Originated by J. S. Breece of North Carolina; thought to be a cross between Abundance and Wild Goose although it does not show Triflora characters. Fruit of medium size, roundish; cavity medium; suture shallow; coppery-red, striped with darker red; skin thin, bitter; flesh yellowish, translucent, meaty, tender, juicy, fibrous, mild, subacid, rich; good; stone semi-clinging.
Monsieur á Fruit Vert. Species? 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 441. 1889.
Mathieu found it referred to in Journal de la Societie Nationale et Centrale d’Horticulture de France 281. 1883.
Mont Barbat d’Ente. Domestica. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 356. 1891.
An improved type of Agen coming from the Mont Barbat orchard in the Lot Valley, France.
Montgomery. Domestica. 1. Horticulturist 6:187, 294, 524. 1851.
Montgomery Prune 1.
Found by E. W. Carpenter of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, growing on the premises of a Mr. Montgomery about 1830. Tree very productive; fruit large, oval, purple; quality very good.
Montmorency. Domestica. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 43:35. 1903. 2. Quebec Pom. Soc. Rpt. 9, 66, 68. 1905.