed with dark red; flesh white, pale red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a delicious flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.
President Lyon. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1880.
This variety was raised from a seed of Early Crawford planted in 1870 by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit similar to Early Crawford but larger.
Preston. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 690. 1897. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:105, 106. 1901.
Preston originated with a Mr. Preston, near Greensboro, North Carolina, and was introduced by J. Van Lindley of Pomona. Its parentage is unknown. Fruit large, creamy-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh light yellow, juicy, adherent; quality good; ripens two weeks later than Chinese Cling.
Price. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:808, 809. 1896.