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 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:
Blodgett Crimson Cling,
Blodgett Crimson Freestone,
Blodgett Golden Cling,
Blodgett Golden Freestone,
Blodgett Golden October Cling,
Blodgett Golden Pointed Cling.
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.
=Carroll Late.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:97. 1892.
Listed as growing at the Delaware Station.
=Carson.= =1.= Berckmans _Cat._ 11. 1912-13.
Carson came from Hancock County, Georgia, according to the catalog of
P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree productive; fruit above medium
in size; skin pale yellow, totally overspread with light carmine; flesh
white, juicy, vinous; stone adherent; ripens late in July in Georgia.
=Carter Large.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 7. 1857.
A seedling from Pennsylvania, resembling Oldmixon Free. Tree hardy,
productive; flowers large; valuable as a market sort.
=Caruth Late.= =1.= J. S. Kerr _Cat._ 5. 1898.
Caruth Late was introduced by J. S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. The variety
is very prolific, bright yellow, and a freestone.
=Catharine.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 107, Pl. 33 fig. 6. 1729.
=2.= _Pom. Mag._ =1=:9, Pl. 1828. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28.
1875.
_Catharinen-Lackpfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:216. 1858.
This is an old variety long grown in England and France, in the latter
country as La Belle Catharine. The fruit is similar to Incomparable
but higher in flavor. It was placed on the list of fruits of the
American Pomological Society in 1875 where it remained until 1897.
Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit
large, roundish, surface uneven; color pale yellow, marbled with red;
flesh white, strongly red at the pit, very firm, juicy; stone clinging,
roundish-oval; ripens the last of September.
=Catline.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.
Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale
yellow, blushed; stone adherent; ripens late in September.
=Cécile.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.
Glands reniform; flowers small.
=Cécile Mignonne.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876. =2.=
Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:85, 86 fig. 1879.
A seedling raised by Charles Buisson, Grenoble, Isère, France. Tree
productive; glands small, globose; flowers large, pink; fruit above
medium in size, irregularly ovoid; skin tender, finely pubescent,
yellowish-white, streaked and spotted with carmine; flesh white,
faintly tinged at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; of first quality;
stone ovoid, free; matures early in August.
=Célestin Port.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:86, 87 fig. 1879.
A variety named after Célestin Port, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France,
about 1870. Tree productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of
medium size, deep pink; fruit large, globular, flattened at the ends;
suture narrow; skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow,
with a dull red blush; flesh white, firm but melting, stained at the
stone, very juicy, vinous; stone large, roundish-oval, free; matures
early in August.
=Centennial.= =1.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:22. 1894. =2.= _Can.
Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =1=:13. 1898.
Centennial is a strong, round-topped grower; fruit large and late.
=Chalmer Yellow Free.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 178. 1903.
A variety grown in Illinois; said to be earlier, larger, and better
than Elberta. It reproduces itself from seed.
=Champion (of Michigan).= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =143=:187.
1897. =2.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 479. 1908.
This is an early variety which originated with Eugene Gibson in
western Michigan and was introduced by him about 1887. The variety was
subject to mildew and the fruit proved to be of so little value that
the sort was soon dropped from cultivation. The leaves are serrate
and the stone clings. Although very different from the well-known
Champion of Illinois, it was at first sold for the latter, much to the
disappointment of buyers.
=Chancellor.= =1.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ No. 14. 1752. =2.=
Brookshaw _Pom. Brit._ =1=:Pl. 30 fig. 1. 1817. =3.= Lindley
_Guide Orch. Gard._ 255, 256. 1831. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._
=6=:88 fig., 89. 1879.
_Stewards Late Galande._ =5.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.
_English Chancellor._ =6.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:188, 189.
1831.
_Kleinblühender Kanzlerpfirsich._ =7.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:214. 1858.
This peach was named after Chancellor Pierre Seguier, Paris, France, in
whose garden it grew about 1670. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands;
flowers small, reddish; fruit large, oval, distinctly sutured; skin
pale yellow, mottled with dark crimson; flesh yellowish-white, stained
at the pit, juicy, melting; stone oblong, tapering, free; ripens the
middle of September.
=Chapman.= =1.= Little _Price List_ 2. 1897.
Chapman resembles Late Crawford of which it is a seedling. Introduced
by W. S. Little and Company, Rochester, New York.
=Charles Ingouf.= =1.= _Rev. Hort._ 113. 1906.
Named after Charles Ingouf, a nephew of the pomologist, Charles Baltet,
Troyes, France, in whose nursery this seedling was found. Fruit large,
early, blushed with carmine on a creamy ground; ripens between Amsden
and Hale Early.
=Charles Rongé.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:81, 82, fig. 39.
1866-73.
Charles Rongé was introduced by a M. Galopin, Liege, Belgium. Glands
small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, spherical,
compressed at the ends; noticeably sutured; skin tender, covered with
short pubescence, pale green, blushed with intense carmine; flesh white
to the pit, melting, sugary; first quality; stone small for the size of
fruit, ovoid, semi-free; ripens early in August.
=Chas. Wood.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 404. 1894.
Grown in Canada.
=Charlotte.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909. =2.= Waugh
_Am. Peach Orch._ 200. 1913.
Charlotte should not be confused with the yellow-fleshed Early
Charlotte. This variety is said to have originated in Europe and is a
large, oval, white-fleshed freestone, ripening in early mid-season; it
was added to the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1909.
=Chartreux.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 67, 68. 1867.
Chartreux was obtained from seed of either Brugnon Musque or Brugnon
des Chartreux, planted in 1859. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers
very small; fruit medium to large, roundish, depressed; skin very
pubescent, yellowish, streaked with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red
at the pit; stone free, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of
August.
=Chase Early.= =1.= R. G. Chase _Cat._ 19, Pl. 1900.
Chase Early is a seedling of Mountain Rose according to R. G. Chase,
Geneva, New York. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta.
Leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers small, dark pink
at the edge of the petals; fruit large, roundish-oblate; skin tough,
thick, creamy-white, with a lively red blush and a few dull splashes;
flesh white except at the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; quality good;
stone oval.
=Chazotte.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 41. 1876.
Chazotte is productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit very large,
irregular in outline; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy; ripens at
the end of September.
=Chelcie Cling.= =1.= _Cult. & Count. Gent._ =47=:513. 1882.
This variety, which reproduces itself from seed, is a seedling of
Oldmixon Cling.
=Cherokee.= =1.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ 12. 1905-06.
Fruit a straw-yellow color with a brownish-red blush; semi-free; ripens
the latter part of July.
=Cherry Peach.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 582. 1629. =2.=
Forsyth _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 30. 1803.
_Pêche Cerise._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:25, 26, Pl.
15. 1768. =4.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 38, Pl. 1846.
_Kirschpfirsche._ =5.= Christ _Handb._ 602, 603. 1817.
Fruit small, roundish, with a deep suture and a large, pointed apex;
skin the color of wax, with a cherry-red blush, sometimes with very
fine pubescence; flesh citron-yellow, fine, melting, rather insipid;
ripens the first of September.
=Chevreuse.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 106, Pl. 33 fig. 1. 1729.
_Belle Chevreuse._ =2.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:22, 23.
1768. =3.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 30, Pl. 1846.
_Schöne Peruvianische._ =4.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 69. 1822.
_Schöner peruanischer Lackpfirsich._ =5.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:213. 1858.
_Chevreuse Hâtive._ =6.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:91, 92 fig.,
93. 1879.
Chevreuse is an old French sort, Nicolas de Bonnefond having mentioned
it in 1665. In 1768 Duhamel failed to recognize the presence of the
glands, thus causing some confusion between this and the variety
he describes as Chevreuse Hâtive. Leaves crenate, with reniform
glands; flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, elongated; skin
greenish-white, marbled and streaked in the sun; flesh white except
beneath the blush and at the stone, melting, sweet, agreeable; stone
free, large; ripens early in September.
=Chevreuse Clingstone.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:33. 1832.
A variety received by W. R. Prince from the Mediterranean region. Fruit
of good size, oval, greenish-yellow; ripens at the end of September.
=Chevreuse à Feuilles Cloquées.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_
53. 1867.
_Freestone._ =2.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.
Although resembling Late Purple, this variety is distinct. Tree
vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small, deep pink; fruit large,
irregular in outline; skin heavily pubescent, tender, deep red on a
yellow ground; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy; stone
elliptical, free; ripens late in August.
=Chevreuse Hâtive.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:21, 22.
1768. =2.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 31, Pl. 1846.
_Frühe Peruvianerin._ =3.= Liegel _Syst. Anleit._ 179. 1825.
_Früher peruanischer Lackpfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:212. 1858.
Chevreuse Hâtive, although very similar to Chevreuse, is here listed
separately. Some authors, including Christ and Leroy, combine the two
varieties. The Chevreuse Hâtive ripens from the middle of August to the
beginning of September.
=Chevreuse Tardive.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:24,
25, Pl. XIV. 1768. =2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:178. 1831. =3.=
Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:93, 94 fig., 95. 1879.
_Später peruanischer Lackpfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:212. 1858.
This peach is often called Pourprée because of its color but it should
not be confused with the old Late Purple. Tree vigorous, productive;
glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish,
often compressed; suture distinct, deep; with a mamelon tip at apex;
skin thick, pale yellow, spotted and washed with reddish-purple; flesh
white except about the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sweet, pleasing;
stone elongated, free; matures at the end of September.
=Chick Early Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 75. 1873.
This variety originated with I. W. & R. S. Chick, Newberry, South
Carolina. Flesh white, vinous, juicy; ripens with Tillotson or before.
=Chili No. 2.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:88. 91. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:210. 1899.
_Engle-Chili._ =3.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:40 fig., 41.
1910.
This is a seedling of Chili raised by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan.
Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; flowers small; fruit large,
roundish-oval; cavity deep; apex prominent; skin thick, yellow, with
a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, fine-grained,
moderately juicy, tender, mild but rich; quality good; stone long,
oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.
=Chili No. 3.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:88, 91. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:210. 1899.
This is another seedling of the same origin as Chili No. 2. Tree
moderately strong, spreading; flowers small or medium; fruit medium
in size, roundish, slightly oblong, compressed; suture indistinct;
apex not prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow,
slightly red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild, sweet; quality
fair to good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season the last of
September.
=Chilian.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 291. 1854.
This is an American peach of unknown origin. Fruit of medium size,
yellowish-white, with a red cheek, lacking in flavor; freestone; season
September.
=Chilow.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 9. 1909.
According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Chilow is a
yellow-fleshed seedling of Chinese Cling, which ripens at this Station
the latter part of September. Tree vigorous, moderately productive;
glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large, showy;
fruit medium in size, oblong-oval; suture deeper at the cavity,
extending beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, with coarse pubescence,
lemon-yellow, with a faint, dull blush near the cavity; flesh yellow,
tinged at the pit, coarse, meaty, juicy, mild; fair in quality; stone
below medium in size, oval, flattened, clinging.
=Chilson.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:33. 1910.
N. and C. Chilson, Battle Creek, Michigan, first exhibited this peach
in 1870. Described as a yellow-fleshed clingstone, of medium size.
=Chinese Blood.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:816. 1896.
Chinese Blood is of unknown origin; the fruit resembles Chinese Cling
in flavor. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; fruit small, ovate,
with an acute apex; color yellowish-green, with a red blush; flesh
clinging, moderately sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens in
Texas the first of July.
=Chinese Crooked.= =1.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 202. 1908.
A variety of unknown origin; so named because of its crooked fruits.
The seed from which it sprang is supposed to have been brought from
China. The fruit is very sweet but so small and unattractive as to
be worthless. Grown under glass as dwarf trees, the variety forms an
attractive ornamental.
=Chinese Peach.= =1.= _Gard. & For._ =5=:438, 439, fig. 72.
1892.
Peach-pits were sent to Charles S. Sargent, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica
Plains, Massachusetts, in 1879 from China and from one of these grew
this peach. The tree is very vigorous and hardy. The fruit has a
thick skin, white, juicy flesh; is of good quality and a freestone.
Sargent believes the variety may be valuable in breeding a new race of
exceptionally hardy peaches.
=Chisolm.= =1.= _Tex. Nur. Cat._ 4. 1913.
The Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, describes this variety as
a yellow freestone grown by W. H. Chisolm, Grayson County, Texas; it
ripens after Elberta.
=Christiana.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 603. 1869. =2.=
_Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:810. 1896. =3.= _Md. Sta. Bul._
=159=:155. 1911.
Downing speaks of a white-fleshed Christiana from Pomaria, South
Carolina. Other pomologists say it has yellow flesh. On the Station
grounds the tree is vigorous and only moderately productive. Glands
small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with
a deep pink; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a beaked apex, angular;
cavity deep; suture shallow; skin tough, covered with fine pubescence,
golden-yellow, washed with deep red and with a few splashes; flesh
light yellow, tinged with red about the pit, juicy, firm, stringy,
sprightly; quality good; stone free, large, ovate, plump; matures the
third week in September.
=Christmas Seedling.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:612. 1893.
Received at this Station in 1893 from Warren Hartle, Covington, Ohio.
=Citry à Fruit Blanc.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 392. 1889.
Listed in this reference.
=Clara.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =62=:511, 512. 1902.
Clara is a seedling of Waldo raised by T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida.
Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture nearly lacking; apex rounded,
oblique, with a very small tip; skin velvety, yellowish-red in the sun;
flesh firm, white, melting, juicy, with a slight almond flavor; quality
very good; stone large, oval, pointed, free; ripens early.
=Clara Mayer.= =1.= _Guide Prat._ 43. 1895.
Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers double; fruit large,
roundish-oval; skin greenish-yellow, faintly blushed where exposed;
flesh greenish-yellow, juicy; freestone; an ornamental.
=Clarissa.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:811. 1896.
Clarissa seems to be well thought of in Texas, where it originated,
but at Geneva it is unproductive; fruit of good quality. Glands large,
reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with
dark pink; fruit above medium in size, oval-cordate, halves unequal,
bulged at the apex; skin tough, covered with short, thick pubescence,
golden-yellow mingled with lively red which deepens on the exposed
side; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, rather coarse and
stringy, sweet, pleasing; stone below medium in size, oval, drawn in
about the base, plump, semi-free; ripens the second half of September.
=Clark Early.= =1.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 257. 1854.
Originated with Lewis Clark, St. Louis, Missouri. Said to be one of the
earliest to ripen. Tree a slow grower, productive; fruit small, of rich
flavor.
=Clarke.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 194. 1849.
Clarke originated with A. Clarke, Sherburne, New York; fruit very
large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow except at the
stone, juicy, sugary, aromatic; ripens September 10th.
=Claudine Willermoz.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 392. 1889.
Listed in this reference.
=Cleffey Allen.= =1.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:20. 1894. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:210. 1899.
Tree strong, upright, fairly productive; glands reniform; flowers
small; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a broad, deep cavity;
suture indistinct; skin strongly pubescent, yellow, blushed with
brownish-red; flesh juicy, tender, mild, not rich; quality good; pit
oval, plump, pointed, free; ripens the middle of September.
=Clémence Isaure.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:47, 48, fig. 22.
1866-73. =2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:96, 97 fig. 1879.
Barthère Brothers, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France, first fruited
this variety in 1854. Later it was named in honor of Clémence Isaure.
Glands globose; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit large,
globular, halves unequal, with a mamelon tip at the apex; suture
distinct; skin tender, whitish-yellow, washed with carmine; flesh
yellow, stained at the pit, melting, juicy, sugary; stone free, large,
roundish-oval, plump; matures early in September.
=Cleveland I.= =1.= _Peachland Nur. Cat._ 11. 1892.
Said to have originated at Salisbury, Maryland. The fruit excels
Fox with which it ripens, according to the catalog of the Peachland
Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.
=Cleveland II.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:95. 1901.
Cleveland is a seedling raised and introduced by J. F. Lyendecker,
Frelsburg, Texas, about 1881. The tree came up between Thurber and
Onderdonk trees; it was named after President Cleveland. Fruit large,
cream-colored; clingstone; ripens with Honey.
=Clifton Cling.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =152=:196. 1898. =2.=
_Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:234. 1898.
Tree low and spreading in growth, vigorous; leaves small; glands
reniform; fruit greenish-yellow, faintly blushed with carmine; flesh
greenish-yellow, red at the pit, granular, subacid; quality poor;
ripens in Georgia the middle of August; very subject to rot.
=Clifton Park.= =1.= Wiley _Cat._ 16. 1899. =2.= _Mich. Sta.
Sp. Bul._ =30=:14. 1905.
William Palmer, Saratoga County, New York, first exhibited this
seedling at the State Fair in 1897. The trees at this Station are not
productive. Tree hardy, vigorous; glands reniform; flowers appear
early, large, showy, pale pink; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval,
bulged near the apex; suture shallow; skin thin, with short, thick
pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with dark, dull red; flesh white,
tinged at the pit, juicy, stringy, pleasing, sweet; quality good; stone
with a slight clinging tendency, above medium in size, plump; ripens
the second week in August.
=Clingman May.= =1.= _La. Sta. Bul._ =27=:942. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =112=:30. 1908.
A large, white-fleshed clingstone; early but not very desirable.
=Clinton.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 199. 1841. =2.= Downing
_Fr. Trees Am._ 473. 1845.
An American variety of second quality. Glands globose; fruit medium
in size, roundish; suture nearly lacking; skin pale yellowish-white,
striped with dull red; flesh scarcely stained at the stone, juicy;
ripens the last of August.
=Cobb Mignonne.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 99. 1831.
Listed in the reference as having globose glands.
=Cobbler.= =1.= _Okla. Sta. Rpt._ 61. 1898-99. =2.= Harrison
_Cat._ 20. 1904.
_Yellow Cobbler._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881.
From Grayson County, Texas. Large, yellow, freestone, ripening with
Smock.
=Coe Golden Cling.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:64.
1900.
A strong grower but does not ripen its fruit in Canada.
=Coggin Early.= =1.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =11=:7. 1890.
Flowers large; fruit medium in size; flesh white, firm, semi-clinging;
matures early in June.
=Coigneau.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:97, 98 fig. 1879.
Originated by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, but not described by
American writers. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small,
with an intense rose-color; fruit of medium size, irregularly globular;
suture distinct; skin thick, yellow, washed and striped with carmine;
flesh orange-yellow, red at the pit, fibrous, melting, juicy, resembles
an apricot in flavor; stone small, plump, free; ripens early in August.
=Cole.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 44. 1891.
_Cole Early._ =2.= _Ibid._ 32. 1887.
_Cole Early Red._ =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 473. 1845. =4.=
_Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862.
Cole appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in
1862 as Cole Early Red but was dropped in 1891. Glands globose; flowers
small; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin almost entirely overlaid
with red; flesh white, melting, very sprightly; freestone; ripens early
in August.
=Cole Large Yellow.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 1251. 1864.
Listed as an undesirable variety introduced into England from America.
=Cole White.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 55, 56. 1867.
According to Carrière this variety is distinct from Cole White
Melocoton. Tree vigorous; flowers very small; glands reniform; fruit
large, roundish, with a slight suture; skin yellowish-white, with a
purplish-red blush; flesh yellowish-white, slightly stained with red at
the pit, tender yet firm, juicy, very sweet; quality good; stone oval,
free; ripens in France the first of September.
=Cole White Melocoton.= =1.= Thomas _Am. Fruit Cult._ 299. 1849.
This peach is thought by most pomologists to be identical with Morris
White but according to T. Hancock, in the American Fruit Culturist, it
is distinct, the peaches being larger, heavier, rounder and ripening
two weeks later than Morris White.
=Coleman.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:804. 1896. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.
Coleman is a variety of the Honey type originated by Thomas Coleman,
Rockport, Texas. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American
Pomological Society in 1909. Tree vigorous, productive; glands both
reniform and round; fruit medium in size, ovate, cream-colored, with a
red cheek; flesh white, sweet; freestone; ripens with Climax.
=Colerane.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.
"Colerane peach is a good red peach."
=Colmar.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:179. 1883.
Listed in this reference.
=Colon.= =1.= _Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat._ 11. 1900. =2.= _Fla.
Sta. Bul._ =73=:143. 1904. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.
This is a seedling of Honey which was originated by G. L. Taber, Glen
Saint Mary, Florida, about 1892. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture
distinct; skin thin, tender, finely pubescent; flesh white, streaked
with red at the stone, juicy, spicy, subacid; quality very good; stone
large, elliptical, sharply pointed, free; ripens in Florida the last of
June.
=Colonel Ansley.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 93. 1831.
Resembles Barrington, the two being listed as the same by some writers.
=Colonel McFarland.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =24=:338. 1882.
A seedling of Late Crawford originating in 1874 near Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. Tree strong, vigorous, spreading; fruit large, yellow,
with a red cheek; flesh juicy, rich, high in quality; freestone; ripens
the middle of October.
=Colonel Tom Ruffin.= =1.= Van Lindley _Cat._ 16. 1892.
An early, white-fleshed clingstone, ripening about July 20th, according
to the catalog of the J. Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina.
=Columbia.= =1.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 226, fig. 10. 1817.
=2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:19, 20. 1832. =3.= Downing _Fr.
Trees Am._ 491. 1845. =4.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 216, 217. 1857.
=5.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862. =6.= _Am. Jour. Hort._
=3=:343. 1868. =7.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:99 fig., 100. 1879.
_Virginia._ =8.= _Mo. Bd. Agr. Rpt._ =1=:411. 1865.
This singular peach was raised more than a century ago by William Coxe
from a pit brought to New Jersey from Georgia. While it reproduces
itself from seed with considerable exactness, most of the seedlings
show variations in shape and color. Nurserymen have, therefore, grown
many different types but all having the general characteristics of the
original fruit. The American Pomological Society placed Columbia in
its fruit-list in 1862 where it has since remained. Tree moderately
hardy and productive; glands reniform; fruit large, round, broad and
considerably depressed, with a distinct suture; skin rough, thick,
dingy red, sprinkled with spots and streaks of darker red; flesh
yellow, often with a red streak next the skin, rich, juicy, melting,
with the texture of a very ripe pineapple; quality good; freestone;
season the last of September.
=Columbus June.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 610. 1857.
Fruit medium to large, flattened, with a shallow suture; skin pale
yellowish-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh red at the pit, melting,
juicy, pleasant-flavored; good; stone free; ripens in the South the
middle of June.
=Comet.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =29=:52. 1863. =2.= Hogg _Fruit
Man._ 216. 1866. =3.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:811. 1896.
Comet was raised from a pit of Salwey by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth,
England, fruiting for the first time in 1857, when the great comet of
that year was in its zenith. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit
roundish; skin yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, melting,
juicy; stone free; matures early in October.
=Comice d'Angers.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:100 fig., 101.
1879.
_Jaune du Comice._ =2.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:195, 196, fig. 96.
1866-73.
_Hâtive de Gascogne._ =3.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52, 219. 1876.
_Madeleine du Comice._ =4.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.
This variety, received from Angers, France, is grown commercially in
that locality. Glands both reniform and globose; flowers small, with
deep rose-color; fruit large, spherical, ending in a mamelon tip at
the apex; suture distinct; skin tender, heavily pubescent, yellow,
marbled and striped with purple on a deep carmine blush; flesh stained
at the pit, melting, very juicy, sprightly; stone free, large, plump;
ripens at the end of August.
=Comice de Bourbourg.= =1.= Brehaut _Peach Pruner_ 173. 1866.
=2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:101, 102 fig. 1879.
A seedling from Bourbourg, Nord, France, first fruiting about 1850.
Glands small, both reniform and globose; flowers of medium size; fruit
large, roundish-oval, distinctly sutured; skin tender, light yellow,
streaked with carmine; flesh white, melting, juicy, tinged about the
pit, sprightly; stone free; ripens the middle of September.
=Compton Pure Gold.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.
Exhibited from Illinois at the World's Fair, in 1893.
=Comte d'Ansembourg.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.
Listed in this reference.
=Comte de Neperg.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.
Listed in this reference.
=Comtesse de Hainaut.= =1.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =6=:79, 80, Pl.
1858.
Of Belgian origin, being a seedling of Early Purple found near the
Royal Chateau at Laeken. Flowers large; fruit large, roundish; suture
distinct but not deep; skin clear yellow; flesh yellowish-white except
at the pit; stone large, free; ripens the first half of September.
=Comtesse de Montijo.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876. =2.=
_Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 524. 1906.
Obtained about 1848 by a gardener, Gauthier, in Paris, France. Tree
vigorous, productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium
size; fruit large, roundish; skin creamy-white, with a blush, often
streaked; flesh melting, sprightly; ripens the middle of September.
=Con Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 26. 1873.
Con Cling appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological
Society from 1873 until 1883 without a description. Recommended for
Oregon.
=Condor.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =28=:470. 1875. =2.= Lauche
_Ergänzungsband_ 701 fig., 702. 1883.
A large and beautiful seedling of Early Silver. Tree vigorous,
productive; glands reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit very large,
globular, halves equal, distinctly sutured; skin greenish-yellow,
blushed with pale red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy,
melting; stone oval, truncate at the base; ripens in August.
=Congress.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820. =2.=
_Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831. =3.= Prince _Pom. Man._
=2=:27. 1832. =4.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 66, 67. 1867.
_Béguine de Termonde?_ =5.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 21, 215. 1876.
First cultivated by Alfred Livingston, Westchester County, New York.
Leaves with reniform glands; flowers of medium size; fruit large, oval,
pale yellow, blushed with red; clingstone; ripens in September.
=Conkling.= =1.= Ellwanger & Barry _Cat._ 33. 1879. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.
E. M. Conkling, Parma Corners, New York, introduced this peach about
1877, having fruited it first in 1873. The fruits are small and the
trees unproductive at Geneva. It was added to the fruit-list of the
American Pomological Society in 1909. Leaves with small, globose
glands; flowers late; fruit below medium in size, roundish-oval, bulged
near the apex; halves unequal; apex with a mamelon, recurved tip;
skin thin, tender, with long, thick pubescence, yellow, mottled with
dark red over a lighter blush; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, firm,
stringy, sweet, pleasant; pit free; ripens early in September.
=Connecticut.= =1.= Hale _Cat._ 29. 1898. =2.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._
=6=:44. 1899.
Connecticut originated at South Glastonbury, Connecticut, about 1885
from a seed of Pratt pollinized by Chili. The trees are unproductive
at this Station. Tree willowy in habit; glands small, both reniform
and globose; flowers appearing in mid-season, small, edged with deep
pink; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate; apex noticeably mamelon,
recurved; skin thin, tough, adherent, thickly pubescent, orange-yellow,
blushed with dull red; flesh tinged at the pit, rather firm, stringy,
sweet; quality good; stone free, small, ovate, plump, bulged near the
apex; ripens the last of August.
=Connett.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.
_Connett Early._ =2.= _N. C. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 64. 1893. =3.=
_Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1899. =4.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:96.
1901.
Connett originated as Connett Southern Early with Rev. Alfred
Connett, McLeansville, North Carolina, about 1880. In 1889 it was
listed by the American Pomological Society as Connett Early, the
name being changed in 1909 to Connett. At this Station it is a
shy bearer; ripens the middle of August. Tree willowy in growth;
glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large; fruit above
medium in size, roundish-oval; suture shallow; skin thin, tough,
creamy-yellow, slightly blushed with dark red; flesh white except at
the pit, firm, stringy, sweet, juicy; quality fair; stone nearly free,
oval-elliptical, pointed at the ends.
=Connor White.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 75. 1873.
_Conner Cling._ =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1883.
Connor White is a southern variety which originated in Mississippi.
The American Pomological Society listed it from 1883 until 1889. Fruit
medium in size, slightly oblong, with a small, acute apex; skin white,
nearly covered with crimson; flesh white to the stone, juicy, vinous,
subacid; clingstone; matures the last of June in Mississippi.
=Conover.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 422. 1905.
Conover is one of the best hardy peaches in Missouri.
=Cook Late.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1887.
_Cook Late White._ =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28. 1877.
A variety of American origin. Entered on the fruit-list of the American
Pomological Society in 1877 where it remained until 1897. Fruit of
medium size, white, freestone; ripens late.
=Cook Seedling.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 6, 7. 1857.
A seedling resembling Late Crawford grown by J. S. Cook, Walnut Hills,
Ohio.
=Cooley Mammoth.= =1.= Lovett _Cat._ 33. 1891. =2.= _Can. Exp.
Farms Rpt._ 451. 1896.
Originated in Indiana where the fruit attracted attention because
of large size and handsome color. Flesh yellow, juicy, sprightly;
clingstone; ripens late in September.
=Coolidge.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 191. 1849.
_Cooledge's Favorite._ =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 219, 220. 1832.
=3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 473. 1845. =4.= _Proc. Nat. Con.
Fr. Gr._ 38, 51. 1848.
_Coolidge's Favorite._ =5.= Hovey _Fr. Am._ =2=:49, 50, Pl.
1851. =6.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 216. 1857.
For many years Coolidge was a favorite in New England and in nearly
every orchard there were trees of this sort. Joshua Coolidge of
Watertown, Massachusetts, raised the variety. The fruit-lists in the
catalogs of the American Pomological Society from the first issue until
1899 contained the name of this peach. Fruit medium to large, roundish,
with a shallow suture; skin clear white, with a fine, mottled, crimson
cheek; flesh white, with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich,
sweet, high flavor; freestone; season the last of August.
=Coolidge Mammoth.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:211. 1899.
Tree vigorous; foliage crimped, with globose glands; flowers small;
fruit large, roundish-ovate; suture distinct; apex prominent; skin
bright yellow, with a bright blush; flesh red at the pit, juicy, mild,
vinous; pit large, oval, pointed, free; matures the middle of September.
=Cooner.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 318. 1890.
A large-fruited, market variety from Allegan County, Michigan.
=Cooper Early.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.
Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale
yellow; stone adherent; of third quality; ripens early in September.
=Cooper Late.= =1.= _Peachland Nur. Cat._ 11. 1892.
Cooper Late originated at New Castle, Delaware, and is a large,
white-fleshed, productive peach, according to the catalog of the
Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.
=Cooper Mammoth.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 190. 1880.
A yellow peach found near South Haven, Michigan. The variety is
worthless because of unproductiveness.
=Cooper Manet.= =1.= _N. Mex. Sta. Bul._ =30=:242. 1899.
A variety being tested in New Mexico.
=Cora.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 41. 1877. =2.= _La. Sta.
Bul._ =21=:614. 1893.
One of L. E. Berckmans seedlings of Lady Parham, from Rome, Georgia,
about 1873. Fruit small, round; skin creamy-white, splashed with dull
red; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, melting, subacid;
freestone; ripens at the end of September.