According to R. H. Weber, proprietor of The Dalles Nurseries, The Dalles, Oregon, this variety originated in The Dalles. Fruit very large; color rich golden-yellow, considerably overspread with deep carmine and crimson; flesh yellow, firm, rich, delicious; pit very free; ripens the last of September.
Weed. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895.
Weed originated on the farm of George Weed, Douglas, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, roundish; color yellow, with a purplish-red cheek; flesh free, yellow, deep red at the pit, soft, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; ripens the first of September.
Weeping. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 229. 1832. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 296. 1854.
Reid's Weeping. 3. Horticulturist 29:165, 166. 1874.
Reid. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224. 1899.
This variety originated many years ago on the grounds of William Reid, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Tree vigorous, spreading, with graceful, drooping branches; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, very juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.
Weihnachts-Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.
Fruit medium in size, yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, tender, sweet; season very late.
Weisse Charlotte. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207. 1858.
Fruit large, round; skin yellowish-white, partly washed with red; flesh yellowish-white, often with tinges of red, sweet but with a slight astringent flavor; season the middle of October.
Welch. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 272, 273, Pl. 35. 1903.