This variety was first brought to public notice in 1886 by Professor M. C. Read, Hudson, Ohio. Fruit of medium size, with white, juicy flesh which is red near the stone; quality good; stone free; season early September.
Reagen. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813, 814. 1896.
Fruit large; color greenish-white, with a red cheek; flavor pleasantly acid; stone free; season the last of July in Texas.
Red Bird. 1. Bradley Bros. Cat. 31. 1913. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.
According to Bradley Brothers, Makanda, Illinois, the tree of this variety is hardy and bears early and abundantly; fruit large, with bright, glowing red color and fine quality; ripens early.
Red Ceylon. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13. 1900.
Fruit large, with a dull green color; flesh blood-red to the stone from which it separates freely, a little too acid for most palates but excellent for cooking; of the Peento type and productive in southern Florida.
Red Magdalen. 1. Langley Pomona 100, Pl. 27 fig. 5. 1729. 2. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 26 fig. 3. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 268, 269. 1831.
Madeleine Rouge. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:14, 15, Pl. VII. 1768. 5. Pom. France 6:No. 7, Pl. 7. 1869.
Madeleine de Courson. 6. Pom. Mag. 1:30, Pl. 1828. 7. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 262. 1831. 8. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:150, 151, fig. 152. 1879.
Coursoner Magdalene. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:196. 1858.
Rothe Magdalene. 10. Ibid. 3:196, 197. 1858.
Rote Magdalenenpfirsich. 11. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.
This variety, probably known for over two centuries, has been confused with several other old sorts and, as the numerous synonyms show, has been grown under various names. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed, with a long, deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh white, stained with red at the stone which is free, juicy, melting, vinous, rich; quality good; ripens the first of September.
Red Nectarine. 1. Gard. Chron. 1466. 1873.