Mentioned as a hardy, free-bearing, Syrian variety.
Red Nutmeg. 1. Langley Pomona 100. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 251. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 1:174. 1831. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 482. 1845.
Avant-Pêche Rouge. 5. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:7, 8, Pl. III. 1768. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:50, 51. 1879. 7. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:163, 164, fig. 18. 1883.
Scarlet Nutmeg. 8. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820.
Rothe Frühpfirsche von Troyes. 9. Liegel Anweisung 68. 1822.
Kleiner Rother Frühpfirsich. 10. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:203, 204. 1858.
Rote Frühpfirsich. 11. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.
Red Nutmeg, probably known more than two centuries ago, has little to recommend it aside from its earliness. Tree moderate in growth, rather dwarf, having large, rose-colored flowers and leaves with reniform glands; fruit small, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, with a bright, rich red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, usually red at the stone which is free, juicy, sweet but with a musky flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of July.
Red Peach. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.
"The red Peach is a faire Peach, and of a very good relish."
Red Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 221. 1832. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 485, 486. 1845. 3. Fulton Peach Cult. 188. 1908.
Early Red Rareripe of Rhoades. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 220. 1832.
Early Red Rareripe. 5. Ibid. 184. 1841.
This peach has often been confused with Early York and Morris Red Rareripe. The fruit is larger and broader and ripens a week later than the first and its serrate, glandless leaves serve to distinguish it from the latter. Because of its similarity to Royal George, it is supposed to be an American seedling of that variety. Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish but broad and depressed; suture broad, extending nearly around the fruit; skin white, mottled with red dots, with a rich, dark red cheek; flesh white, red at the stone, juicy, melting, rich, highly flavored; ripens from the middle to the last of August.
Red River. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896. 3. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:55. 1900. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.
Introduced by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas. Fruit large, roundish; skin creamy-white, with a fine red cheek; flesh creamy-white, juicy, fine-grained, with a pleasant flavor; quality good; pit nearly free; ripens the first of August.
Red Seedling. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:37. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:224. 1899.