Fruit very large, round; skin very pubescent, deep red; flesh white, free; ripens the last of August.
Royal Charlotte. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 103. 1831.
New Royal Charlotte. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 265. 1831.
Mittelgrossblühende Magdalene. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.
Madeleine à moyennes fleurs. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:151, 152, fig. 74. 1866-73.
Madeleine Hâtive. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:152, 153 fig., 154. 1879.
This English peach originated in Kew Gardens and at first was known as Kew. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers of medium size, dark red; fruit above medium in size, ovate; skin pale greenish-white, with a deep red, marbled cheek; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; stone ovoid, free; ripens early in September.
Royal George. 1. Christ Wörterb. 356. 1802. 2. Pom. Mag. 3:119, Pl. 1830. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 270. 1831. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 1:179, 180. 1831. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 485. 1845. 6. Hogg Fruit Man. 459, 460. 1884. 7. Mas Le Verger 7:121, 122. fig. 59. 1866-73.
Millet's Mignonne. 8. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 262, 263. 1831.
Königliche Magdalene. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.
König Georgs Pfirsich. 10. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.
It is very doubtful if the variety here described as Royal George is the original variety. According to Hogg the first mention of Royal George is by Switzer who said, in 1724, that it was raised by a Mr. Oram, Brompton Lane, England. At this time George the First was on the throne and, no doubt, the peach was named for him. The variety became popular but was difficult to propagate since it united with peach stocks very poorly. Hence, nurserymen substituted Millet's Mignonne, a new sort at that time which had been introduced by a Mr. Millet, North End, Fulham, England. The original Royal George was probably a seedling of Grosse Mignonne and but little different from that variety in many characters. The long list of synonyms given Royal George by writers attests the length of time this name has been extant and the confusion surrounding its identity. Flowers small; leaves serrate, without glands; fruit large, round, somewhat depressed, with a moderately deep suture; skin very pale yellowish-white, sprinkled with many red dots and marbled with deep red; flesh pale yellowish-white, very red at the stone from which it separates, very juicy, melting, rich and highly flavored; usually ripens the first of September.
Royal George Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:20. 1832.
Differs from Royal George by being more oblong in shape and having flesh adherent to the stone.
Royal George Mignonne. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 270, 271. 1831.
According to Lindley, this variety is reported to have been raised from seed by a friend of a Mr. Ronalds, Brentford, England. Although it closely resembles Royal George, Lindley says they are distinct.
Royal Vineyard. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.