Acidaline. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:164. 1856. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 468. 1884.
A seedling of Van Mons. It was in 1833 sent to the Horticultural Society of Paris under the number 1253 and acquired the name Acidaline from its extreme acidity. Fruit above medium, obovate, shining bright green changing to yellow-green at maturity, mottled with red on the side next the sun and dotted all over with reddish-brown specks; flesh whitish-yellow, semi-buttery, semi-melting, gritty around the middle, sourish, very juicy; third for dessert, first for cooking; Oct.
Acme. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 68. 1895.
Raised by A. Block, Santa Clara, Cal. Fruit large, pyriform, yellow, russeted, red cheek; flesh breaking, melting, juicy and vinous.
Adams. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:464, fig. 21. 1854. 2. Hovey Fr. Am. 2:91, Pl. 1851.
Raised from seed of Seckel planted in 1836 by Dr. H. Adams, Waltham, Mass. It first bore fruit in 1848. Fruit large, obovate-pyriform, yellow, shaded with crimson; flesh white, vinous; first; early Sept.
Adélaïde de Rèves. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 469. 1884.
Madame Adélaïde de Rêves. 2. Ann. Pom. Belge 3:97, fig. 1855.
A seedling, found about 1850 in the gardens of the Society Van Mons, Belgium. Fruit medium, turbinate; skin smooth, bright green changing to lemon-yellow, dotted with fawn and marked with brown-black patches, slightly colored with reddish-brown on the side next the sun; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, full of sugary juice, vinous, well perfumed; first; late Oct.
Adèle Lancelot. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:86, fig. 1867. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:95, fig. 144. 1878.