Originated with Dr. M. Steele, Tavistock, Perth County, Ontario. Tree productive; fruit large, with an attractive, creamy skin and red cheek; flesh white, tender, juicy; good; season the last of August.
Stenson October. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 81:31. 1905.
Undesirable in Louisiana.
Stephenson Cling. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 641, 642. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.
This peach is supposed to be a seedling of Blood Cling grown by Thomas Stephenson, Clark County, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a dark, dull, purplish-red blush; flesh white, with tinges of red and deep red at the stone, very tender, melting, juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens September first.
Stetson. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:114. 1847. 2. Hovey Fr. Am. 1:53, Pl. 1851. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 626. 1857.
This is an accidental seedling which sprang up in 1843 in the garden of N. Stetson, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Fruit large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin greenish-white, marbled and shaded with crimson; flesh white, pink at the stone, very melting, juicy, brisk, rich; stone free; ripens from the middle to the last of September.
Stevens Late. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:227. 1899.
Late Rareripe Stevens. 3. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876. 4. Ibid. 15. 1878.
Stevenson's Oct. 5. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:10. 1890.
Stevens Late originated in Delaware or New Jersey. Tree strong; fruit of medium size, roundish, with an indistinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a bright, mottled blush; flesh pale creamy-white, with a little red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; quality good; season early October.
Stewart Nos. 1 and 2. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.