Wilder probably originated with H. M. Engle, Marietta, Pennsylvania. It is said to be a promising variety.
Wilkins. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 382. 1891.
Wilkins Cling. 2. Kan. Hort. Soc. Peach, The 148. 1899.
Wilkins is said to have originated with Colonel Wilkins of Maryland as a seedling of Heath Cling and is thought to be identical with that variety except in being larger and having clearer and more creamy color.
Willard. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1900.
This variety originated with S. D. Willard, Geneva, New York, and is a peach of good quality, ripening after Early Crawford.
Willett. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:32. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:229. 1899. 3. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 476, 477, Pl. LXI. 1902.
Cornelius O'Bryan of New York City is said to have originated this peach more than fifty years ago from a stone brought from South America. In 1874 Mr. O'Bryan's property came into the possession of Wallace P. Willett, who was so impressed with the new seedling that the following year he induced C. L. Van Dusen, Geneva, New York, to propagate it. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, compressed; skin deep yellow, blushed and often striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, fairly tender, with a vinous flavor; stone free; quality good; ripens the last of September.
Williams. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.
Williams was discovered about 1875 by Lewis Williams, Hillsboro, Maryland. The fruit is said to be earlier and better than that of Alexander.
Williams Catherine. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.