Chapter VI · THE MINOR VARIETIES OF PEACHES (continued 3)

Thought to have originated with Armand Jaboulay, Oullins, Rhône, France. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish, with a very small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin marbled and washed with red on a yellow ground; flesh white, melting, vinous, aromatic; quality very good; ripens the middle of September.

Finley October. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Grown near Seaford, Delaware.

Finley Superb. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Georgia.

Fisher. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 12:11. 1904.

A variety grown in Texas and Wright Counties, Missouri. Fruit large, round, yellow, blushed with red; clingstone; ripens in Missouri about the middle of September.

Fleenor. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1864. 2. Ibid. 60. 1870.

Fleenor originated in Indiana. Tree hardy, productive, slender; fruit large, oblong, white; quality good; clingstone; used for market and canning; ripens in October.

Flewellen. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875.

Flewellen is of American origin and held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1875 until 1897. Fruit large, globular, depressed at the apex; skin downy, yellowish-white, dark, dull purplish-red where exposed; flesh red at the pit, very juicy, sweet; desirable for an early cling; ripens early in August.

Florence. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898.

This variety is a moderate bearer but rots badly. Tree tall, with dense foliage, vigorous; fruit of medium size, globular, greenish-white; flesh white, adherent; quality fair to good; ripens the middle of August.

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

Florida Crawford. 2. Ibid. 44. 1891. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:818. 1896.

Introduced by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1891. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891 as Florida Crawford where it remained until 1899. In 1909 it reappeared as Florida. Fruit belongs to the Spanish type, very large, roundish-oblong, somewhat bellied, with a shallow suture; skin pale to deeper yellow, frequently blushed at the base; flesh stained at the pit, firm, juicy, vinous; freestone; ripens the last of July.

Florida Gem. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:145. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

One of the best seedlings of Honey both for home and commercial purposes. Listed by the American Pomological Society in its fruit-catalog of 1909. Fruit medium to large, oval, angular; suture indistinct, often wanting; apex conical, long, recurved; skin fuzzy, thin, tough, greenish-yellow, washed with deep red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, white, pink at the stone, sweet, agreeable; stone free, elliptical, reddish; ripens the last of June.

Florida Own. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 14:6. 1891. 2. Ibid. 62:513. 1902.

Florida Own is a seedling of Peento, now out of cultivation. Fruit large, nearly round; skin white, overspread with carmine; flesh sweet, juicy, melting, semi-clinging; quality excellent; ripens with Peento.

Florin. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 313. 1889.

Florin is a California variety ripening with Late Crawford but superior in size and flavor; tree hardy, a rapid grower and free from curl.

Floss. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Received at this Station for testing in 1894, from E. A. Riehl, Alton, Illinois. Fruit above medium, roundish-oblong; color greenish-white, with a few red dots; flesh white, moderately juicy, firm, adherent; quality good; season the middle of October.

Floyd. 1. Ortiz Fruit Farm Cat. 27. 1900.

According to the catalog of the Ortiz Fruit Farm, Mexico, Missouri, Floyd was found in Mexico, Missouri, by Wallace Bassford of that place. Tree very hardy; fruit hangs well, large; skin tough, creamy-white, blushed where exposed; flesh tender, white, juicy; freestone; ripens September 25th.

Flushing Heath. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 17. 1892.

This is a large, white-fleshed clingstone which ripens the last of August, according to the Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina.

Ford. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345. 1903.

New Ford. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 3. Ibid. 169:213. 1899.

Probably originated in Delaware. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, with drooping branches; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, mild, sweet; quality good; pit free, oval, plump, pointed; ripens early in September.

Ford Choice. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897.

Ford Choice was received at this Station for testing in 1892 from J. S. Ford, Pittsford, New York. Fruit large, irregularly oval, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, with markings of dark red; flesh yellow, slightly stained with red at the pit which is nearly free, juicy, somewhat stringy, firm; quality good; ripens early in September.

Ford Late. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 53. 1896. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345. 1903.

Ford Late, as it fruits on the Station grounds, is of doubtful value. Trees vigorous, productive; leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear early, large, pink; fruit large, oval, tapering, halves unequal, sides drawn in about the cavity; apex with a mucronate tip; skin covered with long, coarse pubescence, thin, tough, lemon-yellow to creamy, with a faint blush of pink; flesh white, neither very juicy nor stringy, sprightly; stone brown, free, large, obovate, with a wedge-shaped base; ripens early in October.

Ford No. 1. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:807. 1896. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:213. 1899.

Tree strong, spreading, productive if not too far south; glands few, reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish-elongated, faintly sutured; skin creamy-white, with a delicate wash of bright red; flesh creamy-white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly, vinous; quality good; pit plump, semi-clinging; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Ford No. 2. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:811. 1896. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:213. 1899.

Trees round-headed, fairly productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly ovate; suture indistinctly marked; cavity broad, deep; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh red at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone oval, pointed, plump, free; quality good; ripens on the Station grounds the last of September.

Ford No. 3. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Described as follows as it grows on the Station grounds: Trees strong; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; apex indistinct; skin greenish-yellow, with a thin bloom; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; stone free, plump, pointed; quality poor; ripens the last of October.

Ford Red. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:213. 1899.

Ford Red is thought to have originated in Delaware. Trees roundish, with an upright head, fairly productive; fruit medium-sized, slightly enlarged at the suture, generally oval; cavity deep, narrow; color creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white, reddish and rather bitter at the pit, juicy, tender, rich, mild; quality good; pit free, oval, pointed, quite plump; season early in September.

Ford Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 5:539. 1824. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 248. 1831.

Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, slightly narrowed at the apex; skin yellowish-green, marbled with bright red; flesh yellow to the stone, juicy, with a rich, astringent flavor; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Fords. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 63. 1891.

A large, very early, white-fleshed freestone.

Fords Improved. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.

A white-fleshed freestone of the Chinese type. It ripens early but is soft and is a poor keeper.

Forrester. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913.

A large, round, good peach, from Georgia. Fruit yellowish-red; ripens in mid-season.

Four in One. 1. Continental Pl. Cat. 13. 1916.

According to the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina, this variety is the largest peach that grows and the firmest of the mid-summer varieties. Skin deep creamy and crimson, tough; flesh soft, juicy, melting.

Fourteen Ounce. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:65. 1900.

A clingstone, listed but not described in these references.

Fox. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Ibid. 33. 1899. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345. 1903.

Fox's Seedling. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 478. 1845.

Fox originated in New Jersey. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog in 1891 but dropped it in 1897, replacing it in 1899. Tree vigorous; glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly compressed, with a small suture which extends nearly around the fruit; skin creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, free, melting, juicy, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; season the last of September.

Frances. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345, 346 fig. 1903. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909. 3. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:133. 1911. 4. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913.

Francis. 5. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 42. 1895.

There is doubt as to the place of origin of this peach. Most writers mention Ohio but a communication from Leon Sanders, Plain Dealing, Louisiana, states that the variety was found in that State by his father about 1895 and was introduced to the trade by L. T. Sanders and Son. Frances was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a pronounced suture; apex prominent; skin yellow, washed and striped with bright red; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; quality good; stone oval, free; season follows Elberta.

Frank. 1. Munson Cat. 14, Pl. 1915-16.

According to the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas, Frank was raised in 1903 by J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, from a pit of Elberta and named after Frank Holland of the Farm and Ranch. Fruit large, globular; skin yellow, covered with considerable rich red; clingstone; ripens two weeks after its parent.

Frankfort. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Franklin. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed as grown in Michigan at one time.

Franquières. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876. 2. Guide Prat. 31. 1895.

Resembles Orchard Queen but is earlier, rounder, and higher in quality. Trees very vigorous and productive; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, nearly covered with reddish-carmine; flesh very red at the stone, juicy; matures the first of September.

Franz Koelitz. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

An early, German variety without glands.

Fredenburgh. 1. Gard. Mon. 23:303. 1881.

A large, very early sort, like Alexander in appearance and quality, raised by W. H. Fredenburgh, Kingston, New York.

Freehold. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 47. 1884.

Freehold originated in Freehold, New Jersey; fruit large, with a red cheek; flesh white; freestone; of good quality; ripens the second week in November.

Free Mason. 1. Gard. Mon. 13:26. 1871. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 121. 1872.

A seedling of Early Rareripe, grown by Rev. R. W. Todd, Denton, Maryland. Tree very vigorous, spreading in its habit; leaves serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to oblong; skin white, shaded with red; flesh deep red at the stone, juicy; ripens immediately after Smock.

Freeman. 1. Gard. Mon. 10:20, 21. 1868.

Freeman Late. 2. Ibid. 19:336. 1877.

Named after its originator, H. C. Freeman, Alto Pass, Illinois. The fruits resemble Smock of which it may be a seedling; however, it is later and higher in quality.

Freeman White. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1867.

A variety of some repute in New Jersey. Resembles Heath Free but is larger; used for market.

French Blood Cling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33. 1832.

Wilder Blutpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, dark red; used for preserves; matures at the end of October.

French Chancellor. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:189. 1831.

A variety of French origin. Fruit large, with a distinct suture; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin fine red next the sun; flesh melting, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; ripens the first of September.

French Mignonne. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 21 fig. 2. 1817.

Although bearing a close resemblance to Grosse Mignonne, this peach seems to be distinct. The chief points of difference are thicker skin, more brilliant color and more oblong form in the fruit of this variety.

French Willow Leaved. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:12. 1832.

A Feuilles de Saule. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 77, 78. 1867.

This tree has leaves resembling those of the willow. Leaves devoid of glands; flowers very small; fruit of medium size or larger, roundish, halves unequal; flesh white, red at the stone; pit large, free; ripens in October and only succeeds in a warm exposure.

Friers. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Friers peach is an excellent fruit."

Fritzes Sämling. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Frogmore Golden. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 221. 1866. 2. Flor. & Pom. 89, Pl. 1878.

A Mr. Ingram, Frogmore, England, grew this variety from a pit of the Bellegarde peach crossed with Pitmaston Orange nectarine. Trees rather free from mildew; glands globose; fruit of medium size; of a deep apricot color, both in and out; flesh rich, vinous, tinged at the stone from which it separates; ripens early.

Frühe aus der Ortenau. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Frühe May von Brigg. 1. Lucas Handb. Obst. 475. 1893.

Tree strong and very productive; fruit very large, whitish-yellow, with a red blush; ripens the middle of July.

Frühe Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Large Early Mignonne. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:10. 1832.

Early Mignonne. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 211. 1832.

Frühe Lieblingspfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:202. 1858.

Early Grosse Mignonne. 6. Hogg Fruit Man. 219. 1866. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877. 8. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:165 fig., 166. 1879.

Frühe Mignonne was first mentioned early in the Nineteenth Century as coming from the vicinity of Paris, France. It is a strain of Grosse Mignonne, but with smaller and earlier fruit. The American Pomological Society listed it in its fruit-catalog from 1877 until 1897. Glands small, globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, more or less ovoid, regular in outline, strongly sutured; usually with a mamelon tip; skin pale yellow, marbled with carmine; flesh whitish-green, red at the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, sprightly; stone roundish-oval, plump, nearly free; ripens early in August.

Früher Bergpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200, 201. 1858.

Fruit large, oblate, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin with a straw-yellow color, with dark red streaks, heavily pubescent; flesh white throughout, pleasing; stone small; ripens from the first to the middle of August.

Fruitland. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 613. 1869.

Fruitland originated at Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, obovate, tapering to a point; greenish-white, with a pale, mottled red cheek; flesh greenish-white, faintly red at the stone, very juicy, vinous; freestone; matures early in September.

Fulkerson. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 283. 1854.

Of American origin, having been raised by R. P. Fulkerson, Ashland, Ohio, about 1851. Leaves without glands; fruit of medium size, obtuse, sides irregular and unequal; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh whitish-yellow, tinged at the stone, juicy, rich, high in quality; stone small, angular, flattened, free; ripens August 20th.

Fullers Galande. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Listed as having globose glands and small flowers.

Furness. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 59. 1869.

Mentioned as a good, late clingstone.

G. & A. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Fruit irregular in outline; yellow-fleshed; freestone; quality good; pit small; ripens the first of September.

G. Orange Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 206. 1896.

An inferior variety listed by the Illinois Horticultural Society; fruit of medium size; flesh yellow; quality fair.

Gaillard-Girerd I. 1. Rev. Hort. N. S. 7:12. 1907.

Soon after the early American varieties of the Amsden and Hale Early type were introduced into France they were used in breeding new varieties. This peach is a white-fleshed freestone, resulting from a seed of Poirieux crossed with Hale Early.

Gaillard-Girerd II. 1. Rev. Hort. N. S. 7:12. 1907.

Said to resemble closely its parent, Gaillard-Girerd I.

Gain de Montreuil. 1. Gard. Chron. 68. 1848. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:123, 124, fig. 60. 1866-73.

Galande von Montreuil. 3. Lauche Deut. Pom. 6:No. 6, Pl. 1882.

Alexis Lepère, Montreuil, France, grew this variety about 1846. Tree strong, unusually productive; leaves with both reniform and globose glands; flowers very small; fruit of medium size, roundish, depressed at the ends; suture distinct; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin thin, with short pubescence, yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh stained at the stone, firm, sweet; very good; stone adherent, elongated-oval, deeply furrowed; ripens the last of August.

Galande. 1. Pom. Mag. 1:26, Pl. 1828. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:189, 190, fig. 93. 1866-73. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:124, 125 fig., 126. 1879. 4. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 396, 397. 1889.

Bellegarde. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 6. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 254, 255. 1831. 7. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 471. 1845.

Grosse Noire de Montreuil. 8. Ann. Pom. Belge 1:85, Pl. 1853.

Violette Galande. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:210, 211. 1858.

The origin of this old variety is unknown. It apparently was known in France in the middle of the Seventeenth Century and was long and widely cultivated in that country under various names. The number of synonyms shows its popularity in France and England. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large, round, regular, with a shallow suture; color pale yellowish-green, with a rich red cheek, often streaked with darker purple; flesh pale yellow, rayed with red at the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored, free; season the last of August.

Galande Pointue. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:129, 130, fig. 63. 1866-73. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:127 fig., 128. 1879.

Spitze Galand Pfirsich. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 415. 1889. 4. Gaucher Pom. Prak. Obst. No. 85, Tab. 77. 1894.

About 1805 a M. Dormeau of Montreuil, Seine, France, seems to have been growing this variety. Fruit large, roundish-oval, irregular; skin yellowish-white, partly covered and dotted with carmine; flesh whitish, somewhat red at the center, firm but tender, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; stone free; season early in August.

Galbraith. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167. 1871. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 498. 1871.

A variety from Illinois, recommended for market. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; color white, with a red cheek; very good; ripens at the end of July.

Galland May. 1. Greensboro Nur. Cat. 22. 1898.

A very early variety with good shipping qualities, according to the Greensboro Nurseries, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Galveston. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:805. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899.

Galveston was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899; it comes from southern Texas. Tree very vigorous and productive, inclined to overbear; glands few, reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin creamy, with a light red cheek; flavor subacid; ripens the last of July.

Gant Noir. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 397. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Garden Cling. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 289. 1893.

Garden Cling on the Station grounds is not promising in fruit or tree characters. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed; skin thick, tough, greenish-white, more or less overspread with bright red; flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, rubbery; stone oval, smooth, plump; ripens early in October.

Gates Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 312. 1889.

Originated and named by J. W. Gates, Vacaville, California. Trees tender; fruit large; skin too tender for shipping, silver-white, with a red blush; flesh white, firm; pit large, irregular.

Gather Late October. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 19. 1892.

A very late clingstone listed by Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Gaylord. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1869. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

A peach grown in Mississippi by Dr. M. W. Phillips. Tree fairly vigorous, but not productive; glands large, round; flowers small; fruit resembles Crothers, large, round, with a pointed apex; skin creamy-white, heavily pubescent; flesh white, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Geary. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:346. 1903.

Gearys Hold-On. 2. Gard. Mon. 19:174. 1877. 3. Hood Cat. 31. 1905.

Hold-On. 4. Fulton Peach Cult. 176. 1908.

Geary is said to be a seedling of Smock; on the Station grounds it ripens with it. Tree large, vigorous but not very productive, slightly drooping; leaves finely serrate, with large, reniform glands; flowers small, faded pink, darker at the edges; fruit above medium in size, oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, sides drawn up forming a prune-like neck; tip mucronate; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, golden-yellow, slightly splashed with darker red on a dull blush; flesh pale yellow, stained at the pit, rather dry, coarse, sweet; fair in quality; stone large, oval, flattened, more or less pointed, free.

Gebhardt. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:41. 1910.

A locally known seedling of Hale Early grown by Benton Gebhardt, Oceana County, Michigan, about 1878. It is valued for high quality in fruit. Tree hardy and an early and regular bearer, not very susceptible to fungus; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oblong, flattened slightly at the ends; cavity broad; suture continuous, deeper at the ends; skin velvety, creamy-white, with a solid, dark crimson cheek; flesh creamy-white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, aromatic; quality very good; stone free; ripens just before Early Michigan.

Gem. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1893. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Similar to Oldmixon Cling, but with more color in the cheek; glands reniform; season very late; unproductive.

Gemina. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 181. 1895.

Mentioned as a very late and very hardy variety; recommended for Missouri.

General Bidwell. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

A seedling named by the California Horticultural Society in 1886 and recommended for cultivation. Fruit larger than Orange Cling, yellow; flesh solid, juicy, rich; pit small, free; ripens between Late Crawford and Salwey.

General Custer. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes, Kansas, about 1878.

General Grant. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Originated with W. W. Smith, Vacaville, California. Trees fairly strong; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, tapering towards the apex; cavity narrow, deep; suture extends two-thirds around the fruit; skin pale creamy-white, with a mottled cheek; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, vinous; pit roundish-oval, pointed, plump, adherent; ripens late.

General Greene. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889. 2. Greensboro Nur. Cat. 25. 1898.

A large, white-fleshed freestone, ripening the last of August. The variety originated in Guilford County, North Carolina.

General Harrison. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 20. 1906.

According to the Glen Saint Mary Nurseries, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, this variety was originated at Cocoa, Florida, by C. W. Harrison. Fruit above medium in size, shaped like the Honey seedlings without the long points; color light yellow, overlaid with red; flesh white; clingstone; ripens in July.

General Laudon. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

General Laudon is a seedling of Karl Schwarzenberg, raised about 1836. Tree productive; flowers large, pale red; fruit large, oval, deeply sutured; skin greenish-yellow, blushed; flesh white, vinous; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

General Taylor. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

General Taylor is an early clingstone of fair quality. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish-ovate; skin creamy-white, with a red cheek; ripens in Texas the last of June.

Genesee. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 16. 1883.

Fruit medium to large; flesh creamy-white, juicy; freestone; ripens in October.

Genueser. 1. Christ Handb. 591. 1817.

Pêche de Genes. 2. Christ Wörterb. 351. 1802.

Genueser Aprikosenpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Flowers small; fruit large, round, halves unequal; suture shallow; skin yellow, more or less mottled with clear red; flesh deep yellow, pleasing, melting; freestone; ripens early in October.

George Late. 1. Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 73. 1891. 2. Cal. Nur. Cat. 20. 1898.

George Late originated in Sacramento, California, where the fruit is much esteemed as a clingstone because of its rich color, large size and superior shipping qualities. The trees on the Station grounds have not yet fruited.

Georgia Press. 1. Greensboro Nur. Cat. 25. 1898.

Fruit large; flesh nearly white, juicy, acid; ripens in August, according to the Greensboro Nurseries, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Gest Superb. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1854.

An American variety bearing globose glands; fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white; flesh firm, subacid; ripens in September.

Gestreifter Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Resembles Sanguinole but longer. Fruit striped; flesh clear red, not adhering to the pit; ripens early in October.

Gettysburg. 1. Rural N. Y. 62:820, fig. 304. 1903.

Found and named by Earl Peters, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, who claims it to be the latest and best yellow-fleshed freestone in that vicinity.

Gibbon. 1. Gard. Mon. 21:149. 1879.

Fruit large, oval, terminating in an acute, swollen tip; skin clear yellow, blushed; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; ripens the middle of August.

Gibbon October. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Griffing Cat. 10. 1910.

A seedling of the Spanish type from northern Florida. In 1891, it appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society but was soon dropped. It is one of the last white-fleshed, freestone peaches to mature, ripening at the last of September.

Gibson. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 242. 1886. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:42. 1910.

A seedling raised by Eugene Gibson, New Richmond, Michigan. The variety was said to be earlier than either Amsden or Alexander. It was thought by some to be identical with the Champion of Michigan. Leaves deeply serrate; susceptible to mildew.

Gibson Late. 1. Gard. Mon. 21:362. 1879.

Gibson Late has small value as grown on the Station grounds. Tree neither vigorous nor productive; fruit medium to above in size, oblong-oval, sometimes roundish-oval, with a bulge along the suture; skin with considerable pubescence, greenish-yellow, with a faint blush; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, coarse, stringy; quality fair; freestone; ripens the latter half of October.

Gibson Seedling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as grown in Texas.

Gillingham. 1. Oregon Nur. Cat. 35. 1913.

The Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, states that Gillingham resembles Early Crawford but ripens a few days later; the tree bears young and abundantly.

Gilman Early. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

A variety ripening in August; productive.

Gilmore. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 246. 1893.

This variety was found growing in Gilmore, Arkansas, by S. W. Gilbert, Thayer, Missouri; said to be "very early and good to look at but not fit to eat."

Gladstone. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

This is another variety grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit very large, round, often oblate; suture shallow; skin pale yellowish-green, with a faint red cheek; flesh white, tender, melting, vinous; freestone.

Glasgow. 1. Rural N. Y. 14:119. 1863.

Glasgow is listed as a freestone grown in Missouri.

Glen. 1. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 19. 1911.

Glen is a cross between Peento and Honey from Glen Saint Mary, Florida. Fruit two and one-half inches long, ending in a blunt point; deeply sutured; skin tough, yellow, often entirely covered with red; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, firm; freestone; season early in June.

Glendale. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Glendale, better known as Glendale Beauty, did not prove productive in Texas. Glands large, globose; fruit large, ovate, with an acute apex; skin yellow; flesh firm, sweet; freestone; ripens early in July.

Globe. 1. Gard. Mon. 27:334. 1885. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1889. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Globe is a chance seedling from Berks Center, Pennsylvania. The tree is a rapid and vigorous grower and usually productive. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1889 where it still remains. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round, slightly ovate; cavity broad; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, vinous, sprightly; quality good; pit large, oval, plump, free; ripens at the last of September.

Gold Ball. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

A large, yellow-fleshed clingstone introduced in 1892 by Ramsey & Son, Mahomet, Texas.

Gold Dust. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1882. 2. Boonville Nur. Cat. 18. 1912.

Gold Dust originated with J. C. Evans, Howell County, Missouri. The peaches on the Station grounds are very attractive. Trees moderately productive; glands reniform, large; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, roundish-cordate, halves unequal; apex ends in a small, recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin but tough, heavily pubescent, golden-yellow, overspread with lively red and with few splashes of darker red; flesh tinged at the pit, juicy, meaty, sprightly; quality fair; stone adherent, large, oval to ovate, acutely pointed at the apex; ripens late in September.

Gold Mine. 1. Greening Bros. Cat. 85. 1901. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:45, Pl. 1910.

G. E. Prater, Paw Paw, Michigan, grew and introduced Gold Mine. It is a cross between Barnard and Late Crawford, resembling the latter parent. On the Station grounds the variety lacks productiveness; trees vigorous, hardy; glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, oval to cordate, halves decidedly unequal; apex with a large, mucronate tip; skin thick, tough, coarsely pubescent, greenish-yellow, blushed with dull red; flesh yellow except at the pit, juicy, coarse, sprightly, pleasing; quality good; pit free, large, ovate, plump, tinged with purple; ripens late in September.

Golden. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

Golden is a mediocre variety from Georgia.

Golden Ampère. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Golden Ball. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1854.

Golden Ball is of American origin. Glands globose; fruit large, roundish, orange-yellow; flesh stained at the stone, juicy; freestone; ripens early in September.

Golden Belt. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03.

Listed as grown at one time in Kansas.

Golden Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 147. 1881. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 4. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913.

Golden Cling is one of the standard peaches of California. It has held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society since 1899. The variety originated with A. T. Hatch, Suisum Valley, California. Fruit large, oval, compressed, yellow-fleshed; quality good; season late; good for kitchen or market.

Golden Cuba. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed as growing in Michigan.

Golden Eagle. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

Aigle doré. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876.

Golden Eagle was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, as a second generation from Late Crawford. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit very large, round, deeply sutured; skin deep orange, with a red cheek on the sunny side; flesh stained at the pit, tender, melting, rich; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Golden Gate. 1. New Haven Nur. Cat. 7. 1899-1900.

Dr. Smith, Hermann, Missouri, originated Golden Gate. Fruit yellow; season follows Elberta according to the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri.

Golden Purple. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.

Gold and Purple. 2. Prince Treat. Hort. 17, 18. 1828. 3. Carrière Var. Pêchers 43, 44. 1867.

Pourpre Dorée. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:239, 240 fig. 1879.

Golden Purple originated in Georgia and was sent out by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit of medium size, round, with a distinct suture; color golden-yellow, with a deep crimson blush; flesh greenish-yellow, slightly red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; stone free; season the last of July.

Golden Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 192. 1841. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

An American variety from Monmouth County, New Jersey, little known in America but listed by several English nurserymen. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit resembles the Crawfords.

Golden Sweet Cling. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 36. 1913.

Originated near Fort Smith, Arkansas. Fruit large, juicy and sweet, according to the catalog of Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri.

Goode. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:347. 1903.

Goode October. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1869.

This variety originated in South Carolina. Fruit large, round or slightly oblong; skin white, veined with red, heavily pubescent; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, vinous; clingstone; matures early in October.

Gooding. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:100, 101. 1901.

A Mr. Gooding, formerly of Smith County, Texas, originated this variety. It was introduced in 1892 by John F. Sneed, Tyler, Texas. The fruit resembles Mamie Ross but is a few days later.

Gordon. 1. Harrison Cat. 13. 1904.

Gordon is a very late variety from J. G. Harrison and Sons, Berlin, Maryland. The trees are not productive on the Station grounds. Glands small, globose; flowers appear late; fruit large, oval-cordate, halves unequal; apex tipped with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with lively red, with a few dull splashes; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, tender, rich; quality very good; stone large, oval to obovate, flattened, wedge-shape at the base, free; ripens at the last of September.

Gorgas. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:519. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 615, 616. 1857. 3. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. No. 1, Pl. 1860. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:130, 131 fig. 1879.

Gorgas originated with Benjamin Gullis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a stone of Morris White planted in the fall of 1846. The variety first fruited in 1850. Tree vigorous, bearing glandless leaves; fruit moderately large, roundish, with a swollen point at the apex; suture indistinct; color yellowish-white, clouded and blotched with red on the cheek; flesh white, stained at the stone which is free, firm, juicy, sweet and agreeably flavored; quality very good; ripens late in September.

Goshawk. 1. Jour. Hort. 3rd Ser. 13:494. 1886. 2. Bunyard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 113. 1904.

Autour. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 55, 215. 1876.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised Goshawk from a seed of Coolidge impregnated with pollen from the Stanwick nectarine. On the Station grounds the trees are not vigorous; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit large; skin greenish-white, mottled with spots of dull red; flesh juicy, melting, brisk; ripens in mid-season.

Gough Late Red Clingstone. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Listed by Prince in 1820.

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

Governor is a seedling of President which it surpasses in quality of fruit. It originated with L. E. Berckmans of Rome, Georgia, many years ago. Fruit very large, roundish, regular; skin white, nearly covered with red and with a dark red cheek; flesh white, melting, vinous, aromatic, free; quality good; ripens the middle of August.

Governor Briggs. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Briggs. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:209. 1899.

The origin of this sort is unknown but it has been propagated in Michigan for some years under the name Briggs. Tree unproductive; glands globose, small; fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a rich, vinous, sprightly flavor; quality good; pit free; season in Michigan the last of August.

Governor Campbell. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

This is an old, white clingstone which ripens in Texas about July 20th, as described by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas.

Governor Garland. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879. 2. Ibid. 112. 1880.

The original Governor Garland tree grew six miles from Bentonville, Arkansas. The fruits are described as larger, earlier and inferior in flavor to Amsden.

Governor Hubbard. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed by the Texas Experiment Station.

Governor Lanham. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

Governor Lanham originated at Austin, Texas, and was introduced by F. T. Ramsey and Son, of that place. It resembles Elberta in size, shape and season but is a clingstone.

Governor Phelps. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

E. F. Hynes of Kansas introduced Governor Phelps; fruit large, yellow, clingstone.

Grand Admirable. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:56. 1861. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

An attractive clingstone from Louisville, Kentucky, first grown about 1840. On the Station grounds the trees are only fairly productive; glands small, globose; flowers appear early, small; fruit medium in size, roundish, inclined to oblate, angular, halves unequal; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, with a carmine blush and a few lively red mottlings; flesh tinged at the stone, juicy, moderately coarse, meaty, with a trace of sprightliness; fair in quality; stone oval, somewhat plump; ripens the last week in September.

Grand Carnation. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"Grand Carnation is like Carnation but greater and later, ripening the beginning of September."

Grand Monarque. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

This variety bears reniform glands and small flowers.

Grand Reporter. 1. Weber Nur. Cat. 14. 1900.

Grand Reporter was found by a Mr. Pfister, Creve Coeur Lake, Missouri. Tree hardy and productive, with fruit similar to Late Crawford but a week later, according to H. J. Weber, Nursery, Missouri.

Grandeville. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Leaves deeply serrate and glandless; flowers large.

Granger. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 189. 1880.

A seedling grown by S. L. Staley about 1850 and later given to F. Granger, Monterey, Michigan. It is distinguishable from Late Crawford only by a slight difference in habit of tree; leaves large, with globose glands.

Grant Cling. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:180. 1857.

A clingstone peach from J. T. Grant, Georgia. Fruit above medium in size, oblong, tapering; distinctly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, with a pale cream color, blushed considerably; flesh pale red at the stone, juicy, tender.

Grant Large Yellow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1841.

Originated with a Mr. Grant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ripens late.

Grauer-Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Graven Red Cheek Cling. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

A seedling from Holmes County, Ohio.

Graves. 1. Gard. Mon. 21:362. 1879.

Graves Semi-Cling. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Graves Early. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

A supposed hybrid between the apricot and peach by William Graves, Hazlehurst, Mississippi; larger and earlier than Alexander.

Gray. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 112:171. 1900. 2. Ibid. 117:308. 1901. 3. Ibid. 156:133. 1911.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, rather long and flattened, with a prominent point at the apex; skin smooth, pale yellow, sprinkled with red; flesh yellow, thick, firm, rich; freestone; ripens the last of June; not recommended.

Great Eastern. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 614. 1869.

Great Eastern originated in the Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Georgia. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, round, often a trifle flattened; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, well-flavored; ripens the middle of July.

Great Northern. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 3:42. 1896.

Mentioned as growing in Ontario.

Great Western. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:214. 1899.

Trees strong, round-headed, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish or slightly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; apex prominent; skin creamy-white; flesh juicy, white to the pit, firm, mild, slightly bitter; quality poor; pit adherent, roundish-oval, pointed, plump; season the early part of October.

Great White. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The great white Peach is white on the outside as the meate is also, and is a good well rellished fruit."

Green Catharine. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831. 2. Horticulturist 1:210, 258, 259. 1846-47. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:84 fig., 85. 1879.

W. R. Prince says, in the second reference, that Green Catharine was brought to notice by his grandfather. Glands small, globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, distinctly sutured; skin pale green in shade, becoming whitish-yellow, streaked with carmine; flesh greenish-white except at the stone, melting, fibrous, juicy, somewhat acid; stone free, plump; ripens at the end of August.

Green Rareripe. 1. Horticulturist 2:401. 1847-48.

A productive and fine-flavored freestone adapted to New England. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size; ripens in September.

Green Winter. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 18. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:15. 1832.

Green Winter is of no value as a table fruit but makes beautiful preserves, the fruits retaining their green color; the flesh is firm and adheres closely to the stone; matures in October.

Gregory. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 5:70. 1855.

Gregory Late. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884.

Introduced by William Gregory, a nurseryman at Cirencester, England, about 1849. It is an excellent, late, melting peach, but does not color nor ripen well in ordinary seasons. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, ovate, pointed; skin greenish, with a red blush; flesh vinous, sugary, high in quality; ripens early in October.

Gresham. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 357. 1895-97.

Listed in this reference.

Griffing No. 4. 1. Griffing Bros. Cat. 20. 1914.

The catalog of Griffing Brothers, Jacksonville, Florida, describes the fruit as large, roundish; skin golden yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh streaked with red near the pit, fine-grained, juicy, subacid; clingstone; ripens the last of June.

Grimes. 1. Munson Cat. 14. 1914-15.

Grimes is thought to be a second generation seedling from Mamie Ross, which it closely resembles. It originated with T. H. Graves, Anderson, Texas; ripens in Texas about June 20th, as described by the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas.

Griswold. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 297. 1859.

Fruit large, round, greenish-white, slightly tinged with red; flesh very juicy and highly flavored; ripens the middle of September.

Grosse Bourdine. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876

Listed in this reference.

Grosse Gallande. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 186. 1841.

Fruit large, attractive, roundish; color white, with a red blush; flavor excellent; ripens early in September.

Grosse Madeleine Lepére. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Grosse Mignonne. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:18, 19, Pl. X. 1768. 2. Pom. Mag. 1:23, Pl. 1828. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 258, 259. 1831. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 478. 1845. 5. Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr. 37, 51. 1848. 6. Thomas Guide Prat. 40, 219. 1876. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:162, 163 fig., 164. 1879. 8. Hogg Fruit Man. 449. 1884.

Grimwood's Royal George. 9. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 21, fig. 1. 1817.

Early Vineyard. 10. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 257. 1831.

Neil's Early Purple. 11. Ibid. 263, 264. 1831.

Royal Kensington. 12. Ibid. 271. 1831.

Superb Royal. 13. Ibid. 272, 273. 1831.

Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich. 14. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:201, 202. 1858.

Veloutée de Piémont. 15. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

Grosse Mignon Pfirsich. 16. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 398, 399. 1889.

The numerous synonyms for this variety are an evidence of the esteem in which it was long held. It undoubtedly originated in France; according to Leroy it was mentioned by Merlet in 1667. During the reign of George the Third, Grimwood, of the Kensington Nursery, sent it out as Grimwood's Royal George. A Mr. Lee of Hammersmith, England, called it Early Vineyard; Shailer, of Chelsea, Superb Royal; Forsyth, a royal gardener at Kensington in 1784, called it Royal Kensington. Lindley described the same variety under several different names, apparently believing them to be distinct. At the first meeting of the American Pomological Society, in 1848, Grosse Mignonne was placed on the list of recommended fruits, a place it held until 1899 when it was dropped. Tree large, moderately vigorous, subject to mildew, productive; glands small, globose; fruit large, roundish, depressed and marked with a hollow suture at the top, which seems to divide it into two lobes; color pale greenish-yellow, mottled with red which deepens to brownish-red on the sunny side; flesh free, pale yellow, rayed with red at the stone, melting, juicy, with a rich, delicate, vinous flavor; quality good; ripens at the last of August.

Grosse Mignonne Lepére. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Grosse Mignonne Saint-Cyr. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety of doubtful value, bearing globose glands and medium-sized flowers.

Grosse Montagne Précoce. 1. Mag. Hort. 29:53. 1863.

Another seedling from Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, which sprang from a seed of a very early, clingstone peach; the fruit is large and early, but a clingstone.

Grosse de Stresa. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Listed as received from Italy.

Grosse de Vitry. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Grosser Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

Sanguine à gros fruit. 2. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:477, 478. 1860.

This variety differs from Sanguinole in being larger.

Grosster Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Flowers small, flesh-colored; fruit very large, roundish, lightly sutured; skin yellow, often without any red; flesh yellow to the stone, fine, sweet; clingstone; ripens at the end of August.

Grover Cleveland. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Grover Cleveland originated as a chance seedling with J. W. Gates, Vacaville, California. Tree hardy, prolific; fruit small, yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh stained at the pit, firm; stone small, clinging; good for shipping and canning.

Grover Red. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1881.

Grover Red is an early, white-fleshed freestone grown about Warsaw, Illinois.

Grubbs Cling. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:243. 1899.

Tested at the New Mexico Experiment Station.

Guadalupe. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:805. 1896.

G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Texas, grew Guadalupe from a peach of the Spanish type. Glands reniform; fruit roundish-oblate, conical, small; suture deep; apex prominent; skin covered with a short, persistent down, thick, tough, dull creamy-white; flesh tinged at the stone, vinous, aromatic; quality very good; clingstone; ripens in August in southern Texas.

Gudgeon. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:215. 1899.

Tree upright, roundish, not very productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; apex prominent; color creamy-white, with a bright red blush; flesh red at the stone, juicy, sprightly; quality fair; stone free, oval, pointed; season the first of October.

Guespin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety of doubtful merit, bearing reniform glands.

Guinn. 1. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety was raised by a Mr. Guinn, Cherokee County, Texas. As grown on the Station grounds the fruits are very susceptible to brown-rot. Tree vigorous, moderately hardy; glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, cordate, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep and wide, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin moderately thin and tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, deep yellow, blushed with dull red, with a few carmine mottlings; flesh tinged with red at the stone, juicy, coarse, firm, sprightly, moderately high in flavor, fairly good; stone free, ovate, noticeably bulged; ripens the last of August.

Gulley. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 173. 1890.

Mentioned as introduced by A. G. Gulley of Michigan in 1890.

Gurney. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:45, 46 fig. 1910.

One of the many late seedlings of the Chili type. Originated with C. A. Gurney, Hart, Michigan. On the Station grounds it grows as follows: Tree vigorous, spreading, an early bearer; fruit of medium size, conic, cleft into halves by a deep suture which extends beyond the apex; skin thick, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, light yellow, with a faint red cheek; flesh light yellow, red at the pit, fine, juicy, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free.

Gustave Thuret. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 58. 1867.

The seed of this variety came from China and was planted about 1862 at Antipolis, Alpes-Maritimes, France, by Gustave Thuret. Tree moderately vigorous; leaves with small, reniform glands; flowers large; fruit very small, halves unequal; noticeably sutured, with a small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin whitish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh whitish-yellow, tinged at the pit, firm though tender, juicy, sweet; stone ovoid, often clinging; ripens the latter part of August.

Haas. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:215. 1899.

John Haas. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 313. 1889.

A variety from Delaware resembling Hale Early and ripening with it. Trees strong, spreading, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium to large, roundish, faintly sutured; cavity broad and deep; skin creamy-white, partially washed and striped with red; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, tender, vinous; quality fair to good; pit small, oval, plump, free; season from the first to the middle of August.

Hacker Seedling. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:342. 1868.

Formerly grown about Makanda, Illinois.

Hague. 1. Harrison Cat. 18. 1910.

Hague is a large, yellow-fleshed freestone which ripens the last of August, according to J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland.

Haines. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 458. 1883.

Haines' Early Red. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 479. 1845. 3. Gen. Farmer 8:243. 1847. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Haines is an early peach from New Jersey. The variety has been confused with several other sorts. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, round, depressed at the base, with a distinct suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin pale yellowish-white, with deep red in the sun; flesh greenish-white, melting, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; quality good; season the middle of August.

Hale. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 284. 1854.

Hale's Melocoton. 2. Cole Am. Fr. Book 193. 1849.

Hale originated with a Col. E. Hale of Stowe, Massachusetts. Fruit moderately large, oblong, flattened at the base, with a slight suture on one side; color bright yellow; flesh yellow, rich, sweet; of excellent quality; freestone; ripens early in September.

Hale Oblong. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:215. 1899.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Very similar to Hale Round and Hale but more productive; fruit larger and pit less adherent than Hale Early.

Hale Rareripe. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 3:45. 1890.

Listed by the Louisiana Experiment Station.

Hale Round. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 118:35. 1895.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, very similar to Hale Oblong. Tree more productive; fruit larger and pit less adherent than Hale Early.

Hall. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:514. 1902.

Hall Yellow. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13, 14. 1903.

Hall is a seedling of Angel. It was originated by R. C. Hall, Volusia County, Florida, about 1900. Many years ago a Mr. Hall of Maine originated a peach which he called Hall Down-Easter. Several writers since, have, in describing the Hall, of Florida, erroneously given its origin as Maine. Fruit large, roundish-oblate, sometimes inclined to oblong, bulged on one side; suture very shallow; apex rounded; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, with red lines radiating into the flesh, meaty, moderately juicy, with an agreeable acid flavor; quality good; stone free; season early.

Halliday. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895.

Halliday is a medium-sized, white-fleshed clingstone, which ripens about the first of August.

Halsteads Early. 1. W. Va. Sta. Bul. 82:406. 1902.

Halsteads Early is a white-fleshed peach of medium size, ripening in West Virginia the last of August.

Hamner. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:241. 1876.

A chance seedling clingstone which sprung up in Galveston, Texas.

Hance. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:347. 1903. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:215. 1899.

Hance Golden Rareripe. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 124. 1881.

Hance Golden. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894.

Hance originated in New Jersey. Trees fairly strong, moderately productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; suture indistinct; cavity broad; color yellow, with a dark red cheek in the sun; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; season early September.

Hance Smock. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:215. 1899.

Hance Smock came from Delaware. Tree upright, quite vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish to oval; deeply sutured near the apex, often extending beyond; color pale yellow, with a marbled cheek; flesh yellow except at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season early in October.

Hannah. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 64. 1902.

Hannah sprung from a seed of Arkansas, grown by William Hannah, Greene County, Indiana. Flesh clear yellow, freestone; used for canning locally.

Hape Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

Raised by Dr. Samuel Hape, Atlanta, Georgia; equal to any early, white variety known in 1879.

Hardy White Tuscany. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889.

This variety is very susceptible to leaf-curl; fruit large, clear white, with a pale pink wash; flesh very firm, white to the pit.

Harker. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887.

Harker Seedling. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1857. 3. Elliott Fr. Book 297. 1859. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

A popular variety from New Jersey which appeared on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1877 as Harker Seedling. In 1887 the name was changed to Harker and in 1891 the variety was dropped. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy; freestone; ripens early in September.

Harper Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879. 2. Ibid. 112. 1880.

Harper Early is said to have originated in Wilson County, Kansas. It is neither as large nor as early as Amsden.

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

Similar to Mountain Rose; a shy bearer.

Harris Winter. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:340. 1878. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 112. 1880.

Harris Winter is a late variety of value in the South but too late for cultivation in the North; originated in North Carolina.

Harter Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.

A dark red clingstone somewhat similar to Sanguinole; flowers and stone are small; ripens at the end of October.

Hartshorn. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849.

J. Hartshorn, Reading, Massachusetts, introduced this seedling which is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit large, roundish-oval, rich yellow, deeply blushed; flesh rather coarse; clingstone; ripens the middle of September; good for preserves.

Hastings. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:145. 1904.

Hastings is a Honey-like peach which originated with Griffing Brothers, Macclenny, Florida, about 1900. Fruit medium to large, oval, very irregular, with a recurved tip at the apex; cavity deep, abrupt; skin very fuzzy, thin, tough, dull greenish-yellow, washed and streaked with deep red; flesh red at the stone, firm, meaty, juicy, sweet; stone free, oval, plump, with a broad, recurved point; season the last of June.

Hastings Rareripe. 1. Horticulturist 2:400. 1847-48.

Probably of New England origin. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, often a little flattened; skin yellowish-white, with a purplish-red cheek; ripens the middle of September.

Hatch. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 192. 1849.

This variety originated in Franklin, Connecticut, with S. O. Hatch, and reproduces itself from seed. Fruit very large, roundish, pointed; suture shallow; skin deep yellow, blushed where exposed; flesh melting, sweet; excellent; freestone; ripens September 1st.

Hâtive d'Aikelin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Aikelin Frühpfirsich. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 386. 1889.

This peach originated in Württemberg, Germany; fruit of medium size, globular; skin deep purple on a whitish ground; of first quality; ripens late in August.

Hâtive de Chine. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 400. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

Hâtive de Ferrières. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1857. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 297. 1859.

A variety of French origin probably distinct from Grosse Mignonne. Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin white, nearly covered with rich red; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavor, free; season the last of August.

Hâtive de Gaillard. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 400. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Hâtive de Holland. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:229, 230, fig. 113. 1866-73.

Frühe Hollandische. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 395. 1889.

Tree moderately vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened at the ends; skin thin, yellowish-white, striped with red; flesh white often to the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone clinging, large for the size of the fruit, oval, acute at the base; ripens early in August.

Hâtive Lepère. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 400. 1889.

Listed without description.

Hatt. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Mentioned as received from France.

Haun Golden. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 25:147. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

Haupt. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:102. 1901.

Tree vigorous, unproductive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, oval, with a pointed apex; skin creamy-white, blushed with red; flesh rather acid; quality fair; stone clinging; ripens in Texas the last of July.

Haupt Seedlings. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Haupt August, Haupt October Free, and Haupt No. 14, are seedlings, listed but not described, originating with W. W. Haupt, Kyle, Texas.

Hawkins Winter. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Heath Ringold. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 206. 1896.

A small, red and white, freestone variety of no value.

Heckel. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 7. 1910-11.

A yellow freestone raised by George Heckel, Morganhill, California, according to Leonard Coates of that place.

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

A seedling originating about 1855. Tree productive; glands reniform, large; flowers of medium size; fruit of medium size, roundish, somewhat flattened, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, with mottlings of purplish-red, heavily pubescent; flesh stained at the pit, tender, juicy, aromatic; stone free, oval, acutely pointed; ripens late in September.

Hemphill. 1. Hoopes Bros. & Thomas Cat. 16. 1907.

Hemphill originated with Judge Hemphill, West Chester, Pennsylvania, according to the catalog of Hoopes Brother and Thomas Company of that place. At Geneva this variety proves to be weak and unproductive. Fruit large, white, clingstone; season early in October.

Hemskirk. 1. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. 31 fig. 4. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 259. 1831.

A beautiful, early fruit from the Royal Gardens at Kensington, England. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, with a pale rose-color; fruit below medium in size, oblate, somewhat narrowed at the apex; skin greenish-yellow, with a bright red blush, marbled with deeper red; flesh faintly tinged at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; stone free, small, nearly round, smooth; ripens at the end of August.

Henry Clay. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 3:139. 1853.

A southern peach grown by Rev. A. B. Lawrence, Woodville, Mississippi. Leaves very large; fruit very large; skin creamy-white, with a deep crimson blush; flesh white, with the peculiar flavor of both strawberry and pineapple; pit small, free; ripens the last of July.

Henshaw. 1. W. Va. Sta. Bul. 82:406. 1902.

A large, white peach with a red blush ripening the latter part of August.

Herbert. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 185. 1892.

A cross between Chinese Cling and Salwey, introduced by J. H. Jones, Georgia. Fruit large, yellow; clingstone; ripens about August 20th.

Hermione. 1. Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt. 587. 1878.

A white-fleshed variety listed by the Pennsylvania Fruit-Growers' Society.

Hero. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 185. 1892.

Hero was introduced by J. H. Jones of Georgia. It is a seedling of Chinese Cling but larger, higher colored and freer from rot; ripens in Georgia July 20th.

Hewellay. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Hewellen. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856.

A very early clingstone of southern origin.

Hicks Seedling. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876.

Listed as a variety of American origin.

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

In Texas, Hilard proved a small, worthless variety ripening in October.

Hilborn. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890. 2. Ibid. 449. 1896.

One of the best peaches for British Columbia; fruit of medium size, globular; color creamy-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh juicy, tender; ripens the middle of August.

Hill Home Chief. 1. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:176, 1906.

A white-fleshed sort of no particular merit which ripens on the Station grounds about the middle of September. Tree open, hardy, unproductive; leaves with small, reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit above medium in size, oval-cordate, halves slightly unequal; sides about the cavity drawn in, forming a prune-like neck; suture extends about three-quarters around the fruit; skin thin, tough, creamy, overlaid with a lively blush often becoming duller or even lacking; flesh stained at the pit, rather dry, firm, sprightly; stone free, obovate.

Hine Seedling. 1. Hooper W. Fr. Book 222. 1857.

Raised by Daniel Hine of Talmadge, Ohio, from Heath Cling. Earlier and better colored than its parent. Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit large, round; flesh juicy, sweet; clingstone; ripens in September.

Hinkley Seedling. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 366. 1908.

A hardy seedling from Iowa.

Hlubek Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:206. 1858.

Glands reniform; flowers large, white; fruit of medium size, roundish, deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, with a dark red blush; flesh red at the stone, sweet, vinous; stone oval, free; ripens early in September.

Hobbs Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:87. 1861.

O. T. Hobbs, Randolph, Pennsylvania, says this variety is a seedling of Fay Early Anne, originating at the American Garden of Experiments. The fruit is very early and the pit small.

Hobson. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:102. 1901.

Hobson is a seedling of Mamie Ross grown by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas. Fruit of medium size, oval, compressed; apex uneven, blunt; skin firm, thick, creamy-white, faintly blushed; flesh firm, moderately juicy, astringent; stone clinging, short, blunt; good for canning.

Hobson Choice. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:236. 1898.

Originated on the grounds of the Georgia Experiment Station. It is very similar to Admiral Dewey. Tree low in habit, spreading; leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, globular, deep yellow; freestone; ripens the last of June.

Hoffmanns White. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, whitish, with a red blush; flesh melting; quality good; ripens from the beginning to the middle of September.

Hoffmans Favorite. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit medium in size, melting, white; of second quality; ripens early in September.

Hoffner. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1869.

Originated near Cincinnati, Ohio. Glands globose; fruit medium to large, roundish; skin greenish-white, blushed; flesh yellowish-white, juicy; freestone; ripens in August.

Holderbaum. 1. Rural N. Y. 59:706. 1900.

Holder. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:347. 1903.

Holderbaum originated in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The trees on the Station grounds are weak and only moderately productive. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit medium to above in size, roundish-oblate; cavity deep, narrow; suture deepens at the apex, often extending entirely around the fruit, with a mucronate tip at the apex; skin thin, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush of red, often mottled with darker red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting, sprightly, rich; very good; stone free, rather small, oval; ripens at the end of August.

Hollister. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 169. 1895.

Mentioned as a small, dry, white peach ripening in October.

Holsinger Salwey. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 24. 1912.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this variety is supposed to be an improved Salwey from the orchard of Major Frank Holsinger, Wyandotte County, Kansas. Rated by Mr. Holsinger as the best of forty-nine Salwey seedlings raised by him.

Holt Early. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1881.

An early, white freestone from Warsaw, Illinois.

Honest Abe. 1. Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 69. 1883. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 312. 1891.

Honest Abe is a California variety from Healdsburg; said to be curl-proof. Fruit large, yellow, blushed; ripens between the Crawfords.

Honest John. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 299. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1856. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1873. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 59:14. 1890. 5. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:46. 1910.

Honest John is an old variety whose origin is given both as in western New York and as in Michigan. The Honest John grown in Michigan and disseminated by C. C. Engle of Paw Paw, is probably the true variety. Half a century ago it was grown extensively in peach-sections but inferior quality and small size of fruit condemn it. Several writers have confused Honest John with Large York, George IV and Haines but all of these are distinct. Tree large, vigorous; fruit large, roundish-oval, compressed; apex roundish or slightly pointed; color greenish-yellow changing to deep yellow, mottled and blushed with dull carmine; fresh yellow, tinged with red near the pit, moderately juicy, meaty yet tender, subacid, inferior in flavor; fair in quality; stone free; ripens in mid-season.

Honey. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 8:456. 1858. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1869. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 450. 1884. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1889. 6. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:141-143. 1904.

Montigny. 7. Mas Le Verger 7:69, 70, fig. 33. 1866-73. 8. Carrière Var. Pêchers 59, 60. 1867. 9. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:169, 170 fig. 1879.

Honey is a Chinese peach probably first raised in Europe from seed sent to the Jardin des Plantes at Paris, by de Montigny, Consul of France, at Shanghai. The name Honey may have been applied to it in England. It reproduces itself closely from seed and a number of slight variations from the original type have been found in America. The strain chiefly grown in this country was raised by Charles Downing from seed brought from China. Downing's seedlings failed but prior to their failure he had sent grafts from them to Henry Lyons, Columbia, South Carolina, who grew some trees. The variety was probably disseminated in America from this source. In 1889 the American Pomological Society added Honey to its list of fruits. Tree vigorous, hardy and productive in the South; glands usually reniform but sometimes globose; fruit small to medium, oblong-oval, tapering at the apex into a long, sharp nipple or beak, and marked with a distinct suture; color whitish-yellow, washed and dotted with red, which deepens to almost a crimson blush; flesh creamy-white, streaked with red around the pit, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet, with a distinct, rich, honey-like flavor; quality very good; pit free; season in the South from the middle of June to the first of July.

Honey Cling. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 369, 371, 373. 1892-94.

Fruit white, very highly colored and very sweet.

Honey Seedling. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86, 89. 1896.

A seedling of Honey propagated by the Florida Station.

Honeywell. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 299. 1875.

John Honeywell, Randolph, Ohio, raised this peach. Said to be earlier than Alexander.

Hoover Heath. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1887. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:236. 1898.

Hoover Late Heath. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Hoover Late. 4. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 297. 1875.

This variety is a seedling of Heath. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1873 as Hoover Late Heath. In 1887 the name was changed to its present form; in 1899 the variety was dropped. Tree low in habit, straggling, spreading; glands reniform.

Hopes Early Red. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Hopkinsville. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 3rd App. 170. 1881.

Raised from seed by James Quisenburg, near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Tree reproduces itself from seed; leaves without glands; flowers small; fruit large, oblong, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin dull white, quite downy, mottled with red; flesh tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting; freestone; ripens early in September.

Horton Delicious. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 637. 1857.

Probably from Georgia. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture shallow; skin moderately downy, creamy-white, with a faint blush; flesh white to the stone, with a Heath Cling flavor; quality best; ripens from the first to the middle of October.

Horton Rivers. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 73, 74. 1890.

Horton Rivers is a seedling of Early Rivers and is very similar to it. The trees did not prove hardy nor productive on the Station grounds. Tree dense and spreading; leaves long and broad, with reniform glands; blossoms appear early; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, oblique; suture indistinct except at the ends; apex with a prolonged, recurved tip; skin thin, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush usually near the cavity; flesh white, juicy, tender, sweet, sprightly, high in flavor; quality good; stone free, large, oval, faintly obovate, not very plump; ripens the third week in August.

Houpt October. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

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

A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes of Kansas.

Howell Cling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896.

Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands small, reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, creamy-white; clingstone; ripens the last of August.

Howers Frühpfirsich. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 401. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Hoyte Lemon Cling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826.

A seedling of Pineapple which originated with a Mr. Hoyte of New York City. Fruit very large, resembles Pineapple; ripens late.

Hubbard Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 298. 1859.

Hubbard Early is a medium-sized, white-fleshed peach of fair quality; season from July to August.

Hudson. 1. Am. Gard. 21:693 fig. 1900.

Hudson is a yellow peach put out by H. S. Wiley, Cayuga, New York. The trees on the Station grounds were not productive; stone free; season very late.

Hudson November. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:9. 1890.

Flowers large; fruit of medium size, white; flesh firm; clingstone; ripens late in October; easily injured by drouth.

Hughes I. X. L. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895.

Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, greenish-yellow, mottled and striped with deep crimson; flesh lemon-yellow, mild subacid; clingstone; season late in October in the South where it may be profitable.

Hull Athenian. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 638. 1857.

Named after Henry Hull, Jr., of Athens, Georgia. Fruit very large, oblong; suture but a line; skin very downy, yellowish-white, marbled with dull red where exposed; flesh white, pale red at the stone, firm, vinous; ripens in October.

Hull Late. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 7. 1911.

According to Leonard Coates, Morganhill, California, this variety is a very late, market clingstone, valuable for shipping.

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

Hunter Favorite. 2. Horticulturist 15:491. 1860.

Dr. Hunter of Lincoln, North Carolina, raised this freestone peach; color yellow; stone small; season the last of September.

Husted Early. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 42. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:47. 1910.

Husted Early, or Husted No. 16 as it was first called, is often confused with Early Michigan. Although they are very similar in fruit, the tree-characters are different. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit roundish, medium in size; skin woolly, greenish-white, with a crimson blush, thick, tenacious; flesh fine-grained, juicy, subacid; stone oval, free; ripens in Georgia early in July.

Husted's Seedlings. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 191. 1879.

In this reference are described several seedlings which were sent out by J. D. Husted, Lowell, Michigan, from a large number originated by him.

Husted No. 17. This variety is thought to have originated as a cross between Chili and Hale Early. Fruit large, creamy-white, marbled with dark red; flesh creamy-white, firm, melting, juicy, mild, sweet, rich; ripens early.

Husted No. 20. Fruit nearly large; color clear yellow, striped and shaded with dark red; flesh bright yellow, almost melting, very juicy, mild, vinous, rich.

Husted No. 22. Fruit medium to large, bright yellow, with a dull red blush; flesh pale yellow, delicate, melting, juicy, very mild, vinous.

Husted No. 26. Fruit large, clear yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh bright yellow, fine-grained, melting, juicy, rich, with a mild, vinous, almost almond flavor.

Husted No. 46. Fruit large, yellow, faintly marbled with dull red; flesh orange-yellow, dark red at the pit, firm, slightly fibrous, juicy, with a mild acid flavor.

Huston Seedling. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed as growing in Delaware.

Hutchinson. 1. Gard. Mon. 13:31. 1871.

This fruit is similar in appearance to the old Red Rareripe. The variety is said to have borne regularly for forty years in the vicinity of Reading, Massachusetts.

Hyatt. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 159. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:35. 1895.

Hyatt is very much like Hale Early but more highly colored and better flavored; when fully ripe it is nearly free from the pit.

Hybride Quétier. 1. Rev. Hort. 115. 1888.

This variety grew from a pit of Grosse Mignonne fertilized by an apricot. Fruit of medium size, pale yellow, very juicy; ripens in October.

Hydelberg. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 228. 1910-11.

Hydelberg is a good, yellow peach ripening in Kansas about August 10th.

Hynds Yellow. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1903-04.

Hynds Yellow is briefly described by the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas. It ripens earlier than Elberta. On the Station grounds it is a very mediocre sort. Tree vigorous, upright; leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex, halves unequal; apex tipped with a small, recurved, mamelon point; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin, tough, light orange-yellow, with few stripes and splashes of dull red; flesh stained with red at the stone, juicy, firm, mild, not very pleasing; stone free, small, oval to ovate, usually bulged near the apex.

Hynes Nectar. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880.

This peach originated with E. F. Hynes, West Plains, Missouri. It is said by the originator to be a delicious freestone ripening a few days before Hynes.

Hyslop Cling. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:27. 1832. 2. Hooper W. Fr. Book 223. 1857. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

This variety is named after David Hyslop, Brookline, Massachusetts, who disseminated cions of it as early as 1810. It was very desirable for northern climates and for that reason was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 where it remained until 1897. Fruit large, roundish; skin white, with a crimson blush; flesh very juicy, vinous; ripens in October.

Hyslop Favorite. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Listed as growing in Oklahoma.

Ice Mountain. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 152:197, 200. 1898.

A very late freestone from Delaware. Flowers large; glands reniform; fruit small though good; moderately productive.

Idaho Mammoth. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 37. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this peach is a large, yellow-fleshed freestone which originated with Major Manning of Idaho.

Imperatrice Eugenie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, of first quality; ripens at the end of September.

Imperial (Middleton). 1. Elliott Fr. Book 298. 1859.

An American variety of unknown origin. Fruit large, roundish, yellow mingled with red; flesh yellow, sweet, free; ripens the middle of September.

Imperial (Pettit). 1. Elliott Fr. Book 298. 1859.

Elliott mentions this variety as of American origin. Fruit large, roundish-oval, yellow, with red in the sun; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, subacid, free; season the middle of September.

Improved Pyramidal. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

The habit of this variety is similar to that of a Lombardy poplar; it often attains a height of thirty feet. The original tree was found in Kentucky by W. P. Robinson. Fruit medium to large; skin white, covered with carmine; flesh juicy, melting, vinous; quality best; matures August first.

Incomparable. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 5:549. 1824. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 275. 1831.

Pavie Admirable. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 232. 1832.

Incomparable ripens with and is very similar to Catharine. The variety appeared on the list of fruits of the American Pomological Society from 1877 to 1897. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, pale; fruit large, roundish, with a slight swelling on one side; skin light yellow, pale red in the sun, becoming deep crimson; flesh tinged with red at the pit, juicy, sugary; stone roundish, nearly smooth, adherent.

Incomparable en Beauté. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 224. 1866.

A showy fruit but only fair in quality. Glands round; flowers small; fruit large, round, depressed at the ends; skin pale yellowish-green, streaked with crimson where exposed; flesh white, stained at the stone, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens the middle of September.

Incomparable Guilloux. 1. Rev. Hort. 478. 1905.

M. Guilloux, horticulturist at Saint-Genis Laval, Rhône, France, obtained this variety by crossing Bonouvrier and Amsden. Tree vigorous; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, highly colored; flesh melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone slightly adherent; ripens with Hale Early.

Indian. 1. Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt. 139, 140. 1893.

A singular and peculiar fruit raised by a Mr. Coxe from a seed brought from Georgia. Tree a slow grower and moderately productive. Fruit large, roundish, broad and depressed; flesh bright yellow, of the texture of a very ripe pineapple, rich, juicy, and of a very excellent flavor; stone free.

Indian Chief. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893.

A seedling of Hughes I. X. L., evidently of the Spanish type; of little value. Trees on the Station grounds spreading, vigorous; leaves coarsely crenate; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, pointed; cavity large, deep; surface rather harsh; skin thick, tough, dark yellow, striped and splashed; flesh yellow, streaked with red near stone and skin, firm, mild, subacid; stone oval, clinging; ripens in Louisiana the second week in August.

Indian Rose. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1912.

Mentioned as growing in New Jersey.

Infant Wonder. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:35. 1895. 3. Ibid. 169:216. 1899.

Infant Wonder was raised by Captain Daniel Webster, Denison, Texas. Tree strong, spreading; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; cavity narrow, deep; skin creamy-white, with a thin blush where exposed; flesh red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous, with a slight bitterness; pit large, oval, pointed, free; ripens the last of August.

Ingold. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899.

Ingold Lady. 2. Gard. Mon. 26:80. 1884.

Ingold originated with Alfred Ingold, Guilford County, North Carolina. On the Station grounds the variety proved a very shy bearer, with fruit of fair size, high in quality. Tree upright-spreading, tall; leaves long, broad, with small, globose glands; flowers appear late; fruit roundish to cordate; cavity deep; apex somewhat pointed, with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, pale yellow deepening to orange, with splashes of dull, dark red; flesh yellow, tinged at the stone, juicy, firm but tender, sweet, rich; very good; stone free, ovate-cordate, plump; ripens the last of August.

Ingraham. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 108. 1885.

Ingraham, named after its originator, was introduced by Joseph J. Robinson, Lamont, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, dull greenish-white, with a few spots and blotches of red; freestone; quality good; ripens the middle of September.

Ireland Choice. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Listed by the Oklahoma Station.

Ironclad. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 138. 1911.

A very hardy variety in Iowa; similar to Bailey in tree and fruit.

Isabella. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Isabella peach is a fair reddish-yellow colour, and good taste."

Island. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The Island peach is a faire Peach and of a very good rellish."

Ispahan. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:180, 181. 1831. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 215. 1832.

Ispahaner Strauchpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:195. 1858.

This variety was discovered in 1799 by Brugniere and Oliver at Ispahan, Persia. The tree attains a height of twelve feet and forms a thick, round bush filled with numerous slender branches. Leaves from one to two inches long, finely serrated, devoid of glands; fruit spherical, whitish-green; flesh melting, juicy; freestone; matures the middle of September.

Italian. 1. Langley Pomona 107, Pl. 33, fig. 5. 1729.

Italienischer Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

Pêche d'Italie. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

The fruit of this variety is very similar to that of Chevreuse Hâtive but larger; its flowers are smaller; ripens the middle of September.

Italian Red. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed by Charles Wright, Seaford County, Delaware.

Italienischer Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:208. 1858.

Flowers large; fruit large, roundish, noticeably sutured, creamy-white, with a faint blush; flesh aromatic; clingstone; ripens early in August.

Ives Blood Free. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894. 2. Billings Cat. 22. 1906.

Medium to large in size, blood-red throughout. Tree hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers large.

J. Van. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 60. 1913.

Originated about 1900 with W. E. Johnson, Silver City, North Carolina. It is probably a seedling of Elberta, which variety precedes it in ripening, according to. J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Jack Ross. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

The Texas Experiment Station lists this variety.

Jackson Cling. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 638. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

This peach is a seedling raised many years ago by Mrs. L. A. Franklin, Athens, Georgia. Fruit large, oblong, with a large, swollen apex; color dark yellow, covered with a dark red blush; flesh orange-yellow, dark red at the pit, firm, juicy, sprightly, rich; good; season the last of August.

Jacques. 1. Hovey Fr. Am. 2:57, Pl. 1851. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Jacques' Yellow Rareripe. 3. Prince Treat. Hort. 18. 1828. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 223. 1832.

Jacques' Rareripe. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 631. 1857.

Jaques. 6. Elliott Fr. Book 275. 1854. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

This variety originated or was introduced by Colonel Jacques, Somerville, Massachusetts, at least a hundred years ago. It held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 to 1891 when it was dropped but in 1909 was replaced. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, often compressed, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, much streaked and mottled with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, free, melting, juicy, with a sweet yet sprightly flavor; season the middle of September.

Jacques Late. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:217. 1899.

Tree vigorous, roundish, with large leaves bearing globose glands; fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate; suture shallow; color creamy-white, with a light red blush; flesh creamy-white, red at the pit, free, tender, juicy, rather acid, slightly bitter; quality good; season the last of September.

Jakobi-Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, roundish, faintly sutured; skin clear yellow, blushed with red; flesh firm, aromatic; matures at the end of July.

Jane. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:516. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 617. 1857.

Originated with Isaac B. Baxter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, roundish-oblate; color yellowish-white, with a red cheek; quality very good; freestone; ripens at the last of September.

Japan Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Three varieties listed by the Delaware Station.

Japan Nos. 7 and 10. 1. Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 151. 1893.

Varieties sent out by Lovett's Nursery Company, Little Silver, New Jersey; both are small, late clingstones unworthy of cultivation.

Japan No. 9. 1. Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 150. 1893.

A medium-sized, white, freestone of good quality; very susceptible to rot.

Japan Dwarf. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 129:24. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Japan Blood. 3. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 54. 1892. 4. Miss. Sta. Bul. 93:13. 1905.

Japan Dwarf Blood. 5. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:819. 1896. 6. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:348. 1903.

Japan Dream. 7. Winfield Nur. Cat. 14, 15. 1915.

This variety was introduced about a quarter of a century ago from Japan. It is dwarf in habit of growth and comes into bearing early, frequently two years from planting. Japan Dream, said to be a superior strain of this variety, seems to be in every way identical. Tree low, dwarfish, spreading, with a compact head, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish, somewhat flattened and pointed at the apex; color attractive greenish-yellow, mostly overspread with crimson; flesh blood-red, juicy, acid until fully ripe when it becomes very good; stone free; season very early.

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

Leaves large, with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin light greenish-yellow, with considerable dull purplish-red; flesh white to the pit, moderately juicy, insipid; stone free, of medium size; ripens the middle of August.

Japanese Wonder. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 112:31. 1908.

An inferior variety, ripening in Louisiana the last of June.

Jarle Late. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:66. 1900.

Jarle Late White. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894.

Tree a moderate grower.

Jarrell Late Yellow. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Jarretts Late White. 1. Pa. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 48. 1882.

Listed as growing in Pennsylvania.

Jaune d'Agen. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876.

Listed as an excellent variety; glands reniform.

Jaune de Barsac. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 401. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Jaune de Bertholon. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:159, 160, fig. 16. 1883.

An old variety from Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, irregularly roundish-ovoid; skin thin, tender, yellow, purple where exposed; flesh deep yellow, stained at the pit, tender, melting, sweet; stone large for the size of fruit, free; ripens at the end of August.

Jaune des Capucins. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:135, 136, fig. 4. 1883.

A variety raised from seed in the gardens of the Capuchin Monks, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Tree vigorous; leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, deeply sutured; cavity large, deep; skin thin, fine, clear yellow, deep red where exposed; flesh deep yellow, stained at the stone, melting, aromatic; quality excellent; stone of medium size, oval, nearly free; ripens the first half of September.

Jaune d'Espagne. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Jaune Hâtive de Doué. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 44. 1876.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh melting, juicy, agreeable; ripens the last of August.

Jaune de Mezen. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Jellico. 1. Texas Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

According to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, Jellico is a white, oblong clingstone, very fine for canning; matures in August.

Jennings. 1. Franklin Davis Nur. Cat. 21. 1907.

The Franklin Davis Nursery Company, Baltimore, Maryland, states that Jennings originated in Richmond, Virginia. On the Station grounds the fruit is very similar to Elberta but ripens later. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, oval-cordate, halves unequal, with a faint drawing in of the sides about the cavity; apex often with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow to darker, with a lively red blush becoming duller, attractive; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, stringy, resembles Elberta; stone free, large, oval to ovate, more or less purple.

Jersey Mixon. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893.

Jersey Pride. 1. Rural N. Y. 53:7. 1894.

Jersey Pride originated with the Newark Nursery, Newark, New Jersey.

Jersey Yellow. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 129:24. 1896. 2. Ibid. 169:217. 1899.

Trees spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, enlarged on one side of the suture; cavity narrow, deep; distinctly sutured; color clear yellow, slightly blushed; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, mild, often slightly bitter; stone plump, free; quality fair; matures early in October.

Jewel. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:514, 515. 1902. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Jewel, one of the leading commercial peaches of Florida, is a seedling of Waldo. It originated with T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida. Fruit oblong, medium to large; cavity abrupt; suture frequently lacking; apex bluntly pointed, short, recurved; skin velvety, creamy, washed with red where exposed; flesh white, faintly stained at the stone, juicy, sweet; stone free, reddish, oval, one inch long; ripens two weeks earlier than Waldo.

Johnson Late Purple. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 24, fig. 1. 1817.

This variety is peculiarly marked with large, strong, dark blotches and heavy pubescence. It received its name from its originator, a gardener at Kew Green, England. The tree is an excellent bearer and ripens its fruit late in August.

Jones. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:217. 1899.

Tree strong, roundish-upright; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, inclined to ovate; cavity deep; suture distinct, two-thirds around fruit; color yellow, with a mottled cheek of dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, vinous; pit long, oval, nearly free; quality fair to good; ripens the middle of September.

Jones Cling. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:237. 1898.

Listed as a round-topped, dense tree, with medium-sized leaves and reniform glands.

Jones Early. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:447, 448. 1847.

Raised by S. T. Jones, Staten Island, New York. Leaves crenate, with small, globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, oblique at the apex; suture shallow, extending around the fruit; skin yellowish-white, tinged with pale red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the stone, tender, juicy, rich; stone small, free; ripens early in August.

Jones Large Early. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:447. 1847.

Another of S. T. Jones' seedlings; leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the ends; suture deep; skin clear white, blushed with crimson where exposed; flesh white, pink at the stone, juicy, rich, sprightly; stone of medium size; ripens early in August.

Jones No. 34. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Fruit medium to small, roundish; cavity broad; skin bright yellow, downy; flesh stained at the stone, mild, firm, rather dry, poor in quality; freestone; ripens at this Station early in September.

Jose Sweet. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 2. Horticulturist 2:400. 1847-48.

A peach of delicious flavor but not very attractive outwardly; greenish-white, with a dull cheek. Flowers small; glands globose; ripens the last of September.

Josephine. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1880.

Josephine is a seedling of Late Crawford grown by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, about 1875. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens early in October. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves with crenate margins and globose glands; fruit large, roundish; cavity broad; suture shallow; skin orange-yellow, with a heavy, dark red blush, considerably mottled, heavily pubescent; flesh stained at the stone, juicy, rich, vinous; quality good; stone large, elliptical, free.

Joys Early. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1912.

Joys Early was introduced by R. G. Joyce of New York. The variety was grown for a time in New Jersey.

Judd. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:49. 1910.

This is a cross between Chili and Barnard made by G. E. Prater, Jr., Paw Paw, Michigan. It is said to be an improvement over its parents.

Jühlke Liebling. 1. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 13, Pl. 1882.

Raised from seed by August Fritze of Werder, near Potsdam, Prussia, Germany, in 1870. Tree vigorous, bears early; leaves of medium size, with small glands; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit large, globular, strongly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, thin, pale yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, melting, aromatic, sweet; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Julia. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858.

A southern variety.

June Beauty. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 408. 1892-93. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:515. 1902.

June Beauty originated with Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, from a seed of Peento. Fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; stone semi-clinging; ripens the middle of June in Florida.

June Elberta. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 43. 1914.

June Elberta was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri. In the hands of some growers it is thought to be Arp, which it closely resembles.

June Rose. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:89. 1894. 2. Ibid. 118:30, 35. 1895. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:812. 1896. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:103. 1901.

June Rose is a seedling of Rivers crossed with Mountain Rose grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands globose; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture distinct; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, tender, vinous; freestone; ripens in Texas about the middle of June.

Juneripe. 1. Childs Cat. 147. 1905.

A variety listed by J. L. Childs, Floral Park, New York. A large, handsomely colored, yellow peach ripening at the end of June.

Juno I. 1. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1899. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:103, 104. 1901.

Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, raised Juno I from a seed of General Lee in 1879. Fruit large, deep yellow, mottled; flesh fine, juicy, subacid; ripens the middle of August in Georgia.

Juno II. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1880.

This is another of C. C. Engle's seedlings of Late Crawford grown at Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves long, broad, with globose glands; fruit very large, round, compressed; skin yellow, dark red in the sun; flesh slightly stained at the pit, vinous, juicy, rich; clingstone; ripens October first.

Kallola. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890. 2. Lovett Cat. 41. 1893. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30, 35. 1895.

Kaloola Free. 4. La. Sta. Bul. 68:843. 1894.

A seedling of Chinese Cling; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin white, tinged in the sun; flesh greenish-white, faintly stained about the pit, tender, juicy, vinous; quality fair; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Kalo Cling. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 68:843. 1894.

Grown about Calhoun, Louisiana.

Karl Schwarzenberg. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:205. 1858.

Charles Schwarzenberg. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A seedling of Early Purple, introduced about 1827. Trees vigorous; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, strongly sutured; skin whitish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white throughout, fine, juicy, aromatic; freestone; ripens early in September.

Katherine. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:104. 1901.

The origin and parentage of Katherine are unknown. Said to be the earliest, good, clingstone peach; tree prolific and productive.

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

Katie held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1891 until 1897. Fruit small, greenish-white; late in ripening.

Kay. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 203. 1879.

Recommended in Hancock County, Illinois.

Keene Favorite. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 156. 1880.

A variety that does well about Centralia, Illinois.

Keevit Cling. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:66. 1900.

Listed as a medium grower in Canada.

Keith. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893.

Keith is a seedling of Peento ripening a little later than its parent. It originated with Robert Keith, Waldo, Florida. Fruit roundish-oval, of medium size; suture deep near the base; cavity deep; skin thick, tender, greenish-yellow, mottled and shaded with red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, tender, melting, subacid, slightly bitter; quality good; stone plump, oval, clinging.

Kelley Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Raised by H. M. Kelley, Irving, Illinois; said to ripen three weeks before Amsden.

Kelly Surprise. 1. Texas Nur. Cat. 5. 1913.

A semi-clingstone, yellow-fleshed variety ripening in June, according to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas.

Kelsey Cling. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 188. 1880.

Named after its originator, Stephen Kelsey, Three Rivers, Michigan. Tree vigorous; leaves crenate, with reniform glands; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin with a light coat of pubescence, creamy-white, with a marbled cheek; flesh stained at the pit, tender, firm, juicy, rich; ripens with Heath Cling.