Chapter VI · THE MINOR VARIETIES OF PEACHES (continued 6)

Sharpe Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

These three seedlings were raised by a Mr. Sharpe, Wooster, Ohio, and all are said to excel Alexander.

Shaw Mammoth. 1. Va. Sta. Bul. 2:9. 1889.

Growing in the Virginia Station orchard in 1889.

Sheester. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:15. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Shelby. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 11:44. 1891.

Mentioned in this reference.

Shepherd Early. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 154. 1883.

Mentioned in this reference as an excellent freestone.

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

This variety was raised by Raphael Sherfey, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who recommends it.

Sherman October. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 313. 1889.

Said to have originated in Maryland. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large; skin white, without a blush; quality good; valuable for shipping; season the middle of October.

Shinn Rareripe. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 312. 1889.

Originated with James Shinn, Niles, California. Fruit large, with a very dark red surface; flesh sweet, rich, white, red at the stone which is free; quality good for market; ripens soon after Early Crawford.

Shipler. 1. J. S. Kerr Cat. 4. 1898. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.

This variety is a seedling of Chinese Cling originated by A. L. Shipler, Denison, Texas. It is described as a yellow clingstone, resembling Elberta and ripening in Texas about the middle of July.

Shipley. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899.

Shipley's Late Red. 2. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:15. 1892. 3. Fulton Peach Cult. 176. 1908.

Fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate, compressed; color pale yellow, with a red cheek; flesh free, pale yellow, juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; quality fair; season the middle of September.

Shipley Rareripe. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895.

Fruit medium to large; flesh white, free; ripens early in August.

Shockley Early. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

This variety appeared in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 to 1897.

Shop. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43, 44. 1895.

This peach grew near a building used as a shop by E. A. Riehl, Alton, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white, with yellow veins, stained red at the stone, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet; quality good; stone free; season the middle of September.

Siebolt. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Siebolt is a moderately large, freestone, greenish-yellow peach with a red blush, which has yellowish-white flesh and ripens in September.

Sieulle. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 232. 1866. 2. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; skin coarsely pubescent, greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh tender, juicy, rich; yellowish-white, deeply stained with red at the pit which is free; quality good; season the last of September.

Sill. 1. Augustine Nur. Cat. No. 43, 7. 1910.

According to Augustine and Company, nurserymen at Normal, Illinois, Sill originated about 1904 with W. H. Sill, at Normal, as a seedling of Elberta. The fruit resembles Elberta but is larger, a little higher colored and ripens from a week to ten days later.

Silvan Seedling. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

Said to be an attractive peach of good quality.

Silver Medal. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 175, 176. 1908.

Tree vigorous; fruit roundish-oblate; skin white, with an occasional blush; flesh white, free and of good quality; season the last of September.

Simms. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134. 1911.

Fruit medium in size, round; color yellow, splashed with red stripes; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, subacid; quality good; freestone; ripens the last of July in Alabama.

Simon. 1. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 175. 1895.

Imported from China. Fruit round, flattened at the ends, of medium size; skin dark red; flesh yellow, hard, with a bitter-almond flavor; quality poor.

Sims. 1. Smith Bros. Cat. 14. 1913.

According to Smith Brothers, Concord, Georgia, this peach resembles Columbia. The fruit is large with dark veins through its yellow flesh, of fine quality and ripens early in August. Said to come true from seed.

Sites Old Zack. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

Old Zack. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 4. 1855.

Originated at Columbus, Ohio. Fruit nearly large; skin yellow, with a dull red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy, separating freely from the stone; season early September.

Skinner Superb. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

This is a very good freestone peach which originated in the South, where it ripens in early August:

Slane. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a large, good, yellow peach.

Slappey. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 3. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134, 135. 1911.

Fruit medium in size, roundish, inclining to conic; color golden yellow, shaded with red and crimson; flesh yellow, somewhat mealy, sweet; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of June in Alabama.

Sleeper Dwarf. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 29:554. 1875. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

This dwarf peach originated with W. M. Sleeper, Oxford, Indiana. Tree dwarf and compact in habit of growth; fruit medium to large; skin greenish-white, tinged with crimson; flesh juicy, sweet, rich; season October.

Slindon Park. 1. Gard. Chron. 941. 1865. 2. Ibid. 364. 1866.

A. Stewart, Slindon Park, England, raised this variety from a pit of Late Admirable. It is a large, late, freestone peach, having very good flavor.

Sloan Carolina. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:35. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Slocum Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Glands globose; fruit large; color yellow, shaded with red; flesh yellow; ripens in August.

Small White Magdalen. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:186. 1831.

Small White. 2. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

Fruit small; skin white, dotted with red; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; season the middle of August.

Smeigh. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 46. 1897.

Raised by Daniel Smeigh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fruit nearly large, roundish-conic; skin white, washed and mottled with red; flesh adherent, white, red at the pit, firm, compact, sweet, rich; season very late.

Smith. 1. Ramsey Cat. 5. 1915.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety originated in Lampasas County, Texas, more than forty years ago. It is said to be a regular and abundant bearer of deliciously sweet fruit.

Smith Favorite. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 633. 1857.

Raised by Calvin Smith, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin yellow, nearly covered with deep, rich red; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, rich, delicious; freestone; season from the middle to the last of September.

Smith Indian. 1. Ramsey Cat. 4. 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this is a seedling which originated in Austin. It is a large, red-fleshed, juicy clingstone ripening the last of July.

Smith Newington. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 28 fig. 1. 1729. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 498. 1845.

Early Newington. 3. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

New York Early Newington. 4. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 218. 1817.

Weisser Härtling. 5. Liegel Anweisung 72. 1822.

Härtlings Magdalene. 6. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200. 1858.

Pavie Blanc (Gros). 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:213 fig., 214. 1879.

Smith Newington was never much grown in America but was at one time widely grown in England as an early clingstone. Flowers large; leaves serrate, without glands; fruit medium in size, oval; skin pale straw-color, with a lively red blush; flesh firm, juicy, pale yellow, stained red at the pit to which it adheres; of very good quality; ripens the last of August.

Smithson. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 1st App. 37. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

Smooth-Leaved Royal George. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 271, 272. 1831. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 224. 1832.

This peach seems to have originated with a Mr. Lee, Hammersmith, England. Glands globose. Fruit large, nearly round, yellowish-white, blushed with a beautiful, deep red on carmine; flesh yellowish-white, deep red next the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, with a high, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.

Smoothstone. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

Listed in this reference.

Smyrna. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Mentioned as a good, yellow peach.

Sneed. 1. Gard. & For. 6:279. 1893. 2. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 5. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107, 108. 1901. 6. Rev. Hort. 350, 594, 595, Pl. 1904.

Sneed originated about 1885 in the yard of Judge John L. T. Sneed, Nashville, Tennessee, and is said to be a seedling of Family Favorite. According to the references the variety has been grown in the southwest under the names Peebles and Bowers. Sneed was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; color greenish-white, washed and mottled with bright red; flesh greenish-white, often stained with red under the skin, juicy, tender, melting, mild subacid, often slightly bitter; quality fair; stone small, clinging; season the middle to the last of July.

Snow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 224. 1832. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 486, 487. 1845. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 4. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 426. 1897.

Neige. 5. Thomas Guide Prat. 40, 221. 1876.

This unique peach is of American origin. The blossoms and the fruit are white, without a trace of color, and the flesh is white to the stone. Tree hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, white; fruit large, round, with a slight suture; skin thin, clear white; flesh white to the pit, juicy, melting, rich, sprightly, free; ripens the first of September.

Snow Cling. 1. Horticulturist 7:177. 1857.

Snow. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

Fruit small, round, creamy-yellow, sweet, juicy, clingstone; glands small, globose; ripens early.

Snow Favorite. 1. Can. Hort. 23:381. 1900.

This peach originated in Syracuse, New York; it ripens with Early Crawford. Fruit of large size and high color; flavor excellent and quality good.

Snow Orange. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114, 115, 321. 1873. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875. 3. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:61, 62. 1910.

Snow. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 5. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903.

Snow Orange was introduced by L. P. Hall, Paw Paw, Michigan, more than fifty years ago and is supposed to be a seedling which originated upon the farm of a Mr. Snow of that place. Tree moderately vigorous and productive; glands obscurely reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, compressed; suture distinct; apex slightly pointed; color yellow, with a dull red cheek and slight mottlings of red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, sweet, sometimes with a slight bitter taste; quality good; pit free, large, plump; ripens the last of August.

Sobiesky Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

Fruit roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, sweet, with a vinous flavor; ripens the last of August.

Solomon. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03.

Listed in this reference.

Soulard Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 122. 1854.

Mentioned as a very good, native peach.

Southern Early. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899.

Originated in South Carolina. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the suture which is distinct; skin yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, moderately firm, with a pleasant, rich, sprightly flavor; quality good; stone free; season the last of August.

Southwick. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 175. 1908.

Southwick's Late. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1871. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 122. 1872.

Southwick is an accidental seedling found on the grounds of T. T. Southwick, Dansville, New York. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin yellowish-white, dotted and streaked with red; flesh white, separating freely from the stone, very juicy, melting, with a fine, delicate flavor; season the last of September.

Souvenir de Gérard Galopin. 1. Guide Prat. 42. 1895.

Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, with a purplish-black color; flesh juicy, good, yellow, red at the pit which is free; ripens the first of September.

Souvenir de Java. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:149, 150, fig. 73. 1866-73.

Andenken an Java. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

This variety was raised in the vicinity of Liége, Belgium, about 1849 by Madam Brahy. It was so called by a M. Papeleu because of courtesies shown him while in Java by Madam Brahy's father. Branches slender; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit above medium in size, globular, slightly depressed at the ends; cavity deep; skin thin, separating from the flesh, whitish-yellow, purple where exposed; flesh yellow, crimson at the pit, melting, vinous; stone small, oval, slightly obovate, free; ripens the last of August.

Souvenir de Jean-Denis Couturier. 1. Rev. Hort. 108, 109. 1891.

This peach was grown about 1856 by Jean-Denis Couturier at Montreuil, Seine, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, with a fine red blush; flesh white, red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens the last of August.

Souvenir de Jean Rey. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 63. 1867.

Andenken an Jean Rey. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

This is a variety raised by Jean Rey, a nurseryman, Toulouse, France. Leroy combines this variety with Schöne Toulouserin. Tree vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit medium, globular; suture shallow; skin strongly pubescent, pale yellow, deep red where exposed; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, aromatic; stone russet, obtuse, free; ripens early in September.

Spanish. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:32. 1832. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1835.

Spanish Clingstone. 3. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Fruit large, round; skin white, with a red blush; flesh adherent, very juicy, sweet, vinous, excellent; ripens early in October.

Späte Mignot Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Tardive des Mignots. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 60. 1867.

Fruit large, roundish, depressed at the base; skin white, washed with bright red; flesh free, white, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, pleasant-flavored; season early in September.

Später Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:216. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish, compressed at the ends; skin yellowish-white, with some red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, moderately firm; good; season late in October.

Spath Seedling. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900.

Said to be a tree of medium growth.

Spence. 1. Ramsey Cat. 10. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety originated in Austin. The fruit resembles that of Mamie Ross but is larger and has a better flavor. The flesh is inclined to be mealy; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Spottswood. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:108. 1901.

This peach originated with the late Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, from a pit brought from Japan in 1860 by W. A. Spottswood, a Fleet Surgeon in the United States Navy. P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, introduced the variety about 1868. Fruit medium in size, roundish, inclining to oval; color creamy-white; flesh white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, mild, vinous; quality good; season early in September.

Spring Grove. 1. Pom. Mag. 3:97, Pl. 1830. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 272. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:17, 18. 1832. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 232. 1866.

Schnellwachsender Lieblingspfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:206. 1858.

This peach was raised by T. A. Knight, Downton Castle, Wiltshire, England, from a stone of Grosse Mignonne which had been fertilized by Red Nutmeg. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; fruit medium in size, round, with a shallow suture; color greenish-yellow, with a bright crimson blush; flesh greenish-yellow to the stone from which it separates, juicy, rich and pleasantly flavored; ripens the last of August.

Squaw. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

This is a small, inferior, yellow, freestone peach with small, reniform glands, ripening in Texas the last of July.

Staley. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903.

Staley originated as a sucker from a peach-root in Selma, Fresno County, California, and was introduced by F. M. Nevins of Selma. Fruit very large, elongated, somewhat flattened laterally; color creamy-white with touches of light red; flesh white, juicy, tender; quality very good; pit free; season late in California.

Stanley. 1. Griffing Bros. Cat. 11 fig. 1900. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:151. 1904.

Stanley is a seedling of Honey which originated in the nursery of Griffing Brothers, Macclenny, Florida. The variety is subject to brown-rot and is a poor shipper. Fruit roundish-oblong, medium to large; cavity deep, open; apex short, conical, nearly straight or a mere point; skin thick, greenish-white, washed with deep red on the sunny side; flesh white, rather soft, easily breaking down, sweet, insipid, with a tinge of bitter around the stone; quality no more than fair; stone clinging, oblong, plump; ripens the middle of June in Florida.

Stanwick Early York. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:365. 1875.

This is a productive variety but the fruit is small and not very attractive and drops badly in dry weather.

Stark Early Elberta. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 46, 47. 1914.

Goldfinch. 2. Barnes Bros. Cat. 5. 1913.

Stark Early Elberta was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri. The variety first fruited with Dr. Sumner Gleason of Kaysville, Utah. It is a seedling of Elberta and much like that variety but is said to ripen about a week earlier and to be handsomer and of better quality. On the grounds of this Station it seems to be identical with Elberta.

Stark Heath. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 3. Stark Bros. Yearbook 71. 1910. 4. Ibid. 52. 1916.

Stark Heath is said to be an improvement over Heath Cling. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly oval; apex prominent; suture distinct; color clear creamy-white, somewhat blushed; flesh creamy-white, juicy, tender, melting, with a vinous flavor; quality good; stone clinging; ripens a month after Elberta.

Steadley. 1. Horticulturist 28:25. 1873. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:226. 1899. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:356. 1903.

This variety is said to be a seedling of La Grange which it resembles. Leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, inclining to ovate, with a slight suture; skin creamy-white, washed with pink; flesh free, white, very juicy, tender, with a mild sprightliness; quality good; season from the middle to the last of September.

Stearns. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:62. 1910.

This variety, which was introduced in 1906, originated with J. N. Stearns, South Haven, Michigan. The fruit is about the size of Elberta which it surpasses in quality and brilliancy of color. It is a perfect freestone, with yellow flesh and ripens just after Elberta.

Steele. 1. Can. Hort. 24:418. 1901.

Originated with Dr. M. Steele, Tavistock, Perth County, Ontario. Tree productive; fruit large, with an attractive, creamy skin and red cheek; flesh white, tender, juicy; good; season the last of August.

Stenson October. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 81:31. 1905.

Undesirable in Louisiana.

Stephenson Cling. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 641, 642. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

This peach is supposed to be a seedling of Blood Cling grown by Thomas Stephenson, Clark County, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a dark, dull, purplish-red blush; flesh white, with tinges of red and deep red at the stone, very tender, melting, juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens September first.

Stetson. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:114. 1847. 2. Hovey Fr. Am. 1:53, Pl. 1851. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 626. 1857.

This is an accidental seedling which sprang up in 1843 in the garden of N. Stetson, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Fruit large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin greenish-white, marbled and shaded with crimson; flesh white, pink at the stone, very melting, juicy, brisk, rich; stone free; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Stevens Late. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:227. 1899.

Late Rareripe Stevens. 3. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876. 4. Ibid. 15. 1878.

Stevenson's Oct. 5. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:10. 1890.

Stevens Late originated in Delaware or New Jersey. Tree strong; fruit of medium size, roundish, with an indistinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a bright, mottled blush; flesh pale creamy-white, with a little red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; quality good; season early October.

Stewart Nos. 1 and 2. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Listed in the reference; received at this Station from S. Richardson, Richardson, Utah.

Stickler Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

Stiles. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Stiles originated with Dr. E. P. Stiles, Austin, Texas, from a seed brought from Virginia and planted in 1866. Fruit of medium size, resembling Elberta in shape and color; flesh reddish-yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, free; quality good; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Stilson. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Originated in California. Fruit very large, having a red cheek, with crimson stripes; flesh yellow, free; quality excellent; ripens after Late Crawford.

Stinson. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:135. 1911. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Stinson Late. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 157. 1881. 4. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892.

Stinson October. 5. Ala. Sta. Bul. 47:11. 1893.

Fruit large, broadly oval; color creamy-white, shaded with dark purplish-red; flesh adherent, white, veined with red and red at the pit, mild subacid; quality good; season late.

Stirling Castle. 1. Gard. Chron. 557. 1858. 2. Ibid. 734. 1860. 3. Mag. Hort. 28:365. 1862. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 44. 1876.

Raised at Stirling Castle, England. Fruit large, roundish, with a well-colored, brownish-red surface; flesh red near the pit, vinous, aromatic; quality good; ripens early in September.

Stone. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:318. 1893.

Said to be a yellow-fleshed peach common in the south of Europe.

Stonewall Jackson. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 21. 1877. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 207. 1913.

Stonewall. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 5. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:108. 1901.

General Jackson. 6. S. C. Sta. Rpt. 19:16. 1906.

This peach may have originated in Texas as a seedling of Chinese Cling. Some authorities, however, say that it originated with Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, from a peach-pit brought from Japan in 1860 by William A. Spottswood, a Fleet Surgeon in the United States Navy. It is supposed to have been introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, about 1868. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate, inclined to conic; suture distinct; color creamy-yellow, with a faint crimson blush and many red dots; flesh white, red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; stone large, clinging; season early.

Storm No. 1. 1. Flor. & Pom. 84. 1880.

This is a seedling raised by James A. Storm of Missouri, and said to be a large, attractive, freestone peach, ripening just before Amsden.

Stranahan. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:62. 1910.

Stranahan's Late Orange. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 189. 1880.

Stranahan is a seedling raised in Michigan. Fruit very large, nearly round; color deep yellow, with a red cheek; flesh golden yellow, firm, free; quality good; season very late.

Strawberry. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 487. 1845. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1877.

Rose. 4. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892.

Strawberry was introduced by Thomas Hancock, Burlington, New Jersey. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; skin nearly all marbled with dark red; flesh white, juicy, melting, rich, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; ripens early in August.

Strong. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:227. 1899.

Fruit medium to large, roundish; color creamy-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit from which it is free, tender, melting, moderately juicy, mild subacid, vinous; quality good; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Strout Early. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:357. 1903.

Originated in Indian Territory and resembles Alexander. Fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly compressed; flesh streaked with red, firm; of good quality; stone free; ripens early.

Strunk.

Trees of this peach were received at this Station for testing in 1913 from W. P. Strunk, Roodhouse, Illinois, who originated it from seed in 1904. According to a statement of the originator, the trees are productive and bear large, yellow, freestone fruit of good quality which ripens the last of August.

Stuart. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1898.

Fruit medium in size; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh clinging; quality good; season the last of July.

Studt. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 366. 1908.

This is a seedling with Persian blood which originated in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa.

Sturtevant. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 290. 1852. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Sturtevant was originated in 1826 by E. T. Sturtevant, Cleveland, Ohio. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog from 1862 until 1897. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed; skin very pubescent, rich yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, with veins of red running into the flesh; quality very good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Suber. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:517, 518. 1902. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Suber was originated by a colored man of that name at Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; color creamy-yellow, with a pinkish-red blush; flesh white, firm, meaty, sweet, vinous; quality good; clingstone; ripens early in Florida.

Success. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11. 1901. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:357. 1903. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Success probably originated in Texas. Fruit large, roundish, with a yellow surface; flesh firm, juicy, rich; good; pit free.

Sulhamstead. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 252. 1831. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 232. 1866. 3. Mas Le Verger 7:89, 90, fig. 43. 1866-73.

This variety originated about a century ago in the garden of a Mrs. Thoytes, of Sulhamstead House, near Reading, Berkshire, England. Leaves deeply serrate, glandless; fruit large, roundish; skin clear, pale yellow, marbled with dark red; flesh pale yellow, melting, juicy, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; pit free; ripens from the first to the middle of September.

Sylphide. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:109. 1901.

Sylphide Cling. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

Sylphide is a seedling of General Lee and originated in 1874 with Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong, compressed, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, dotted with red; flesh adherent, white, red at the pit, juicy, mild subacid; ripens the last of August.

Sumner Early. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 633, 634. 1869.

Fruit medium to large, with an attractive blush; flesh white, firm, free; ripens early.

Sumner White Free. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 634. 1869.

Originated in South Carolina. Fruit large, nearly round, slightly depressed, with unequal sides; suture distinct; skin whitish-green, shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet; ripens the first of September.

Sunrise. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1904.

Sunrise originated with Miller Brothers, Paw Paw, West Virginia, as a seedling of Heath Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; color creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh firm, very juicy, sweet; quality good; clingstone; ripens very late.

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

Listed in this reference.

Superbe de Choisy. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 41. 1895.

Fruit very large; flesh juicy, sweet, agreeably aromatic, white, red at the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

Superbe de Trévoux. 1. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 115 fig. 1906.

Fruit large, with a distinct suture which divides the fruit into two unequal faces; skin nearly covered with dark red; flesh juicy, sweet, pleasantly flavored; quality good; ripens the last of August.

Superior Late. 1. Country Gent. 26:256. 1865.

Scattergood No. 1. 2. Trans. Am. Inst. 211. 1865.

This is a seedling raised about sixty years ago by H. V. Scattergood, Albany, New York. It is a large clingstone of good quality, ripening early in October.

Surpasse Bon Ouvrier. 1. Gard. Chron. 3rd Ser. 1:210. 1887.

Fruit large, round, furrowed on one side; color deep scarlet in the sun; flesh melting, sweet, yellowish-white, red at the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

Surprise. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33. 1832.

Tree productive; fruit very large, with a dingy-red or purplish surface; flesh deep yellow, with crimson veins running towards the center; quality very good; freestone.

Surprise de Jodoigne. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 6:91, 92, Pl. 1858.

Fruit medium in size, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellow, mottled and dotted with red; flesh juicy, sweet, yellow, red at the pit which is free; quality fair.

Surprise de Pellaine. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 41. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:281, 282 fig. 1879.

Introduced about 1864 by Henri Delloyer, a Belgian. Leaves glandless; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a well-marked suture; skin pale greenish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens the last of September.

Sure Crop. 1. Lovett Cat. 24 fig. 1906.

Introduced by J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, New Jersey. Tree hardy, productive; fruit large, nearly round; skin white, with a bright carmine cheek; flesh very juicy, sweet, rich, sprightly; ripens early.

Surties. 1. Ramsey Cat. 1913.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety was originated by a Mr. Surties, Bexar County, Texas. The fruit resembles Honey but is less pointed; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Susquehanna. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 184, 214. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 633. 1857. 3. Mas Le Verger 7:179, 180, fig. 88. 1866-73. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:282, 283 fig. 1879.

Griffith. 5. Mag. Hort. 24:107. 1858.

Susquehanna was raised many years ago by a Mr. Griffith on the banks of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, but the exact place of origin has never been known. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves have large, reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round; skin rich yellow, with a beautiful red cheek; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

Swainson Black. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

This is a dark red, medium-sized peach, ripening the first of September.

Swalsh. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 221, 222. 1817. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 294. 1854.

Swalze. 3. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. 32 fig. 1. 1729.

Double Swalsh. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 256. 1831.

This variety is said to have been brought into England by Lord Peterborough before 1729. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, dark red; fruit medium in size, ovate, with a deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a bright, deep red blush; flesh white, pale red at the pit from which it separates, melting, juicy, pleasantly flavored; ripens the first of September.

Swann Free. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Sweet. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167 fig. 1886-87.

Originated by M. E. Sweet, Kirtland, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color orange-yellow, mottled and striped with bright red; flesh light yellow, juicy, sweet; quality very good; season September.

Sweet Water. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:24. 1832.

Early Sweetwater. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:412. 1826. 4. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard., 184. 1846.

According to Prince, Sweet Water originated in Flushing, New York, early in the Nineteenth Century. The peaches ripen a few days after Anne which Sweet Water resembles in shape of fruit and growth of tree. Leaves large, doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, nearly round; skin thin, white, with a small amount of color on the exposed side; flesh melting, white, juicy, sweet; stone small, round, nearly flat, free.

Swick Wonder. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 236. 1906.

Listed in this reference.

Switzerland. 1. Gard. Mon. 10:249. 1868. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 378. 1895. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:227, 228. 1899.

This peach is supposed to have originated in Georgia. Tree productive, bearing leaves with globose glands; fruit medium to large, roundish, tapering slightly towards the apex, with a very shallow suture; color creamy-white, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit, tender, mild and vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Taber. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:151, 152. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 4. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:135. 1911.

Taber originated in 1892 with G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, as a seedling of Honey. The American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list in 1909. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a long, recurved apex; skin white, well covered with red; flesh white, streaked with red, firm, juicy, rich, subacid; quality very good; clingstone; ripens the last of June in Florida.

Tacker. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:109. 1901.

J. W. Tacker of Freestone County, Texas, grew this variety from an unknown peach-pit about 1845. It is said to reproduce itself closely from seed and is considered a valuable clingstone in Texas.

Tallman Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895.

Listed in this reference.

Tante Mélanie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

Tree very prolific; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit well-colored.

Tarbell. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 208. 1913.

This variety was grown many years ago by C. H. Tarbell, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Fruit very large, roundish, flattened at the base, with a suture nearly around the fruit; skin rich yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, very juicy, rich, sweet; quality good; season the middle of September.

Tardive d'Avignon. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive d'Auvergne. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:182. 1883.

Belle tardive d'Auvergne. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Probably of Belgian origin. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; of first quality; matures early in October.

Tardive Béraud. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive Chevallier. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Tardive de Gros. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive des Lazaristes. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Tardive du Mont d'Or. 1. Garden 52:449. 1897. 2. Rev. Hort. 520, 521, Pl. 1897.

This peach seems to have been sent out about 1896 by Francisque Morel, a nurseryman at Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, shaded with deep red; flesh creamy-white, streaked with pink at the center, very juicy, sweet, aromatic; season the first of November in France.

Tardive de Montauban. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

A large, yellow-fleshed peach ripening at the end of September.

Tardive de Passebel. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Tasmanian Wonder. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

Tausch. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

Tausch's Lieblingspfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:206, 207. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the middle of September.

Taylor. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 208. 1913.

Originated in the District of Columbia. Fruit large, round, with a yellow surface; clingstone; very good.

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

Said to be valuable in the South.

Teindoux. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 229. 1817. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:16, 17. 1832.

Teindou. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:38, 39, Pl. 27. 1768. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:286, 287. 1879.

Teint-Doux. 5. Christ Wörterb. 356. 1802.

Sanftfarbige. 6. Christ Handb. 594. 1817.

Zartgefärbter Lackpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213. 1858.

Glands globose; fruit large, round, divided into two unequal sections by a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, mottled with red; flesh juicy, sweet, melting, with a delicate flavor, white, faintly streaked with red around the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

Teissier. 1. Pom. France 6:No. 16, Pl. 16. 1869. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 117 fig. 1906.

Pêche du Teissier. 3. Jour. Hort. N. S. 2:32. 1862.

This variety was found on the grounds of a M. Teissier at Oullins, near Lyons, France, and was introduced to the trade about 1855. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to conic, with a well-marked suture; skin pale yellow, washed and mottled with deep red; flesh juicy, sweet, white, red at the pit which is free, vinous; quality very good; ripens the last of September.

Temple Late. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883.

Temple White. 2. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 3:33. 1902.

This is a medium-sized, oval, yellowish-red peach of good quality, ripening in September.

Tennessee. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

This peach was raised about 1890 by Rev. J. G. Teter, Athens, Tennessee. Fruit large, round; skin heavily pubescent, creamy-white, with a trace of red; flesh creamy-white throughout, juicy, firm, meaty, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; ripens the last of October in Tennessee.

Tennessee Everbearing. 1. Hood Cat. 28. 1909.

According to W. T. Hood and Company, Richmond, Virginia, this variety first fruited about 1888. It is a large, creamy-white clingstone with a deep blush and ripens its fruit continuously from August first to October first.

Terrel. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

Teton de Venus. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:34, 35, Pl. XXIII. 1768. 2. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 227, fig. 12. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 273. 1831. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 211. 1856. 5. Pom. France 6:No. 30, Pl. 30. 1869. 6. Thomas Guide Prat. 45, 224. 1876. 7. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:288 fig., 289. 1879.

Tuteon de Venice. 8. Langley Pomona 101. 1729.

Teton Venus. 9. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Royal. 10. Pom. Mag. 2:73, Pl. 1839.

Venusbrust. 11. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:209. 1858.

From all accounts this variety was known long before Merlet mentioned it in 1667 but its exact origin cannot be learned. According to Leroy it seems at one time to have been called Pêche du Chevalier but this name was permanently replaced by the present one about 1789—applied because of the unique shape of the fruit. In 1856 the American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list but dropped it in 1862. Tree of moderate vigor and productiveness; leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small, pale red; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oblong, with a deep suture on one side; apex terminated by a broad, prominent, obtuse nipple; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with deep red in the sun; flesh greenish-white, faintly tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, having an excellent flavor; stone large, oval, free; season the last of September.

Texan. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

Texan originated in the yard of the First National Bank at Whitesboro, Texas, and was introduced by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas. It is a large, white clingstone, with a blush, ripening with Elberta.

Texas. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 159. 1889. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 208. 1913.

Texas King. 4. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:182. 1906.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the ends; color greenish-white, overspread with considerable crimson; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit and under the skin, firm, juicy, good; semi-clingstone; ripens about the middle of August.

Thames Bank. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 233. 1866. 2. Gard. Chron. 1552. 1871.

This variety was raised by a Mr. Rust, who was a gardener for L. Sullivan, Broom House, Fulham, England. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin deep orange-yellow, streaked on one side with crimson; flesh yellow, tender, melting, juicy, highly flavored; season late.

Thissell Free. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 313. 1889.

Thissell White. 2. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 315. 1895-97.

Originated with G. W. Thissell in California and is quite widely disseminated in that state. Fruit large, white, with a light red cheek; flesh white throughout, juicy, rich.

Thomas Burns. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:236. 1878.

Introduced by Thomas F. Burns, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish, with a large suture; skin white, shaded and mottled with light red; flesh entirely white, juicy, melting, sweet, adherent; quality, very good; season very early.

Thomas November. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

Glands reniform; flesh white, juicy, very firm, highly flavored; ripens the first of November.

Thomas Rivers. 1. Garden 56:34. 1899. 2. Bunyard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 114. 1904.

Originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Leaves glandless; fruit large, round, with a brilliant red blush; quality good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Thompson. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

A yellow freestone said to have originated in Florida.

Thompson Orange. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:273. 1878. 2. Flor. & Pom. 84. 1880.

Said to have been raised at Wilson, North Carolina. It is a large, early, attractive, freestone peach with a good, subacid flavor.

Tice. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Tice's Late Red and Yellow. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1841.

Originated by James Tice, Middletown, New Jersey. Fruit large; color yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh free, yellow, juicy, sweet, delicious; ripens the last of September.

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

According to T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas, this variety originated with V. J. Tiebout, Ellis County, Texas. Fruit large; color rich orange-yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh firm but tender, free; quality good; ripens in Texas the last of August.

Tillotson. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 279. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1883.

Early Tillotson. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 475. 1845. 4. Cultivator N. S. 6:23, 86, 308. 1849. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 6. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 315. 1867.

Tillotson Précoce. 7. Mas Le Verger 7:165, 166, fig. 81. 1866-73. 8. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:290 fig. 1879.

According to Thomas, this peach originated many years ago in Cayuga County, New York. It seems to have been introduced by J. J. Thomas, Macedon, Wayne County, New York. The American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list in 1862 as Early Tillotson but shortened the name to Tillotson in 1883. Tree hardy, moderately productive; leaves deeply serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, sides unequal, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-white, shaded with deep red: flesh white, red at the stone which is partially clinging, melting, juicy, with a rich, excellent flavor; season the middle of August.

Tinley October. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 634. 1869.

Said to have originated at Macon, Georgia. Fruit medium in size, somewhat oblong; color white, with a light wash of red; flesh white, juicy, vinous, good; season the middle of October.

Tippecanoe. 1. Hoffy Orch. Comp. 1:Pl. 1841-42. 2. Mag. Hort. 8:252. 1842. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 499. 1845. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Pavie Tippécanoé. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:234 fig., 235. 1879.

Tippecanoe was raised from seed by George Thomas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was brought to notice in 1840. The variety received a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862. Leaves with reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round, a little compressed on the sides; skin yellow, with a fine red blush; flesh yellow, adherent to the pit, firm, juicy, with a good, vinous flavor; ripens the last of September.

Tirlemonter Magdalene. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197, 198. 1858.

Belle Tillemont. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the last of September.

Titus. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 634. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:107 fig. 1857.

Originated with Mrs. Sarah Titus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, round; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet; quality good; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Toledo. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:228. 1899.

Early Toledo. 3. Storrs-Harrison Cat. 142. 1894.

Toledo Prolific. 4. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900.

According to the catalog of the Storrs and Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, Toledo came from northeastern Ohio about 1890. Fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, washed, mottled and distinctly striped with red; flesh creamy-white, slightly colored at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, with a sweet, pleasant flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Tonbridge. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

A hardy, yellow, dark red peach, ripening early in September.

Tong Pa. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887. 2. Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 150. 1893.

Said to be a medium-sized peach of fair quality.

Topaz. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894. 2. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 34:81. 1900.

Fruit of medium size; skin greenish-white, tinged with red; flesh not juicy but free and of good quality; ripens the last of November in Arizona.

Toquin. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228. 1899.

Said to have originated with H. E. Harrison, Toquin, Michigan. Fruit medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a dull red cheek; flesh free, yellow, melting, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; season the middle of September.

Tornado. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:109. 1901.

This seedling of Elberta originated with W. S. White, Denison, Texas. The fruit resembles that of Elberta but is larger and of better quality; season early July.

Toughina. 1. Rural N. Y. 74:1197. 1915.

Toughina was originated by J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, as a cross between Elberta and Bell October. The fruit is said to surpass that of its parents in quality and adaptability for distant shipping. Fruit very large, with a bright yellow skin, nearly covered with attractive red; flesh yellow, firm; quality very good; ripens immediately after Elberta.

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

This is a large, early peach originated by a Mrs. Towns, Garnett, Kansas.

Townsend. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228. 1899. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:152. 1904.

Said to be a seedling from Honey. Fruit large, roundish, often flattened at the base, compressed; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh juicy, tender, mild, vinous, yellow, red at the pit which is free; quality good; season the last of September.

Transparente Ronde. 1. Christ Wörterb. 357. 1802.

Said to be red on one side; with a firm, pleasing flesh.

Triomphe de Saint-Laurent. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:291 fig., 292. 1879.

Triomphe Saint-Laurent. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 40. 1876.

This peach was probably raised about 1860 by a M. Galopin in Liége, Belgium. Fruit large, roundish, with sides unequal; skin pale yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet; quality good; stone free; ripens the middle of August.

Troy. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

Troy is a large, early, red peach of good quality.

Trueblood Late Free. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 27. 1869.

Said to be a hardy variety of good quality.

Tuckahoe. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:235. 1899.

Said to ripen late in New Mexico.

Tufts Early. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 190. 1849. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854.

Raised by E. Tufts, Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, with a red cheek; flesh free, white, red at the pit, very juicy, melting, with a sweet, delicious flavor; ripens the last of August.

Tufts Rareripe. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849.

This peach was originated by Bernard Tufts, Billerica, Massachusetts, and is said to come true from seed. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a bright red blush; flesh yellow, melting, very sweet, free; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Turenne. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:479. 1860.

Turenne Améliorée. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 5:188. 1863. 3. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Turenne grew from seed many years ago near Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat irregular; skin pale yellow, deeply mottled with crimson; flesh yellowish-white, deep red at the pit which is adherent, coarse, acid, bitter; ripens in September.

Tuskena. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228. 1899.

Tuskena Cling. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Tuscan Cling. 5. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:15. 1892.

Yellow Tuscany. 6. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:360. 1903.

Tuskena originated in Mississippi. It received a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1873 but was dropped in 1897, only to be replaced in 1899. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh adherent, yellow, red at the pit, firm, vinous, rich; quality good; season the last of September.

Twenty-Ounce Cling. 1. Oregon Nur. Cat. 36. 1913.

According to the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, this is a large, early peach desirable for canning.

Twyford. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 104. 1831.

Twyford is probably a seedling of Noblesse. Fruit large, pale green, with a red blush; flesh tender and of good quality; season the first of September.

Tyehurst. 1. Can. Hort. 14:317. 1891. 2. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 2:58. 1895.

Tyehurst is a chance seedling which originated about thirty years ago with E. Tyehurst, Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Fruit medium in size, round; skin light yellow, with only a faint carmine blush; flesh yellow, slightly stained at the pit, sweet, firm, free; quality fair; ripens the middle of September.

Ulatis. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896. 3. Wickson Cal. Fruits 310. 188g.

Ulatis originated near Vacaville, California, and is supposed to be a seedling of Alexander. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, with a good flavor; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

Unique. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:161, 162, fig. 79. 1866-73. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:293, 294 fig. 1879.

New Cut-leaved. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831.

New Serrated. 4. Ibid. 101. 1831.

Emperor of Russia. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 477. 1845. 6. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 184, 185. 1846.

De Smyrne. 7. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854.

Schöne Jersey Pfirsich. 8. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

Emperor. 9. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 37. 1909.

Unique was raised more than a century ago by Michael Floy, New York City, from a pit of a curious peach-tree with serrate leaves which he had discovered about 1809 in New Jersey. In England the variety was introduced about 1819 as Emperor of Russia. Tree of moderate vigor, bearing narrow, glandless leaves which are very deeply and doubly serrated; fruit large, roundish, broad, one side much longer than the other; skin dull yellowish-white, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, firm, juicy, rich and aromatic; stone free; season the last of August.

Unnamed Chinese. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Professor C. S. Sargent grew this variety at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, from seed received in 1868 from Dr. Bretschneider, who found it as a cultivated variety in the mountains north of Pekin, China. Its chief importance is as a parent type in the production of new, hardy varieties. Fruit medium in size, roundish to oblong-conic, sides somewhat unequal, compressed; color greenish-white, with a faint, dotted blush; flesh greenish-white, slightly tinged with red at the free pit, firm, juicy, fibrous, subacid to sweet; quality good; season early September in Massachusetts.

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

Unvergleichlich Schöne. 2. Liegel Anweisung 70. 1822.

Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh white, tender, sweet, vinous; season the first of September.

Utah Cling. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1897-98.

Introduced in 1893 by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas. It is a large, prolific, yellow peach with a red cheek.

Utah Free. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1897-98.

Also introduced by T. V. Munson and Son. A large, prolific, valuable, rich yellow peach.

Vagaloggia Cotogna. 1. Mag. Hort. 25:88. 1859.

This is an attractive, Italian peach of excellent quality.

Vainqueur. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 238. 1908. 2. U. S. D. A. Plant Immigrants 117:958. 1916.

This is an early variety of the type of Alexander, valuable chiefly for breeding.

Valdy. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:295 fig., 296. 1879.

Valdy was originated more than fifty years ago by a M. Valdy, Croix-Blanche, Lot-et-Garonne, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed with a dark carmine blush; flesh yellow, red at the center, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; pit free; ripens the middle of August.

Van Buren Golden Dwarf. 1. Gard. Mon. 3:53. 1861. 2. Cult. & Count. Gent. 28:238. 1866. 3. Am. Jour. Hort. 2:171, 172 fig. 1867.

This sort is supposed by the originator, J. Van Buren of Georgia, to be an accidental cross between Italian Dwarf and Van Zandt, originating about 1857. The tree resembles a currant bush; has numerous buds; its fruits attain average size but vary in shape. Fruit large, oblong, sometimes round, pointed at the apex; skin golden yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh firm, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens from the middle of September until October.

Van Deman. 1. Green Nur. Cat. 23 fig. 1916.

According to Green's Nursery Company, Rochester, New York, this peach originated near the summer home of the late Professor H. E. Van Deman, Beulah, Michigan. Fruit large, with a distinct suture; color clear yellow, with considerable red; flesh yellow, sweet, good; stone free; ripens early.

Van Deman Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 110, 111. 1880.

Said to have originated with H. E. Van Deman, Geneva, Kansas. The tree fruited first in 1878. Fruit large; color white, covered with bright purple and crimson; flesh slightly adherent, white, good.

Van Zandt. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:296 fig., 297. 1879.

Van Zandt's Superb. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:15. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 487. 1845.

Van Zandt originated about 1825 with R. B. Van Zandt, Flushing, New York. Leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a small suture; skin yellowish-white, mottled with dark red; flesh white, tinted with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

Vandermark. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 196. 1847. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 295. 1854.

Said to be a seedling of Lemon Cling. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, acid, adherent to the pit; season September.

Vanderveer Optimum. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:12. 1832.

This peach is a seedling of Old Newington and was named after a Dr. Vanderveer, of Long Island, New York. Fruit large, pale yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh sweet, juicy, with a delicate flavor; clingstone; season the last of September.

Vanguard. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 253. 1831. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 233. 1866.

Probably Vanguard is but a variation of Noblesse, being included with it by some writers. The only distinction between the two is in habit of growth, Vanguard being more robust and hardy.

Vanmeter. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 210. 1906.

A late variety resembling Krummel.

Variegated Free I. 1. Horticulturist 18:276, 277 figs. 1863.

This variety originated many years ago with Isaac Pullen, Hightstown, New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, with a well-marked apex; skin yellow, striped and marbled with deep red; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, sweet; quality very good; ripens early in September.

Variegated Free II. 1. Black Cult. Peach & Pear 113. 1886.

This peach is said to be a seedling of Variegated Free I and was introduced by H. R. Walker, Middletown, Delaware. It is a desirable white peach, with streaks and stripes of red.

Veritable Chancelliere. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:23, 24. 1768.

Kanzlerpfirsiche. 2. Christ Handb. 593. 1817.

Schöne Kanzlerin. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:198. 1858.

This variety differs from Chancellor in having large flowers and globose glands.

Verona. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Listed as a good, red peach.

Verte de Beaulieu. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:151, 152, fig. 12. 1883.

This variety was introduced and possibly originated by a M. Dumas near Lectoure, Gers, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-white, shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; season the middle of September.

Very Large Seedling Peach. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 112. 1880.

This variety is said to have been raised in New York City and to have ripened too late to be of value in the north.

Vessier. 1. Mag. Hort. 27:545. 1861.

Vessier is a late, French peach, with rich, melting flesh.

Victor. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:110. 1901. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 11. 1907. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Early Victor. 4. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12, 13. 1905-06.

Victor is a variety of unknown parentage which originated with John B. Bass, Bass, Texas. Fruit medium in size, roundish; color creamy-white with a red blush; flesh creamy-white, melting, juicy, subacid, with an almond flavor; quality good; stone semi-clinging; season early.

Victoria. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:62, 67. 1895. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 14. 1900.

Victoria is of American origin and belongs to the Spanish type. Fruit large, nearly round; skin yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, free; ripens in Florida early in August.

Vilmorin. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 119 fig. 1906.

Vilmorin was obtained by Alexis Lepère, Montreuil, France. Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; skin pale yellow, washed with bright red; flesh free, white, tinged with dark red at the pit, juicy, with a pleasant, sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Vineuse de Fromentin. 1. Christ Wörterb. 351. 1802. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 212. 1832.

Weinhafte Fromentinerpfirsche. 3. Christ Handb. 594. 1817.

Fromentiner Lieblingspfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:202. 1858.

The fruit of this variety is similar to that of Grosse Mignonne with which it is often confused. Glands round; flowers large; fruit roundish, somewhat compressed at the ends; skin nearly covered with dark red; flesh white except at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone small, free.

Vineuse Hâtive. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 17, Pl. 1846. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:300, 301 fig., 302. 1879.

Although Poiteau and Leroy differ somewhat as to the origin of this peach, there is probably no doubt but that it was found near Paris, France, more than two centuries ago. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed at the ends; skin greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red under the skin and at the stone, juicy, vinous, sweet; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Vinous Purple. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:190. 1831.

This variety resembles Grosse Mignonne but is distinct. Fruit large, divided on one side into two sections by a deep groove; skin fawn-colored, covered with very dark red; flesh white, red under the skin and around the pit, juicy, vinous, with a slightly acid flavor; stone free.

Violet Hâtive. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. 30 fig. 6. 1729. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 637. 1869.

Grosse Violette Hâtive. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:27, Pl. XVI fig. 1. 1768.

Violette Hâtive. 4. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:33, Pl. 17 fig. 2. 1823. 5. Hogg Fruit Man. 233, 234. 1866.

This is undoubtedly a French variety and may be a seedling of Galande. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, mottled with red over most of the surface; flesh white, juicy, sweet, vinous; season early September.

Violet Muscat. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

This variety is listed as a fine, violet-colored peach of good quality.

Violet Musk. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

This is a red peach with yellow flesh.

Violette de Montpellier. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:183. 1883.

The tree of this variety is described as being moderately vigorous and bearing dense foliage which has reniform glands.

Violetter Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong; color yellow, with a violet-red blush; flesh juicy, tender, with a slightly acid flavor; ripens in August.

Voorheis No. 1. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:35. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:815. 1896.

Tree vigorous, unproductive; fruit of medium size, ovate, with a pointed apex; color yellow, with a red cheek; quality good; season the last of June in Texas.

Voorheis Silver. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:35. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Wake Forest. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Walburton. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Walburton Admirable. 3. Gard. Chron. 702. 1841. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 627. 1857. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:225, 226, fig. 111. 1866-73. 6. Hogg Fruit Man. 463. 1884.

Walburton is a late peach raised more than seventy-five years ago by Andrew Morton, Walburton, Sussex, England. The variety is supposed to be a seedling of Noblesse which it resembles in many respects. Tree hardy, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-white, mottled, with a dark red blush; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet flavor; ripens the last of September.

Waldo. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 46. 1891. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:518, 519. 1902. 3. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:135. 1911. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Waldo was raised from a seed of Peento about 1886 by T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida; it first fruited in 1888. Tree moderately large and productive in the South; glands reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a shallow suture; apex blunt, often with a recurved tip; skin yellow, washed with a delicate red blush; flesh yellowish-white, slightly pink near the pit, juicy, with a sweet, delicious flavor; freestone; ripens the first of June in the South.

Walker. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:228, 229. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Walker's Variegated Free. 3. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 213. 1881. 4. Fulton Peach Cult. 177. 1908.

Said to have originated in Delaware. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a slight suture; color creamy-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh creamy-white, with red at the pit, tender, juicy, vinous, sprightly; quality good; pit free; season the last of September.

Walker Early. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 500. 1871.

A productive, market sort ripening in August. Glands globose; fruit small, roundish; color white, with a red blush; quality good.

Wallace. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:242. 1898.

Tree moderately vigorous; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, tough, rich, vinous, adherent; quality good; ripens the middle of August in Georgia.

Waller. 1. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1916-17.

According to the P. J. Berckmans Company, Augusta, Georgia, this peach was originated by Waller Brothers near Sparta, Georgia. Tree productive, bears annually; fruit of the Crawford type, large; skin yellow but nearly covered with red; flesh stringy; of good quality.

Wallis Best. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this peach originated as a seedling of Elberta on the grounds of Henry Wallis, St. Louis County, Missouri. It is said to resemble its parent in habit of growth, vigor and productiveness but is hardier and of higher quality.

Wallis Heath Free. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

This variety originated with Henry Wallis, St. Louis County, Missouri, according to Stark Brothers of Louisiana, Missouri. Tree hardy, vigorous, very productive; fruit very large; flesh creamy yellow and of fine quality.

Walter Early. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183, 184. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 488. 1845. 3. Cole Am. Fr. Book 191. 1849.

Walter Early originated in New Jersey. Tree productive; leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh white, tinged red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, pleasant; ripens the last of August.

Ward Late. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:305 fig., 306. 1879. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 191, 192. 1908.

Ward's Late Free. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 201. 1841. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Ward's Freestone. 5. Elliott Fr. Book 280. 1854.

Tardive de Ward. 6. Mas Le Verger 7:203, 204, fig. 100. 1866-73.

According to Leroy, Doctor A. Ward, Athens, Georgia, originated this variety. There is no statement as to the date of origin. The American Pomological Society listed this peach in its fruit-catalog in 1862 where it has since remained. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose or reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval, with a moderately deep suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with an attractive, crimson blush; flesh nearly white, occasionally tinged with red at the pit, free, rich, juicy, melting, with a vinous flavor; ripens the last of September.

Ware. 1. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 372. 1856. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

Ware was placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 without a description but was dropped in 1869.

Wark. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 205:31. 1903. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:63. 1910.

Wark originated as a sprout from the roots of an old peach-tree in the orchard of James Wark near Douglas, Michigan. It resembles Triumph but is larger and freer from leaf-curl and brown-rot. It ripens later than Triumph.

Washington. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:409. 1826. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 488. 1845. 3. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:177, 178, fig. 87. 1866-73. 5. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:229. 1899.

Washington Red Freestone. 6. Kenrick Am. Orch. 179. 1835.

Washington Rareripe. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 234. 1866.

Washington originated in America and was named and introduced by Michael Floy of New York City. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish, broad, with a deep suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin yellowish-white, with a deep crimson cheek; flesh pale yellowish-white, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet, rich; stone usually free; season the middle of September.

Washington Clingstone. 1. Prince Cat. Fr. Trees 24. 1823. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 232. 1832. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 499. 1845. 4. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854.

Said to be of American origin. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin yellowish-green, with a slight red blush; flesh very juicy, tender, melting, with a sweet, luscious flavor; ripens the last of September.

Watkin Cling. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856.

This variety originated in the South as a seedling of Heath Cling which it resembles except in later ripening.

Watkin Early. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Weaver. 1. Ramsey Cat. 4. 1912.

According to P. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach originated from seed grown by D. W. Weaver of Austin. Fruit large; color yellow, overspread with red; flesh very yellow and very firm, adherent; quality good; ripens the first of September in Texas.

Weber Golden Free. 1. Weber Cat. 17. 1906.

According to H. J. Weber and Sons Nursery Company, St. Louis, Missouri, the fruit of this variety is medium in size, golden yellow, with a bright red cheek, sweet and good in quality.

Weber Prize. 1. The Dalles Nur. Cat. 17, fig. 1910.

According to R. H. Weber, proprietor of The Dalles Nurseries, The Dalles, Oregon, this variety originated in The Dalles. Fruit very large; color rich golden-yellow, considerably overspread with deep carmine and crimson; flesh yellow, firm, rich, delicious; pit very free; ripens the last of September.

Weed. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895.

Weed originated on the farm of George Weed, Douglas, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, roundish; color yellow, with a purplish-red cheek; flesh free, yellow, deep red at the pit, soft, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; ripens the first of September.

Weeping. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 229. 1832. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 296. 1854.

Reid's Weeping. 3. Horticulturist 29:165, 166. 1874.

Reid. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224. 1899.

This variety originated many years ago on the grounds of William Reid, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Tree vigorous, spreading, with graceful, drooping branches; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, very juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

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

Fruit medium in size, yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, tender, sweet; season very late.

Weisse Charlotte. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207. 1858.

Fruit large, round; skin yellowish-white, partly washed with red; flesh yellowish-white, often with tinges of red, sweet but with a slight astringent flavor; season the middle of October.

Welch. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 272, 273, Pl. 35. 1903.

Welch was introduced by Charles B. Welch, Douglas, Michigan, having been raised as a seedling of Chili about 1880. The variety resembles its parent but is considered hardier, less subject to leaf-curl and brown-rot, better in quality and ripens its fruit later.

Weld Freestone. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 179. 1835. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 289. 1854.

Said to have been raised by Eben Weld, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-white, with a red blush; flesh rich, sweet, vinous, with a delicious flavor; ripens the last of September.

Wellington. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 105. 1831. 2. Can. Hort. 24:480. 1901.

This old sort has long been growing in Toronto, Canada, but only recently came before the public. The fruit is a large freestone, with yellow flesh and the tree shows distinct hardiness and vigor.

West. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:242. 1898.

This is a low, spreading variety with reniform glands.

Western Newington. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Listed in this reference as a clingstone.

Whaley Favorite. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 28:87. 1896.

This is a seedling peach raised by Mark Whaley, Olinda, Ontario, Canada. The fruit is a yellow freestone of fair size and ripens two weeks ahead of Early Crawford.

Wheatstone. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 3:22. 1884.

Listed as growing upon the Station grounds in 1884.

Wheatley. 1. Miss. Sta. Bul. 93:14. 1905.

Listed in this reference.

Wheeler Early. 1. Country Gent. 23:158. 1864. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1875. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 416. 1888.

Wheeler Early was listed by the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1897. Glands globose; fruit small, roundish; skin white, blushed with red; flesh melting, not very high in quality; freestone; ripens early.

Wheeler Late. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:68. 1900.

This is a strong-growing variety which does not ripen its fruit in Canada.

Wheeler Late Yellow. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Listed as growing in Delaware.

White Ball. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:114. 1847. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 636. 1869.

Said to have originated in Massachusetts. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly depressed; skin greenish-white, shaded and marbled with red; flesh free, white, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens early in September.

White Blossom. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

White Blossomed Incomparable. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:19. 1832.

Pêcher à Fleurs et à Fruits Blancs. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:13, 14, fig. 5. 1866-73.

This singular variety has white blossoms and pale, straw-colored bark. It was found in a hedge in Kings County, New York. The fruit resembles the Snow peach but is inferior in size, flavor and appearance. Leaves light green, with reniform glands; fruit large, oval; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy; ripens late in August.

White Cling. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

This peach is a white-fleshed clingstone ripening in July.

White Double Crop. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

White Globe. 1. Cultivator 4:146. 1856.

This is a very juicy, clingstone peach, having a delicious, aromatic flavor and ripening early in September.

White Imperial. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 488, 489. 1845. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 279, 280. 1854. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 80. 1862.

This old sort originated with David Thomas, Cayuga County, New York, and is believed to be a seedling of Noblesse. It was introduced by J. J. Thomas, a son of the originator, Macedon, New York. Growers and pomologists have confused White Imperial with the Imperial of southern origin. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit large, roundish, broad, depressed at the apex; suture moderately deep; skin yellowish-white, tinged with light purplish-red in the sun; flesh nearly white, melting, juicy, of delicate texture, sweet; quality very good; freestone; ripens the last of August.

White July. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Ala. Bd. Agr. Rpt. 36:106. 1908.

This is a superior clingstone peach which ripens early in Alabama.

White June. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 15. 1899.

According to the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, this variety originated with W. W. Ware, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is a white peach of good quality, ripening with Alexander.

White Magdalen. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 27 fig. 6. 1729. 2. Christ Handb. 598. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 253. 1831.

Magdalen. 4. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

Madeleine Blanche. 5. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:11, 12, 13, Pl. VI. 1768. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:147, 148 fig., 149, 150. 1879.

Madeleine Blanche précoce. 7. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

White Magdalen is an old French sort, having been mentioned as early as 1628 by Lectier. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale red; fruit below medium in size, somewhat globular, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, marbled with deep red; flesh melting, stained near the pit, juicy but not high in flavor; stone free, small, obtuse; ripens the middle of August.

White Monsieur. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Said to be a fine, early peach.

White Nectarine. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:111. 1901.

This is an old English variety belonging to the Chinese Cling group of peaches. Fruit nearly large, roundish; color greenish-white, washed and striped with crimson; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a mild subacid, vinous flavor; pit free; season late.

White Nutmeg. 1. Langley Pomona 100, Pl. 27 fig. 1. 1729. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Avant-pêche blanche. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:5, 6, Pl. II. 1768. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:45, 46 fig., 47, 48. 1879.

Weisse Frühpfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 598. 1817.

Kleiner weisser Frühpfirsche. 6. Liegel Anweisung 68. 1822. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:196. 1858. 8. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.

Frühe Montagne? 9. Liegel Anweisung 68. 1822.

Earliest White Nutmeg. 10. Prince Pom. Man. 1:173. 1831.

This is an old French sort spoken of in 1589. Leaves small, doubly serrate, without glands; flowers large, pale; fruit very small, oval, distinctly sutured; apex with an acute nipple; skin white, with a pale tinge; flesh white to the stone, juicy, musky; freestone; quality fair; stone small, oval; ripens the middle of July.

White Pace. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 637. 1869.

This is a Southern variety, having Persian blood but with a comparatively white skin. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sweet, free; season August.

White Winter. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:32. 1832.

This is an oval-shaped peach with white skin and flesh which ripens in October and is chiefly valued for preserves.

Whitehead Red Heath. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 197. 1841.

This variety, which was sent out about 1840 by Richard Reynolds, Smithfield, Virginia, is said to be superior to Heath Cling with which it ripens. Fruit very large, with a deep red color.

Whitlow Choice. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 16. 1899.

This variety was found by the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, on the farm of W. H. Whitlow near Casky, Kentucky. It is a freestone of good quality, resembling Yellow Rareripe and ripening the last of July.

Wiard. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 117. 1900.

Wiard originated about twenty years ago on the grounds of Harry Wiard, Syracuse, New York. Fruit large, with golden-yellow skin, nearly covered with bright crimson; flesh yellow, very juicy; of good quality; freestone; season the middle of September.

Wiggins. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:242. 1898. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:111, 112. 1901.

Said to have originated in Texas. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oblong, slightly compressed; skin creamy-yellow, with a red blush; flesh greenish-white, juicy, tender, sweet; quality excellent; stone free; ripens early in July in Texas.

Wilbur. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill, California, this is a very large, attractive, yellow, freestone peach ripening in September.

Wilder. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:270. 1875. 2. Ibid. 18:82. 1876.

Wilder probably originated with H. M. Engle, Marietta, Pennsylvania. It is said to be a promising variety.

Wilkins. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 382. 1891.

Wilkins Cling. 2. Kan. Hort. Soc. Peach, The 148. 1899.

Wilkins is said to have originated with Colonel Wilkins of Maryland as a seedling of Heath Cling and is thought to be identical with that variety except in being larger and having clearer and more creamy color.

Willard. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1900.

This variety originated with S. D. Willard, Geneva, New York, and is a peach of good quality, ripening after Early Crawford.

Willett. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:32. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:229. 1899. 3. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 476, 477, Pl. LXI. 1902.

Cornelius O'Bryan of New York City is said to have originated this peach more than fifty years ago from a stone brought from South America. In 1874 Mr. O'Bryan's property came into the possession of Wallace P. Willett, who was so impressed with the new seedling that the following year he induced C. L. Van Dusen, Geneva, New York, to propagate it. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, compressed; skin deep yellow, blushed and often striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, fairly tender, with a vinous flavor; stone free; quality good; ripens the last of September.

Williams. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Williams was discovered about 1875 by Lewis Williams, Hillsboro, Maryland. The fruit is said to be earlier and better than that of Alexander.

Williams Catherine. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Very much like Catharine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, pale green, blushed; of first quality; stone clings; matures late in September.

Williams Cling. 1. L. R. Johnson Cat. 6. 1894.

L. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, says that this peach was grown from a seed of Bealmear Cling by J. F. Williams. It closely resembles its parent.

Williams Early Purple. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 105. 1831.

This is said to be a good, pale green peach, blushed with dull red and ripening early in August.

Williamson. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:229. 1899.

Williamson Choice. 3. Col., O., Hort. Soc. Rpt. 32. 1892.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed and striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a mild, vinous flavor; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Williamson Cling. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 186. 1835.

Fruit large, oblong, with a pointed apex; skin white, with a red blush; flesh white, very juicy, with a good flavor; season the middle of October.

Willow-Leaf. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

Willson. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:307. 1882.

This variety originated about 1878 with Pierpont Willson, Vineland, New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, inclined to oblong; color yellowish-white, with a slight blush; flesh yellowish-white, dark red at the pit, very juicy, of excellent flavor; freestone; season the first of September.

Wilson. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 12, 13. 1890.

Wilson was introduced more than twenty-five years ago by Charles Wright, proprietor of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware. The variety resembles Reeves but is larger, more productive and ripens a week earlier.

Windoes. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 452. 1879.

This is a freestone peach ripening in the middle of September and of only local interest in Michigan, where it originated.

Wine. 1. Continental Pl. Cat. 13, 14. 1915-16.

Wine is an old variety recently introduced by the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina. Said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit medium in size, with an attractive, red cheek; flesh very juicy and tender, with a wine-like flavor; freestone; season the last of July.

Winesburgh Large Yellow. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

This is said to be a large, very excellent seedling which originated long ago in Holmes County, Ohio.

Winifred. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill, California, this is a very late, yellow clingstone equal to Levy.

Winnepesaukee. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 149. 1897.

This is a peach of New Hampshire origin.

Wirt Lady. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 84. 1898.

Said to ripen with Crothers.

Witham Seedling. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 105. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Woburn Early Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831.

Mentioned in this reference.

Woerner. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Fruit of medium size, oblong, with a cream-white skin, faintly blushed with red; flesh white, firm, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; season the last of October.

Wonderful. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889. 2. Can. Hort. 16:81. 1893. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:229. 1899. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Wonderful is a seedling peach which originated in New Jersey nearly thirty years ago. It has been confused with Smock which it closely resembles. Tree hardy but lacking in productiveness; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red blush when exposed; flesh yellow, red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, free; quality fair; season the last of September.

Woodlawn Golden. 1. Woodlawn Nur. Cat. 36. 1914.

This variety was recently introduced by Allen L. Wood, proprietor of the Woodlawn Nurseries, Rochester, New York. Fruit large; color golden yellow, with a red cheek; flesh free, yellow, firm, with a fine, rich flavor; season the first of September.

Woodman Choice. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1896.

At one time grown on the Station grounds. Fruit large, roundish; skin greenish-yellow, with a mottled blush; flesh deep yellow, stained with red at the pit, juicy, firm; freestone; quality good; season the last of September.

Woolsey. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:359. 1903.

Woolsey Nebraska. 2. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

Said to have originated in Gage County, Nebraska. Tree hardy in Nebraska; fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red and crimson cheek; flesh yellow, rich, melting, vinous, good; pit free.

Worcester. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 89. 1899.

Dr. J. Warren Worcester, Middletown, New York, raised this variety from a pit of a California peach. Fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; flesh yellow, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, rich; freestone; ripens rather late.

World Fair. 1. Bailey Am. Hort. 185. 1892.

This variety, which was introduced by the Home Nursery Company, Normal, Illinois, is said to have originated about 1892 in Sappington, Missouri. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit very large, roundish; color yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh juicy, with an excellent flavor; season about the middle of June in Missouri.

Worth. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

Worth was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, many years ago. The peach is a yellow freestone, with a brilliant red blush, resembling Early Crawford.

Wright. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893.

Tree very productive; fruit large, roundish; color rich orange-yellow, shaded with red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; season early in November in California.

Wright Seedling. 1. Gard. & For. 8:349. 1895. 2. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 277. 1901.

This peach was obtained by W. F. Wright, Johnson County, Nebraska. Said to reproduce itself from seed.

Wyandotte Chief. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879. 2. Ibid. 110. 1880.

This variety is said to have originated on the farm of Matthew Mudeator, near Wyandotte, Kansas. It is described as a handsome, dark red, rich, juicy, finely flavored, freestone peach, ripening very early.

Wylie Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 200. 1908.

This is an old seedling grown by John Wylie, Green Valley, California. It is superior to Orange Cling in not splitting at the pit or dropping from the tree; a fine peach for canning and drying.

XX Yellow. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Yates Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 296. 1854.

Said to be inferior to Early York which it resembles.

Yates Red Cling. 1. Stark Bros. Cat. 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this is a large, attractive, red-cheeked, white-fleshed, clingstone peach, ripening ten days earlier than Heath Cling.

Yazoo. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 209. 1913.

This is a clingstone which originated in Mississippi.

Yellow Admirable. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:33, 34, Pl. XXII. 1768. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 216. 1832. 3. Gard. Chron. 1159. 1864. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:40, 41 fig., 42. 1879.

Abricotée. 5. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 92. 1831. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 489. 1845. 7. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:476. 1860.

Apricot. 8. Prince Pom. Man. 1:194. 1831.

Gelbe Wunderschöne. 9. Deut. Obstcabinet Pt. 7:9. 1858.

Gelber Aprikosenpfirsich. 10. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:217. 1858.

Prachtvolle Apricosenpfirsich. 11. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 1, Pl. 1882.

Yellow Admirable is an old French sort which has never been cultivated in America. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves small, with reniform glands; flowers usually large, with an intense rose-color; fruit large, round, flattened; suture shallow; skin thick, finely pubescent, yellow, blushed with red where exposed; flesh yellow, faintly red near the stone, firm, rather dry, sweet, with the flavor of the apricot; good in quality; pit small for the size of the fruit, partially clinging, oval, blunt at the apex; ripens the middle of October.

Yellow Apricot. 1. Prince Treat. Hort. 18. 1828.

Fruit very large; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, firm, with an apricot flavor; ripens the first of October.

Yellow August. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

Said to be a very late and worthless variety in Texas.

Yellow Chance. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 391. 1894-95.

Said to be a seedling ripening the last of September.

Yellow Chevreuse. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; flesh melting.

Yellow Extra. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 31:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

Yellow Globe. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 228. 1910-11.

Mentioned in this reference.

Yellow Mignonne. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1832.

Mentioned in this reference as a pale, greenish-yellow peach having a red blush, dull yellow flesh and ripening in early September.

Yellow Nutmeg. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820. 2. Cultivator 6:308 fig. 1849.

Early Yellow Nutmeg. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

This is a free grower having large flowers and reniform glands. Its flesh is deep yellow and of good quality and its season is early.

Yellow Peach. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629. 2. Gard. Chron. 1042. 1872.

This is a very old peach once considerably used in making peach-brandy. Tree small, bushy; fruit large, with a bright golden, pubescent skin; flesh very firm, clinging tenaciously to the pit.

Yellow Preserving. 1. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 224. 1817. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:20. 1832.

Fruit small, with a greenish-yellow skin; flesh greenish-yellow, dry, with but little flavor; freestone; ripens in September.

Yellow Rose. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1901.

Yellow Rose is a seedling from F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas. Trees hardy, reproducing true from seed; fruit fair in size; skin pale yellow, free from down; flesh firm, yellow; ripens early in October.

Yellow Seedling. 1. Mag. Hort. 27:154. 1861.

Listed as a large, promising freestone.

Yellow Swan. 1. Sneed & Wood Cir. 1906.

According to John F. Sneed, Tyler, Texas, this peach was brought to notice by C. W. Wood, Swan, Texas. It is thought to be a seedling of Chinese Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, mottled with red on one side; flesh yellow, sometimes faintly red at the pit, semi-clinging, tender, sweet yet sprightly; quality good; ripens early in August.

Yenshi. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 17. 1899.

Yenshi Hardy. 2. Lovett Cat. 34 fig. 1896.

According to the Lovett Company, Little Silver, New Jersey, this variety was introduced from northwestern China by Professor J. L. Budd, Ames, Iowa. Tree vigorous, very hardy; fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, nearly covered with crimson; flesh tender, very juicy, high-flavored; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

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

This is an attractive, large, late, yellow peach.

York Pearl. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:186. 1897.

Listed in this reference.

Yulu. 1. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. App. 33:37. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

Yum Yum. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:100. 1892. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:518, 519. 1902.

Originated by a Dr. Cushing, Waldo, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; skin light creamy-white, dotted and washed with delicate red; flesh white, firm, meaty, juicy, sweet, with almost an almond flavor; quality very good; clingstone; season early June in Florida.

Zane. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 74. 1895.

Zane originated on Wheeling Island in the Ohio river and was brought to notice by Joseph Morrison, Cadiz, Ohio. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oblate; color yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit, tender, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; freestone; season early September.

Zea. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:199. 1898. 2. Ibid. 205:31. 1903.

Zea is large and attractive but is not so good nor as productive as Waddell with which it ripens.

Zelhemer Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207. 1858.

Fruit medium in size, round; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh very yellow, with a sweet, vinous flavor; ripens the last of August.

Zelia. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877. 2. Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt. 587. 1878.

Zelia originated in 1873 with L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Georgia. Fruit large; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous; quality very good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Zell. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Listed in this reference.

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

Zella was brought to notice in 1893 by S. W. Gilbert, Thayer, Missouri. It is a large, white, freestone peach with a bright red blush and fine flavor.

Zipf Seedling. 1. Hopedale Nur. Cat. 22. 1912.

According to the Hopedale Nurseries, Hopedale, Illinois, this variety originated as a chance seedling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; flesh firm, of good flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Zoar Beauty. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 296. 1854.

Beauty of Zoar. 2. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847.

Glands globose; fruit medium in size, round; skin mostly red; flesh free, tinged with red; ripens in September.