Originated by A. M. Ramsey, Mahomet, Texas; the fruit is said to excel Alexander.
Ramsey Late. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 4. 1912.
According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach originated with Mr. Ramsey near Bowie, Texas. The tree is productive and the fruit is a white clingstone resembling Heath Cling; the fruit ripens in September.
Ranck. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51 fig. 1888-89.
This is a seedling of Early Crawford which originated with Martin A. Ranck about 1886. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate; color pale creamy-yellow, splashed and shaded with red; flesh free, nearly white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, moderately firm, with a rich, high flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of August.
Raymaekers. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:256, 257 fig. 1879. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 457. 1884.
Raymaekers' Magdalene. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.
This peach was probably raised in Belgium about 1825. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat depressed, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a deep crimson blush; flesh greenish-white, stained with red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, melting, vinous; quality good; ripens early in September.
Raymond Cling. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:179. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.
Ray. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 628. 1869.
This variety, grown by Dr. H. Ray, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, is a seedling of an old Indian peach. In 1873, it was listed in the American Pomological Society's fruit-catalog but was dropped in 1897. The variety should not be confused with Ray, a sort of more recent origin. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; apex pointed; skin creamy-white, shaded and spotted with red; flesh white, juicy, vinous, well-flavored; ripens the last of August.
Read Seedling. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167 fig. 1886-87.