This variety is a seedling of Chinese Cling originated by A. L. Shipler, Denison, Texas. It is described as a yellow clingstone, resembling Elberta and ripening in Texas about the middle of July.
Shipley. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899.
Shipley's Late Red. 2. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:15. 1892. 3. Fulton Peach Cult. 176. 1908.
Fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate, compressed; color pale yellow, with a red cheek; flesh free, pale yellow, juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; quality fair; season the middle of September.
Shipley Rareripe. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895.
Fruit medium to large; flesh white, free; ripens early in August.
Shockley Early. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.
This variety appeared in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 to 1897.
Shop. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43, 44. 1895.
This peach grew near a building used as a shop by E. A. Riehl, Alton, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white, with yellow veins, stained red at the stone, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet; quality good; stone free; season the middle of September.
Siebolt. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.