Said to have originated with H. E. Van Deman, Geneva, Kansas. The tree fruited first in 1878. Fruit large; color white, covered with bright purple and crimson; flesh slightly adherent, white, good.
Van Zandt. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:296 fig., 297. 1879.
Van Zandt's Superb. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:15. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 487. 1845.
Van Zandt originated about 1825 with R. B. Van Zandt, Flushing, New York. Leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a small suture; skin yellowish-white, mottled with dark red; flesh white, tinted with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.
Vandermark. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 196. 1847. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.
Said to be a seedling of Lemon Cling. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, acid, adherent to the pit; season September.
Vanderveer Optimum. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:12. 1832.
This peach is a seedling of Old Newington and was named after a Dr. Vanderveer, of Long Island, New York. Fruit large, pale yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh sweet, juicy, with a delicate flavor; clingstone; season the last of September.
Vanguard. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 253. 1831. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 233. 1866.
Probably Vanguard is but a variation of Noblesse, being included with it by some writers. The only distinction between the two is in habit of growth, Vanguard being more robust and hardy.
Vanmeter. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 210. 1906.