Chapter VI · THE MINOR VARIETIES OF PEACHES

À Bec. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 3:370. 1862. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 212. 1866. 3. Pom. France 6:No. II, Pl. II. 1869.

Mignonne à bec. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:37, 38, fig. 17. 1866-73.

Pourprée à bec. 5. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Schnabel Pfirsich. 6. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

The À Bec peach takes the name from its beak-like apex. It originated about 1811 at Ecully, Rhône, France, with a M. Lacène. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves large; glands globose; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit very large, roundish, uneven in outline; apex terminates in a bold, blunt nipple; cavity narrow, deep; skin thin, tender, lemon-yellow, blushed and dotted with deep crimson where exposed; flesh white, with a slight tinge of red about the stone, tender, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone oval, furrowed, free; ripens the first half of August.

Abbé de Beaumont. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:35, 36 fig. 1879.

This peach originated in Daumeray, France, in the Eighteenth Century but was not introduced until 1868. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, globular; suture a mark; cavity large, deep; skin heavily pubescent, white, marbled with carmine; flesh white, tinged with a rose color at the stone, juicy, sprightly; stone ovoid, free; ripens at the end of July.

Abbé Jodoc. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 47, 214. 1876.

Abt Jodocus. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

A fruit of English origin. Flowers rose-colored; leaves glandless; fruit large, spherical, irregular; skin almost covered with small, bright red dots; flesh fine; ripens the last of August.

Abundance. 1. McKay Cat. 20. 1913.

This variety as grown on the Station grounds is a type of Alexander. Introduced about 1907 by W. L. McKay, late proprietor of the Van Dusen Nurseries, Geneva, New York.

Acampo. 1. Leonard Coates Cat. 6. 1913.

According to Leonard Coates, Morganhill, California, this variety is a medium early, high-colored yellow peach of good quality; good for table and drying.

Acme. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

This variety was reported as growing in Texas.

Acton Scot. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 254. 1854. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:93, 94, fig. 45. 1866-73.

Acton Scot is the result of crossing Noblesse with Red Nutmeg; raised by Thomas Knight, Downton Castle, England, 1814. Leaves crenate; glands globose; flowers large, pale rose; fruit small, narrowed and depressed at the apex; cavity large, deep; skin woolly, pale yellow, blushed, marbled with deeper red; flesh yellowish-white usually to the stone, juicy, sugary but slightly bitter; quality medium; pit free, small, plump; ripens the end of August.

Adèle Thirriot. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 47. 1876.

Tree strong, productive; flowers small; glands reniform; fruit very large, with a purplish blush; first quality; ripens in September.

Admirable. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:31, 32, Pl. XXI. 1768. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:196. 1831. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:38 fig., 39, 40. 1879.

Early Admirable. 4. Langley Pomona 103, Pl. 30 fig. 2. 1729. 5. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 256, 257. 1831. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 477. 1845. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877. 8. Hogg Fruit Man. 442. 1884.

Wunderschöner Lackpfirsche. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:209, 210. 1858.

According to Leroy, Admirable was first mentioned by Lectier in 1628, probably having originated in France many years previous. Although not an extremely early peach it was long called Early Admirable to distinguish it from Late Admirable. The American Pomological Society listed Admirable in its fruit list in 1877 but dropped it in 1897. Tree productive; flowers small; glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish, pale yellowish-white, with a lively red cheek; flesh white, red next the pit from which it readily separates, melting, juicy, with a good, rich, sweet flavor; ripens the first of September or later.

Admirable Jaune. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:478. 1860.

This variety should not be confused with Yellow Admirable described elsewhere. Variations in the size of the flowers cause writers to list more than one sort under this name. The peach listed here has medium-sized flowers and globose glands.

Admirable Jaune Tardive. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:478. 1860.

Tree very vigorous; glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, elongated, yellow; flesh yellow, slightly vinous; ripens late in October.

Admirable Saint-German. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:42, 43. 1879.

This peach was obtained from seed by Charles Buisson, Tronche, Isère, France, in 1863. Tree vigorous; glands small, globose; flowers medium in size, rose-colored; quality of first rank; ripens early in August.

Adrian. 1. Col., O., Hort. Soc. Rpt. 32. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Adrian originated in Louisiana. Tree vigorous, hardy, spreading, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval; cavity abrupt; suture distinct near the apex; skin clear yellow, occasionally washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, firm, vinous; quality good; pit free, oval, plump; ripens late in September.

Advance. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 147. 1881. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 152:199. 1898. 3. Ibid. 169:207. 1899.

Advance is a seedling of Hale Early which originated with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; cavity deep; skin creamy-white, largely mottled with red; flesh creamy-white, juicy, tender, sprightly; quality good; pit semi-clinging; ripens early in August.

Aehrenthal. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 386. 1889.

Aehrenthal Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:214. 1858.

Originated about 1851. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, slightly oblate; skin yellowish-white, blushed with lively red which becomes purplish; flesh white, vinous; stone small, oval; ripens at the end of August.

Aiken. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 301. 1890.

Listed as growing in Canada.

Ailsworth. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:29. 1910.

Ailsworth is a late, yellow-fleshed peach which originated near Benton Harbor, Michigan. The fruit as it grows on the Station grounds is not attractive in color but is pleasantly flavored. Tree vigorous, upright; leaves long; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, roundish-cordate; skin heavily pubescent, golden yellow, with a slightly mottled blush of red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, medium coarse, firm, pleasingly subacid; quality good; pit free, oval, winged; ripens the last week in September.

Albatross. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 435. 1884. 3. Bunyard Fruit Cat. 35. 1913-14.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew Albatross from a stone of Princess of Wales about 1870. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish; suture distinct only at the apex; skin pale yellow, blushed with crimson and mottled with darker crimson; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, juicy, melting; ripens the end of September.

Albemarle. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. XXXI fig. II. 1729.

Skin yellowish-green overlaid with red; flesh vermilion about the stone, melting, vinous; ripens the first week in August.

Alberge. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees. 220. 1817.

Purple Alberge. 3. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. XXX fig. V. 1729. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 267. 1831.

Yellow Alberge. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 6. Prince Pom. Man. 1:182, 183. 1831. 7. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 492, 493. 1845. 8. Rural N. Y. 11:111. 1860.

Gelbe Pfirsche. 9. Sickler Teutsche Obst. 8:229-234, Tab. 12. 1797.

Rother Aprikosenpfirsch. 10. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Rossanne. 11. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:263, 264 fig., 265. 1879.

Safranpfirsch. 12. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 413. 1889.

Alberge is an old French sort, one of the earliest of the yellow-fleshed peaches. Probably from this variety have sprung the Melocotons and Yellow Rareripes of this country. Rossanna, though very similar to Alberge, differs from it in having reniform glands and in ripening about two weeks later. In some sections, especially around Rochester, New York, Alberge is known as Barnard's Rareripe. The variety was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 but was dropped in 1891. Tree moderate in growth; leaves crenate; glands globose; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit medium in size, nearly globular; suture and cavity deep; skin yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red or purple; flesh deep yellow, red near the stone, melting, juicy, vinous; of second quality; pit large, oval, terminating in a short point, brownish-red, free; ripens in the middle of August.

Albert. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1883.

Early Albert. 2. Gard. Chron. 1025. 1861. 3. Mag. Hort. 29:53. 1863. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:103, 104, fig. 50. 1866-73. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Albert was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of Grosse Montagne Précoce. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 as Early Albert; later it was changed to Albert and in 1891 was dropped. Tree vigorous, hardy; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, one side of the suture frequently higher than the other; skin greenish-yellow, deep crimson where exposed; flesh white, brick-red next to the stone, tender, melting, aromatic; of first quality; ripens early in August.

Albert Late Rareripe. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

Glands globose; fruit large, globular; skin yellowish-white, marbled with red; flesh pale white, stained at the pit, very sweet, juicy; quality very good; ripens early in September.

Albert Sidney. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:232. 1898.

Johnson. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:103. 1901.

Albert Sidney was grown from seed received from Japan in 1860 by Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, and was introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree tall, spreading; leaves large; glands reniform; fruit large, oblong, greenish-yellow, blushed with red; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, juicy, melting; quality good; pit free; ripens late in July.

Albertine Millet. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

A very early variety with globose glands and rose-colored blossoms.

Alberza. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Alberza Peach is late ripe, and of a reasonable good taste."

Albright. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 391. 1891. 2. Lovett Cat. 25. 1892. 3. Rural N. Y. 52:430. 1893. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Albright originated with a Miss Albright, York, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, faintly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; skin lightly pubescent, creamy-white, splashed and washed with red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, melting, vinous; quality good; pit oval, long, free; ripens the middle of September.

Albright Cling I. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 35. 1909.

Albright. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 97. 1887.

Albright October. 3. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Albright Winter. 4. Franklin Davis Nur. Cat. 26. 1901.

This Albright Cling is a white-fleshed peach from North Carolina. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899 as Albright but was later changed to Albright Cling. Tree large, vigorous, upright; leaves large; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal in many; cavity narrow; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-white, thick, tough; flesh whitish, meaty, tender, juicy, astringent; quality below fair; stone medium in size, oval, plump, clinging; ripens late.

Albright Cling II. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889.

A yellow clingstone grown by a Mr. Albright, Placerville, California. The fruit is described as larger, more highly colored, and more productive than Orange Cling. It should not be confused with the white Albright Cling of the East.

Alexandra. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 213. 1866. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 597. 1869. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:336. 1903.

Alexandra Noblesse. 4. Gard. Mon. 7:373. 1865.

Noblesse Seedling. 5. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 318 fig., 319. 1904.

This variety was raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from seeds of the old Noblesse, a sort at one time prominent in the Old World. Curiously enough Alexandra has been many times confused with Alexander, a variety of American origin differing from the European sort both in color of skin and in season. Although of excellent quality Alexandra seems never to have found favor in America. Tree vigorous, healthy, productive; fruit large, round, marked with a deep suture; skin covered with a rough pubescence, pale, without any color except a few clusters of red dots on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white to the stone, tender, melting, juicy, richly flavored, vinous, sweet; quality very good; stone large, free; season the middle of August.

Alexandre Dumas. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889.

Listed as a clingstone in this reference.

Alexiana Cherpin. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree vigorous; branches slender; leaves large; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, globular; suture more pronounced near the cavity; skin heavily pubescent, wine-red becoming violet, marbled, adheres to the pulp; flesh blood-red, fibrous, melting, aromatic; stone large, ovoid, free; ripens early in October.

Alexis Lepère. 1. Rev. Hort. 471. 1892. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 84 fig. 1906.

Alexis Lepère, Jr., Montreuil, France, grew this variety from seed about 1876. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, faintly conic; skin greenish-yellow, marbled with carmine; flesh white, tinged with red about the stone, fine, melting, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Alger Winter. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 297. 1875.

A yellow, freestone peach which ripens late and keeps long.

Algerine. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 12. 1892.

The catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, describes this variety as a large, yellow-fleshed, clingstone peach.

Alice. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1898-99. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:90. 1901.

Alice Haupt. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 152. 1883.

Alice is a white-fleshed, freestone seedling of Chinese Cling raised by William W. Haupt, Kyle, Texas.

Alice Free. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 14. 1899.

The catalog of the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, states that J. W. Shalcross, Louisville, Kentucky, first grew Alice Free. Fruit very large; skin white, red where exposed; quality good; ripens late in October.

Alida. 1. Horticulturist 22:45 fig. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 597. 1869.

Alida originated with Charles Carpenter, Kelly Island, Ohio, and is probably a seedling of Late Crawford. Fruit large, round; skin blushed with dark red; flesh yellow, juicy; quality good; ripens in September.

Allen I. 1. Cultivator N. S. 1:352. 1844. 2. Hooper W. Fr. Book 212. 1857.

Allen I reproduces itself from seed, having been so grown for a number of years by a community of Allens in Walpole, Massachusetts. The variety was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1901. Tree hardy, productive; leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit small, roundish, blushed with red; flesh white, juicy, vinous; stone free; ripens in September.

Allen II. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

This is an early seedling raised by A. T. Allen, Willoughby, Ohio.

Allen October. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 26. 1873. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 198. 1913.

This variety originated in Missouri and appears on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 to 1899. Fruit of medium size, round, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit; quality poor; freestone; ripens late.

Allman Cling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167. 1871.

Allman Cling is recommended for the vicinity of Centralia, Illinois.

Almond. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 243, 244. 1831.

Mandel-Pfirsiche. 2. Sickler Teutsche Obst. 12:260-264, Tab. 14. 1799.

Amandier-Pêcher. 3. Carrière Var. Pêchers 102, 103. 1867.

Externally Almond resembles the almond but the characters of the flesh and stone are those of the peach. The variety was raised by T. A. Knight, Downton Castle, England, from a seed of the sweet almond which had been fertilized by a peach. Tree vigorous, bearing glandless leaves which are doubly serrate; fruit medium in size, roundish, with a slight suture; apex somewhat depressed; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, marbled with pale red in the sun; flesh pale yellow, bright red next the pit which is free, very juicy, melting, with a good flavor; season the middle of September.

Alpha I. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880.

Alpha is thought to be a cross between Early Rivers and Foster, raised by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. The fruit ripens before Alexander which it resembles very closely.

Alpha II. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Tree moderately vigorous, not very productive, roundish, upright; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit rather large, roundish, slightly compressed toward the suture which is indistinct; skin rich, clear yellow, much overspread with dark red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, nearly sweet; quality good; pit large, oval, plump, adherent; ripens the middle of September.

Alpha III. 1. Wood Cat. 7 fig. 1910.

A few years ago Allen Wood, Rochester, New York, introduced a white-fleshed variety under the name Alpha but it was so similar to Champion that its propagation was discontinued.

Alto Pass. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 53, 207. 1896.

This is a medium-sized, leather-colored peach under test in Illinois; flesh lemon-yellow; of good quality; freestone.

Amande Douce. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Listed without a description.

Ambrosia. 1. Continental Pl. Cat. 14. 1913.

This variety is said by the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina, to be a productive, attractive fruit with tender, melting flesh of high flavor, ripening in July.

Amelia I. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:241, 242, fig. 119. 1866-73. 2. Gard. Mon. 10:126. 1868. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871. 5. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

This peach originated many years ago with a Mr. Stroman, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Tree moderately productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a large, deep suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin pale whitish-yellow, shaded and marbled with a crimson blush; flesh creamy-white, juicy, melting, sweet, rich, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Amelia II. 1. Gard. Mon. 10:22. 1868. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869. 3. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896.

Pavie Amelia. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:211 fig., 212. 1879.

This variety, which originated in 1850 with George Husman, Hermann, Missouri, is supposed to be a seedling of Columbia. It has frequently been confused with the Amelia from South Carolina. Tree vigorous, healthy; fruit large, round; suture distinct; apex roundish; color clear, rich yellow, marbled with dull red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, sweet or pleasantly subacid; stone large, free; season the last of September.

Ameliaberta. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:90. 1901.

Ameliaberta is a cross between Amelia II and Elberta. The variety has little or no value in this State. It originated with J. H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia, and was introduced in 1893. In 1899, it was given a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1909. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta and does not equal that variety. Tree vigorous, upright-spreading; leaves oval to obovate-lanceolate, usually with reniform glands; flowers appear late; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow, deeper at the apex; skin yellow, washed and splashed with crimson; flesh yellow, with red radiating from the pit, stringy, juicy, sprightly; quality good; stone free, large, broadly oval; ripens the first half of September.

American Apricot. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:219. 1858. 2. Gard. Mon. 29:306 fig. 1887. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:207. 1899.

Jaune d'Amerique? 4. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:176. 1883.

Northern Apricot. 5. Mich. Sta. Bul. 129:26. 1896.

This variety, a seedling from South Carolina, as grown on the Station grounds is of the Crawford type, rather late in ripening and only fair in quality.

American Pound. 1. Gard. Mon. 7:372. 1865.

A name applied to a large, American variety introduced into New Zealand.

Ammirabile Belga. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

An Italian peach exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society of Tuscany, Italy, in 1858.

Amsden. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 437. 1884. 2. Rev. Hort. 506, 507, 508. 1893. 3. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 85 fig. 1906.

Amsden June. 4. Cult. & Count. Gent. 39:472, 486. 1874. 5. Gard. Mon. 16:278. 1874. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 2nd App. 141. 1876. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1877.

Amsden grew from a seed planted in 1868 by L. C. Amsden, Carthage, Missouri. It first fruited in 1872; in 1877 the American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list but dropped it in 1891. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly compressed, with a broad, shallow suture extending beyond the depressed apex; skin greenish-white, nearly covered with light and dark red, nearly purple in the sun; flesh greenish-white throughout, tender, juicy, sweet, slightly vinous; quality good; stone small, nearly free when mature; season the last of June or early in July.

Amsden Pine. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 416. 1899.

Listed as growing in Canada.

Ananiel. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:187, 188, fig. 92, 1866-73. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 45, 215. 1876.

Ananiel originated near Tournay, Belgium. Glands globose; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, irregular, spherical, truncated at the base; skin whitish-yellow, more or less covered with purple at maturity; flesh pale, purplish near the stone, melting, very juicy; quality good; stone terminating in a long point, free; ripens the last of September.

André Leroy. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Andrews. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:29. 1895.

Andrews Mammoth. 2. Ibid. 31:58. 1887.

Listed as growing in Michigan.

Angel. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:818 fig. 1896. 3. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:509, 510, 519. 1902. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:336, 337. 1903. 5. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:132. 1911. 6. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 198. 1913.

Angel was grown from a Peento seed by Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, about thirty years ago. G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, bought the original tree and introduced the variety in 1889. The American Pomological Society added Angel to its fruit-list in 1891. Tree open, productive; fruit small, roundish; suture shallow, short; apex blunt or very slightly tipped; skin light creamy-white, tinted and washed with attractive red; flesh white, reddish near the pit, firm, juicy, with a slightly acid, agreeable flavor; quality good; pit free; season the middle of June to the first of July in Florida.

Angelle Lafond. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Listed as a large and beautiful variety with reniform glands.

Angers Large Purple. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 5:70. 1855.

Said to be one of the largest and finest of peaches; ripens with Chancellor.

Anna Ruffin. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 19. 1892.

Listed without description in the catalog of J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Anne. 1. Langley Pomona 100. 1729. 2. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 27. 1803.

Early Anne. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 246, 247. 1831.

Green Nutmeg. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 2:23. 1832.

Anne is an old English sort which for many years was the earliest of all peaches. The variety was named in honor of Mrs. Anne Dunch, Pusey, Berkshire, England. Tree not very vigorous; leaves doubly serrated, glandless; flowers large, nearly white; fruit roundish, medium in size; skin white, blush often lacking; flesh soft, melting, white to the stone, sugary; stone free; ripens very early.

Annie Laurie. 1. Smith Brothers Cat. 16. 1899.

It is stated in the catalog of Smith Brothers, Concord, Georgia, that this variety has been in cultivation fifty years and comes true from seed. Fruit of medium size, bright red; flesh tender, sweet, juicy; quality best.

Annie Trice. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 13. 1899.

According to the catalog of the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Annie Trice originated some forty years ago in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is an early peach of the Hale Early type.

Annie Wylie. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877. 2. Ala. Sta. Bul. 11:6. 1890.

Annie Wylie originated at Chester, South Carolina. Fruit large; skin white, with a red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, fine-grained, melting, vinous; quality very good; clingstone; ripens early in September in South Carolina.

Antleys. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:90. 1901.

P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, found this variety on the farm of a Mr. Antleys, Blackville, South Carolina. It is a very large and almost white Chinese Cling.

Apex. 1. Weber & Sons Cat. 11. 1912.

The catalog of Weber and Sons, Nursery, Missouri, states that Apex ripens with Alexander but is superior to it in size, color and flavor; skin yellow, mottled with red; flesh yellow; stone adherent.

Arctic. 1. Gard. Mon. 12:156. 1870. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899. 3. Rural N. Y. 59:705. 1900.

This is a hardy seedling said to have been introduced from the Isle of Man. Tree vigorous, not very productive, upright; leaves partially folded, with reniform glands; fruit medium in size, roundish-ovate; cavity rather broad; apex sunken; skin light yellow; flesh pale yellow, red at the pit, not very juicy, mild; quality fair; stone free, oval, plump; ripens early in October.

Aremie. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869.

Aremie is a large, high-flavored, yellow-fleshed clingstone which originated in Pomaria, South Carolina. Fruit ripens in early August.

Arietta. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 47:11. 1893.

This is a freestone peach resembling Stump; ripens the end of July in Alabama.

Arkansas. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903.

Arkansas Traveler. 2. Mass. (Hatch) Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1888. 3. Harrison & Sons Cat. 16. 1904.

Arkansas as it fruits at this Station resembles Alexander very closely in season, size and shape. It is distinct, however, being a seedling of Amsden. Like all other early, white-fleshed peaches it rots badly. Tree vigorous, hardy, moderately productive; leaves large; glands globose; flowers large, pale pink; fruit about two inches in diameter, roundish-truncate; apex mucronate; skin thick, tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with dark red, with few stripes and splashes; flesh white, stringy, juicy, sweet; quality fair; stone semi-free to free, oval, very plump; ripens the last week of July.

Arlington. 1. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 408. 1892-93.

Early Arlington. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:512. 1902.

Listed as belonging to the Peento type.

Arthur Chevreau. 1. Rev. Hort. 103. 1901.

Arthur Chevreau, Montreuil, France, grew this variety from a seed of Bonouvrier. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round; suture pronounced; cavity deep, large; flesh whitish-yellow, juicy, sugary, acidulated; stone large, free; ripens early in September.

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

This is a large, handsome clingstone grown near Georgetown, District of Columbia. Fruit roundish-oval; cavity deep, abrupt; apex terminates in a mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, pubescent, creamy-white, blushed and marbled with crimson; flesh white, tinged with red about the pit, firm, juicy, mild subacid, sprightly; quality very good; stone oval.

Asa Meek Seedling. 1. J. R. Johnson Cat. 5. 1894.

According to J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, this is a seedling very closely resembling Globe.

Ashby Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1883.

This variety, raised by G. W. Ashby, Charrute, Kansas, is said to be earlier and better than Amsden. In 1883 it was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1891.

Astor. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826. 2. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 183. 1846.

Astor was found by Michael Floy in the yard of a Mr. Astor, New York City, about 1820. Tree large, thrifty, productive; leaves broad, deeply serrated, with globose glands; flowers medium in size; fruit large, oblate; cavity deep; suture divides the fruit; skin pale yellow, with a deep red cheek; flesh melting, whitish-yellow, faintly red at the stone, very juicy, high in quality; stone small, roundish, free; ripens the last of August.

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

Fruit very large, oblong, depressed at the apex; suture a mere line; skin very downy, yellowish-white, marbled with dull red in the sun; flesh pale red at the pit, firm, rich, vinous; quality good; ripens in October.

Athens. 1. New Haven Nur. Cat. 6. 1901-02.

This variety is briefly described in the catalog of the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri. Athens on the Station grounds is a light bearer of fruit fair in quality. Tree vigorous; leaves thin; glands globose; fruit oval-cordate, about two and one-fourth inches high, halves unequal; suture shallow, deepening toward the apex; skin tough, golden yellow, with a lively red blush and a few darker splashes; flesh yellow, meaty, rather coarse, sweet; quality fair; stone clings, oval, noticeably bulged near the apex; ripens the second half of September.

Atlanta. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 120. 1872.

As fruited on the Station grounds, Atlanta does not appear valuable for any purpose. The variety was raised by Dr. E. W. Sylvester, Lyons, New York. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture large, distinct; cavity deep; skin greenish-white, blushed with deep red; flesh white, usually stained with red at the stone, soft, juicy; stone nearly free; ripens the last of August.

Atwater. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 281. 1854.

This is a variety of American origin closely resembling President.

Atwood. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869.

Atwood is a large, productive clingstone originating with Roscius Atwood, Newberry, South Carolina.

Augbert. 1. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 447, 448, Pl. 44. 1908. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 35. 1909.

Augbert as it fruits on the Station grounds is a disappointment in productiveness and in quality of fruit. It originated with Joel Boon, Lindale, Texas, about 1897, from a seed of Elberta, thought to have been fertilized with Salwey. In 1906 the name Augbert was registered as a trade-mark. In 1909 the variety was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers medium in size; fruit large, oval, slightly cordate; cavity abrupt, medium to deep, often marked with red; apex terminates in a noticeable mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, finely pubescent, light golden, with a few carmine splashes on a lighter red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, tender, fine-grained, juicy, vinous; stone large, oval, pointed at the ends, plump; ripens just before Salwey.

Augusta. 1. Ramsey Cat. 8. 1909.

F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, state that Augusta is a large, yellow, freestone seedling of Elberta ripening a month later than its parent.

Auguste Fau Jaune. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889.

Listed by Mathieu as a clingstone.

Aurora. 1. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

This variety was introduced by J. H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia, as a cross between Chinese Cling and Mary Choice. Fruit very large, creamy, with a dark cheek; freestone; ripens early in July.

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

Austins Late Red. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1859. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 598. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875.

Austin Cling. 5. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

The cultivation of Austin is confined to the South. It first appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1872; later it was listed as Austin Late and finally as Austin in 1891 in which year it was dropped from the list. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, oblong; color white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous; clingstone.

Australian Saucer. 1. Oregon Nur. Cat. 28. 1903.

According to the catalog of the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, this variety is one of the Peento peaches and takes its name from its flat appearance, one side being hollowed like a saucer. Skin white, with a crimson blush; flesh white, sweet; pit very small, almost round.

Avant-Pêche Jaune. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:9, 10. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:48, 49 fig. 1879.

Gelbe Frühpfirsche. 3. Liegel Anweisung 69. 1822.

Early Yellow Alberge. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 1:183, 184. 1831.

Früher Aprikosenpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

According to Leroy, this variety was mentioned as early as the Fourteenth Century. It has been much confused with Avant-Pêche Blanche. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium in size, roundish; cavity deep; apex mamelon; skin thin, heavily pubescent, golden-yellow, mottled with dark brownish-red; flesh firm, yellow, carmine at the stone, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone small, roundish, plump, strongly sutured, free; ripens the middle of July.

Avant-Précoce. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:157, 158, fig. 15. 1883.

Glands reniform; flowers medium in size; fruit small to medium, nearly round; apex mucronate; suture deep; cavity narrow, small; skin firm, thin, heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, purple where exposed; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, firm, sugary, juicy, aromatic; stone small, oval; ripens late in July.

Avant-Précoce Pavie. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Avocat Collignon. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Azoo Cling. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed as growing in Texas.

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

Grown at one time on the Station grounds.

Bagby Large. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1859.

The tree of Bagby Large has a peculiar, slender, drooping growth. The fruit, which is esteemed for drying, is oblong, white and juicy; ripens the middle of August.

Bailey. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 244. 1893. 2. Ibid. 417, 418. 1898. 3. Ibid. 89, 90. 1899. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 35. 1909.

Friday Seedling. 5. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 373, 377. 1896.

Cedar County Hardy. 6. Ibid. 373. 1896.

Bailey is a very hardy peach grown in southeastern Iowa. It was named after Dr. Bailey, West Branch, Iowa, who grew the variety most extensively. In Scott County, it is known as Friday seedling, after its originator, Jacob Friday. The variety was listed by the American Pomological Society in 1909. Bailey reproduces itself from seed and has been distributed throughout Iowa by this means, which accounts for the differences that appear in different localities. The variety as it grows on the Station grounds is very susceptible to mildew; leaves deeply serrated, glandless; fruit small, white; freestone; worthless for New York.

Baker Cling. 1. Del Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Baker Early. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

Baker Early May. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

A very early freestone of southern origin which resembles Hale Early.

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

Baldwin October Free. 2. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 279. 1854.

Baldwin Late. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871. 4. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:233. 1898.

Baldwin originated with Dr. William Baldwin, Montgomery, Alabama. It became popular because of its late ripening and splendid keeping qualities and gained a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1871, which it held until 1897. Leaves large; glands reniform; fruit medium in size, greenish-white; flesh white, stained at the stone; quality fair; stone free, small.

Baltet. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 86 fig. 1906.

M. Baltet, Troyes, Aube, France, originated this variety about 1866. Leaves glandless; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin creamy-white, reddish-purple where exposed; flesh tinged with red, deeper about the stone; quality excellent; stone elongated, with pointed apex; ripens early in October.

Baltimore Beauty. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 490. 1845.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit small, roundish-oval; color deep orange, with a brilliant red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the stone, sweet; ripens early in August.

Baltimore Rose. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1857.

Very similar to Oldmixon Cling.

Bandel. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 279. 1882. 2. Ibid. 197. 1883.

This variety, grown from seed by a Mr. Bandel, Saugatuck, Michigan, closely resembles Early Crawford but ripens five days earlier.

Banner. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 5:107. 1898. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 107. 1903.

Banner originated in Essex County, Canada, about 1880. At Geneva, the fruit is small, fair in quality and the tree an uncertain yielder. In 1899 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Tree large, vigorous; leaves thin; glands reniform; flowers small, pink; fruit small to above, roundish, slightly cordate; apex rounded, with a mamelon tip; skin tough, with short, fine pubescence, deep yellow, mottled with deep red; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, moderately juicy, meaty, mild; quality fair; stone broadly oval, slightly flattened, deeply grooved; ripens about a week after the Elberta.

Barber. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88. 1893. 2. Ibid. 118:32. 1895. 3. Ibid. 152:200. 1898.

Hinman. 4. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892.

Barber is thought to have originated in Allegan County, Michigan. The trees at Geneva are not productive and the fruits are only fair in quality. Tree upright, slightly spreading, vigorous; glands usually reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval, halves noticeably unequal; cavity wide, flaring; suture enlarged on one side; apex prominent, with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, thickly pubescent, lemon-yellow, with a dull carmine blush giving a bronze effect; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone, melting, mild subacid, lacks character; stone oval, dull brown, free; ripens the middle of September.

Barcelona Yellow Clingstone. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

A large clingstone ripening in October.

Barker No. 13. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

This is a descendant of Golden Rareripe which originated with F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas. Fruit large, downy, yellow, coarse.

Barnard. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 281. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 32. 1874. 4. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903.

Early Barnard. 5. Mag. Hort. 14:538. 1848. 6. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:212. 1896.

Barnard, once a favorite in Michigan, is a seedling of Alberge and is often confused with Yellow Alberge and Yellow Rareripe, all being similar to Alberge. The variety has held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list since 1862. Tree vigorous, productive, slightly spreading; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; apex small; skin yellow, nearly covered with dark purplish-red; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, rich; quality good; stone free; season the last of August.

Barnes. 1. Munson Cat. 6. 1893. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896.

Barnes originated in Bell County, Texas, with a Mr. Barnes Parker. Tree vigorous; fruit medium in size, yellow; flesh firm, subacid; clingstone.

Baron Ackenthal. 1. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

An Austrian variety with globose glands.

Baron Dufour. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 39, 215. 1876. 2. Lauche Ergänzungsband 697 fig., 698. 1883.

This sort was found by Baron Dufour in his gardens at Metz, Germany; it is called by some Grosse Magdalene von Metz. In 1872 it was introduced as Baron Dufour. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow; cavity wide, shallow; skin greenish-yellow, dark brownish-red in the sun; flesh clear yellow, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, aromatic; stone large, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of August.

Baron Pears. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 81. 1867.

This variety was grown from seed by Baron Pears, Oostcamp, near Bruges, Belgium. Tree vigorous; leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, oblate, strongly sutured; skin pale yellow, striped with red where exposed; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone, firm, juicy, aromatic; stone free, bluntly oval; ripens the last of September.

Baronne de Brivazac. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

Barr Early. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 14:6. 1891. 2. Ibid. 62:510. 1902.

A seedling of Peento which originated with Colonel John Barr, Micanopy, Florida. Fruit medium in size, showy; semi-cling; matures a week later than Peento.

Barr Late. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 14:6. 1891. 2. Ibid. 62:510. 1902.

This is another of Colonel Barr's seedlings; it resembles Barr Early but matures two weeks later. Neither variety is planted commercially.

Barrington. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 23. 1817. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 255. 1831. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Buckingham Mignonne. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 226. 1832.

Barringtoner Lieblingspfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205, 206. 1838.

A Mr. Barrington, Burwood, Surrey, England, grew this variety about 1800. Barrington was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 but remained there only a few years. Tree hardy, prolific; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, somewhat elongated; skin pale yellowish, with crimson stripes and mottlings; flesh yellowish-white, tinged with red at the stone, melting, juicy; stone free; ripens late in September.

Batchelder. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 196. 1849.

Batchelder originated in Haverhill, Massachusetts, with William Batchelder; it is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit large, round, white, with a deep blush; flesh white, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens the last of September.

Baugh. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 608. 1857.

Leaves with reniform glands; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture obscure; apex with a mucronate tip; skin pale yellow, with a slight blush towards the sun; flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens the first of October.

Baxter Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

Wickson says this is a good cling similar to Orange Cling but earlier. It originated in Placer County, California, with William Baxter.

Bayne Favorite. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1841.

Introduced by a Dr. Bayne, Alexandria, Virginia, about 1843. Tree productive; fruit very large, oval, pointed; color pale yellow, pale red in the sun; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens with Anne.

Bayne New Heath. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 196. 1841.

This is another of Dr. Bayne's seedlings which is said to be superior to Heath Cling with which it ripens.

Bealmear Cling. 1. J. R. Johnson Cat. 5. 1894.

J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, states that this variety is a yellow-fleshed seedling raised some years ago by a Dr. Bealmear, Nashport, Ohio. Tree strong, willowy; fruit large, oblong, juicy, sweet, clingstone; ripens the third week in September.

Bear Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 93. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Bear Late. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:63. 1900.

Listed as a strong grower in Canada.

Beatrice. 1. Gard. Mon. 13:279. 1871. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903.

Early Beatrice. 4. Gard. Chron. 1323. 1872. 5. Gard. Mon. 15:315, 339, 340. 1873. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 443, 444. 1884.

This peach is a seedling of Rivers White Nectarine and was raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. The American Pomological Society added Beatrice to its fruit-list in 1875 but dropped it in 1891. Fruit small to medium, round, a little pointed at the apex, marked on one side by a distinct suture; skin yellowish, almost covered with patches of bright red; flesh pale yellowish-white, melting, juicy, richly flavored, slightly adherent to the pit; season remarkably early, ripening in England in July.

Beauchamp. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:809. 1896.

Tree rather weak in growth, unproductive; fruit medium in size, round, yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, firm, mild acid; quality fair; freestone; ripens the latter part of August.

Beauté de la Saulsaie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

A glandless variety of doubtful merit.

Beauty of Salisbury. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 290. 1854.

A foreign, freestone variety subject to mildew; fruit large, roundish, yellowish-white, blushed with red; ripens in September.

Beaver No. 2. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897.

Fruit roundish, above medium in size; skin thin, white, washed and splashed with red; pubescence short; flesh white, purplish at the stone, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free; ripens early in August.

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

Beckwith Early is a large, early clingstone raised by a Mr. Beckwith, Olathe, Kansas.

Beckworth. 1. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 1:155. 1853.

A hardy, prolific seedling, immune to mildew, raised by Dr. Beckworth, Oswego, New York; flesh yellow; pit small; ripens the first of September.

Becquett Late. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:810. 1896.

This variety may be identical with Bequette Free. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to small, oval, light yellow, subacid; quality good; freestone; season late in Texas.

Beer Late White Cling. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1878.

This variety originated with Samuel Beer, Keyport, New Jersey. Fruit large, rich, fine for brandying; ripens about the middle of October.

Beers Late. 1. Lovett Cat. 36. 1890.

Beers Melcatoon. 2. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 184. 1898.

Beers Late Melocoton. 3. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Beers Late is a seedling of Late Crawford with which it ripens. Tree strong; fruit rather large, yellow, more or less red.

Beers Late Red Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 191. 1841.

Beers Red Rareripe. 2. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't Pt. 3:105. 1857.

Joseph Beers, Middletown, New Jersey, first grew this peach. Fruit very large, oblong; skin nearly white, red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, high in quality; ripens the last of September.

Beers Smock. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 299. 1875. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:337. 1903. 4. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 198. 1913.

Beer. 5. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896.

Beers Smock and Smock are identical as grown at this Station. Pomological authorities now very generally agree that the two names have been given the same fruit. For a description of Beers Smock see Smock.

Bell Favorite. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899.

Tree fairly vigorous, upright, medium productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, oval, tapering; skin light yellow, with a small blush of red, lightly pubescent; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, juicy, vinous; quality fair; pit nearly free; season towards the end of September.

Bell October. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 38. 1902-03. 2. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05.

Bell October is a large, yellow peach of fine flavor ripening after Salwey and often keeping until November. It originated in Denton County, Texas.

Belle de Bade. 1. Guide Prat. 42. 1895.

Fruit very large, yellow; glands globose; flesh firm, sweet, aromatic; matures in September.

Belle de Beaucaire. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 290. 1854. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:52, 53 fig. 1879.

This variety originated near Beaucaire, Gard, France. Glands small, globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; cavity narrow, deep; apex with a mamelon tip; skin greenish-yellow, spotted with carmine in the sun; flesh greenish-white, red at the stone, firm, juicy, pleasingly acidulated; stone free, brown; ripens the last of August.

Belle Beausse. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:54 fig., 55, 56. 1879.

Belle Beauce. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 212. 1832.

Belle Bausse. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 2:11, 12. 1832. 4. Mas Le Verger 7:163, 164, fig. 80. 1866-73. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 599. 1869.

Belle-Bauce. 6. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 15, Pl. 1846.

Schöne von Beauce. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Okstkunde 3:202, 203, 1858.

This variety was raised long ago by Joseph Beausse, Montreuil, Bellay, France. Because of its close resemblance to Grosse Mignonne the two have often been confused. Fruit large, somewhat flattened at the base and apex, with a distinct suture; skin thin, with fine pubescence, greenish-yellow, highly colored with deep red; flesh white, tinged with red around the pit, juicy, tender, melting, vinous; quality good; freestone; season early September.

Belle Beauté. 1. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 184. 1825.

An excellent, scarlet-red freestone ripening the end of September.

Belle Cartière. 1. Pom. France 6:No. 8, Pl. 8. 1869.

Armand Jaboulay introduced Belle Cartière which he found in the vineyard of Madame Cartière, Oullins, Rhône, France. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular; suture more or less pronounced; skin heavily pubescent, white, almost entirely covered with reddish-purple; flesh white, with red radiating from the pit, melting, vinous, juicy; pit nearly free, obtuse, deeply grooved; ripens the first week in September.

Belle de Charleville. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Fruit very large, of first quality; glands reniform; ripens in September.

Belle Conquête. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 74. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous; glands globose, small; flowers very large; fruit large, roundish, often flattened at the ends; skin heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, mottled with carmine; flesh whitish, reddish at the pit, melting, sweet; stone large, oval, plump, free; ripens the last of August.

Belle de la Croix. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 214. 1866. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 44. 1876.

This variety was first grown in Bordeaux, France. Tree hardy; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, round; skin white, washed with purple; flesh fine, reddish about the stone, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; ripens the end of August.

Belle de Doué. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 214, 215. 1866. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:139, 140. fig. 68. 1866-73. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:58, 59. 1879.

Schöne von Doué. 4. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 20, Pl. 1882.

This peach was grown from seed in 1839 by a M. Dimia-Chatenay at Doué-la-Fontaine, Maine-et-Loire, France. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, washed and mottled with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a delicious, aromatic flavor; stone free; ripens about the middle of August.

Belle Dupont. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Belle et Bonne. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 1:49, 50, Pl. 1853.

Schöne Magdalene. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

A. Bivort grew this seedling about 1831 and, because of size and quality of fruit called it Belle et Bonne. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, deeply sutured; skin heavily pubescent, clear yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, fine, melting, aromatic; freestone; ripens the latter part of August.

Belle Henri Pinaud. 1. Gard. Chron. N. S. 18:472. 1882. 2. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 292 fig., 293. 1904.

A French variety introduced to commerce about 1881. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened at apex; skin greenish-yellow, deep red where exposed; faintly sutured; flesh whitish-yellow, fine, sweet; very good in quality; stone free, elongated; ripens the middle of September.

Belle Impériale. 1. Mag. Hort. 34:89. 1868. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 93 fig. 1906.

Obtained by a M. Chevalier, Montreuil, Seine, France. Tree vigorous; glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, spherical, slightly oblique near the apex; shallowly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, blushed with deep red in the sun; flesh whitish-yellow, faint carmine near the stone, melting, vinous, sweet; quality good; ripens the middle of September.

Belle de Liège. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Belle de Liège produces large, excellent fruit of first quality; glands absent; flowers medium in size; ripens the end of August.

Belle de Logelbach. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 388. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 40. 1895.

Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit very large, juicy, aromatic; ripens the middle of September.

Belle de Mes Yeux. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Described as a medium-sized peach, with a reddish-brown blush on a green ground; ripens early in September.

Belle de Neuville. 1. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 90 fig. 1906.

A French seedling raised by C. Jacquet, Neuville, France. Tree vigorous; glands globose; flowers very large; fruit medium in size, roundish, faintly sutured; skin amber, washed with deep purple where exposed; flesh amber, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, sweet, sprightly; quality excellent; pit large, broad, plump, nearly free; ripens the last of August.

Belle d'Orbassano. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Mentioned as a very late, but excellent, Italian variety with reniform glands.

Belle de Saint-Geslin. 1. Gard. Mon. 15:244. 1873. 2. Le Bon Jard. 326. 1882.

A variety discovered some years ago in the ruins of the St. Geslin tower near Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, France, by a M. Joutron. Fruit large, whitish-green, splashed with purple; flesh white, melting; very good; stone free; matures the latter half of October.

Belle de Saint-Geslin Blanche. 1. Gard. Chron. N. S. 22:472. 1884.

A white-fruited sport from the Belle de Saint-Geslin, much esteemed by the French as a late peach.

Belle de Toulouse. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:60 fig., 61. 1879.

Belle Toulousaine. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 54. 1867.

Schöne Toulouserin. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 414. 1889.

Jean Rey, a nurseryman at Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France, raised this peach from seed in 1859. Leroy combines Souvenir de Jean Rey with this variety but the two are apparently distinct. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; skin clear yellow, washed with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sweet, vinous flavor; stone free; season the first of September.

Belle de Vitry. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:36, 37, Pl. XXV. 1768. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 244, 245. 1831. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 472. 1845. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:61 fig., 62. 1879.

Bellis. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Beauty of Vitry. 6. Prince Pom. Man. 1:193. 1831.

Schöner von Vitry. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:210. 1858.

According to Leroy this peach was raised more than two centuries ago at Vitry-sur-Seine, France, and was first mentioned by Merlet in 1675. Some writers have confused it with Admirable. Leaves glandless or with few globose glands; fruit of medium size, broad, with a deep suture; skin pale yellowish-white, tinged and marbled with bright and dull red; flesh greenish-yellow, red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich; quality good; stone free; season the last of September.

Bellegarde. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:62, 63 fig. 1879.

This name has been applied to another peach called Galande but the variety described by Leroy in this reference appears to be distinct. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed; skin covered with dark red in the sun; flesh whitish, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; stone free; ripens the first of September.

Bellows. 1. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. XXXI fig. V. 1729.

Bellows is a good bearer with fruit of fair quality. Color greenish-yellow, with a mottled blush; flesh white, with a trace of red at the pit; ripens the first of August.

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

An early variety originating in Coshocton County, Ohio.

Beltzar Early Rareripe. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:110. 1847. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

Originated in Coshocton County, Ohio. Glands globose; fruit roundish, blushed with red in the sun; ripens in August.

Ben Hur. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:30. 1910.

A variety, thought to have originated in Michigan, which ripens just before Elberta.

Benade. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 7:429. 1864.

Benade is an American peach of medium size; yellow flesh; poor quality; ripening in August.

Benango. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:810. 1896.

Listed as growing in Texas.

Bennett Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

Of American origin. Glands globose; fruit large, whitish-yellow, blushed with red; deficient in flavor; ripens early in August.

Bequette Cling. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:32. 1895. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899.

Becquette Cling. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:91. 1901.

Bequette Cling originated about 1860 in a seedling orchard belonging to Benjamin Bequette, Visalia, California. In 1877 J. H. Thomas of the same place gave the variety the name of the originator and commenced propagating it. This peach is similar to Bequette Free, see page 184, a variety of the same origin, except in the clinging tendency of the stone.

Berckmans. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:91. 1901.

Dr. Berckmans. 2. Rural N. Y. 54:106. 1895. 3. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:235. 1898.

Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, grew Berckmans from a pit of General Lee about 1880. Glands reniform; fruit large, creamy-white, blushed and mottled with crimson; flesh white, stained with red at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; season follows Thurber.

Bergame. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit very large, roundish, irregular; skin blushed with purple on a deep yellow ground; of first quality; ripens early in October.

Bergen. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 272. 1854.

Bergen Yellow. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 490. 1845. 4. Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr. 51. 1848.

Bergen is probably a native of Long Island. It resembles Yellow Rareripe but ripens about ten days later. The American Pomological Society added this variety to its list of fruits in 1848, a place which it still holds. Tree bears well; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular, depressed; suture distinct; skin deep orange, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, rich; matures early in September.

Bermuda Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 191. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Mississippi.

Bernard Verlot. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 52, 53. 1867.

A French variety obtained by a M. Carrelet, Paris, France. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish; cavity wide, shallow; skin with short pubescence, streaked and spotted with reddish-violet where exposed; flesh whitish, stained at the pit, melting, very juicy, aromatic; stone nearly free, obovate, deeply grooved at the sutures.

Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:65 fig., 66. 1879.

An old, French seedling found growing about 1865 in the nurseries of Jamin and Durand near Paris, France. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval; suture faintly marked; skin heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, mottled with purple in the sun; flesh whitish, carmine at the stone, melting, very juicy, sweet, sprightly; quality good; stone small, free, ovoid, plump; ripens in September.

Berry. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 41. 1895.

Fruit roundish, medium in size; cavity wide, deep; suture distinct; apex swollen; skin thin, tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, washed with red; flesh whitish, tinged with red at the stone, meaty, tender for a cling, very juicy, sweet, rich; quality good; stone small, oval, clinging; ripens in the District of Columbia early in September.

Bertholome. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Barthélemy. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

A very large, yellow, late peach with small flowers and reniform glands.

Bessie Kerr. 1. J. S. Kerr Cat. 4. 1898.

This variety is described briefly by J. S. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. Tree vigorous, upright, productive; fruit large, oblong, white; clingstone; matures in August.

Best June. 1. Ramsey Cat. 3. 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach was originated about 1894 by John Burkhardt, Fayette County, Texas. It was introduced by F. T. Ramsey and Son in 1906, and is said to excel Mamie Ross. Tree very productive; fruit light-colored, with a red cheek; stone semi-clinging; season the last of June in Texas.

Besy Robin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:66 fig., 67. 1879.

Raised by Besy Robin, Angers, Maine, France, about 1863. Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular, truncate; suture prominent; skin thick, greenish-yellow, blushed with red, deeper where exposed; flesh whitish-yellow, stained at the pit, firm though melting, very juicy, sprightly; of first quality; stone free, very large, roundish-oval, plump; matures the middle of September.

Beville. 1. Mag. Hort. 15:503. 1849.

Beville has a dwarfish, compact habit of growth and bears numerous, large blossoms. Grown only in the South.

Bexar. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:810. 1896.

Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands globose; fruit ovate, light creamy; flesh slightly acid; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Bianci di Nizza. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

Exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society of Tuscany, Italy.

Bickell. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:88. 1894. 2. Ibid. 194:45. 1901.

An undesirable, late, white freestone of medium size, ripening with Salwey.

Biddle. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167. 1895.

A white-fleshed clingstone ripening the middle of July.

Bidwell Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 28:334. 1886. 2. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 575, Pl. VI. 1888.

3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 4. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:511. 1902.

One of the seedlings of Peento raised about 1886 by A. I. Bidwell, Arlington, Florida. The variety was placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891. Fruit medium in size, oblong; cavity abrupt; apex rounded, with a small, recurved point; skin velvety, creamy-white, deep red where exposed; flesh firm, whitish, juicy; quality very good; stone oval, thick, clinging; season in Florida May 20th to June 15th.

Bidwell Late. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:511. 1902.

Another of A. I. Bidwell's seedlings of Peento that does well further north than some varieties of the same origin. Placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891. Fruit large, roundish, yellowish-white; flesh meaty, juicy; quality excellent; stone adherent; matures in Florida June 15th to July 1st.

Bilice. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"The Bilice peach is something like the Newington."

Billmeyer. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:30. 1910.

Billmeyer is a sprout from the stem of an old Crawford tree, raised by J. H. Billmeyer, Holloway, Michigan. Tree productive; fruit roundish-oblate, medium to large; cavity deep; skin thick, tough, with long pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with dark crimson; flesh yellow, stained with red at the stone, meaty, tender, juicy, sprightly; quality very good; stone oval, small, free; matures between the two Crawfords.

Bilyeu. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 21. 1897. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:338. 1903. 3. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 199. 1913.

Bilyeu Comet. 4. Gard. Mon. 18:14, 27, 140, 141. 1876.

Bilyeu's October. 5. Fulton Peach Cult. 177. 1908.

This peach seems to have originated more than forty years ago as a chance seedling in Caroline County, Maryland, having been found and propagated by a Mr. Bilyeu. It was once quite popular in Maryland. Tree moderately productive, vigorous; fruit medium in size, round; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, firm, sweet; of fair quality; stone free; ripens very late.

Binney Large Red. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876.

Listed as having small flowers and globose glands.

Bird Beauty. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893, as having grown in Illinois.

Bishop. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892. 2. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 41. 1895. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899.

Bishop Early. 5. Ohio Sta. Bul. 170:172. 1906. 6. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 199. 1913.

According to Waugh, Bishop originated in California. Tree vigorous, hardy, productive; glands globose; fruit medium to large, round, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, with a dark red blush; flesh white, juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; season the last of August.

Black. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1897.

Dr. Black. 2. Am. Gard. 18:715. 1897.

Black is a seedling of the Smock type, named in honor of Dr. J. J. Black, Newcastle, Delaware. Fruit large, round; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, with a blushed cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, rich subacid; quality very good; stone oval; ripens late.

Black Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 14:280. 1872.

Black Extra Early. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 120. 1872.

A very early, white-fleshed seedling found on the farm of Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas. The fruit is said to surpass Hale Early in size and quality.

Black Seedling. 1. Rural N. Y. 62:562. 1903.

A seedling of Mamie Ross raised by J. H. Black, Hightstown, New Jersey. The fruit ripens with Sneed but is higher in quality and is more resistant to rot.

Blacke. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Blacke Peach is a great large Peach, of a very darke browne colour on the outside, it is of a waterish taste, and late ripe."

Blake. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:30. 1910.

A peach that William Blake, Niles, Michigan, says is the earliest, yellow freestone.

Blanc de City. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers medium to large; fruit medium in size, globular; suture distinct; cavity wide; skin covered with short pubescence, whitish-yellow, dark red where exposed; flesh whitish, melting, juicy; stone large, roundish, nearly free; ripens early in September.

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

The catalog of T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, states that this variety is a seedling originated and named by C. C. F. Blanchard, Runnels County, Texas. It is similar to Chinese Cling but ripens later.

Blanche d'Ekenholm. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:270. 1854.

Fruit large, yellowish-white, lightly marked with carmine; flesh whitish-yellow, sweet, sugary; stone free; ripens at the end of July.

Blanche Énorme de Mézel. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 64. 1867.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit large, spherical, rarely elongated; skin very pubescent, pale yellow, occasionally blushed in the sun; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, melting, sweet; stone oval, free; ripens the second half of August.

Blanche Tardive de Sabarot. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 388. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Blanton Cling. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 635. 1857.

Yellow Blanton Cling. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 277. 1854.

A seedling of Lemon Cling and very similar to it but a few days later. Leaves large; glands reniform; fruit large, resembling Lemon Cling. Reproduces itself from seed.

Bledsoe Early Cling. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879. 2. Ibid. 110. 1880.

A seedling raised by Ira L. Wood, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Said to be earlier and better than Amsden.

Bledsoe Seedling. 1. Hooper W. Fr. Book 214. 1857.

A good commercial peach about Frankfort, Kentucky. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit roundish-oblong, of medium size, yellow, with a red blush; flesh mild, sweet; ripens in September.

Blodgett's Seedlings. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:334, 335. 1882.

The following are seedlings mentioned as having originated with a Lorin Blodgett:

These peaches do not seem to have been recognized by other writers.

Blondeau. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 48. 1876. 2. Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom. 296 fig., 297. 1904.

Joseph Blondeau, Montrueil, Seine, France, introduced this variety about 1856. Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands globose; flowers small, deep red; fruit large, roundish; cavity large, deep; skin milky-white, purple where exposed; flesh milky-white, reddish around the pit, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality excellent; stone elliptical, plump, free; ripens late in September.

Blood Free. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 21. 1897.

Blood Freestone. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 601. 1869.

Indian Blood Freestone. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873. 4. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

Blood Free was probably raised by John M. Ives, Salem, Massachusetts, and is distinct from Blood Cling in having its stone free. The American Pomological Society placed the variety in its list of fruits in 1873 as Indian Blood Freestone but in 1897 shortened the name to Blood Free. Tree vigorous, hardy; fruit of medium size, compressed; apex roundish; skin greenish-white overspread with splashes and stripes of dark red; flesh blood-red throughout, juicy, coarse, tough and meaty; quality fair; stone free; season very late.

Bloor. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:31. 1910.

Named after the originator, John Bloor, Mears, Michigan. Tree upright, exceptionally hardy in bud and branch; fruit resembles Kalamazoo with which it ripens but is superior to it.

Blush. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:92. 1901.

Beauty Blush. 2. Bailey Ann. Hort. 184. 1892.

A little known seedling from Chinese Cling raised by J.H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia. Fruit large, high-colored, melting, delicious; freestone; ripens in Georgia the last of June.

Bogg Leviathan. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880.

Bogg Mammoth. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

A very large peach of good quality, ripening three weeks later than Late Crawford, excellent for drying and canning. Raised by a Mr. Bogg, Bonham, Texas.

Boisselot. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:68 fig., 69. 1879.

Auguste Boisselot, Nantes, Loire-Inferieure, France, originated this variety. Glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin thick, whitish, marbled and streaked with red; flesh white, melting, rather firm, juicy, often disagreeable; stone elongated, free; ripens the last of August.

Bokhara. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 377. 1896. 2. Ibid. 256. 1897. 3. Mich. Sta. Bul. 187:68. 1901. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Bokhara is remarkable for great hardiness but has little else to recommend it. It was introduced by the late J. L. Budd from pits received from Bokhara, Russia, about 1890 and in 1909 was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Several distinct peaches are grown under this name, probably all from the pits planted by Professor Budd. As Bokhara grows on the Station grounds the leaves are large; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, medium in size, pink; fruit of medium size, oblong-oval, bulged near the apex making the halves unequal; suture shallow; apex with a prolonged tip; skin thin, tender, with a thick, short pubescence, greenish-yellow, pale, faintly blushed and striped with dull red; flesh greenish-white, stringy, mealy, sweet; quality poor; stone oval, narrow, conspicuously winged; ripens late in August.

Boley. 1. New Haven Nur. Cat. 6. 1899-1900.

This variety is described in the catalog of the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri, as a large, white-fleshed variety ripening in Missouri about August 20th.

Bollweiler Favorite 1. Mas Le Verger 7:33, 34, fig. 15. 1866-73. 2. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 2, Pl. 1882.

Obtained by Eugene Baumann, Bollweiler, Elsass, Germany. Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture shallow; skin tender, whitish-yellow, blushed; flesh white, tender, sweet, pleasing; stone oval, free; ripens early in August.

Bollweiler Magdalene. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 177. 1835. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.

Bollwiller de Madeleine. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 98. 1831.

Grosse-Madeline. 4. Thomas Guide Prat. 40, 219. 1876.

Another variety from the same source as above. Tree vigorous, productive; glandless; flowers large; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture shallow; skin greenish-white; flesh very pleasing; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Bonanza. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208. 1899.

Bonanza is of Texas origin and is planted only in the South. It is very late in ripening and is not productive nor is the fruit high in quality on the Station grounds. Tree vigorous, hardy; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small, dark pink at the edges; fruit small to above, roundish-oval, with a prune-like neck, halves unequal; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin tough, with long, coarse pubescence, creamy-white, with a small blush of lively red; flesh white, rather dry, stringy, with a slight astringency; stone oval, slightly flattened, with a long, sharp apex; ripens the second week of October.

Bonito. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:815. 1896.

Vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit rather small, roundish, with an acute projection; color creamy-white; stone adherent; ripens July 25th.

Bonlez. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:43, 44, fig. 20. 1866-73. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 606. 1869.

Bonlezer Lackpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:212. 1858.

Bonlez was obtained by Bivort of Belgium about 1830. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, depressed, deeply sutured; skin downy, white, blushed; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; stone oval, thick, free; ripens the middle of September.

Bonne Dame de Laeken. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety of Belgian origin; fruit large; tree productive.

Bonne Gros de Noisette. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 601. 1869.

Guter grosser Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:211. 1858.

Originated with a M. Noisette, Paris, France. Fruit large, roundish, depressed; suture deep; color white, faintly marbled in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, vinous, aromatic; freestone; ripens in September.

Bonne Grosse. 1. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:480. 1860.

Bonne Grosse originated about 1820 in France. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish, greenish, blushed with red; flesh firm, vinous, good; ripens at the end of September.

Bonne-Julie. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 216. 1876.

Fruit large; skin washed and spotted with carmine-red; flesh melting, very juicy, pleasing; ripens the second half of August.

Bonneuil. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 227. 1866. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 46. 1867.

Bonneuil Lackpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:216. 1858.

This is a very late clingstone ripening the second week in November; a long keeper. Glandless; flowers large; fruit above medium in size, roundish, distinctly sutured; apex mamelon; skin greenish-white, with a faint blush in the sun; flesh firm, white, juicy; not highly flavored.

Bonouvrier. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:147, 148, fig. 72. 1866-73. 2. Bobbink & Atkins Cat. 119. 1914.

Bonouvrier originated with a M. Bonouvrier, Montreuil, Seine, France. Glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish, compressed; suture more pronounced at the apex; skin white, largely blushed with deep purple; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, sweet; stone nearly free; ripens at the end of September.

Boquier. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 316. 1889.

A large, yellow, Californian variety with good shipping qualities.

Bordeaux. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1875.

Bordeaux Cling. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 635. 1857.

Belle de Bordeaux. 3. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2d Ser. 3:63. 1900.

Bordeaux was raised from a stone brought from Bordeaux, France. It held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1891. Fruit large, oblong, a little one-sided; suture shallow; skin downy, lemon-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, melting, vinous; stone clinging; ripens early in August.

Böttchers Frühpfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Not described in this reference.

Bourdeaux. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Listed among yellow varieties of lesser merit.

Bourdine. 1. Langley Pomona 102, Pl. 28 fig. 5. 1729. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:20, 21, Pl. 12. 1768. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 245, 246. 1831. 4. Gard. Chron. 152. 1865. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:70, 71 fig., 72, 73, 74. 1879.

Bourdin Lackpfirsich. 6. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:208, 209. 1858.

Boudin. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 215. 1866.

Bourdine is an old French sort written of by Merlet and Quintinye. It has been confused with Royale, Louis XIV having so named it on receiving it from his gardener, Bourdine. Duhamel maintains that these two are distinct varieties and we have followed him. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small, edged with carmine; fruit large, roundish, halves unequal; suture deep and wide; skin greenish-white, blushed and marbled; flesh white, melting, separates readily from the pit, sugary; quality good; stone small, nearly round; ripens the middle of September.

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

Listed in this reference.

Bowers Early. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:274. 1877. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879.

A large, freestone peach, earlier than Amsden, said to have originated in Frederick, Maryland, in 1876.

Bowslaugh Late. 1. Can. Hort. 11:151. 1888.

Bowslaugh. 2. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 22:31. 1890.

A fine, late, yellow seedling of the Crawford type; originated in the Niagara district, Ontario, Canada.

Boyd Early. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Boyles. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:51. 1894. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:31. 1910.

A variety found by James Boyles, Douglas, Michigan. A very good substitute for Early Crawford. Tree vigorous; fruit large, yellow, pleasing.

Brackett. 1. Berckmans Cat. 12. 1912-13.

P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, states that this variety was named in honor of the late Colonel G. B. Brackett. It is a yellow-fleshed freestone, a cross between Smock and Chinese Cling, ripening just after Elberta, said to be of best quality.

Braddick American. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:59, Pl. 29. 1823. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 273, 274. 1831.

Braddick's North American. 3. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, slightly tapering towards the apex; deeply sutured; skin pale yellow, tinged with red; flesh pale yellow nearly to the stone, juicy; stone clings; ripens the middle of September.

Braddick New York. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Braddick New York is a freestone of second size and quality, ripening early in September; glands reniform; flowers small; color pale green, with a blush.

Braddick Red. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit large, pale green, blushed with dark red; flesh melting, free from the pit; of first quality; ripens at the end of August.

Braddick South American. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 94. 1831.

Not described in this reference.

Braddick Summer. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, pale green; flesh melting; of second quality; pit free; ripens late in August.

Bradley. 1. Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt. 39, Pl. 1879. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Bradley originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Not generally disseminated. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large; flesh white, firm, juicy; freestone; ripens after Late Crawford.

Brainard Large Yellow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 189. 1841.

Fruit large, yellow in the shade; of excellent flavor; ripens in September.

Brandy. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 199. 1841.

Brandy is a round, medium-sized fruit, with crimson flesh; ripens in August.

Brandywine. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Rural N. Y. 46:352. 1887. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 32. 1899. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:208, 209. 1899. 5. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:339. 1903. 6. Fulton Peach Cult. 175. 1908.

According to the references, Delaware is the place of origin of this peach and Late Crawford may be its parent. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands globose; fruit large, flattened and ovate, compressed at the suture which is distinct; apex prominent; color yellow, washed and striped with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, mild but not rich; quality good; pit free; season the last of September.

Brant. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:12. 1892.

Listed as once grown in Utah.

Bray Rareripe. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1878. 2. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 12. 1905-06.

Bray White. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 243. 1886.

This variety resembles Oldmixon Free except in season, being later. It originated with D. Bray, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The peach as it grows on the Station grounds is hardy but not productive; glands globose; flowers small, appear in mid-season; fruit large, roundish; cavity shallow; apex mamelon, recurved; skin tough, thick, heavily pubescent, creamy-white, blushed with lively red; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly, pleasing; good in quality; stone free, broadly oval, flattened; ripens late in September.

Braunauer Lackpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:214. 1858.

Braunauer Rote Frühe Pfirsich. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 389. 1889.

A seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich. Tree productive; glands reniform; fruit above medium in size, oval; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow; flesh reddish at the pit, aromatic; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

Braunauer Magdalene. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 389. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

Brett. 1. Gard. Mon. 22:370. 1880. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Mrs. Brett. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:352. 1903.

Brett was introduced by Joseph H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York; listed by the American Pomological Society in 1909. It is earlier than Oldmixon Free and superior to it in color and quality.

Brevoort. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 472. 1845.

Brevoort Seedling Melter. 3. Floy-Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 183. 1846.

Raised by Henry Brevoort of New York, from Morrisania Pound. Leaves crenated; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit below medium in size, roundish; skin grayish-white, bright red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, sugary; stone small, flat, free; ripens the middle of August.

Brevoort Seedling Pound. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:412. 1826.

Another seedling of Morrisania Pound, raised by Henry Brevoort. Resembles its parent in shape and flavor, but ripens two weeks earlier.

Brice Early. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1879. 2. Gard. Mon. 25:272. 1883.

Dr. S. M. Brice of Kansas originated this variety about 1874; it is said to rival other early, white clings.

Briggs. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 193. 1849. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 199. 1913. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

Briggs' May. 4. Ibid. 28. 1877.

Brigg's Early May. 5. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1880.

Rouge de Mai. 6. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 526. 1906.

The name Briggs has been applied to three distinct varieties. This peach originated in Dedham, Massachusetts, many years ago. The American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list in 1877 as Briggs' May, dropping it in 1891 but replacing it as Briggs in 1909. Tree hardy, reproducing itself closely from seed; fruit large, roundish-truncate, with a distinct suture; skin white, nearly covered with bright red; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor; quality good; pit free; season the first of September.

Briggs Red May. 1. Gard. Mon. 18:145, 241. 1876. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 309. 1889.

Briggs. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:339, 340. 1903.

This variety originated about 1870 as a chance seedling on the farm of John G. Briggs, near Yuba City, California. Fruit medium to large, round; skin white, with a rich red cheek; flesh greenish-white, melting, juicy, free; quality very good; season early.

Bright. 1. Can. Hort. 26:483. 1903.

Charles E. Bright, Brampton, Canada, originated this variety about 1895. Fruit large, creamy-white; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; matures early in October.

Brodie. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1835.

Fruit large, round, red in the sun; very juicy; clingstone.

Bronough Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 158. 1881. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896.

A very late variety with reniform glands. "Does not do well in Texas."

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

Fruit not described in this reference.

Brooks. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. 31 fig. 3. 1729.

Raised by Lord Brooks, Twickenham, Middlesex, England. Fruit large; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens on a west wall about August 8th.

Brown. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 170. 1882. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 273. 1903.

This is a white-fleshed seedling of Chili found by Orrin Brown, Berrien County, Michigan. Tree hardy, with the drooping habit of Chili. Fruit averages larger than Hale Early which it closely follows in ripening.

Brown Choice. 1. Black Cult. Peach & Pear 115. 1886.

Brown Best. 2. Fulton Peach Cult. 177, 178. 1908.

A large, white-fleshed variety ripening with Late Crawford.

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

An early variety originated by W. L. Brown, Ashley, Illinois.

Brown Nutmeg. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:24, 25. 1832.

This is a stray variety which has often been confused with Red Nutmeg but the two are distinct. Fruit much smaller than Red Nutmeg, somewhat oval, with a mamelon apex; skin yellowish, with considerable dingy red; flavor pleasant; ripens in July.

Browns Frühpfirsich. 1. Stoll O. U. Pom. Pl. 52 fig. 4. 1888.

A seedling of Hale Early ripening after it. Fruit globular, slightly compressed at the ends; skin woolly, whitish-yellow, spotted red where exposed; flesh white, adherent; stone large for the size of fruit.

Brunson. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 79. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:32, Pl. 1910.

Brunson is a chance seedling found about 1880 by Rufus Brunson, Benton Harbor, Michigan. It is grown in Michigan but not as much as Kalamazoo which it closely resembles. On the Station grounds the trees are hardy, unproductive, large, with lower branches drooping. Glands reniform; flowers appear early, small; fruit large, cordate; apex usually mamelon; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, lemon-yellow, splashed with dark, dull red on a lively blush giving it a bronze effect; flesh yellow, firm, mild; good; stone broadly oval, bulged near the apex, terminating in a long, sharp point; ripens the middle of September.

Buck. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 318. 1889.

A seedling grown by L. W. Buck, Vaca Valley, California; a good shipper.

Buckeye. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 4. 1855.

A seedling from Clark County, Ohio, having pale yellowish-white flesh. It is inferior to Late Crawford and ripens ten days later.

Buckinghamshire Minion. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 23. 1817.

Skin thin; flesh red at the stone; ripens the middle of August.

Bullard. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 186. 1841.

Originated with a Mr. Bullard, Framingham, Massachusetts. Fruit very large, round, deep yellow in the sun; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens early in September.

Bullard Cling. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 196. 1841.

A large, round clingstone from Massachusetts.

Bullmann Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:219. 1858.

Leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, somewhat oblate, faintly sutured; flesh yellow, sprightly; stone acutely pointed, free; ripens at the end of August.

Buonaparte. 1. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't Pt. 3:105. 1857.

A fine, early market variety introduced by Joseph Buonaparte, New Jersey.

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

Listed in this reference.

Burdock. 1. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. 33 fig. 2. 1729.

Fruit large, blushed with vermilion-red; flesh firm, juicy; stone clinging; ripens on a south wall August 30th.

Burford October Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 191. 1860.

Reported as grown successfully in Mississippi.

Burgess Beauty. . Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1841.

A variety from Middletown, New Jersey. Earlier, better, and more productive than Early York.

Burke. 1. Gard. Mon. 27:79. 1886. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:92. 1901.

Burke is of southern origin having come from Avoyelles, Louisiana. The peaches ought to ship well as they are thick-skinned. On the Station grounds the fruit drops badly and lacks both color and quality. Tree vigorous, hardy, unproductive; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, large; fruit large, oblong-oval, halves unequal, sides drawn up about the cavity, with a mucronate tip at the apex; skin thick, tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, creamy-yellow, with a slight blush of lively red; flesh white, stained at the pit, firm, juicy, tender, pleasing; quality fair; stone clinging, oval, pointed at the ends, plump on one side; ripens the first week in September.

Burlington Large Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Burnap. 1. Ramsey Cat. 3. 1912.

This variety is described by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, as a productive, white clingstone found by S. L. Burnap, Austin, Texas.

Burns. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:273. 1878. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879.

Burns is claimed by its originator, T. F. Burns, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, to ripen a month earlier than Alexander.

Burrough. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Buski. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:67. 1895.

Listed as having been grown in Arizona.

Bustian October. 1. Gard. Mon. 16:315. 1874. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:233. 1898.

Bustian October originated in Fayette County, Georgia. Ripens too late for the North. Tree spreading, dense; glands reniform; flowers conspicuous; fruit large, sweet; clingstone; ripens the middle of October.

Butler Late. 1. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 11:108. 1889. 2. Hood Cat. 30. 1905.

Butler Late originated with J. T. Butler, Richmond, Virginia. The fruit on the Station grounds lacks in size and flavor. Tree hardy, not very productive; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small, margins deep pink; fruit medium in size, irregularly oval, angular; cavity shallow; suture extends nearly around the fruit, deepens near the apex; skin thin, tough, with thick pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with lively red, deepening to dark red; flesh white, rather dry, stringy, slightly sprightly; fair in quality; stone wedge-shape at the base, obovate, acutely pointed at the apex, semi-clinging; ripens the last of September.

Butterpfirsich. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 391. 1889.

Beure. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:31, 32, fig. 14. 1866-73. 3. Carrière Var. Pêchers 79. 1867.

Found in the village of Beure, Doubs, France. Tree productive; glandless; flowers small, deep red; fruit of medium size, halves unequal, depressed at the apex; cavity deep, narrow; skin marbled with deep red in the sun; flesh whitish, faintly red at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; stone small, oval, nearly free; ripens August 15th.

Buttram. 1. Ramsey Cat. 8. 1909.

F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas, introduced Buttram from Deaf Smith County, Texas. A large, yellow clingstone ripening in Texas about September 15th.

C. Cling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:288. 1897.

Listed by this Station in 1897; received from the Farmers Nursery Company, Tadmor, Ohio.

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

Exhibited at the World's Fair, 1893, as having been grown in Illinois.

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

Cable Late. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 282. 1854. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 602. 1869.

Cable Late Malacatune. 4. Hooper W. Fr. Book 215. 1857.

A seedling of Red Cheek Melocoton, raised by E. Cable, Cleveland, Ohio. Resembles Late Crawford but the fruit is larger and earlier.

Cable Early. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

One of E. Cable's seedlings; glands globose; fruit large, yellow, subacid; ripens in September.

Cable Medium Melocoton. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854.

A yellow variety with globose glands; ripening in September.

Cabler Indian. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 44. 1891. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 11. 1900.

Cabler Indian originated in Texas. In 1891 it appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained about ten years. Fruit large; flesh purplish, rich, subacid; clingstone; ripens in Florida July 15th.

California. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 316. 1889. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1909.

California originated in Sacramento, California; it is highly prized in its native state. It was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Fruit large, round, orange-yellow, largely blushed with dark red; flavor delicate, rich, vinous; clingstone.

Callie Scaff. 1. Gard. Mon. 20:237. 1878.

A seedling of Early York from J. D. Scaff, Water Valley, Kentucky. It is an early sort, said to excel Amsden.

Calloway Cling. 1. Gard. Mon. 24:83, 148. 1882.

Calaway. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:815. 1896.

Introduced about 1875 by G. W. Stoner, Shrevesport, Louisiana. Remarkable for the size, quality, and lateness of the peaches.

Camak Serrate. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 186. 1858.

Camak Red Twigged. 2. Mag. Hort. 15:501, 502. 1849.

This variety is grown more for its tree than for its fruit. The tree has vermilion-colored twigs in winter and golden foliage in summer. Fruit large, oval; suture distinct; apex noticeably mamelon; flesh yellow, juicy; flavor reminding one of an unripe pineapple; season very late.

Cambria. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 2:197, Pl. 103. 1823.

Cambray. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95. 1831.

Cambria is a poor table-fruit but is one of the best for preserving. Leaves coarsely serrated; flowers large; fruit pale greenish-white, blushed; ripens the last of September.

Cambridge Belle. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 282. 1854. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 72. 1862.

Hovey Cambridge Belle. 3. Mag. Hort. 13:114. 1847.

Cambridge Belle held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Fruit large, roundish, clear waxen, tinted where exposed; ripens early in September.

Camden Superb. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11. 1901.

Listed but not described.

Camelia. 1. Rural N. Y. 62:533. 1903.

Camelia originated on the farm of a Mr. Wright, Randolph County, North Carolina. It is very similar to Carman.

Campbell. 1. Ala. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 106. 1908.

Campbell is a strain of Chinese Cling raised by Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida. It is too tender for commercial purposes.

Canary. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 291. 1854. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 215, 216. 1866. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 602. 1869.

Canary takes its name from the peculiar coloring of its fruit; it is of American origin. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish-oblong; skin thin, bright yellow flesh melting, juicy, rich; stone free; ripens in the North in August.

Canner Choice. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 5. 1913.

Mentioned by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, as a white clingstone, ripening in July.

Cannon. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 11. 1892.

This variety, according to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, is grown in Bridgeville, Delaware, where it originated with H. P. Cannon. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, yellow; ripens late.

Caper. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 164. 1899.

Recommended for Delaware.

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

Fruit above medium to large, roundish; cavity broad and deep; suture deep at the cavity; with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin velvety, thin, tenacious, yellow, with a slight blush; flesh lemon-yellow, stained at the stone, firm but tender, sprightly; quality very good; stone very small, oval, free; ripens the first of October.

Capps. 1. Capps Bros. Cat. 1908.

Capps was raised and introduced by Capps Brothers, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, about 1902. At this Station the trees are unproductive. Tree low, open; leaves large, with both globose and reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, roundish-oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, wide; skin tough, covered with a thick, coarse pubescence, golden yellow, usually blushed with lively red; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, fine, tender, pleasing when fully ripe; quality variable; stone large, oval, plump, flattened and pointed at the base, with numerous pittings, free; ripens the middle of September.

Cardinale. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:43, Pl. 31. 1768. 2. Christ Wörterb. 349. 1802. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 1:199. 1831. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:82 fig., 83. 1879.

Grosse Blutpfirsche. 5. Christ Handb. 595, 596. 1817.

Sanguine Cardinale. 6. Carrière Var. Pêchers 65. 1867.

According to Duhamel, this is a sub-variety of Sanguinole which it surpasses. It was brought to America by W. R. Prince as a curiosity. The flesh is dark purple; the quality is poor. In warmer climates, it does much better than here and is esteemed for preserves and compotes; ripens in October.

Carey Mammoth Cling. 1. Horticulturist 2:400. 1847-48.

This variety is not large as the name would indicate. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit oval; flesh white and well-flavored; ripens the last of September.

Carl Late. 1. Pa. Dept. Agr. Rpt. 149. 1895.

Listed as having been grown in the Juniata peach-belt, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Carl Wredow. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 391. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Carlisle. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 1:19. 1894. 2. Brown Bros. Cat. 32. 1900.

A hardy, vigorous and productive peach originating in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Fruit with thin skin, considerably blushed; flesh deep yellow, firm, aromatic; pit small; ripens after Early Crawford.

Carmine. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 294. 1859.

Carmine is a freestone peach of American origin, with reniform glands and small flowers. Fruit large, oblong, reddish, with sweet, juicy flesh; ripens in August.

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

"The Carnation Peach is of three sorts, two are round, and the third long; they are all of a whitish colour, shadowed over with red, and more red on the side is next the sunne; the lesser round is the more common, and the later ripe."

Caroline Beauty. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 12:612. 1893. 2. Hood Cat. 30. 1905.

A white-fleshed clingstone from Caroline County, Virginia, where it is largely used for preserves. It matures on the Station grounds early in October.

Caroline Incomparable. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 43. 1867.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small, pale rose; fruit large, irregular in outline, conical, mamelon at the apex; skin orange-yellow, blushed and marbled with deep red; flesh stained at the pit, firm, fibrous, sugary, juicy; stone clinging, acutely oval; ripens the first of September.

Carolinen Härtling. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

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

Carpenter Cling. 2. Ibid. 44. 1891. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:91, 92. 1901.

Carpenter is a seedling of Chinese Cling which originated with a Mr. Carpenter of Texas. It was put on the American Pomological Society's list of fruits in 1891 as Carpenter Cling, but was dropped in 1897, reappearing in 1909 as Carpenter. Fruit large, white-fleshed, clingstone; ripens July 15th.

Carpenter Red Rareripe. 1. Hooper W. Fr. Book 215. 1857.

Best known about Frankfort, Kentucky. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit roundish, of medium size; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; quality fair; freestone; ripens in September.

Carpenter White. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 609. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Carpenter Late. 3. Kan. Hort. Soc. Peach, The 139. 1899.

William S. Carpenter, New York City, introduced this variety. It held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, round, white; flesh white to the pit, juicy, melting, separating from the stone, of excellent flavor; matures the middle of October.