Chapter VI · THE MINOR VARIETIES OF PEACHES (continued 2)

Carroll Late. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed as growing at the Delaware Station.

Carson. 1. Berckmans Cat. 11. 1912-13.

Carson came from Hancock County, Georgia, according to the catalog of P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree productive; fruit above medium in size; skin pale yellow, totally overspread with light carmine; flesh white, juicy, vinous; stone adherent; ripens late in July in Georgia.

Carter Large. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 7. 1857.

A seedling from Pennsylvania, resembling Oldmixon Free. Tree hardy, productive; flowers large; valuable as a market sort.

Caruth Late. 1. J. S. Kerr Cat. 5. 1898.

Caruth Late was introduced by J. S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. The variety is very prolific, bright yellow, and a freestone.

Catharine. 1. Langley Pomona 107, Pl. 33 fig. 6. 1729. 2. Pom. Mag. 1:9, Pl. 1828. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875.

Catharinen-Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:216. 1858.

This is an old variety long grown in England and France, in the latter country as La Belle Catharine. The fruit is similar to Incomparable but higher in flavor. It was placed on the list of fruits of the American Pomological Society in 1875 where it remained until 1897. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, roundish, surface uneven; color pale yellow, marbled with red; flesh white, strongly red at the pit, very firm, juicy; stone clinging, roundish-oval; ripens the last of September.

Catline. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow, blushed; stone adherent; ripens late in September.

Cécile. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers small.

Cécile Mignonne. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:85, 86 fig. 1879.

A seedling raised by Charles Buisson, Grenoble, Isère, France. Tree productive; glands small, globose; flowers large, pink; fruit above medium in size, irregularly ovoid; skin tender, finely pubescent, yellowish-white, streaked and spotted with carmine; flesh white, faintly tinged at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; of first quality; stone ovoid, free; matures early in August.

Célestin Port. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:86, 87 fig. 1879.

A variety named after Célestin Port, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France, about 1870. Tree productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium size, deep pink; fruit large, globular, flattened at the ends; suture narrow; skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow, with a dull red blush; flesh white, firm but melting, stained at the stone, very juicy, vinous; stone large, roundish-oval, free; matures early in August.

Centennial. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:22. 1894. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 1:13. 1898.

Centennial is a strong, round-topped grower; fruit large and late.

Chalmer Yellow Free. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 178. 1903.

A variety grown in Illinois; said to be earlier, larger, and better than Elberta. It reproduces itself from seed.

Champion (of Michigan). 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:187. 1897. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 479. 1908.

This is an early variety which originated with Eugene Gibson in western Michigan and was introduced by him about 1887. The variety was subject to mildew and the fruit proved to be of so little value that the sort was soon dropped from cultivation. The leaves are serrate and the stone clings. Although very different from the well-known Champion of Illinois, it was at first sold for the latter, much to the disappointment of buyers.

Chancellor. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. No. 14. 1752. 2. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 30 fig. 1. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 255, 256. 1831. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:88 fig., 89. 1879.

Stewards Late Galande. 5. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

English Chancellor. 6. Prince Pom. Man. 1:188, 189. 1831.

Kleinblühender Kanzlerpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:214. 1858.

This peach was named after Chancellor Pierre Seguier, Paris, France, in whose garden it grew about 1670. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, oval, distinctly sutured; skin pale yellow, mottled with dark crimson; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting; stone oblong, tapering, free; ripens the middle of September.

Chapman. 1. Little Price List 2. 1897.

Chapman resembles Late Crawford of which it is a seedling. Introduced by W. S. Little and Company, Rochester, New York.

Charles Ingouf. 1. Rev. Hort. 113. 1906.

Named after Charles Ingouf, a nephew of the pomologist, Charles Baltet, Troyes, France, in whose nursery this seedling was found. Fruit large, early, blushed with carmine on a creamy ground; ripens between Amsden and Hale Early.

Charles Rongé. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:81, 82, fig. 39. 1866-73.

Charles Rongé was introduced by a M. Galopin, Liege, Belgium. Glands small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, spherical, compressed at the ends; noticeably sutured; skin tender, covered with short pubescence, pale green, blushed with intense carmine; flesh white to the pit, melting, sugary; first quality; stone small for the size of fruit, ovoid, semi-free; ripens early in August.

Chas. Wood. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894.

Grown in Canada.

Charlotte. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 200. 1913.

Charlotte should not be confused with the yellow-fleshed Early Charlotte. This variety is said to have originated in Europe and is a large, oval, white-fleshed freestone, ripening in early mid-season; it was added to the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1909.

Chartreux. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 67, 68. 1867.

Chartreux was obtained from seed of either Brugnon Musque or Brugnon des Chartreux, planted in 1859. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit medium to large, roundish, depressed; skin very pubescent, yellowish, streaked with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit; stone free, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of August.

Chase Early. 1. R. G. Chase Cat. 19, Pl. 1900.

Chase Early is a seedling of Mountain Rose according to R. G. Chase, Geneva, New York. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta. Leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers small, dark pink at the edge of the petals; fruit large, roundish-oblate; skin tough, thick, creamy-white, with a lively red blush and a few dull splashes; flesh white except at the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; quality good; stone oval.

Chazotte. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 41. 1876.

Chazotte is productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit very large, irregular in outline; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy; ripens at the end of September.

Chelcie Cling. 1. Cult. & Count. Gent. 47:513. 1882.

This variety, which reproduces itself from seed, is a seedling of Oldmixon Cling.

Cherokee. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12. 1905-06.

Fruit a straw-yellow color with a brownish-red blush; semi-free; ripens the latter part of July.

Cherry Peach. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629. 2. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 30. 1803.

Pêche Cerise. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:25, 26, Pl. 15. 1768. 4. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 38, Pl. 1846.

Kirschpfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 602, 603. 1817.

Fruit small, roundish, with a deep suture and a large, pointed apex; skin the color of wax, with a cherry-red blush, sometimes with very fine pubescence; flesh citron-yellow, fine, melting, rather insipid; ripens the first of September.

Chevreuse. 1. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. 33 fig. 1. 1729.

Belle Chevreuse. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:22, 23. 1768. 3. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 30, Pl. 1846.

Schöne Peruvianische. 4. Liegel Anweisung 69. 1822.

Schöner peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:91, 92 fig., 93. 1879.

Chevreuse is an old French sort, Nicolas de Bonnefond having mentioned it in 1665. In 1768 Duhamel failed to recognize the presence of the glands, thus causing some confusion between this and the variety he describes as Chevreuse Hâtive. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, elongated; skin greenish-white, marbled and streaked in the sun; flesh white except beneath the blush and at the stone, melting, sweet, agreeable; stone free, large; ripens early in September.

Chevreuse Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33. 1832.

A variety received by W. R. Prince from the Mediterranean region. Fruit of good size, oval, greenish-yellow; ripens at the end of September.

Chevreuse à Feuilles Cloquées. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 53. 1867.

Freestone. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Although resembling Late Purple, this variety is distinct. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small, deep pink; fruit large, irregular in outline; skin heavily pubescent, tender, deep red on a yellow ground; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy; stone elliptical, free; ripens late in August.

Chevreuse Hâtive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:21, 22. 1768. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 31, Pl. 1846.

Frühe Peruvianerin. 3. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 179. 1825.

Früher peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive, although very similar to Chevreuse, is here listed separately. Some authors, including Christ and Leroy, combine the two varieties. The Chevreuse Hâtive ripens from the middle of August to the beginning of September.

Chevreuse Tardive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:24, 25, Pl. XIV. 1768. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:178. 1831. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:93, 94 fig., 95. 1879.

Später peruanischer Lackpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

This peach is often called Pourprée because of its color but it should not be confused with the old Late Purple. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish, often compressed; suture distinct, deep; with a mamelon tip at apex; skin thick, pale yellow, spotted and washed with reddish-purple; flesh white except about the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sweet, pleasing; stone elongated, free; matures at the end of September.

Chick Early Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

This variety originated with I. W. & R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Flesh white, vinous, juicy; ripens with Tillotson or before.

Chili No. 2. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88. 91. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:210. 1899.

Engle-Chili. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:40 fig., 41. 1910.

This is a seedling of Chili raised by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; cavity deep; apex prominent; skin thick, yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, fine-grained, moderately juicy, tender, mild but rich; quality good; stone long, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

Chili No. 3. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88, 91. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:210. 1899.

This is another seedling of the same origin as Chili No. 2. Tree moderately strong, spreading; flowers small or medium; fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly oblong, compressed; suture indistinct; apex not prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, slightly red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild, sweet; quality fair to good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

Chilian. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

This is an American peach of unknown origin. Fruit of medium size, yellowish-white, with a red cheek, lacking in flavor; freestone; season September.

Chilow. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Chilow is a yellow-fleshed seedling of Chinese Cling, which ripens at this Station the latter part of September. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large, showy; fruit medium in size, oblong-oval; suture deeper at the cavity, extending beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, with coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with a faint, dull blush near the cavity; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, coarse, meaty, juicy, mild; fair in quality; stone below medium in size, oval, flattened, clinging.

Chilson. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:33. 1910.

N. and C. Chilson, Battle Creek, Michigan, first exhibited this peach in 1870. Described as a yellow-fleshed clingstone, of medium size.

Chinese Blood. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

Chinese Blood is of unknown origin; the fruit resembles Chinese Cling in flavor. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; fruit small, ovate, with an acute apex; color yellowish-green, with a red blush; flesh clinging, moderately sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens in Texas the first of July.

Chinese Crooked. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 202. 1908.

A variety of unknown origin; so named because of its crooked fruits. The seed from which it sprang is supposed to have been brought from China. The fruit is very sweet but so small and unattractive as to be worthless. Grown under glass as dwarf trees, the variety forms an attractive ornamental.

Chinese Peach. 1. Gard. & For. 5:438, 439, fig. 72. 1892.

Peach-pits were sent to Charles S. Sargent, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, in 1879 from China and from one of these grew this peach. The tree is very vigorous and hardy. The fruit has a thick skin, white, juicy flesh; is of good quality and a freestone. Sargent believes the variety may be valuable in breeding a new race of exceptionally hardy peaches.

Chisolm. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

The Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, describes this variety as a yellow freestone grown by W. H. Chisolm, Grayson County, Texas; it ripens after Elberta.

Christiana. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 603. 1869. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:810. 1896. 3. Md. Sta. Bul. 159:155. 1911.

Downing speaks of a white-fleshed Christiana from Pomaria, South Carolina. Other pomologists say it has yellow flesh. On the Station grounds the tree is vigorous and only moderately productive. Glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with a deep pink; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a beaked apex, angular; cavity deep; suture shallow; skin tough, covered with fine pubescence, golden-yellow, washed with deep red and with a few splashes; flesh light yellow, tinged with red about the pit, juicy, firm, stringy, sprightly; quality good; stone free, large, ovate, plump; matures the third week in September.

Christmas Seedling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:612. 1893.

Received at this Station in 1893 from Warren Hartle, Covington, Ohio.

Citry à Fruit Blanc. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 392. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Clara. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:511, 512. 1902.

Clara is a seedling of Waldo raised by T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture nearly lacking; apex rounded, oblique, with a very small tip; skin velvety, yellowish-red in the sun; flesh firm, white, melting, juicy, with a slight almond flavor; quality very good; stone large, oval, pointed, free; ripens early.

Clara Mayer. 1. Guide Prat. 43. 1895.

Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers double; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-yellow, faintly blushed where exposed; flesh greenish-yellow, juicy; freestone; an ornamental.

Clarissa. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Clarissa seems to be well thought of in Texas, where it originated, but at Geneva it is unproductive; fruit of good quality. Glands large, reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with dark pink; fruit above medium in size, oval-cordate, halves unequal, bulged at the apex; skin tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, golden-yellow mingled with lively red which deepens on the exposed side; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, rather coarse and stringy, sweet, pleasing; stone below medium in size, oval, drawn in about the base, plump, semi-free; ripens the second half of September.

Clark Early. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 257. 1854.

Originated with Lewis Clark, St. Louis, Missouri. Said to be one of the earliest to ripen. Tree a slow grower, productive; fruit small, of rich flavor.

Clarke. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849.

Clarke originated with A. Clarke, Sherburne, New York; fruit very large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow except at the stone, juicy, sugary, aromatic; ripens September 10th.

Claudine Willermoz. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 392. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Cleffey Allen. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:20. 1894. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:210. 1899.

Tree strong, upright, fairly productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a broad, deep cavity; suture indistinct; skin strongly pubescent, yellow, blushed with brownish-red; flesh juicy, tender, mild, not rich; quality good; pit oval, plump, pointed, free; ripens the middle of September.

Clémence Isaure. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:47, 48, fig. 22. 1866-73. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:96, 97 fig. 1879.

Barthère Brothers, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France, first fruited this variety in 1854. Later it was named in honor of Clémence Isaure. Glands globose; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit large, globular, halves unequal, with a mamelon tip at the apex; suture distinct; skin tender, whitish-yellow, washed with carmine; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, melting, juicy, sugary; stone free, large, roundish-oval, plump; matures early in September.

Cleveland I. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 11. 1892.

Said to have originated at Salisbury, Maryland. The fruit excels Fox with which it ripens, according to the catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Cleveland II. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:95. 1901.

Cleveland is a seedling raised and introduced by J. F. Lyendecker, Frelsburg, Texas, about 1881. The tree came up between Thurber and Onderdonk trees; it was named after President Cleveland. Fruit large, cream-colored; clingstone; ripens with Honey.

Clifton Cling. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:196. 1898. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:234. 1898.

Tree low and spreading in growth, vigorous; leaves small; glands reniform; fruit greenish-yellow, faintly blushed with carmine; flesh greenish-yellow, red at the pit, granular, subacid; quality poor; ripens in Georgia the middle of August; very subject to rot.

Clifton Park. 1. Wiley Cat. 16. 1899. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 30:14. 1905.

William Palmer, Saratoga County, New York, first exhibited this seedling at the State Fair in 1897. The trees at this Station are not productive. Tree hardy, vigorous; glands reniform; flowers appear early, large, showy, pale pink; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex; suture shallow; skin thin, with short, thick pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with dark, dull red; flesh white, tinged at the pit, juicy, stringy, pleasing, sweet; quality good; stone with a slight clinging tendency, above medium in size, plump; ripens the second week in August.

Clingman May. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 27:942. 1894. 2. Ibid. 112:30. 1908.

A large, white-fleshed clingstone; early but not very desirable.

Clinton. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 473. 1845.

An American variety of second quality. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture nearly lacking; skin pale yellowish-white, striped with dull red; flesh scarcely stained at the stone, juicy; ripens the last of August.

Cobb Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 99. 1831.

Listed in the reference as having globose glands.

Cobbler. 1. Okla. Sta. Rpt. 61. 1898-99. 2. Harrison Cat. 20. 1904.

Yellow Cobbler. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

From Grayson County, Texas. Large, yellow, freestone, ripening with Smock.

Coe Golden Cling. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

A strong grower but does not ripen its fruit in Canada.

Coggin Early. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:7. 1890.

Flowers large; fruit medium in size; flesh white, firm, semi-clinging; matures early in June.

Coigneau. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:97, 98 fig. 1879.

Originated by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, but not described by American writers. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit of medium size, irregularly globular; suture distinct; skin thick, yellow, washed and striped with carmine; flesh orange-yellow, red at the pit, fibrous, melting, juicy, resembles an apricot in flavor; stone small, plump, free; ripens early in August.

Cole. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Cole Early. 2. Ibid. 32. 1887.

Cole Early Red. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 473. 1845. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Cole appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 as Cole Early Red but was dropped in 1891. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin almost entirely overlaid with red; flesh white, melting, very sprightly; freestone; ripens early in August.

Cole Large Yellow. 1. Gard. Chron. 1251. 1864.

Listed as an undesirable variety introduced into England from America.

Cole White. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 55, 56. 1867.

According to Carrière this variety is distinct from Cole White Melocoton. Tree vigorous; flowers very small; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a slight suture; skin yellowish-white, with a purplish-red blush; flesh yellowish-white, slightly stained with red at the pit, tender yet firm, juicy, very sweet; quality good; stone oval, free; ripens in France the first of September.

Cole White Melocoton. 1. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 299. 1849.

This peach is thought by most pomologists to be identical with Morris White but according to T. Hancock, in the American Fruit Culturist, it is distinct, the peaches being larger, heavier, rounder and ripening two weeks later than Morris White.

Coleman. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:804. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Coleman is a variety of the Honey type originated by Thomas Coleman, Rockport, Texas. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree vigorous, productive; glands both reniform and round; fruit medium in size, ovate, cream-colored, with a red cheek; flesh white, sweet; freestone; ripens with Climax.

Colerane. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Colerane peach is a good red peach."

Colmar. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:179. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Colon. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 11. 1900. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:143. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

This is a seedling of Honey which was originated by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, about 1892. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture distinct; skin thin, tender, finely pubescent; flesh white, streaked with red at the stone, juicy, spicy, subacid; quality very good; stone large, elliptical, sharply pointed, free; ripens in Florida the last of June.

Colonel Ansley. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 93. 1831.

Resembles Barrington, the two being listed as the same by some writers.

Colonel McFarland. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:338. 1882.

A seedling of Late Crawford originating in 1874 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Tree strong, vigorous, spreading; fruit large, yellow, with a red cheek; flesh juicy, rich, high in quality; freestone; ripens the middle of October.

Colonel Tom Ruffin. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 16. 1892.

An early, white-fleshed clingstone, ripening about July 20th, according to the catalog of the J. Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina.

Columbia. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 226, fig. 10. 1817. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:19, 20. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 491. 1845. 4. Hooper W. Fr. Book 216, 217. 1857. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 6. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:343. 1868. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:99 fig., 100. 1879.

Virginia. 8. Mo. Bd. Agr. Rpt. 1:411. 1865.

This singular peach was raised more than a century ago by William Coxe from a pit brought to New Jersey from Georgia. While it reproduces itself from seed with considerable exactness, most of the seedlings show variations in shape and color. Nurserymen have, therefore, grown many different types but all having the general characteristics of the original fruit. The American Pomological Society placed Columbia in its fruit-list in 1862 where it has since remained. Tree moderately hardy and productive; glands reniform; fruit large, round, broad and considerably depressed, with a distinct suture; skin rough, thick, dingy red, sprinkled with spots and streaks of darker red; flesh yellow, often with a red streak next the skin, rich, juicy, melting, with the texture of a very ripe pineapple; quality good; freestone; season the last of September.

Columbus June. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 610. 1857.

Fruit medium to large, flattened, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy, pleasant-flavored; good; stone free; ripens in the South the middle of June.

Comet. 1. Mag. Hort. 29:52. 1863. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 216. 1866. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Comet was raised from a pit of Salwey by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, fruiting for the first time in 1857, when the great comet of that year was in its zenith. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit roundish; skin yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; stone free; matures early in October.

Comice d'Angers. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:100 fig., 101. 1879.

Jaune du Comice. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:195, 196, fig. 96. 1866-73.

Hâtive de Gascogne. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 219. 1876.

Madeleine du Comice. 4. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

This variety, received from Angers, France, is grown commercially in that locality. Glands both reniform and globose; flowers small, with deep rose-color; fruit large, spherical, ending in a mamelon tip at the apex; suture distinct; skin tender, heavily pubescent, yellow, marbled and striped with purple on a deep carmine blush; flesh stained at the pit, melting, very juicy, sprightly; stone free, large, plump; ripens at the end of August.

Comice de Bourbourg. 1. Brehaut Peach Pruner 173. 1866. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:101, 102 fig. 1879.

A seedling from Bourbourg, Nord, France, first fruiting about 1850. Glands small, both reniform and globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish-oval, distinctly sutured; skin tender, light yellow, streaked with carmine; flesh white, melting, juicy, tinged about the pit, sprightly; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

Compton Pure Gold. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited from Illinois at the World's Fair, in 1893.

Comte d'Ansembourg. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Comte de Neperg. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Comtesse de Hainaut. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 6:79, 80, Pl. 1858.

Of Belgian origin, being a seedling of Early Purple found near the Royal Chateau at Laeken. Flowers large; fruit large, roundish; suture distinct but not deep; skin clear yellow; flesh yellowish-white except at the pit; stone large, free; ripens the first half of September.

Comtesse de Montijo. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 524. 1906.

Obtained about 1848 by a gardener, Gauthier, in Paris, France. Tree vigorous, productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish; skin creamy-white, with a blush, often streaked; flesh melting, sprightly; ripens the middle of September.

Con Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 26. 1873.

Con Cling appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 until 1883 without a description. Recommended for Oregon.

Condor. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 28:470. 1875. 2. Lauche Ergänzungsband 701 fig., 702. 1883.

A large and beautiful seedling of Early Silver. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit very large, globular, halves equal, distinctly sutured; skin greenish-yellow, blushed with pale red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting; stone oval, truncate at the base; ripens in August.

Congress. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:27. 1832. 4. Carrière Var. Pêchers 66, 67. 1867.

Béguine de Termonde? 5. Thomas Guide Prat. 21, 215. 1876.

First cultivated by Alfred Livingston, Westchester County, New York. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers of medium size; fruit large, oval, pale yellow, blushed with red; clingstone; ripens in September.

Conkling. 1. Ellwanger & Barry Cat. 33. 1879. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

E. M. Conkling, Parma Corners, New York, introduced this peach about 1877, having fruited it first in 1873. The fruits are small and the trees unproductive at Geneva. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers late; fruit below medium in size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex; halves unequal; apex with a mamelon, recurved tip; skin thin, tender, with long, thick pubescence, yellow, mottled with dark red over a lighter blush; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, firm, stringy, sweet, pleasant; pit free; ripens early in September.

Connecticut. 1. Hale Cat. 29. 1898. 2. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 6:44. 1899.

Connecticut originated at South Glastonbury, Connecticut, about 1885 from a seed of Pratt pollinized by Chili. The trees are unproductive at this Station. Tree willowy in habit; glands small, both reniform and globose; flowers appearing in mid-season, small, edged with deep pink; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate; apex noticeably mamelon, recurved; skin thin, tough, adherent, thickly pubescent, orange-yellow, blushed with dull red; flesh tinged at the pit, rather firm, stringy, sweet; quality good; stone free, small, ovate, plump, bulged near the apex; ripens the last of August.

Connett. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Connett Early. 2. N. C. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 64. 1893. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:96. 1901.

Connett originated as Connett Southern Early with Rev. Alfred Connett, McLeansville, North Carolina, about 1880. In 1889 it was listed by the American Pomological Society as Connett Early, the name being changed in 1909 to Connett. At this Station it is a shy bearer; ripens the middle of August. Tree willowy in growth; glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval; suture shallow; skin thin, tough, creamy-yellow, slightly blushed with dark red; flesh white except at the pit, firm, stringy, sweet, juicy; quality fair; stone nearly free, oval-elliptical, pointed at the ends.

Connor White. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

Conner Cling. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1883.

Connor White is a southern variety which originated in Mississippi. The American Pomological Society listed it from 1883 until 1889. Fruit medium in size, slightly oblong, with a small, acute apex; skin white, nearly covered with crimson; flesh white to the stone, juicy, vinous, subacid; clingstone; matures the last of June in Mississippi.

Conover. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 422. 1905.

Conover is one of the best hardy peaches in Missouri.

Cook Late. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887.

Cook Late White. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

A variety of American origin. Entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 where it remained until 1897. Fruit of medium size, white, freestone; ripens late.

Cook Seedling. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6, 7. 1857.

A seedling resembling Late Crawford grown by J. S. Cook, Walnut Hills, Ohio.

Cooley Mammoth. 1. Lovett Cat. 33. 1891. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 451. 1896.

Originated in Indiana where the fruit attracted attention because of large size and handsome color. Flesh yellow, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens late in September.

Coolidge. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 191. 1849.

Cooledge's Favorite. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 219, 220. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 473. 1845. 4. Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr. 38, 51. 1848.

Coolidge's Favorite. 5. Hovey Fr. Am. 2:49, 50, Pl. 1851. 6. Hooper W. Fr. Book 216. 1857.

For many years Coolidge was a favorite in New England and in nearly every orchard there were trees of this sort. Joshua Coolidge of Watertown, Massachusetts, raised the variety. The fruit-lists in the catalogs of the American Pomological Society from the first issue until 1899 contained the name of this peach. Fruit medium to large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin clear white, with a fine, mottled, crimson cheek; flesh white, with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, sweet, high flavor; freestone; season the last of August.

Coolidge Mammoth. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:211. 1899.

Tree vigorous; foliage crimped, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-ovate; suture distinct; apex prominent; skin bright yellow, with a bright blush; flesh red at the pit, juicy, mild, vinous; pit large, oval, pointed, free; matures the middle of September.

Cooner. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 318. 1890.

A large-fruited, market variety from Allegan County, Michigan.

Cooper Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow; stone adherent; of third quality; ripens early in September.

Cooper Late. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 11. 1892.

Cooper Late originated at New Castle, Delaware, and is a large, white-fleshed, productive peach, according to the catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Cooper Mammoth. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 190. 1880.

A yellow peach found near South Haven, Michigan. The variety is worthless because of unproductiveness.

Cooper Manet. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:242. 1899.

A variety being tested in New Mexico.

Cora. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877. 2. La. Sta. Bul. 21:614. 1893.

One of L. E. Berckmans seedlings of Lady Parham, from Rome, Georgia, about 1873. Fruit small, round; skin creamy-white, splashed with dull red; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, melting, subacid; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Cora Wright. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 175. 1908.

A large, yellow peach from Caroline County, Maryland.

Corbeil. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:102, 103. 1879.

Corbeil is a name applied to peaches found near Corbeil, Seine-et-Oise, France; mentioned first, according to Leroy, in 1540 by Charles Estienne. Fruits pubescent, white, juicy.

Corlett. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 146. 1896.

Produced by a Mr. Corlett, Olinda, Ontario, Canada; resembles Amsden. Fruit large, round; suture shallow; skin yellow, partly covered with a pink blush; flesh pale yellow, juicy, sweet; stone medium in size, free; ripens at the end of July.

Cornelia. 1. Harrison Cat. 19. 1912.

Listed by J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland, as a vigorous, productive, white-fleshed peach ripening at the end of July.

Corner. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 197. 1883. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:211. 1899.

Originated by William Corner, Ganges, Michigan, where it is grown locally. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, oval to ovate; suture distinct; skin brightly blushed on a yellow ground; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild but not rich; pit free, oval, pointed; matures early in September.

Corosa. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 66. 1907.

According to the reference, Corosa ripens soon after Mamie Ross which it excels.

Corriell. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 335. 1896.

A very hardy variety grown in southeastern Iowa.

Cothelstone Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Coulombier. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 392. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Countess. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. La. Sta. Bul. 27:942. 1894. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Countess is a southern variety of unknown origin. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1891 to 1899, reappearing in 1909. The fruit is white-fleshed, juicy, nearly free; ripens early in July.

Counts. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 605. 1869. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Counts originated with H. H. Counts, Lylesford, South Carolina. It was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1877 until 1891. Fruit large, white, blushed; flesh white, rich, juicy; clingstone; matures in mid-season.

Coupers. 1. Am. Gard. 24:414. 1903.

Coupers is a heavy bearer; skin white, with a blush; ripens late in August.

Cowan Late. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1860. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Glands reniform; fruit very small, round; ripens in September.

Cox Cling. 1. Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 140. 1891-92. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

Cox Cling appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1899 until 1909. It is listed as a medium-sized, white-fleshed clingstone of fair quality; originated in Texas.

Cox October. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 298. 1855.

A choice variety grown at one time in Mississippi.

Cream. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 80. 1898.

E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Kansas, grew Cream from a stone of Marcella. It resembles Late Crawford in size and color; ripens October 15th.

Crimson Beauty I. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:234. 1898.

Tree tall, erect; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, globular; skin greenish-yellow, overspread with carmine; flesh white except at the stone; clingstone; ripens at the middle of August.

Crimson Beauty II. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

Tree with heavy, dark foliage; fruit large, highly colored; flesh firm, fine; freestone; ripens in November.

Crimson Galande. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 217. 1866. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:191, 192, fig. 94. 1866-73. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 441. 1884.

Crimson Mignonne. 4. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863.

Crimson Galande is one of the many seedlings raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Tree an abundant bearer; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, uneven in outline, faintly sutured; skin almost entirely covered with very dark crimson; flesh white, purple about the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; stone free, small, ovoid; ripens at the end of August.

Crockett. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Crockett Late White. 2. Gard. Mon. 2:335 fig. 1860. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Crockett Late. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887.

Crockett originated in New Jersey and was once popular as a late, market sort. In 1877, it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society; in 1887, the name was changed to Crockett Late; the variety was finally dropped in 1891. Glands reniform; fruit medium to large, oblong, greenish-white, with an occasional blush; flesh pale, sweet, not very juicy; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Crofts Golden. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 3:44. 1890.

Listed by the Louisiana Experiment Station.

Cromwell Seedling. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:280. 1861.

An early variety introduced by a Mr. Cromwell, Baltimore, Maryland.

Crothers. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 289. 1893. 2. Rural N. Y. 59:626 fig. 1900.

A Mr. Crothers of Neosho Falls, Kansas, found this variety on his farm. On the Station grounds it is very similar to Oldmixon Free. Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands small, globose; flowers small, appearing early; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval, sometimes oblique, angular; apex often with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, with fine, short pubescence, creamy-white, mottled with dark red; flesh white, stained about the pit, juicy, stringy, sprightly; quality not as high as Oldmixon Free; stone nearly free, large, plump, broadly oval, with a long point at the apex; ripens the last of September.

Crown. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a fair fruit ripening with Newington.

Cumberland. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 151. 1881. 2. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 300 fig., 301. 1904.

An American variety but little known. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; glandless; flowers large; fruit medium in size, somewhat oblate; skin creamy-white, marbled with deep red; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; quality very good; stone small, oval, acutely pointed, nearly free; matures early in July.

Curtis. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:806. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

A southern variety named after Professor G. W. Curtis, College Station, Texas. The American Pomological Society held it on its fruit-list from 1899 until 1909. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, round to slightly oblong; skin clear yellowish-white; clingstone; matures early in July.

Cutter. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849.

Cutter is very similar to Lincoln but is a few days earlier.

Dabezac. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Fruit medium in size, cordate; of first quality; ripens the last of August.

Dad. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

A seedling from F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas.

Dagmar. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 9:190. 1865. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 217. 1866.

A seedling of Albert raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Glands round; flowers small; fruit round; suture shallow; skin very tender, thickly pubescent, with a pale straw-colored ground, almost entirely overlaid with crimson; flesh white, tender, vinous; freestone; ripens in August.

Darby. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

A seedling of the Heath type originated by I. W. and R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Fruit large, round, with a well-marked suture; skin creamy-white, faintly washed with red; flesh white to the stone, fine, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; clingstone; matures at the end of October.

Daun. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 40. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, heavy, roundish, regular in outline; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with reddish-brown; flesh fine, melting, very juicy, aromatic; ripens before the middle of September.

David Hill. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 6:283. 1858.

According to this reference, David Hill was at one time valuable in western New York.

Davidson No. 1. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

This variety was raised by M. B. Bateham, Painesville, Ohio. It is said to ripen a few days earlier than Alexander. The fruit is of medium size, attractive and equal in quality to most early peaches.

Davidson No. 2. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

Another seedling raised by M. B. Bateham, Painesville, Ohio. Fruit medium in size, attractive, as good in quality as other early peaches. Ripens a few days later than the preceding sort.

Dawson. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:132. 1911.

Dawson is not recommended in the reference given. Tree slow growing; fruit of medium size, round; skin rich yellow; flesh yellow; flavor excellent; ripens June 15th; a poor shipper.

Dawson Early. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 170. 1882.

A white-fleshed variety, little known in Michigan; glands globose; flowers large; fruit roundish; ripens late in August; said to be free from rot.

Day Yellow Free. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 311. 1889.

A California seedling ripening with and closely resembling Foster; a good market variety.

De Citry. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Corsa Heath. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Grown at one time near Seaford, Delaware.

De Ferrières. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

De Gloria. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

De Grillet. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Halle. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

A weak grower; planted in Canada.

D'Ispahan à Fleurs Simples. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

De Napier. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

A medium-vigorous variety grown in Canada.

De Thoissey. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Tondensis. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

A large, moderately productive, first quality, red and white peach, ripening in September.

De Trianon. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Tullias. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854.

"A variety of the Egyptian peach with larger fruit, surpassing the original type."

De Zelhern. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 606. 1869.

Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture deep; skin downy, yellow, with more or less bright red; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; freestone; matures in August.

Deaconess. 1. Can. Hort. 23:379, 380. 1900.

A yellow variety said to be immune from yellows.

Dean Orange. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Peach, The 140. 1899.

Named after its originator, Martin Dean, Bavaria, Kansas, about 1875. Another seedling that reproduces itself from seed.

Dean Red Free. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 16. 1896-97.

Dean Brothers of southern Indiana originated this variety; flesh white, freestone; ripens with Oldmixon Free.

December. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 634. 1887. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889.

A white clingstone occasionally grown because of its extreme lateness.

Decker. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 201. 1908.

Buck Prolific. 2. Ibid. 318. 1889.

Decker is grown extensively for eastern shipment in Sutter and Butte Counties, and in Vaca Valley, California.

Dekenhoven Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Madeleine d'Ekenholen. 2. Carrière Var Pêchers 80. 1867.

Madeleine Dekenhoven. 3. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree moderately vigorous; branches slender; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly depressed at the base, apex terminating in a small, mamelon tip; distinctly sutured; skin tender, almost entirely overlaid with reddish-black; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone small, free; ripens the last of August.

Delavan White. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 450. 1879. 2. Ibid. 458. 1883.

Of American origin, but not generally known or valued. Glands round; flowers small; fruits large, roundish-oval; skin white, with a red cheek; freestone; ripens early in October.

Delaware. 1. Lovett Cat. 18. 1898. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Delaware, or Delaware Rareripe as it is sometimes called, originated in Delaware as a seedling of Mountain Rose. The variety is unproductive on the Station grounds. Tree large, vigorous; leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small, edged with deep pink; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate, halves unequal; skin thin, thickly pubescent, pale yellowish-white, blushed about the cavity; flesh white, stained at the pit, coarse, stringy, sweet; quality good but not high; stone free, small, oval, plump; ripens the second half of August.

Deming. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Deming Orange. 3. Ibid. 28. 1875.

Deming September. 4. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 24. 1876. 5. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:234. 1898.

Deming is a southern variety which was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1875 as Deming Orange, remaining until 1897, and reappearing as Deming in 1909. Tree open; glands reniform; fruit large, oblate; flesh yellow; clingstone; ripens in mid-season.

Demouilles. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 55. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:106 fig., 107. 1879.

An ornamental peach originating with a M. Demouilles, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Glands usually reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, generally depressed at the base; suture shallow; skin thick, orange-yellow, streaked and washed with deep red where exposed; flesh intense yellow, tinged with red at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; stone free, small, ovoid, plump; ripens at the end of September.

Dennis. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:211. 1899.

Tree strong, spreading, with drooping branches; glands globose; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture distinct, two-thirds around; skin yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, tender, highly vinous; pit large, roundish-oval, plump, free; ripens early in September.

Denton. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:96. 1901.

J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, grew this peach in 1888 from a seed of Early Beauty crossed with Elberta. Denton resembles Elberta very closely and on the Station grounds ripens a week later. Tree large, vigorous, moderately productive; glands large, reniform; flowers large; fruit large, oval; cavity deep; skin tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with a few dark splashes; flesh yellow, with red radiating from the stone, juicy, firm, sprightly but varying in flavor; quality good; stone large, obovate, flattened, decidedly bulged, nearly free; ripens the third week in September.

Désiré Vitry. 1. Rev. Hort. 463. 1903.

Listed in this reference.

Despot. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a yellow peach spotted with red.

Desprez. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 39, Pl. 1846.

Named after a M. Desprez, a judge at Alençon, Orne, France. Leaves carry from two to four reniform glands; flowers large; fruit variable, often large, roundish, with a small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin smooth, thick, yellow; flesh white, melting, vinous; stone plump, oval, pointed at the ends, free; ripens the last of August.

Desse Tardive. 1. Jour. Hort. N.S. 9:250. 1865. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:143, 144, fig. 70. 1866-73. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 218. 1866.

Desse Tardive was named after its originator, a M. Desse of Chantecoq, Seine, France, about 1835. Glands round; flowers small; fruit large, round, flattened at the top, deeply sutured; skin thin, greenish-white, marbled with vermilion-red; flesh white, slightly colored with red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone plump, nearly free; ripens at the end of September.

Dewey Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 91. 1899. 2. Peyton-Barnes Cat. 19. 1912.

Dewey Cling originated with H. W. Jenkins, Boonville, Missouri, in 1898. Tree vigorous, healthy, upright yet spreading, hardy; fruit of good size; skin smooth, creamy-white; flesh white, very juicy, rich; of good quality; ripens in Missouri the middle of September.

Dey. 1. Rural N. Y. 41:864, fig. 1882.

Named after a Mr. Dey, Newark, New Jersey, in whose yard it was found. Fruit large, greenish-white; sweet, rich, juicy; freestone.

Di Carema Giallo. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A delicious, yellow peach from Italy.

Diamond. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1888-89. 2. Ibid. 16. 1896. 3. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898.

Diamond originated in Athens County, Ohio. On the grounds of this Station it closely resembles Orange Cling. Tree low, spreading; leaves with globose glands; fruit large, globular; flesh pale yellow except at the pit; clingstone; ripens the first of October.

Diana. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 221. 1817.

According to Coxe, Diana is a large, oblong clingstone, with white flesh, ripening the first of September.

Dix. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

A large, productive, first-rate peach.

Dixie. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 289. 1893.

Fruit above medium in size, roundish; cavity deep, abrupt; skin thin, yellowish-white, with a blush; flesh white, slightly tinged at the stone, firm, mildly, subacid, slightly bitter; stone oval, clinging.

Docteur Burkard. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 393. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Docteur Lucas. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Found at the Saint-Florian Abbey, Germany. Tree vigorous; fruit large, roundish-oblate, blushed with deep red on a green ground; of first quality; matures the middle of September.

Docteur Krans. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:117, 118, fig. 57. 1866-73.

Introduced by a Dr. Krans, Liege, Belgium. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, flattened at the ends; suture pronounced; skin thin, tender, pale yellow, blushed with intense purple where exposed; flesh white, tinged about the pit, melting, juicy, sweet; of first quality; stone small, elliptical, nearly free; ripens at the end of August.

Dr. Burton. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1905-06.

According to T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, this variety is a seedling grown by Dr. E. L. Burton, Grayson County, Texas. In the Station orchard it is a fairly good peach but not of superior merit. Tree productive; glands globose, small; flowers appearing in mid-season, large; fruit large, oval; cavity deep; apex often ends in a mamelon tip; skin tough, creamy-yellow, with few splashes of dark, dull red usually near the cavity; flesh white, with a trace of pink along the suture, juicy, tender, stringy, sprightly; stone oval, with a long point at the apex, plump; ripens just before Champion.

Dr. Cummings. 1. Rural N. Y. 61:734. 1902.

A seedling of Early Crawford raised at Cayuga, New York, and disseminated by H. S. Wiley of the same place; a yellow freestone ripening about October 1st.

Dr. Graham White Freestone. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:412. 1826.

Fruit large, perfectly white; juice rich and sweet; stone small; ripens the middle of September.

Dr. Hogg. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 9:190. 1865.

This peach was grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a French peach. Tree a strong grower, vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin thin, tough, lemon-colored, faintly crimson where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, deeply stained at the pit, firm but tender, sugary, brisk; stone free; ripens in August.

Dr. Pilkington. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.

An Oregon freestone seedling of promise.

Dr. Tomlinson. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Domergue. 1. Rev. Hort. 156, Pl. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 42. 1895.

Originated near Marseilles, Bouches du Rhône, France, by a M. Domergue. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, well colored; ripens early in August.

Donahoo. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1857.

From a Mr. Donahoo, Clark County, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit very large, roundish; suture visible around the entire fruit, deep on one side; skin creamy-white, tinged with red in the sun; flesh white to the stone, very juicy, excelling Heath Cling in tenderness and flavor; clingstone; ripens the second week in September in Georgia.

Donegal. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 25. 1894.

Fruit large, roundish; cavity large and deep; skin thin, tenacious, velvety, yellow, sprinkled with dark red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, tender, melting, juicy, subacid; quality good to above; stone small, oval, free; season follows Smock.

Dorsetshire Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 99. 1831.

A large-sized fruit of second quality ripening at the end of September; glands reniform; flowers small; skin dark red on a pale yellow ground; flesh melting.

Dorothy. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 12. 1901. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:512. 1902. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

A seedling of Angel grown by G. H. Norton, Eustis, Florida. In 1909, it was listed by the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, nearly round; flesh yellow, rich, subacid; freestone; ripens early in July in Florida.

Double Blanche de Fortune. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Double Cramoisie de Fortune. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Double Jaune. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:165, 166, fig. 19. 1883.

Originated in the vicinity of Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-oval, ending in a mamelon tip; deeply sutured; skin thin, tender, canary-yellow, nearly covered with an intense reddish-brown; flesh yellow to the stone, melting, juicy, with an apricot flavor; of first quality; stone small for the size of fruit, oval, freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Double Mountain. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 26. 1817. 2. Christ Handb. 592. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 246. 1831.

Sion. 4. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Doppelter Bergpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:198. 1858.

An excellent French variety very similar to Noblesse but ripening a week earlier. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless, not as susceptible to mildew as most French varieties; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened at the apex; skin greenish-white, marbled with deep red on a soft red blush; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored; stone mucronate, rugged, free; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Down Easter. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 283. 1854.

Hall Down-Easter. 2. Cole Am. Fr. Book 196, 197. 1849.

This variety originated many years ago with M. Hall, Portland, Maine. It has long since passed from cultivation. Tree hardy and productive; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin yellow, with a broad, red cheek; quality fair; season the last of September.

Downer. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:115. 1877.

A seedling of the old Red Rareripe, grown at Newburyport, Massachusetts; never disseminated.

Dowling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Dowling June. 2. Ibid. 8:34. 1889.

Tree vigorous, productive; glandless; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a slight projection at the apex; color creamy, with a red cheek; flavor subacid; clingstone; matures in Texas about July 8th.

Downing. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:270. 1875. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 462. 1885. 3. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 526. 1906.

Downing originated about 1870 with H. M. Engle, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from a pit of Hale Early. Tree productive; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-white, mottled with red; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet; quality good; ripens from the first to the middle of July.

Drain Seedling. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 491. 1908.

One of the early seedlings planted in Iowa.

Drap d'Or. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854. 2. Ann. Pom. Belge 3:1, Pl. 1855.

Drap d'or Esperen. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 217. 1876.

A variety of Belgian origin. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; glands small, round; fruit large, roundish, depressed; skin thin, clear yellow, with spots of carmine; noticeably sutured; flesh whitish-yellow, colored at the pit, fine, juicy, vinous; quality good; stone very large, roundish-oval, partly free; ripens September 20th.

Druid Hill. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 474. 1845. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:110 fig. 111. 1879. 4. Fulton Peach Cult. 191. 1908.

Druid Hill originated about 1840 with Lloyd N. Rogers, Druid Hill, Baltimore, Maryland. From 1862 until 1899 it was listed in the catalog of the American Pomological Society. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit large, round, with a slight suture; skin pale greenish-white, clouded with a red blush; flesh greenish-white, almost purple at the pit, very juicy, melting, with a rich, vinous flavor; stone free; season the last of September.

Duboisviolette. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:476. 1860.

This variety was brought to France from China by a M. Duboisviolette. The flowers are very large, semi-double, reddish-purple; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, terminating in a mamelon tip; skin white except where exposed; flesh white, vinous.

Duboscq. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 122. 1860.

Similar to Oldmixon Free; a very large, good, greenish-white peach.

Duchess of Cornwall. 1. Gard. Chron. 59:446. 1901.

Duchess of York. 2. Ibid. 58:59. 1900. 3. Ibid. 59:427. 1901.

Originated and introduced by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit of medium size; skin creamy-yellow, with a striped red blush; flesh melting, with a distinct nectarine flavor; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

Duchesse de Galliera. 1. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

Vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, compressed; apex mucronate; skin thin, reddish-purple in the sun; flesh white, violet at the pit, melting, very juicy; freestone; ripens the second half of September.

Duff. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Duveteuse Jaune. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:237, 238, fig. 117. 1866-73.

Duff Yellow. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 608. 1869. 4. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 24. 1876. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Duff is an early, market peach which appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1877 until 1897. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, round, with a sharp point; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red about the stone, juicy, slightly acid; clingstone; ripens the middle of July in the South.

Duggar. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

Duggar Golden. 2. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:8, 11. 1890.

Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a blush; flesh yellow, subacid, firm; clingstone; ripens the last of July.

Duggar White. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:8. 1890.

Flowers large, white; fruit medium in size; flesh white, very firm; quality good; ripens the middle of July; not very prolific.

Duke of Marlborough. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 27 fig. 1. 1817.

A variety resistant to mildew, found in the garden of the Duke of Marlborough, near Brentford, Middlesex, England. Flowers large; fruit large, slightly flattened about the base, heavily pubescent; ripens August 10th.

Duke of York. 1. Can. Hort. 25:326. 1902. 2. Bunyard Cat. Fr. Trees 35. 1913-14.

This variety is a cross between Early Rivers nectarine and Alexander peach, made by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit large; skin brilliant crimson; flesh tender, melting, refreshing; ripens with Alexander.

Du Lin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A variety from Aire, France, with reniform glands.

Du Moulin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A variety with reniform glands; recommended for central France.

Du Quesnoy. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:155, 156, fig. 14. 1883.

A variety of Belgian origin. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, depressed at the ends, faintly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, greenish, covered more or less with an intense purplish-brown; flesh white, purplish about the pit, melting, sweet; stone small for the size of fruit, nearly free; ripens the middle of August.

Du Thiers. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers of medium size, pale rose-colored.

Dulany. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 95. 1854.

A seedling of Heath Cling; superior to its parent in Maryland.

Dulce. 1. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05.

On the Station grounds the trees of Dulce are weak and unproductive. The variety, according to T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, originated with B. C. Murray, Denison, Texas. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers appear late; fruit small, roundish-cordate, angular, halves unequal; cavity narrow, flaring; suture shallow; apex roundish, usually with a small, mamelon tip; skin covered with heavy, coarse pubescence, tough, greenish-yellow, faintly blushed, with a bronze appearance; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, moderately juicy, fine-grained, mild, often astringent; stone below medium in size, ovate, plump, decidedly bulged, semi-clinging to free; ripens early in October.

Dumont. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 267. 1885. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:212. 1899.

Raised by Peter Dumont, Allegan, Michigan, from seed planted about 1835. Tree strong, very hardy, susceptible to leaf-curl; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, much compressed; cavity narrow; suture distinct, extending beyond the apex which terminates in a short, projecting tip; skin covered with dense pubescence, dark golden, usually blushed, thick, tough; flesh deep yellow, tinged at the pit, melting, moderately juicy, brisk subacid; stone oval, free; ripens the middle of September.

Dun. 1. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 97 fig. 1906.

Dun originated in Austria. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin yellowish-white, marbled with dull red; flesh white, stained at the stone, melting, very juicy, aromatic; very good; stone ending in a long point, free; ripens the middle of August.

Dunlap. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:212. 1899.

Tree a strong grower, spreading; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish to occasionally ovate; cavity wide; suture distinct; color yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, quite juicy, rich, vinous; pit large, plump, free; ripens the last of August.

Dunnington Beauty. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Very much like Noblesse. Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit large; skin pale greenish-red; flesh melting; quality good; ripens at the end of August.

Duperron. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 608. 1869.

A seedling raised by a M. Duperron. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large to very large, roundish, depressed at the end; suture shallow; skin downy, golden yellow, more or less washed with pale red; flesh yellow; clingstone; ripens in October.

Durasme. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Durasme or Spanish Peach is of a darke yellowish-red colour on the outside and white within."

Durchsichtiger Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:202. 1858.

Tree of medium size, productive; fruit large, roundish-oblate, yellowish-white, with a bright red blush; flesh firm yet melting, with a sweet, vinous flavor; quality good; season early in September.

Durham Favorite. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1867.

Listed in this reference.

Dutchess. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 223. 1817.

A very large peach, with white skin, a red cheek and a clear stone; ripens in August and September.

Dwarf Aubinel. 1. Flor. & Pom. 144. 1876.

This variety is remarkable for the constancy with which it is reproduced from seed and for its dwarf, bushy habit of growth. Flowers large; fruit large, globular; skin pale orange, marbled with red near the apex; flesh yellow, red near the stone; quality good; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Dwarf Champion. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:224, 225. 1899.

Listed as growing in New Mexico.

Dwarf Cuba. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 129:23. 1896.

A variety with small flowers and reniform glands.

Dwarf Orleans. 1. Prince Treat. Hort. 17. 1828.

Nain. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:44, 45, Pl. 32. 1768. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:175 fig., 176. 1879.

Zwergpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

Italian Dwarf. 5. Am. Jour. Hort. 1:287, 288. 1867.

Dwarf Orleans originated in Orleans, Loiret, France, early in the Eighteenth Century. The tree attains a height of two or three feet and is used mostly as an ornamental; leaves long, pendent, glandless and much indented; flowers large, showy; fruit about two inches long, roundish, deeply sutured; skin white; flesh white, melting, with bitter juice; freestone; ripens early in October.

Dyer June. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:18. 1882.

A chance seedling found near Ava, Missouri. Fruit large; early; clingstone.

Dymond. 1. Jour. Hort. 3rd Ser. 3:331. 1881. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 442. 1884.

Said to have been introduced by a Mr. Veitch, Exeter, England. Leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a dull red cheek, mottled with brighter red; flesh white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a high flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Eagle Red. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

Listed as a large, beautiful fruit, with a red blush, ripening in September.

Earliest Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 99. 1831.

A variety with globose glands and small flowers.

Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

A variety with globose glands and large flowers.

Early Alfred. 1. Gard. Mon. 7:372. 1865. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 219. 1866.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew Early Alfred from a seed of Hunt Tawny nectarine. Glands round; flowers large; fruit large; suture deeply marked, higher on one side than the other; skin tender, pale straw-colored, somewhat mottled with bright crimson; flesh white, melting, brisk, vinous; ripens early in August.

Early Ascot. 1. Gard. Chron. 1474, 1506. 1870. 2. Flor. & Pom. 1, Pl. 1873.

Early Ascot was raised from a seed of Elruge nectarine by a Mr. Standish of Ascot, England. Tree hardy, productive; glands small, roundish; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, somewhat depressed, with a distinct suture; skin nearly smooth, almost entirely covered with red, becoming nearly black where exposed; flesh yellow, tinged at the stone, very juicy; partially freestone; ripens the second week in August.

Early Avant. 1. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 27. 1803.

An agreeable-flavored peach ripening in August.

Early Beauty. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889.

This is a Texas variety. Fruit large, yellow; freestone; ripens very early.

Early Bourdine. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Listed as having serrate, glandless leaves and small flowers.

Early Charlotte. 1. R. G. Chase Cat. 20. 1896. 2. Chico Nur. Cat. 25. 1904.

A seedling of Early Crawford which originated about 1878 with O. Dickenson, Salem, Oregon. The variety has considerable merit as it grows on the Station grounds. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small, faded, pale pink; fruit large, roundish-oval, often cordate, halves unequal; cavity deep; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin but tough, pale yellow, splashed with lively red on a slight blush; flesh yellow, deeply stained at the pit, slightly stringy, tender, sprightly, rich, pleasing; quality good to above; pit broadly oval, plump, bulged, free; matures early in September.

Early Chelmsford. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 190. 1849. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1857.

Tree vigorous, productive, hardy; leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish; suture encircling the fruit; skin white, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, melting, juicy, vinous; freestone; ripens the third week in August.

Early Chevalier. 1. Gard. Chron. N. S. 20:47. 1883.

A French peach in which early and late fruits are produced on different branches of the same tree.

Early China. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:804, 805. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 21. 1897.

Early China is a Honey-flavored peach which originated in southern Texas where it has proved vigorous and productive, gaining a place in 1897 on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. The glands are round, often lacking; fruit of medium size, oval; apex with a sharply recurved point; color creamy, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, pinkish at the pit, very sweet; quality fair; freestone; ripens the middle of June in Texas.

Early Crawford Seedlings Nos. 1 and 3. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:212. 1899.

Seedlings obtained by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan.

Early Cream. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:818. 1896. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:144. 1904.

Kite. 4. Ibid. 73:148. 1904.

Kite Honey. 5. Ibid. 73:149. 1904.

Early Cream is a seedling of Honey. It appeared on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1891 until 1897. Tree strong, productive; fruit larger than Honey and resembles it in shape but is not as sharply pointed at the apex; skin very smooth, yellow, washed with red; flesh fine, sweet, juicy; flavor excellent; ripens the middle of June.

Early Cronesteyn. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:64. 1900.

Listed as a slow grower in Canada.

Early Curtis. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1880.

A seedling with reniform glands; very similar to Alexander but less inclined to adhere to the pit.

Early Downton. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 247. 1831.

Raised by Thomas Knight, Downton Castle, England, about 1815. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers large, pale rose-colored; fruit narrowed at the apex, usually terminating in an acute nipple; skin pale yellowish-white, bright red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white to the stone from which it separates, juicy; ripens at the end of August.

Early Free. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Growing on the grounds of this Station in 1896.

Early Imperial. 1. Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 241. 1890.

W. W. Smith, Vacaville, California, grew Early Imperial from a pit of St. John open to cross-fertilization. It is highly recommended in California because of extreme earliness and its good drying qualities; flesh yellow; freestone.

Early Leopold. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 17:58. 1869. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 34. 1874. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a seed of Early York. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow, rich; succeeds Rivers.

Early Louise. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 609. 1869. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 444. 1884. 4. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 526. 1906.

Louise. 5. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:350. 1903.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised this peach from a seed of Early Albert and named it in honor of Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise. From 1875 until 1883 the variety maintained a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit of medium size, round, marked on one side with a deep suture; skin highly colored, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, tender, richly flavored, partly adherent to the pit; season early.

Early Lydia. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

Early Lydia is said to be resistant to rot; a rose-colored freestone ripening with Hale Early.

Early Michigan. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:38, 39. 1910.

Confusion has arisen over two seedlings put out by J. D. Husted, Lowell, Michigan, as Husted No. 15 and 16. Eventually, No. 15 was introduced as Early Michigan but because of its similarity to No. 16, the latter is often substituted for it. The true Early Michigan is a cross between Hale Early and Chili. As it fruits at this Station, the peaches lack size and quality. In 1909 the American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list. Tree vigorous, spreading; glands reniform; flowers appear early, large, showy; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; cavity deep, narrow; apex with a large, mucronate tip; skin thin, tender, with long, thick pubescence, creamy, blushed with dull red, with a few deep red splashes; flesh greenish-white, tinged at the pit, juicy, stringy, melting, sweet, mild; stone free, broadly oval, plump; ripens the last of August.

Early Miners. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 40. 1878.

Not spoken of favorably in New Jersey.

Early Newington Free. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 476. 1845. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

This freestone should not be confused with the other Newingtons which are all clings and usually later in season. One characteristic of this variety is that fruits on the same tree are free or adhere partially or wholly to the stone. Tree a moderate bearer; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, round, distinctly sutured; skin pale yellowish-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting, vinous; ripens late in August.

Early Purple. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:189, 190. 1831. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 211. 1832.

Véritable Pourprée hâtive à grande fleur. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:16, 17, Pl. VIII. 1768.

Frühe Purpurfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 593, 594. 1817.

Pourprée Hâtive. 6. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 16, Pl. 1846. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:241 fig., 242, 243. 1879.

Weiniger Lieblingspfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:203. 1858.

Desse Hâtive. 9. Mas Le Verger 7:201, 202, fig. 99. 1866-73.

This variety originated far back in the Eighteenth Century. According to Mas, it was raised by a M. Desse, Chantecoq, Seine, France, and passed for a long time under the name Desse Hâtive. Early Purple long found favor in European orchards but is not much grown now, being surpassed by better sorts. It was brought to America by William Prince, Flushing, New York, early in the Nineteenth Century and soon became confused with Early York. The true variety, however, quickly passed from cultivation and the name has ever since been confused with that of Early York. Fruit medium to large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture deep; color yellowish, blushed with dark red and dotted with red on the shaded side; pubescence thick, fine; flesh white, stained red under the skin on the side exposed to the sun, tinged with red next the pit, juicy, vinous, highly flavored, melting; very good in quality; stone semi-free to free, brownish-red; ripens early.

Early Rareripe I. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 85. 1854.

Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, originated this freestone.

Early Rareripe II. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

Early Rareripe is an improvement on a seedling erroneously called Felt Rareripe, which was brought to Kansas from Illinois by F. G. Barker of Salina. Fruit large, deep yellow.

Early Red I. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size; skin pale yellow, with a red blush; flesh melting; fair in quality; ripens at the end of August.

Early Red II. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:199. 1898.

This Early Red originated with C. C. Engle of Paw Paw, Michigan.

Early Red Cling. 1. Prince Cat. Fr. Trees 24. 1823. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:27. 1832.

Earliest Red Cling. 3. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820.

This variety is thought to have been brought to Flushing, New York, by the French. The shoots are subject to mildew; flowers small.

Early Rose I. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1841.

Of foreign origin. Fruit of medium size; red where exposed; ripens in August.

Early Rose II. 1. Gard. Mon. 22:338. 1880.

This Early Rose is one of the so-called Spanish peaches and was found on the farm of Preston Rose, Mission Valley, Texas. It is described as a medium-sized, round, rosy-red fruit, with firm flesh, ripening June 25th; freestone.

Early Rose III. 1. W. P. Stark Cat. 49, 50 fig. 1915.

Early Rose III, according to W. P. Stark, Stark City, Missouri, was grown by John Keller, Fort Valley, Georgia, from the pit of a Honey-flavored peach crossed with one of the Indian peaches. Tree a moderate grower, rather small; flowers large; fruit of medium size, a rich, deep red; flesh white, rich, sweet; clingstone; ripens with Eureka. The fruit is handsomely colored and is said to sell for a fancy price wherever known. Unfortunately, it seems not yet to have been tried in the North.

Early Royal George. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 220. 1832. 2. Mag. Hort. 14:538. 1848.

Early George. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:811. 1896.

This variety may be an American seedling of Royal George. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, splashed with red in the sun; flesh juicy, tender, vinous, free; fair to good in quality; ripens in August.

Early Sam. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Early Silver. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 220. 1866. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:343. 1903.

Argentée Précoce. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 43, 215. 1876.

Silver. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.

This variety was grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, in 1857, from a seed of White Nectarine. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, slightly sprinkled with red; flesh entirely white, melting, juicy, with a vinous, pleasant, subacid flavor; stone free; quality good to very good; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Early Strawberry. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:62, 67. 1895.

Grown at one time in Arizona.

Early Tallman. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 40:19. 1907.

This is a small, white-fleshed peach of fair quality, ripening with Triumph. It is a semi-clingstone and of no value.

Early de Tours. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Listed but not described.

Early Victoria. 1. Gard. Chron. 946. 1861. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:143, 144, fig. 8. 1883.

Victoria. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Early Victoria should not be confused with the Victoria of the South. This variety first fruited in 1854 with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a stone of Early York. In 1909 the American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list as Victoria. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin pale yellow, with a maroon blush; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; stone free, small; season very early, a week before its parent.

Early Wheeler. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 360, 361, Pl. 28. 1906.

This is one of a large number of Heath Cling seedlings grown by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas, about 1900. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; blossoms very large; fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; cavity large, broad; apex protruding; skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, creamy-white, marbled and splashed with crimson; flesh white, stained with red near the skin, firm, meaty, juicy, subacid; quality good to very good; stone adherent, oval; ripens with Alexander.

Early White. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 85. 1854.

A large, fine-flavored freestone originating with Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Early White Cling. 1. Prince Cat. Fr. Trees 24. 1823. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:35. 1832.

Fruit medium to small; skin pale yellow, marbled with red; flesh yellowish-green, juicy, pleasant; ripens early in September.

Eastburn Choice. 1. Hoffy Orch. Comp. 1:Pl. 1841.

The name is in honor of the originator, Rev. Joseph Eastburn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who planted a pit about 1825. The variety comes true from seed. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, nearly round; skin pale yellow, blushed on the sunny side; flesh yellowish-white, tinged about the pit, sprightly, slightly acid, juicy; pit small; ripens late in September.

Eaton. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891.

Eaton Golden. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 611. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871.

Eaton originated in North Carolina and its planting is confined chiefly to the South. In 1871 it was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society as Eaton Golden but in 1891 was changed to Eaton. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit above medium in size, round; suture shallow; skin golden-yellow, with occasional pink spots near the base; flesh golden, sweet, juicy, with a marked apricot flavor; clingstone; ripens the middle of September.

Edgar Late Melting. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Edith. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Griffing Bros. Cat. 12. 1900.

Edith is a large, round, white-fleshed clingstone; ripens in Florida July 25th.

Edouard Andre. 1. Rev. Hort. 87, 208, 209, Pl. 1895.

A French variety originating in the Department of Ain, France. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit roundish, compressed; cavity deep and narrow; distinctly sutured; skin deep reddish-purple on a yellow ground; flesh cream-colored, red at the pit, melting, juicy; stone plump, oval; ripens the middle of August.

Eduard Lucas. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 394. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Edward Late White. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1857.

Raised by a Dr. Baldwin, Montgomery, Alabama. Fruit large, roundish, depressed at the apex; suture distinct; skin white, blushed with red; flesh white, stained at the pit, sweet, juicy; stone slightly adherent; ripens the first of October and continues all the month.

Eladie. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877.

A seedling of Chinese Cling; fruit of large size and excellent quality.

Elate. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:22. 1894

Mentioned but not described.

Elberta (Hottes). 1. Winfield Nur. Cat. 21 fig. 1912.

This is a supposed strain of Elberta found in an orchard of Elbertas in Grand Valley, Colorado, according to the catalog of the Winfield Nursery Company, Winfield, Kansas. The fruit is said to be larger and better in quality than Elberta but its other characters are similar.

Elberta Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 223. 1904. 2. Stark Bros. Cat. 42. 1914.

This variety was brought to notice in Louisiana, Missouri, Stark Brothers having selected it from Elberta. Some pomologists rank it as identical with Elberta in growth and appearance except that it is a clingstone. As grown at this Station, however, it does not closely resemble Elberta in shape nor is it equal to that variety in quality. Tree vigorous, upright; glands usually reniform; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oblate, halves unequal, bulged near the apex; suture deepens toward the apex which is roundish; skin rich yellow, with an attractive blush of deep red; flesh yellow, deep red about the stone, juicy, meaty, often having a slight sprightliness, clinging; ripens the second week in September.

Eldred. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:15. 1876. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:212, 213. 1899.

Eldred was named after its originator, a Mr. Eldred of Washington County, Texas. It is one of the earliest clings to ripen; glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, firm, mild; pit roundish-oval; ripens just before Hale Early.

Elisabeth Bonamy. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:176. 1883.

A French variety introduced in 1868 and named after Madame Elisabeth Bonamy. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish, irregular, with a mamelon tip at the apex; pale yellow, with a deep carmine blush; flesh yellow; matures the middle of September.

Eliza I. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 283. 1854. 2. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. 1:Pl. 1860.

Gerard Schmitz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, exhibited this seedling in 1849. Leaves large, with reniform glands; fruit large, round; skin yellow, with a mottled red cheek; flesh yellow except at the stone; freestone; matures the last of September.

Eliza II. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1880.

This is a seedling of Late Crawford, originating with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Foliage rather glaucous; fruit large, roundish, tapering at the apex; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh bright yellow, red at the pit, tender, juicy, rich, vinous; ripens after Late Crawford.

Ellison. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889. 2. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 510. 1900.

Ellison is another variety that reproduces itself from seed. It originated in Ohio. As it grows at this Station its only value is for canning. Tree not very productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, resembling Chili in shape; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin covered with long pubescence, greenish-yellow, with narrow splashes of dull red; flesh yellow, faint red at the pit, rather dry, mild to sprightly; quality fair; stone free, small, oval, shortly pointed, plump; ripens the middle of October.

Elma. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Griffing Bros. Cat. 12. 1900.

A medium-sized clingstone of the Spanish type; ripens the last of July.

Elmira. 1. Horticulturist 3:251. 1848-49. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1857.

Originated with Dr. M. W. Phillips, Edwards, Mississippi. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, oval, depressed; suture shallow; skin heavily pubescent, creamy-white; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone to which it adheres, sweet, good; ripens early in August.

Elmo. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed as growing at the Florida Station.

Elodie. 1. Pa. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 586. 1878.

A seedling of Chinese Cling not as susceptible to rot as its parent.

Elriv. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:96. 1901.

J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, produced Elriv by crossing Rivers with Elberta, in 1888. Tree strong and productive; flowers large; fruit large, roundish to slightly oblong; suture very distinct; skin thin, tender, nearly entirely overlaid with bright red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sprightly; quality good; pit large, oval, semi-clinging; ripens with St. John.

Elrose. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:98. 1901.

Elrose is the result of a cross between Elberta and Mountain Rose made by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, in 1888. Flowers small; fruit oblong, irregular, large; suture distinct; skin almost entirely marbled with pale red; flesh firm, white; quality fine; stone plump, large; ripens with Mountain Rose.

Ely. 1. Village Nur. Cat. 9. 1914.

Ely is a large, yellow-fleshed peach of good quality, ripening just before Carman, according to the catalog of the Village Nurseries, Hightstown, New Jersey.

Emil Liebig. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 394. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Emma. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 134. 1897. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

Emma, on the Station grounds, is unproductive and of poor quality. It has had a place on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list since 1899. Tree upright, rather tall; branchlets inclined to throw out short, spur-like shoots; glands reniform; fruit small, roundish-cordate; apex usually with a mucronate tip; skin thin, tough, deep yellow, with a mottled blush of dull carmine; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, firm, stringy, sprightly; pit small, ovate, plump, free; ripens at the end of August.

Emporia. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

Emporia is a very early variety originated by Mrs. L. Burns, near Emporia, Kansas.

Endicott. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 159. 1889.

A freestone seedling of Oldmixon Cling which it resembles in shape; ripens with Hale Early.

English. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

The tree of English is vigorous but not productive. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, oval, with a pointed apex; flesh white, firm; quality fair; clingstone; ripens the middle of August.

English Swash. 1. Horticulturist 2:401. 1847-48.

Leaves globose; flowers small; ripens the middle of September; moderately productive.

Enon. 1. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:174. 1906.

Fruit of medium size, globular, often oblate; suture shallow but distinct; color greenish-white, shaded and splashed with carmine; flesh white, moderately firm, melting; quality good; pit oval, short, free; ripens August 10th.

Equinox. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 9. 1909.

A very large, yellow freestone, ripening about the third week in September, according to the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas.

Ermine. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 28:83. 1896.

Fruit of medium size, partially free; pit large; ripens early in August.

Ernoult. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 2:71, Pl. 1854.

Ernoult originated about 1844 near Liege, Belgium. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish; apex with a peculiarly wrinkled depression; skin downy, clear yellow, shaded with deep reddish-purple in the sun; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Ernst. 1. Ramsey Cat. 1913.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Ernst originated with a Mr. Surties, Bexar County, Texas, about 1905. Fruit of medium size, white; freestone; ripens the middle of July.

Erzherzog Carl. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

A seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich with which it is similar but larger, more deeply sutured, less pubescent and not as dark red; ripens early in September.

Erzherzog Johann. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

Archiduc Jean. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 48, 215. 1876.

A productive seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich which it resembles. It is larger, more pointed, more deeply sutured, less pubescent, and not as dark a red as its parent; ripens early in September.

Espagne Jaune. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:115 fig. 1879.

This variety was found about 1840 in the vicinity of Bayonne, Basses-Pyrenees, France. Some believe it to be a native of Spain. Tree vigorous; glands large, reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit medium in size, ovoid, somewhat cylindrical, halves unequal; suture distinct; apex with a mamelon tip; skin thick, yellow, spotted and washed with red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, fibrous, melting, very juicy, acidulated; stone adheres very slightly, small, ovoid, plump; matures the latter part of October.

Essex Mammoth. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 7:53. 1900.

Listed as having been grown in Canada.

Estella. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 11. 1900. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Estella originated in western Florida. In 1909 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit almost round, very large; skin greenish-yellow, with a full, red cheek; flesh yellow; ripens in Florida early in September.

Esther. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877.

A Chinese Cling seedling of large size and excellent quality.

Esther Doom. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Austin Nur. Cat. 9. 1909.

Esther Doom originated with Judge Doom, Austin, Texas. A fine, productive, yellow clingstone, ripening July 25th.

Evangelist. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 306. 1899.

A hardy variety grown in Iowa.

Evans. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 91. 1899.

Evans No. 3. 2. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12. 1905-06.

Evans is said to have the good characters of Elberta; ripens just after that variety is gone.

Evans Cling. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03.

A hardy clingstone grown in Iowa.

Everbearing. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1897. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 498, 499, 500, Pl. 61. 1905. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Everbearing originated in the garden of a Mrs. Page, Cuthbert, Georgia, in 1885, and was named and disseminated by P. J. Berckmans about 1897. A marked characteristic of this variety is that some trees have a long blossoming and fruiting period. It is too tender for the North but is recommended for southern peach-districts, having been placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree vigorous, compact, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit roundish-conical, large, the later-ripening fruits being smaller; cavity large, deep and abrupt; suture shallow, with a prominent apex; skin thick, tough, thickly covered with long pubescence, greenish-white, striped and mottled with purplish-red; flesh white, considerably stained and veined with red, meaty, juicy, subacid; stone oval, free; season July 1st to September or later in southern Georgia.

Excellente. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Excelsior. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 185. 1856. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 201. 1913.

Prince's Excelsior. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 632. 1857.

Excelsior was grown more than half a century ago by William R. Prince, Flushing, New York. It has been confused with Crosby, this sort having been once known as Excelsior. Fruit large, roundish to roundish-oblate; suture a line, ending in a flattened depression at the base; color attractive, bright orange-yellow; flesh golden-yellow, very rich, juicy, aromatic, sweet, separating freely from the stone; quality very good; season the middle of October.

Exquisite. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 380. 1858. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 7:152. 1864. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 612. 1869. 4. Gard. Mon. 19:114. 1877.

Pavie Georgia. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:218, 219 fig. 1879.

Exquisite originated in Georgia many years ago. It seems to have been sent to England and France by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, mottled with crimson in the sun; flesh yellow, red at the stone, free, tender, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens in September.

Extra Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 2:337. 1860.

A seedling of Fay Early Anne which precedes its parent by three weeks; the fruit is small and fleshy, with a small pit.

Fabre. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 54. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit large, roundish at the base; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin blushed with deep red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh yellowish-white, coarse, melting, very juicy; pit large, oval, free; ripens early in September.

Fahnestock. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:111. 1847.

A large-fruited seedling from A. Fahnestock, Lancaster, Ohio.

Fahnestock Mammoth. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:111. 1847.

A large, yellow clingstone which originated with A. Fahnestock, Lancaster, Ohio.

Falcon. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896. 2. Rivers Cat. 28. 1909-10.

Faucon. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 55, 218. 1876.

Falcon originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of White Nectarine. Fruit medium in size, roundish; cavity deep, wide; suture shallow; apex with a small, erect, mamelon tip; skin thin, creamy-white, blushed with dull red, with a few stripes, not very attractive; flesh white, tinged at the pit, meaty, sprightly; stone oval, moderately plump; ripens at this Station the middle of September.

Fame. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:133. 1911.

Fame is an upright-growing tree, bearing yellow, freestone fruits of medium size; ripens July 18th; very susceptible to rot.

Fanning. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 92. 1883.

Fanning was exhibited in Philadelphia in 1883 by J. H. Ricketts of Newburgh, New York. Fruit medium in size, globular; skin striped and splashed with brownish-red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh greenish-white, melting, juicy, vinous, sprightly; very good; stone moderately plump, free.

Farrnbacher Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:215. 1858.

Tree very productive; branches long and slender; glands reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit large, long, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin whitish-yellow, washed and striped with red; flesh whitish-yellow, red near the stone, very tender, fibrous, vinous; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Faut. 1. Am. Gard. 12:565. 1891.

A Southern seedling. Tree strong, vigorous; fruit large; clingstone.

Favier. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:34. 1832.

Favier was introduced by William Robert Prince from the region of the Mediterranean. Blossoms small; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture usually but a line; skin overlaid with red, with a deeper hue in the sun; flesh pale yellowish-white, strongly colored at the pit, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens September 10th.

Favourite. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 219. 1817. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 477. 1845.

Favourite Large Red Clingstone? 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 96. 1831.

Favourite Red. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 2:23. 1832.

Early Favourite? 5. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Glands small, globose, often lacking; flowers small; fruit large, oblong; skin white, rather downy, covered with dark red where exposed; flesh red at the stone, somewhat firm, juicy, vinous but not rich; ripens early in August.

Fay Early Anne. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 1:91. 1853. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1856. 3. Ibid. 78. 1862.

Anne Précoce de Fay. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:101, 102, fig. 49. 1866-73.

A seedling of Anne, grown by Lincoln Fay, Chautauqua County, New York. It held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Tree hardy and productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin creamy-white, sometimes faintly tinged with red where exposed; flesh white, juicy, rich; ripens two weeks before Early Crawford.

Fei Tau. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1909.

Cions of the Fei Tau peach were brought to America by Frank N. Meyer, United States Department of Agriculture, from the province of Fei Tcheng, China.

Felicie. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:117, 118 fig. 1879.

Charles Buisson, Tronche, Isère, France, grew this variety in 1863. Glands usually lacking; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, halves unequal, with a mamelon tip at the apex; faintly sutured; skin thick, heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, washed and striped with carmine; flesh yellowish-white to the stone, firm, fibrous, juicy, vinous, with an after taste; stone small, ovoid, free; ripens the last of September.

Felt Rareripe. 1. Gregg Fruit Cult. 100. 1877.

The chief characteristic of this variety is that it reproduces itself from seed. It originated with Cyrus Felt, Monte Bello, Illinois; fruit large, yellow-fleshed, freestone; ripens the last of August.

Ferdinand. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:144. 1904.

Ferdinand is a seedling of Honey raised by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1892. It was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897 but was dropped in 1899. Fruit roundish, slightly flattened, bulged on one side, large; apex short, blunt, recurved; suture but a line; skin velvety, thick, tough, dull yellow, well covered with dull red; flesh firm, meaty, white, streaked with red; flavor insipid, poor; stone clinging, oval, plump, short; season early in July.

Fetters. 1. Gard. Mon. 16:315. 1874.

John Fetters, Lancaster, Ohio, raised this white-fleshed freestone from a pit of Lemon Cling.

Fine Jaboulay. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 99 fig. 1906.