=Stevens Late. 1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =10_The peaches of New York

_Ibid._ =169=:227. 1899.

_Late Rareripe Stevens_. =3.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1876.

=4.= _Ibid._ 15. 1878.

_Stevenson's Oct._ =5.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =11=:10. 1890.

Stevens Late originated in Delaware or New Jersey. Tree strong; fruit

of medium size, roundish, with an indistinct suture; skin creamy-white,

with a bright, mottled blush; flesh pale creamy-white, with a little

red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous

flavor; quality good; season early October.

=Stewart Nos. 1 and 2. 1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:290. 1897.

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

Richardson, Utah.

=Stickler Cling. 1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

=Stiles.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893.

Stiles originated with Dr. E. P. Stiles, Austin, Texas, from a seed

brought from Virginia and planted in 1866. Fruit of medium size,

resembling Elberta in shape and color; flesh reddish-yellow, red at the

pit, melting, juicy, free; quality good; ripens the last of June in

Texas.

=Stilson.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 314. 1889.

Originated in California. Fruit very large, having a red cheek, with

crimson stripes; flesh yellow, free; quality excellent; ripens after

Late Crawford.

=Stinson.= =1.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =156=:135. 1911. =2.= _Am.

Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

_Stinson Late._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 157. 1881. =4.= _U.

S. D. A. Rpt._ 263. 1892.

_Stinson October._ =5.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =47=:11. 1893.

Fruit large, broadly oval; color creamy-white, shaded with dark

purplish-red; flesh adherent, white, veined with red and red at the

pit, mild subacid; quality good; season late.

=Stirling Castle.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 557. 1858. =2.= _Ibid._

734. 1860. =3.= _Mag. Hort._ =28=:365. 1862. =4.= Thomas _Guide

Prat._ 44. 1876.

Raised at Stirling Castle, England. Fruit large, roundish, with a

well-colored, brownish-red surface; flesh red near the pit, vinous,

aromatic; quality good; ripens early in September.

=Stone.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =5=:318. 1893.

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

=Stonewall Jackson.= =1.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 21. 1877. =2.=

_Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:809. 1896. =3.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._

207. 1913.

_Stonewall._ =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 34. 1899. =5.= _Del.

Sta. Rpt._ =13=:108. 1901.

_General Jackson._ =6.= _S. C. Sta. Rpt._ =19=:16. 1906.

This peach may have originated in Texas as a seedling of Chinese Cling.

Some authorities, however, say that it originated with Judge Campbell,

Pensacola, Florida, from a peach-pit brought from Japan in 1860 by

William A. Spottswood, a Fleet Surgeon in the United States Navy. It is

supposed to have been introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia,

about 1868. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate, inclined to conic;

suture distinct; color creamy-yellow, with a faint crimson blush and

many red dots; flesh white, red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich, with a

pleasant, subacid flavor; stone large, clinging; season early.

=Storm No. 1.= =1.= _Flor. & Pom._ 84. 1880.

This is a seedling raised by James A. Storm of Missouri, and said to be

a large, attractive, freestone peach, ripening just before Amsden.

=Stranahan.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:62. 1910.

_Stranahan's Late Orange._ =2.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 189.

1880.

Stranahan is a seedling raised in Michigan. Fruit very large, nearly

round; color deep yellow, with a red cheek; flesh golden yellow, firm,

free; quality good; season very late.

=Strawberry.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 200. 1841. =2.= Downing

_Fr. Trees Am._ 487. 1845. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1877.

_Rose._ =4.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 263. 1892.

Strawberry was introduced by Thomas Hancock, Burlington, New Jersey.

Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; skin nearly all marbled with

dark red; flesh white, juicy, melting, rich, with a sprightly, vinous

flavor; ripens early in August.

=Strong.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 44. 1895. =2.= _Mich.

Sta. Bul._ =169=:227. 1899.

Fruit medium to large, roundish; color creamy-white, with a bright

red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit from which it is free, tender,

melting, moderately juicy, mild subacid, vinous; quality good; ripens

from the middle to the last of August.

=Strout Early.= =1.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:357. 1903.

Originated in Indian Territory and resembles Alexander. Fruit medium in

size, roundish, slightly compressed; flesh streaked with red, firm; of

good quality; stone free; ripens early.

=Strunk.=

Trees of this peach were received at this Station for testing in 1913

from W. P. Strunk, Roodhouse, Illinois, who originated it from seed

in 1904. According to a statement of the originator, the trees are

productive and bear large, yellow, freestone fruit of good quality

which ripens the last of August.

=Stuart.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1898.

Fruit medium in size; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh

clinging; quality good; season the last of July.

=Studt.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 366. 1908.

This is a seedling with Persian blood which originated in Solon,

Johnson County, Iowa.

=Sturtevant.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 290. 1852. =2.= _Am. Pom.

Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

Sturtevant was originated in 1826 by E. T. Sturtevant, Cleveland,

Ohio. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its

fruit-catalog from 1862 until 1897. Fruit medium in size, roundish,

compressed; skin very pubescent, rich yellow, nearly covered with dark

red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, with veins of red running into the

flesh; quality very good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

=Suber.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =62=:517, 518. 1902. =2.= _Am.

Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

Suber was originated by a colored man of that name at Lake Helen,

Volusia County, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow

suture; color creamy-yellow, with a pinkish-red blush; flesh white,

firm, meaty, sweet, vinous; quality good; clingstone; ripens early in

Florida.

=Success.= =1.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:11. 1901. =2.=

Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:357. 1903. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc.

Cat._ 39. 1909.

Success probably originated in Texas. Fruit large, roundish, with a

yellow surface; flesh firm, juicy, rich; good; pit free.

=Sulhamstead.= =1.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 252. 1831. =2.=

Hogg _Fruit Man._ 232. 1866. =3.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:89, 90,

fig. 43. 1866-73.

This variety originated about a century ago in the garden of a Mrs.

Thoytes, of Sulhamstead House, near Reading, Berkshire, England.

Leaves deeply serrate, glandless; fruit large, roundish; skin clear,

pale yellow, marbled with dark red; flesh pale yellow, melting, juicy,

sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; pit free; ripens from the first to

the middle of September.

=Sylphide.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:809. 1896. =2.= _Del.

Sta. Rpt._ =13=:109. 1901.

_Sylphide Cling._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881.

Sylphide is a seedling of General Lee and originated in 1874 with Dr.

L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit

medium to large, roundish-oblong, compressed, with a distinct suture;

color creamy-white, dotted with red; flesh adherent, white, red at the

pit, juicy, mild subacid; ripens the last of August.

=Sumner Early.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 633, 634. 1869.

Fruit medium to large, with an attractive blush; flesh white, firm,

free; ripens early.

=Sumner White Free.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 634. 1869.

Originated in South Carolina. Fruit large, nearly round, slightly

depressed, with unequal sides; suture distinct; skin whitish-green,

shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet; ripens the first of

September.

=Sunrise.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1904.

Sunrise originated with Miller Brothers, Paw Paw, West Virginia,

as a seedling of Heath Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; color

creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh firm, very juicy, sweet; quality

good; clingstone; ripens very late.

=Sunset.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

=Superbe de Choisy.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889. =2.=

_Guide Prat._ 41. 1895.

Fruit very large; flesh juicy, sweet, agreeably aromatic, white, red at

the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

=Superbe de Trévoux.= =1.= _Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 115 fig.

1906.

Fruit large, with a distinct suture which divides the fruit into two

unequal faces; skin nearly covered with dark red; flesh juicy, sweet,

pleasantly flavored; quality good; ripens the last of August.

=Superior Late.= =1.= _Country Gent._ =26=:256. 1865.

_Scattergood No. 1._ =2.= _Trans. Am. Inst._ 211. 1865.

This is a seedling raised about sixty years ago by H. V. Scattergood,

Albany, New York. It is a large clingstone of good quality, ripening

early in October.

=Surpasse Bon Ouvrier.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 3rd Ser. =1=:210.

1887.

Fruit large, round, furrowed on one side; color deep scarlet in the

sun; flesh melting, sweet, yellowish-white, red at the pit which is

free; ripens the last of September.

=Surprise.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:33. 1832.

Tree productive; fruit very large, with a dingy-red or purplish

surface; flesh deep yellow, with crimson veins running towards the

center; quality very good; freestone.

=Surprise de Jodoigne.= =1.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =6=:91, 92, Pl.

1858.

Fruit medium in size, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellow,

mottled and dotted with red; flesh juicy, sweet, yellow, red at the pit

which is free; quality fair.

=Surprise de Pellaine.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 41. 1876.

=2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:281, 282 fig. 1879.

Introduced about 1864 by Henri Delloyer, a Belgian. Leaves glandless;

fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a well-marked suture; skin

pale greenish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red

at the pit, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens

the last of September.

=Sure Crop.= =1.= Lovett _Cat._ 24 fig. 1906.

Introduced by J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, New Jersey. Tree hardy,

productive; fruit large, nearly round; skin white, with a bright

carmine cheek; flesh very juicy, sweet, rich, sprightly; ripens early.

=Surties.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 1913.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety was

originated by a Mr. Surties, Bexar County, Texas. The fruit resembles

Honey but is less pointed; ripens the last of June in Texas.

=Susquehanna.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 184, 214. 1856.

=2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 633. 1857. =3.= Mas _Le Verger_

=7=:179, 180, fig. 88. 1866-73. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._

=6=:282, 283 fig. 1879.

_Griffith._ =5.= _Mag. Hort._ =24=:107. 1858.

Susquehanna was raised many years ago by a Mr. Griffith on the banks

of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, but the exact place of origin

has never been known. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves have large,

reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round; skin rich yellow, with

a beautiful red cheek; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, with a rich, vinous

flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

=Swainson Black.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.

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

=Swalsh.= =1.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 221, 222. 1817. =2.=

Elliott _Fr. Book_ 294. 1854.

_Swalze._ =3.= Langley _Pomona_ 105, Pl. 32 fig. 1. 1729.

_Double Swalsh._ =4.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 256. 1831.

This variety is said to have been brought into England by Lord

Peterborough before 1729. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small,

dark red; fruit medium in size, ovate, with a deep suture; skin pale

yellow, with a bright, deep red blush; flesh white, pale red at the pit

from which it separates, melting, juicy, pleasantly flavored; ripens

the first of September.

=Swann Free.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Sweet.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 167 fig. 1886-87.

Originated by M. E. Sweet, Kirtland, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish-oval;

color orange-yellow, mottled and striped with bright red; flesh light

yellow, juicy, sweet; quality very good; season September.

=Sweet Water.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 16. 1820. =2.=

Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:24. 1832.

_Early Sweetwater._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:412. 1826.

=4.= Floy-Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._, 184. 1846.

According to Prince, Sweet Water originated in Flushing, New York,

early in the Nineteenth Century. The peaches ripen a few days after

Anne which Sweet Water resembles in shape of fruit and growth of tree.

Leaves large, doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium

size, nearly round; skin thin, white, with a small amount of color on

the exposed side; flesh melting, white, juicy, sweet; stone small,

round, nearly flat, free.

=Swick Wonder.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 236. 1906.

Listed in this reference.

=Switzerland.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =10=:249. 1868. =2.= _Mich.

Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 378. 1895. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:227,

228. 1899.

This peach is supposed to have originated in Georgia. Tree productive,

bearing leaves with globose glands; fruit medium to large, roundish,

tapering slightly towards the apex, with a very shallow suture; color

creamy-white, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh white, red at the

pit, tender, mild and vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last

of August.

=Taber.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:86. 1896. =2.= _Fla. Sta.

Bul._ =73=:151, 152. 1904. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

=4.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =156=:135. 1911.

Taber originated in 1892 with G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, as

a seedling of Honey. The American Pomological Society added the variety

to its fruit-list in 1909. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a long,

recurved apex; skin white, well covered with red; flesh white, streaked

with red, firm, juicy, rich, subacid; quality very good; clingstone;

ripens the last of June in Florida.

=Tacker.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:109. 1901.

J. W. Tacker of Freestone County, Texas, grew this variety from an

unknown peach-pit about 1845. It is said to reproduce itself closely

from seed and is considered a valuable clingstone in Texas.

=Tallman Nos. 1, 2 and 3.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:31.

1895.

Listed in this reference.

=Tante Mélanie.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876.

Tree very prolific; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit

well-colored.

=Tarbell.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 194. 1849. =2.= _Am. Pom.

Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909. =3.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._ 208. 1913.

This variety was grown many years ago by C. H. Tarbell, Lincoln,

Massachusetts. Fruit very large, roundish, flattened at the base, with

a suture nearly around the fruit; skin rich yellow, almost entirely

covered with deep red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, very juicy, rich,

sweet; quality good; season the middle of September.

=Tardive d'Avignon.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive d'Auvergne.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:182. 1883.

_Belle tardive d'Auvergne._ =2.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

Probably of Belgian origin. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large,

roundish; of first quality; matures early in October.

=Tardive Béraud.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive Chevallier.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

=Tardive de Gros.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive des Lazaristes.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive du Mont d'Or.= =1.= _Garden_ =52=:449. 1897. =2.=

_Rev. Hort._ 520, 521, Pl. 1897.

This peach seems to have been sent out about 1896 by Francisque Morel,

a nurseryman at Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin

yellow, shaded with deep red; flesh creamy-white, streaked with pink at

the center, very juicy, sweet, aromatic; season the first of November

in France.

=Tardive de Montauban.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876.

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

=Tardive de Passebel.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tasmanian Wonder.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

=Tausch.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

_Tausch's Lieblingspfirsich._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_

=3=:206, 207. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellowish-white,

with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the

middle of September.

=Taylor.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= Waugh _Am.

Peach Orch._ 208. 1913.

Originated in the District of Columbia. Fruit large, round, with a

yellow surface; clingstone; very good.

=Tecumsa.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 205. 1858.

Said to be valuable in the South.

=Teindoux.= =1.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 229. 1817. =2.= Prince

_Pom. Man._ =2=:16, 17. 1832.

_Teindou._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:38, 39, Pl. 27.

1768. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:286, 287. 1879.

_Teint-Doux._ =5.= Christ _Wörterb._ 356. 1802.

_Sanftfarbige._ =6.= Christ _Handb._ 594. 1817.

_Zartgefärbter Lackpfirsich._ =7.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_

=3=:213. 1858.

Glands globose; fruit large, round, divided into two unequal sections

by a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, mottled with red; flesh juicy,

sweet, melting, with a delicate flavor, white, faintly streaked with

red around the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

=Teissier.= =1.= _Pom. France_ =6=:No. 16, Pl. 16. 1869. =2.=

_Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 117 fig. 1906.

_Pêche du Teissier._ =3.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =2=:32. 1862.

This variety was found on the grounds of a M. Teissier at Oullins, near

Lyons, France, and was introduced to the trade about 1855. Fruit large,

roundish, inclining to conic, with a well-marked suture; skin pale

yellow, washed and mottled with deep red; flesh juicy, sweet, white,

red at the pit which is free, vinous; quality very good; ripens the

last of September.

=Temple Late.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 460. 1883.

_Temple White._ =2.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul._ =3=:33. 1902.

This is a medium-sized, oval, yellowish-red peach of good quality,

ripening in September.

=Tennessee.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893.

This peach was raised about 1890 by Rev. J. G. Teter, Athens,

Tennessee. Fruit large, round; skin heavily pubescent, creamy-white,

with a trace of red; flesh creamy-white throughout, juicy, firm, meaty,

sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; ripens the last of October

in Tennessee.

=Tennessee Everbearing.= =1.= Hood _Cat._ 28. 1909.

According to W. T. Hood and Company, Richmond, Virginia, this variety

first fruited about 1888. It is a large, creamy-white clingstone with

a deep blush and ripens its fruit continuously from August first to

October first.

=Terrel.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

=Teton de Venus.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:34, 35,

Pl. XXIII. 1768. =2.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 227, fig. 12.

1817. =3.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 273. 1831. =4.= _Am.

Pom. Soc. Cat._ 211. 1856. =5.= _Pom. France_ =6=:No. 30, Pl.

30. 1869. =6.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 45, 224. 1876. =7.= Leroy

_Dict. Pom._ =6=:288 fig., 289. 1879.

_Tuteon de Venice._ =8.= Langley _Pomona_ 101. 1729.

_Teton Venus._ =9.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752.

_Royal._ =10.= _Pom. Mag._ =2=:73, Pl. 1839.

_Venusbrust._ =11.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:209. 1858.

From all accounts this variety was known long before Merlet mentioned

it in 1667 but its exact origin cannot be learned. According to Leroy

it seems at one time to have been called Pêche du Chevalier but this

name was permanently replaced by the present one about 1789--applied

because of the unique shape of the fruit. In 1856 the American

Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list but dropped it

in 1862. Tree of moderate vigor and productiveness; leaves crenate,

with globose glands; flowers small, pale red; fruit large, roundish,

inclining to oblong, with a deep suture on one side; apex terminated by

a broad, prominent, obtuse nipple; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled

with deep red in the sun; flesh greenish-white, faintly tinged with red

at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, having an excellent flavor; stone

large, oval, free; season the last of September.

=Texan.= =1.= _Tex. Nur. Cat._ 4. 1913.

Texan originated in the yard of the First National Bank at Whitesboro,

Texas, and was introduced by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas.

It is a large, white clingstone, with a blush, ripening with Elberta.

=Texas.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 159. 1889. =2.= _Am. Pom.

Soc. Cat._ 34. 1899. =3.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._ 208. 1913.

_Texas King._ =4.= _Ohio Sta. Bul._ =170=:182. 1906.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the ends; color

greenish-white, overspread with considerable crimson; flesh white,

tinged with red at the pit and under the skin, firm, juicy, good;

semi-clingstone; ripens about the middle of August.

=Thames Bank.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 233. 1866. =2.= _Gard.

Chron._ 1552. 1871.

This variety was raised by a Mr. Rust, who was a gardener for L.

Sullivan, Broom House, Fulham, England. Fruit large, roundish-oblong;

skin deep orange-yellow, streaked on one side with crimson; flesh

yellow, tender, melting, juicy, highly flavored; season late.

=Thissell Free. 1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 313. 1889.

_Thissell White._ =2.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 315. 1895-97.

Originated with G. W. Thissell in California and is quite widely

disseminated in that state. Fruit large, white, with a light red cheek;

flesh white throughout, juicy, rich.

=Thomas Burns. 1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:236. 1878.

Introduced by Thomas F. Burns, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Fruit large,

roundish, with a large suture; skin white, shaded and mottled with

light red; flesh entirely white, juicy, melting, sweet, adherent;

quality, very good; season very early.

=Thomas November. 1.= _Cultivator_ 3rd Ser. =4=:146. 1856. =2.=

Thomas _Guide Prat._ 51. 1876.

Glands reniform; flesh white, juicy, very firm, highly flavored; ripens

the first of November.

=Thomas Rivers. 1.= _Garden_ =56=:34. 1899. =2.= Bunyard-Thomas

_Fr. Gard._ 114. 1904.

Originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Leaves

glandless; fruit large, round, with a brilliant red blush; quality

good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

=Thompson. 1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

A yellow freestone said to have originated in Florida.

=Thompson Orange. 1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:273. 1878. =2.= _Flor.

& Pom._ 84. 1880.

Said to have been raised at Wilson, North Carolina. It is a large,

early, attractive, freestone peach with a good, subacid flavor.

=Tice. 1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 295. 1854.

_Tice's Late Red and Yellow._ =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 194.

1841.

Originated by James Tice, Middletown, New Jersey. Fruit large; color

yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh free, yellow, juicy, sweet,

delicious; ripens the last of September.

=Tiebout. 1.= Munson _Cat._ 7. 1904-05.

According to T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas, this variety

originated with V. J. Tiebout, Ellis County, Texas. Fruit large; color

rich orange-yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh firm but tender, free;

quality good; ripens in Texas the last of August.

=Tillotson. 1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 279. 1854. =2.= _Am. Pom.

Soc. Cat._ 34. 1883.

_Early Tillotson._ =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 475. 1845. =4.=

_Cultivator_ N. S. =6=:23, 86, 308. 1849. =5.= _Am. Pom. Soc.

Cat._ 78. 1862. =6.= Thomas _Am. Fruit Cult._ 315. 1867.

_Tillotson Précoce._ =7.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:165, 166, fig.

81. 1866-73. =8.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:290 fig. 1879.

According to Thomas, this peach originated many years ago in Cayuga

County, New York. It seems to have been introduced by J. J. Thomas,

Macedon, Wayne County, New York. The American Pomological Society

added the variety to its fruit-list in 1862 as Early Tillotson but

shortened the name to Tillotson in 1883. Tree hardy, moderately

productive; leaves deeply serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit of

medium size, roundish, sides unequal, with a shallow suture; skin pale

yellowish-white, shaded with deep red: flesh white, red at the stone

which is partially clinging, melting, juicy, with a rich, excellent

flavor; season the middle of August.

=Tinley October.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 634. 1869.

Said to have originated at Macon, Georgia. Fruit medium in size,

somewhat oblong; color white, with a light wash of red; flesh white,

juicy, vinous, good; season the middle of October.

=Tippecanoe.= =1.= Hoffy _Orch. Comp._ =1=:Pl. 1841-42. =2.=

_Mag. Hort._ =8=:252. 1842. =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 499.

1845. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

_Pavie Tippécanoé._ =5.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:234 fig., 235.

1879.

Tippecanoe was raised from seed by George Thomas, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, and was brought to notice in 1840. The variety received

a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862.

Leaves with reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round, a little

compressed on the sides; skin yellow, with a fine red blush; flesh

yellow, adherent to the pit, firm, juicy, with a good, vinous flavor;

ripens the last of September.

=Tirlemonter Magdalene.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_

=3=:197, 198. 1858.

_Belle Tillemont._ =2.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh

yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the last of September.

=Titus.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 634. 1857. =2.=

_Horticulturist_ N. S. =7=:107 fig. 1857.

Originated with Mrs. Sarah Titus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit

large, round; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, red at the

pit which is free, juicy, sweet; quality good; ripens from the middle

to the last of September.

=Toledo.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:31. 1895. =2.= _Ibid._

=169=:228. 1899.

_Early Toledo._ =3.= Storrs-Harrison _Cat._ 142. 1894.

_Toledo Prolific._ =4.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:68.

1900.

According to the catalog of the Storrs and Harrison Company,

Painesville, Ohio, Toledo came from northeastern Ohio about 1890. Fruit

large, roundish; color creamy-white, washed, mottled and distinctly

striped with red; flesh creamy-white, slightly colored at the pit which

is free, juicy, tender, with a sweet, pleasant flavor; ripens from the

middle to the last of August.

=Tonbridge.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 104. 1831.

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

=Tong Pa.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =31=:58. 1887. =2.= _Col. O.

Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 150. 1893.

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

=Topaz.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 404. 1894. =2.= _Ariz.

Sta. Bul._ =34=:81. 1900.

Fruit of medium size; skin greenish-white, tinged with red; flesh not

juicy but free and of good quality; ripens the last of November in

Arizona.

=Toquin.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893. =2.= _Mich. Sta.

Bul._ =169=:228. 1899.

Said to have originated with H. E. Harrison, Toquin, Michigan. Fruit

medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a dull red cheek; flesh

free, yellow, melting, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; season the

middle of September.

=Tornado.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:109. 1901.

This seedling of Elberta originated with W. S. White, Denison, Texas.

The fruit resembles that of Elberta but is larger and of better

quality; season early July.

=Toughina.= =1.= _Rural_ N. Y. =74=:1197. 1915.

Toughina was originated by J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, as a cross

between Elberta and Bell October. The fruit is said to surpass that of

its parents in quality and adaptability for distant shipping. Fruit

very large, with a bright yellow skin, nearly covered with attractive

red; flesh yellow, firm; quality very good; ripens immediately after

Elberta.

=Towns Early.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 111. 1880.

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

Kansas.

=Townsend.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Mich.

Sta. Bul._ =169=:228. 1899. =3.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =73=:152.

1904.

Said to be a seedling from Honey. Fruit large, roundish, often

flattened at the base, compressed; color yellow, blushed with red;

flesh juicy, tender, mild, vinous, yellow, red at the pit which is

free; quality good; season the last of September.

=Transparente Ronde.= =1.= Christ _Wörterb._ 357. 1802.

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

=Triomphe de Saint-Laurent.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:291

fig., 292. 1879.

_Triomphe Saint-Laurent._ =2.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 40. 1876.

This peach was probably raised about 1860 by a M. Galopin in Liége,

Belgium. Fruit large, roundish, with sides unequal; skin pale yellow,

with a dark red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet;

quality good; stone free; ripens the middle of August.

=Troy.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 210. 1676.

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

=Trueblood Late Free.= =1.= _Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 27. 1869.

Said to be a hardy variety of good quality.

=Tuckahoe.= =1.= _N. Mex. Sta. Bul._ =30=:235. 1899.

Said to ripen late in New Mexico.

=Tufts Early.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 190. 1849. =2.= Elliott

_Fr. Book_ 289. 1854.

Raised by E. Tufts, Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous,

productive; fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, with a red

cheek; flesh free, white, red at the pit, very juicy, melting, with a

sweet, delicious flavor; ripens the last of August.

=Tufts Rareripe.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 195. 1849.

This peach was originated by Bernard Tufts, Billerica, Massachusetts,

and is said to come true from seed. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive;

fruit medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a bright red blush;

flesh yellow, melting, very sweet, free; ripens from the middle to the

last of September.

=Turenne.= =1.= Noisette _Man. Comp. Jard._ =2=:479. 1860.

_Turenne Améliorée._ =2.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =5=:188. 1863.

=3.= Decaisne _Jard. Fruit._ =7=:Pl. 1872-75.

Turenne grew from seed many years ago near Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit

large, roundish, somewhat irregular; skin pale yellow, deeply mottled

with crimson; flesh yellowish-white, deep red at the pit which is

adherent, coarse, acid, bitter; ripens in September.

=Tuskena.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 75. 1873. =2.= _Am. Pom.

Soc. Cat._ 34. 1899. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:228. 1899.

_Tuskena Cling._ =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28. 1873.

_Tuscan Cling._ =5.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:15. 1892.

_Yellow Tuscany._ =6.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:360.

1903.

Tuskena originated in Mississippi. It received a place on the

fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1873 but was dropped

in 1897, only to be replaced in 1899. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin

yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh adherent, yellow, red at the pit,

firm, vinous, rich; quality good; season the last of September.

=Twenty-Ounce Cling.= =1.= _Oregon Nur. Cat._ 36. 1913.

According to the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, this is a

large, early peach desirable for canning.

=Twyford.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 104. 1831.

Twyford is probably a seedling of Noblesse. Fruit large, pale green,

with a red blush; flesh tender and of good quality; season the first of

September.

=Tyehurst.= =1.= _Can. Hort._ =14=:317. 1891. =2.= _Ont. Fr.

Exp. Sta. Rpt._ =2=:58. 1895.

Tyehurst is a chance seedling which originated about thirty years ago

with E. Tyehurst, Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Fruit medium in size,

round; skin light yellow, with only a faint carmine blush; flesh

yellow, slightly stained at the pit, sweet, firm, free; quality fair;

ripens the middle of September.

=Ulatis.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Tex. Sta.

Bul._ =39=:815. 1896. =3.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 310. 188g.

Ulatis originated near Vacaville, California, and is supposed to be a

seedling of Alexander. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color creamy-white,

with a red blush; flesh white, with a good flavor; freestone; ripens

with Alexander.

=Unique.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:161, 162, fig. 79. 1866-73.

=2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:293, 294 fig. 1879.

_New Cut-leaved._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 100. 1831.

_New Serrated._ =4.= _Ibid._ 101. 1831.

_Emperor of Russia._ =5.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 477. 1845.

=6.= Floy-Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 184, 185. 1846.

_De Smyrne._ =7.= _Mag. Hort._ =20=:271. 1854.

_Schöne Jersey Pfirsich._ =8.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 414. 1889.

_Emperor._ =9.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 37. 1909.

Unique was raised more than a century ago by Michael Floy, New York

City, from a pit of a curious peach-tree with serrate leaves which he

had discovered about 1809 in New Jersey. In England the variety was

introduced about 1819 as Emperor of Russia. Tree of moderate vigor,

bearing narrow, glandless leaves which are very deeply and doubly

serrated; fruit large, roundish, broad, one side much longer than

the other; skin dull yellowish-white, with a dark red cheek; flesh

yellowish-white, firm, juicy, rich and aromatic; stone free; season the

last of August.

=Unnamed Chinese.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893.

Professor C. S. Sargent grew this variety at the Arnold Arboretum,

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, from seed received in 1868 from Dr.

Bretschneider, who found it as a cultivated variety in the mountains

north of Pekin, China. Its chief importance is as a parent type in the

production of new, hardy varieties. Fruit medium in size, roundish to

oblong-conic, sides somewhat unequal, compressed; color greenish-white,

with a faint, dotted blush; flesh greenish-white, slightly tinged with

red at the free pit, firm, juicy, fibrous, subacid to sweet; quality

good; season early September in Massachusetts.

=Unvergleichlicher Lieblingspfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ.

Obstkunde_ =3=:206. 1858.

_Unvergleichlich Schöne._ =2.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 70. 1822.

Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin yellow, with a deep

red blush; flesh white, tender, sweet, vinous; season the first of

September.

=Utah Cling.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 6. 1897-98.

Introduced in 1893 by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas. It is a

large, prolific, yellow peach with a red cheek.

=Utah Free.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 6. 1897-98.

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

rich yellow peach.

=Vagaloggia Cotogna.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =25=:88. 1859.

This is an attractive, Italian peach of excellent quality.

=Vainqueur.= =1.= Baltet _Cult. Fr._ 238. 1908. =2.= _U. S. D.

A. Plant Immigrants_ =117=:958. 1916.

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

breeding.

=Valdy.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876. =2.= Leroy _Dict.

Pom._ =6=:295 fig., 296. 1879.

Valdy was originated more than fifty years ago by a M. Valdy,

Croix-Blanche, Lot-et-Garonne, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin

yellow, washed with a dark carmine blush; flesh yellow, red at the

center, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; pit free;

ripens the middle of August.

=Van Buren Golden Dwarf.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =3=:53. 1861. =2.=

_Cult. & Count. Gent._ =28=:238. 1866. =3.= _Am. Jour. Hort._

=2=:171, 172 fig. 1867.

This sort is supposed by the originator, J. Van Buren of Georgia, to be

an accidental cross between Italian Dwarf and Van Zandt, originating

about 1857. The tree resembles a currant bush; has numerous buds; its

fruits attain average size but vary in shape. Fruit large, oblong,

sometimes round, pointed at the apex; skin golden yellow, with a

crimson cheek; flesh firm, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens from

the middle of September until October.

=Van Deman.= =1.= _Green Nur. Cat._ 23 fig. 1916.

According to Green's Nursery Company, Rochester, New York, this peach

originated near the summer home of the late Professor H. E. Van Deman,

Beulah, Michigan. Fruit large, with a distinct suture; color clear

yellow, with considerable red; flesh yellow, sweet, good; stone free;

ripens early.

=Van Deman Early.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 110, 111.

1880.

Said to have originated with H. E. Van Deman, Geneva, Kansas. The tree

fruited first in 1878. Fruit large; color white, covered with bright

purple and crimson; flesh slightly adherent, white, good.

=Van Zandt. 1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:296 fig., 297. 1879.

_Van Zandt's Superb._ =2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:15. 1832.

=3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 487. 1845.

Van Zandt originated about 1825 with R. B. Van Zandt, Flushing, New

York. Leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, with

a small suture; skin yellowish-white, mottled with dark red; flesh

white, tinted with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic;

quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

=Vandermark. 1.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 196. 1847. =2.= Elliott

_Fr. Book_ 295. 1854.

Said to be a seedling of Lemon Cling. Fruit large, roundish; color

yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, acid, adherent to the pit;

season September.

=Vanderveer Optimum. 1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:12. 1832.

This peach is a seedling of Old Newington and was named after

a Dr. Vanderveer, of Long Island, New York. Fruit large, pale

yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh sweet, juicy, with a delicate

flavor; clingstone; season the last of September.

=Vanguard. 1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820. =2.= Lindley

_Guide Orch. Gard._ 253. 1831. =3.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 233. 1866.

Probably Vanguard is but a variation of Noblesse, being included with

it by some writers. The only distinction between the two is in habit of

growth, Vanguard being more robust and hardy.

=Vanmeter. 1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 210. 1906.

A late variety resembling Krummel.

=Variegated Free I. 1.= _Horticulturist_ =18=:276, 277 figs.

1863.

This variety originated many years ago with Isaac Pullen, Hightstown,

New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, with a well-marked apex; skin

yellow, striped and marbled with deep red; flesh yellow, moderately

juicy, sweet; quality very good; ripens early in September.

=Variegated Free II. 1.= Black _Cult. Peach & Pear_ 113. 1886.

This peach is said to be a seedling of Variegated Free I and was

introduced by H. R. Walker, Middletown, Delaware. It is a desirable

white peach, with streaks and stripes of red.

=Veritable Chancelliere. 1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:23,

24. 1768.

_Kanzlerpfirsiche._ =2.= Christ _Handb._ 593. 1817.

_Schöne Kanzlerin._ =3.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde._ =3=:198.

1858.

This variety differs from Chancellor in having large flowers and

globose glands.

=Verona. 1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

Listed as a good, red peach.

=Verte de Beaulieu. 1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:151, 152, fig. 12.

1883.

This variety was introduced and possibly originated by a M. Dumas

near Lectoure, Gers, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin

greenish-white, shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet, aromatic;

quality good; season the middle of September.

=Very Large Seedling Peach. 1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 112.

1880.

This variety is said to have been raised in New York City and to have

ripened too late to be of value in the north.

=Vessier.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =27=:545. 1861.

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

=Victor.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:110. 1901. =2.= _W. N. Y.

Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 11. 1907. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

_Early Victor._ =4.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ 12, 13. 1905-06.

Victor is a variety of unknown parentage which originated with John B.

Bass, Bass, Texas. Fruit medium in size, roundish; color creamy-white

with a red blush; flesh creamy-white, melting, juicy, subacid, with an

almond flavor; quality good; stone semi-clinging; season early.

=Victoria.= =1.= _Ariz. Sta. Bul._ =15=:62, 67. 1895. =2.=

_Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat._ 14. 1900.

Victoria is of American origin and belongs to the Spanish type. Fruit

large, nearly round; skin yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, free;

ripens in Florida early in August.

=Vilmorin.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:68. 1900.

=2.= _Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 119 fig. 1906.

Vilmorin was obtained by Alexis Lepère, Montreuil, France. Fruit large,

roundish, flattened at the base; skin pale yellow, washed with bright

red; flesh free, white, tinged with dark red at the pit, juicy, with a

pleasant, sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of

September.

=Vineuse de Fromentin.= =1.= Christ _Wörterb._ 351. 1802. =2.=

Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 212. 1832.

_Weinhafte Fromentinerpfirsche._ =3.= Christ _Handb._ 594. 1817.

_Fromentiner Lieblingspfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ.

Obstkunde_ =3=:202. 1858.

The fruit of this variety is similar to that of Grosse Mignonne

with which it is often confused. Glands round; flowers large; fruit

roundish, somewhat compressed at the ends; skin nearly covered with

dark red; flesh white except at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone

small, free.

=Vineuse Hâtive.= =1.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 17, Pl.

1846. =2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:300, 301 fig., 302. 1879.

Although Poiteau and Leroy differ somewhat as to the origin of this

peach, there is probably no doubt but that it was found near Paris,

France, more than two centuries ago. Fruit medium in size, roundish,

compressed at the ends; skin greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush;

flesh white, red under the skin and at the stone, juicy, vinous, sweet;

stone free; ripens the last of August.

=Vinous Purple.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:190. 1831.

This variety resembles Grosse Mignonne but is distinct. Fruit

large, divided on one side into two sections by a deep groove; skin

fawn-colored, covered with very dark red; flesh white, red under the

skin and around the pit, juicy, vinous, with a slightly acid flavor;

stone free.

=Violet Hâtive.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 104, Pl. 30 fig. 6.

1729. =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 637. 1869.

_Grosse Violette Hâtive._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._

=2=:27, Pl. XVI fig. 1. 1768.

_Violette Hâtive._ =4.= Brookshaw _Hort. Reposit._ =1=:33, Pl.

17 fig. 2. 1823. =5.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 233, 234. 1866.

This is undoubtedly a French variety and may be a seedling of Galande.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, mottled with red over most of the

surface; flesh white, juicy, sweet, vinous; season early September.

=Violet Muscat.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

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

=Violet Musk.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

This is a red peach with yellow flesh.

=Violette de Montpellier.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:183. 1883.

The tree of this variety is described as being moderately vigorous and

bearing dense foliage which has reniform glands.

=Violetter Aprikosenpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_

=3=:218. 1858.

Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong; color yellow, with a violet-red

blush; flesh juicy, tender, with a slightly acid flavor; ripens in

August.

=Voorheis No. 1.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:35. 1889. =2.=

_Ibid._ =39=:815. 1896.

Tree vigorous, unproductive; fruit of medium size, ovate, with a

pointed apex; color yellow, with a red cheek; quality good; season the

last of June in Texas.

=Voorheis Silver.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:35. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Wake Forest.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Walburton.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289. 1854. =2.=

Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

_Walburton Admirable._ =3.= _Gard. Chron._ 702. 1841. =4.=

Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 627. 1857. =5.= Mas _Le Verger_

=7=:225, 226, fig. 111. 1866-73. =6.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 463.

1884.

Walburton is a late peach raised more than seventy-five years ago by

Andrew Morton, Walburton, Sussex, England. The variety is supposed to

be a seedling of Noblesse which it resembles in many respects. Tree

hardy, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round,

with a distinct suture; skin greenish-white, mottled, with a dark red

blush; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting, with a rich,

sweet flavor; ripens the last of September.

=Waldo.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 46. 1891. =2.= _Fla. Sta.

Bul._ =62=:518, 519. 1902. =3.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =156=:135.

1911. =4.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

Waldo was raised from a seed of Peento about 1886 by T. K. Godbey,

Waldo, Florida; it first fruited in 1888. Tree moderately large and

productive in the South; glands reniform; fruit medium to large,

roundish, with a shallow suture; apex blunt, often with a recurved tip;

skin yellow, washed with a delicate red blush; flesh yellowish-white,

slightly pink near the pit, juicy, with a sweet, delicious flavor;

freestone; ripens the first of June in the South.

=Walker.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:228, 229. 1899. =2.=

Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

_Walker's Variegated Free._ =3.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 213.

1881. =4.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 177. 1908.

Said to have originated in Delaware. Glands globose; flowers small;

fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a slight suture; color

creamy-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh creamy-white, with red

at the pit, tender, juicy, vinous, sprightly; quality good; pit free;

season the last of September.

=Walker Early.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 500. 1871.

A productive, market sort ripening in August. Glands globose; fruit

small, roundish; color white, with a red blush; quality good.

=Wallace.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:242. 1898.

Tree moderately vigorous; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish; color

greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, tough, rich, vinous,

adherent; quality good; ripens the middle of August in Georgia.

=Waller.= =1.= Berckmans _Cat._ 13. 1916-17.

According to the P. J. Berckmans Company, Augusta, Georgia, this

peach was originated by Waller Brothers near Sparta, Georgia. Tree

productive, bears annually; fruit of the Crawford type, large; skin

yellow but nearly covered with red; flesh stringy; of good quality.

=Wallis Best.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this peach originated

as a seedling of Elberta on the grounds of Henry Wallis, St. Louis

County, Missouri. It is said to resemble its parent in habit of growth,

vigor and productiveness but is hardier and of higher quality.

=Wallis Heath Free.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

This variety originated with Henry Wallis, St. Louis County, Missouri,

according to Stark Brothers of Louisiana, Missouri. Tree hardy,

vigorous, very productive; fruit very large; flesh creamy yellow and of

fine quality.

=Walter Early.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 183, 184. 1841. =2.=

Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 488. 1845. =3.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_

191. 1849.

Walter Early originated in New Jersey. Tree productive; leaves with

globose glands; fruit large, roundish; skin white, with a red cheek;

flesh white, tinged red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, pleasant;

ripens the last of August.

=Ward Late.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:305 fig., 306. 1879.

=2.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 191, 192. 1908.

_Ward's Late Free._ =3.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 201. 1841. =4.=

_Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

_Ward's Freestone._ =5.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 280. 1854.

_Tardive de Ward._ =6.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:203, 204, fig. 100.

1866-73.

According to Leroy, Doctor A. Ward, Athens, Georgia, originated this

variety. There is no statement as to the date of origin. The American

Pomological Society listed this peach in its fruit-catalog in 1862

where it has since remained. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose

or reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval,

with a moderately deep suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with an

attractive, crimson blush; flesh nearly white, occasionally tinged

with red at the pit, free, rich, juicy, melting, with a vinous flavor;

ripens the last of September.

=Ware.= =1.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 372. 1856. =2.= _Am. Pom.

Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

Ware was placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society

in 1862 without a description but was dropped in 1869.

=Wark.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =205=:31. 1903. =2.= _Mich. Sta.

Sp. Bul._ =44=:63. 1910.

Wark originated as a sprout from the roots of an old peach-tree in the

orchard of James Wark near Douglas, Michigan. It resembles Triumph but

is larger and freer from leaf-curl and brown-rot. It ripens later than

Triumph.

=Washington.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:409. 1826. =2.=

Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 488. 1845. =3.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289.

1854. =4.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:177, 178, fig. 87. 1866-73. =5.=

_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:229. 1899.

_Washington Red Freestone._ =6.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 179. 1835.

_Washington Rareripe._ =7.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 234. 1866.

Washington originated in America and was named and introduced by

Michael Floy of New York City. Tree vigorous, productive; glands

globose; fruit large, roundish, broad, with a deep suture extending

nearly around the fruit; skin yellowish-white, with a deep crimson

cheek; flesh pale yellowish-white, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet,

rich; stone usually free; season the middle of September.

=Washington Clingstone.= =1.= Prince _Cat. Fr. Trees_ 24. 1823.

=2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 232. 1832. =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees

Am._ 499. 1845. =4.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289. 1854.

Said to be of American origin. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size,

roundish; skin yellowish-green, with a slight red blush; flesh very

juicy, tender, melting, with a sweet, luscious flavor; ripens the last

of September.

=Watkin Cling.= =1.= _Cultivator_ 3rd Ser. =4=:146. 1856.

This variety originated in the South as a seedling of Heath Cling which

it resembles except in later ripening.

=Watkin Early.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Weaver.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 4. 1912.

According to P. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach originated

from seed grown by D. W. Weaver of Austin. Fruit large; color yellow,

overspread with red; flesh very yellow and very firm, adherent; quality

good; ripens the first of September in Texas.

=Weber Golden Free.= =1.= Weber _Cat._ 17. 1906.

According to H. J. Weber and Sons Nursery Company, St. Louis, Missouri,

the fruit of this variety is medium in size, golden yellow, with a

bright red cheek, sweet and good in quality.

=Weber Prize.= =1.= _The Dalles Nur. Cat._ 17, fig. 1910.

According to R. H. Weber, proprietor of The Dalles Nurseries, The

Dalles, Oregon, this variety originated in The Dalles. Fruit very

large; color rich golden-yellow, considerably overspread with deep

carmine and crimson; flesh yellow, firm, rich, delicious; pit very

free; ripens the last of September.

=Weed.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 44. 1895.

Weed originated on the farm of George Weed, Douglas, Michigan. Fruit of

medium size, roundish; color yellow, with a purplish-red cheek; flesh

free, yellow, deep red at the pit, soft, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality

good; ripens the first of September.

=Weeping.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 229. 1832. =2.= Elliott

_Fr. Book_ 296. 1854.

_Reid's Weeping._ =3.= _Horticulturist_ =29=:165, 166. 1874.

_Reid._ =4.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:224. 1899.

This variety originated many years ago on the grounds of William Reid,

Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Tree vigorous, spreading, with graceful,

drooping branches; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin yellow, with a

bright red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, very

juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of

August.

=Weihnachts-Aprikosenpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_

=3=:220. 1858.

Fruit medium in size, yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, tender,

sweet; season very late.

=Weisse Charlotte.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:207.

1858.

Fruit large, round; skin yellowish-white, partly washed with red; flesh

yellowish-white, often with tinges of red, sweet but with a slight

astringent flavor; season the middle of October.

=Welch.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 272, 273, Pl. 35. 1903.

Welch was introduced by Charles B. Welch, Douglas, Michigan, having

been raised as a seedling of Chili about 1880. The variety resembles

its parent but is considered hardier, less subject to leaf-curl and

brown-rot, better in quality and ripens its fruit later.

=Weld Freestone.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 179. 1835. =2.=

Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289. 1854.

Said to have been raised by Eben Weld, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Fruit

large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-white, with a red blush; flesh

rich, sweet, vinous, with a delicious flavor; ripens the last of

September.

=Wellington.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 105. 1831. =2.=

_Can. Hort._ =24=:480. 1901.

This old sort has long been growing in Toronto, Canada, but only

recently came before the public. The fruit is a large freestone, with

yellow flesh and the tree shows distinct hardiness and vigor.

=West.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:242. 1898.

This is a low, spreading variety with reniform glands.

=Western Newington.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.

Listed in this reference as a clingstone.

=Whaley Favorite.= =1.= _Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt._ =28=:87.

1896.

This is a seedling peach raised by Mark Whaley, Olinda, Ontario,

Canada. The fruit is a yellow freestone of fair size and ripens two

weeks ahead of Early Crawford.

=Wheatstone.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =3=:22. 1884.

Listed as growing upon the Station grounds in 1884.

=Wheatley.= =1.= _Miss. Sta. Bul._ =93=:14. 1905.

Listed in this reference.

=Wheeler Early.= =1.= _Country Gent._ =23=:158. 1864. =2.= _Am.

Pom. Soc. Cat._ 30. 1875. =3.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 416.

1888.

Wheeler Early was listed by the American Pomological Society from 1875

until 1897. Glands globose; fruit small, roundish; skin white, blushed

with red; flesh melting, not very high in quality; freestone; ripens

early.

=Wheeler Late.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:68.

1900.

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

Canada.

=Wheeler Late Yellow.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Listed as growing in Delaware.

=White Ball.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:114. 1847. =2.= Downing

_Fr. Trees Am._ 636. 1869.

Said to have originated in Massachusetts. Glands reniform; fruit of

medium size, roundish, slightly depressed; skin greenish-white, shaded

and marbled with red; flesh free, white, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens

early in September.

=White Blossom.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.

_White Blossomed Incomparable._ =2.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._

97. 1831. =3.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:19. 1832.

_Pêcher à Fleurs et à Fruits Blancs._ =4.= Mas _Le Verger_

=7=:13, 14, fig. 5. 1866-73.

This singular variety has white blossoms and pale, straw-colored bark.

It was found in a hedge in Kings County, New York. The fruit resembles

the Snow peach but is inferior in size, flavor and appearance. Leaves

light green, with reniform glands; fruit large, oval; flesh white to

the stone, melting, juicy; ripens late in August.

=White Cling.= =1.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1876.

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

=White Double Crop.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

=White Globe.= =1.= _Cultivator_ =4=:146. 1856.

This is a very juicy, clingstone peach, having a delicious, aromatic

flavor and ripening early in September.

=White Imperial.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 488, 489. 1845.

=2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 279, 280. 1854. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc.

Cat._ 80. 1862.

This old sort originated with David Thomas, Cayuga County, New York,

and is believed to be a seedling of Noblesse. It was introduced by J.

J. Thomas, a son of the originator, Macedon, New York. Growers and

pomologists have confused White Imperial with the Imperial of southern

origin. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit large, roundish, broad, depressed

at the apex; suture moderately deep; skin yellowish-white, tinged with

light purplish-red in the sun; flesh nearly white, melting, juicy, of

delicate texture, sweet; quality very good; freestone; ripens the last

of August.

=White July.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Ala.

Bd. Agr. Rpt._ =36=:106. 1908.

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

=White June.= =1.= _Green River Nur. Cat._ 15. 1899.

According to the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, this

variety originated with W. W. Ware, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is a

white peach of good quality, ripening with Alexander.

=White Magdalen.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 101, Pl. 27 fig. 6.

1729. =2.= Christ _Handb._ 598. 1817. =3.= Lindley _Guide Orch.

Gard._ 253. 1831.

_Magdalen._ =4.= Rea _Flora_ 210. 1676.

_Madeleine Blanche._ =5.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:11, 12,

13, Pl. VI. 1768. =6.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:147, 148 fig.,

149, 150. 1879.

_Madeleine Blanche précoce._ =7.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186.

1883.

White Magdalen is an old French sort, having been mentioned as early as

1628 by Lectier. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale

red; fruit below medium in size, somewhat globular, halves unequal;

deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, marbled with deep red; flesh

melting, stained near the pit, juicy but not high in flavor; stone

free, small, obtuse; ripens the middle of August.

=White Monsieur.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

Said to be a fine, early peach.

=White Nectarine.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:111. 1901.

This is an old English variety belonging to the Chinese Cling group of

peaches. Fruit nearly large, roundish; color greenish-white, washed and

striped with crimson; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy,

melting, with a mild subacid, vinous flavor; pit free; season late.

=White Nutmeg.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 100, Pl. 27 fig. 1. 1729.

=2.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752.

_Avant-pêche blanche._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:5, 6,

Pl. II. 1768. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:45, 46 fig., 47, 48.

1879.

_Weisse Frühpfirsche._ =5.= Christ _Handb._ 598. 1817.

_Kleiner weisser Frühpfirsche._ =6.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 68.

1822. =7.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_. =3=:196. 1858. =8.=

Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 402. 1889.

_Frühe Montagne?_ =9.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 68. 1822.

_Earliest White Nutmeg._ =10.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:173. 1831.

This is an old French sort spoken of in 1589. Leaves small, doubly

serrate, without glands; flowers large, pale; fruit very small, oval,

distinctly sutured; apex with an acute nipple; skin white, with a pale

tinge; flesh white to the stone, juicy, musky; freestone; quality fair;

stone small, oval; ripens the middle of July.

=White Pace.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 637. 1869.

This is a Southern variety, having Persian blood but with a

comparatively white skin. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sweet, free; season

August.

=White Winter.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820. =2.=

Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:32. 1832.

This is an oval-shaped peach with white skin and flesh which ripens in

October and is chiefly valued for preserves.

=Whitehead Red Heath.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 197. 1841.

This variety, which was sent out about 1840 by Richard Reynolds,

Smithfield, Virginia, is said to be superior to Heath Cling with which

it ripens. Fruit very large, with a deep red color.

=Whitlow Choice.= =1.= _Green River Nur. Cat._ 16. 1899.

This variety was found by the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green,

Kentucky, on the farm of W. H. Whitlow near Casky, Kentucky. It is a

freestone of good quality, resembling Yellow Rareripe and ripening the

last of July.

=Wiard.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 117. 1900.

Wiard originated about twenty years ago on the grounds of Harry Wiard,

Syracuse, New York. Fruit large, with golden-yellow skin, nearly

covered with bright crimson; flesh yellow, very juicy; of good quality;

freestone; season the middle of September.

=Wiggins.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:242. 1898. =2.= _Del. Sta.

Rpt._ =13=:111, 112. 1901.

Said to have originated in Texas. Fruit medium in size,

roundish-oblong, slightly compressed; skin creamy-yellow, with a red

blush; flesh greenish-white, juicy, tender, sweet; quality excellent;

stone free; ripens early in July in Texas.

=Wilbur.= =1.= Leonard Coates _Cat._ 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill,

California, this is a very large, attractive, yellow, freestone peach

ripening in September.

=Wilder.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =17=:270. 1875. =2.= _Ibid._

=18=:82. 1876.

Wilder probably originated with H. M. Engle, Marietta, Pennsylvania. It

is said to be a promising variety.

=Wilkins.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 382. 1891.

_Wilkins Cling._ =2.= Kan. Hort. Soc. _Peach, The_ 148. 1899.

Wilkins is said to have originated with Colonel Wilkins of Maryland

as a seedling of Heath Cling and is thought to be identical with that

variety except in being larger and having clearer and more creamy color.

=Willard.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 115. 1900.

This variety originated with S. D. Willard, Geneva, New York, and is a

peach of good quality, ripening after Early Crawford.

=Willett.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:32. 1895. =2.= _Ibid._

=169=:229. 1899. =3.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 476, 477, Pl. LXI.

1902.

Cornelius O'Bryan of New York City is said to have originated this

peach more than fifty years ago from a stone brought from South

America. In 1874 Mr. O'Bryan's property came into the possession of

Wallace P. Willett, who was so impressed with the new seedling that

the following year he induced C. L. Van Dusen, Geneva, New York, to

propagate it. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, compressed; skin deep

yellow, blushed and often striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red

at the pit, juicy, fairly tender, with a vinous flavor; stone free;

quality good; ripens the last of September.

=Williams.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 115. 1880.

Williams was discovered about 1875 by Lewis Williams, Hillsboro,

Maryland. The fruit is said to be earlier and better than that of

Alexander.

=Williams Catherine.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.

Very much like Catharine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small;

fruit large, pale green, blushed; of first quality; stone clings;

matures late in September.

=Williams Cling.= =1.= L. R. Johnson _Cat._ 6. 1894.

L. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, says that this peach was grown from

a seed of Bealmear Cling by J. F. Williams. It closely resembles its

parent.

=Williams Early Purple.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 105. 1831.

This is said to be a good, pale green peach, blushed with dull red and

ripening early in August.

=Williamson.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44._ 1895. =2.=

_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:229. 1899.

_Williamson Choice._ =3.= _Col., O., Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 32. 1892.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed and striped with crimson;

flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a mild, vinous

flavor; freestone; ripens the last of September.

=Williamson Cling.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 186. 1835.

Fruit large, oblong, with a pointed apex; skin white, with a red blush;

flesh white, very juicy, with a good flavor; season the middle of

October.

=Willow-Leaf.= _1._ _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =31=:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

=Willson.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =24=:307. 1882.

This variety originated about 1878 with Pierpont Willson, Vineland,

New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, inclined to oblong; color

yellowish-white, with a slight blush; flesh yellowish-white, dark red

at the pit, very juicy, of excellent flavor; freestone; season the

first of September.

=Wilson.= =1.= _Peachland Nur. Cat._ 12, 13. 1890.

Wilson was introduced more than twenty-five years ago by Charles

Wright, proprietor of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware. The

variety resembles Reeves but is larger, more productive and ripens a

week earlier.

=Windoes.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 452. 1879.

This is a freestone peach ripening in the middle of September and of

only local interest in Michigan, where it originated.

=Wine.= =1.= _Continental Pl. Cat._ 13, 14. 1915-16.

Wine is an old variety recently introduced by the Continental Plant

Company, Kittrell, North Carolina. Said to reproduce itself from seed.

Fruit medium in size, with an attractive, red cheek; flesh very juicy

and tender, with a wine-like flavor; freestone; season the last of July.

=Winesburgh Large Yellow.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:110. 1847.

This is said to be a large, very excellent seedling which originated

long ago in Holmes County, Ohio.

=Winifred.= =1.= Leonard Coates _Cat._ 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill,

California, this is a very late, yellow clingstone equal to Levy.

=Winnepesaukee.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 149. 1897.

This is a peach of New Hampshire origin.

=Wirt Lady.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 84. 1898.

Said to ripen with Crothers.

=Witham Seedling.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 105. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Woburn Early Mignonne.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 100. 1831.

Mentioned in this reference.

=Woerner.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893.

Fruit of medium size, oblong, with a cream-white skin, faintly

blushed with red; flesh white, firm, sweet, rich; quality very good;

clingstone; season the last of October.

=Wonderful.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:108. 1889. =2.= _Can.

Hort._ =16=:81. 1893. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:229. 1899.

=4.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903. =5.= _Am. Pom.

Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

Wonderful is a seedling peach which originated in New Jersey nearly

thirty years ago. It has been confused with Smock which it closely

resembles. Tree hardy but lacking in productiveness; fruit large,

roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red blush

when exposed; flesh yellow, red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender,

free; quality fair; season the last of September.

=Woodlawn Golden.= =1.= _Woodlawn Nur. Cat._ 36. 1914.

This variety was recently introduced by Allen L. Wood, proprietor of

the Woodlawn Nurseries, Rochester, New York. Fruit large; color golden

yellow, with a red cheek; flesh free, yellow, firm, with a fine, rich

flavor; season the first of September.

=Woodman Choice.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:290. 1896.

At one time grown on the Station grounds. Fruit large, roundish; skin

greenish-yellow, with a mottled blush; flesh deep yellow, stained with

red at the pit, juicy, firm; freestone; quality good; season the last

of September.

=Woolsey.= =1.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

_Woolsey Nebraska._ =2.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

Said to have originated in Gage County, Nebraska. Tree hardy in

Nebraska; fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red and crimson

cheek; flesh yellow, rich, melting, vinous, good; pit free.

=Worcester.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 89. 1899.

Dr. J. Warren Worcester, Middletown, New York, raised this variety

from a pit of a California peach. Fruit large, round, with a distinct

suture; flesh yellow, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, rich; freestone;

ripens rather late.

=World Fair.= =1.= Bailey _Am. Hort._ 185. 1892.

This variety, which was introduced by the Home Nursery Company,

Normal, Illinois, is said to have originated about 1892 in Sappington,

Missouri. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit very large, roundish; color

yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh juicy, with an excellent flavor;

season about the middle of June in Missouri.

=Worth.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

Worth was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, many years

ago. The peach is a yellow freestone, with a brilliant red blush,

resembling Early Crawford.

=Wright.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291._ 1893.

Tree very productive; fruit large, roundish; color rich orange-yellow,

shaded with red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the pit, firm, juicy,

sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; season early in November in

California.

=Wright Seedling.= =1.= _Gard. & For._ =8=:349. 1895. =2.=

_Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 277. 1901.

This peach was obtained by W. F. Wright, Johnson County, Nebraska. Said

to reproduce itself from seed.

=Wyandotte Chief.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50. 1879.

=2.= _Ibid._ 110. 1880.

This variety is said to have originated on the farm of Matthew

Mudeator, near Wyandotte, Kansas. It is described as a handsome, dark

red, rich, juicy, finely flavored, freestone peach, ripening very early.

=Wylie Cling.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 200. 1908.

This is an old seedling grown by John Wylie, Green Valley, California.

It is superior to Orange Cling in not splitting at the pit or dropping

from the tree; a fine peach for canning and drying.

=XX Yellow.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Yates Early.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 296. 1854.

Said to be inferior to Early York which it resembles.

=Yates Red Cling.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this is a large,

attractive, red-cheeked, white-fleshed, clingstone peach, ripening ten

days earlier than Heath Cling.

=Yazoo.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39._ 1909. =2.= Waugh _Am.

Peach Orch._ 209. 1913.

This is a clingstone which originated in Mississippi.

=Yellow Admirable.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:33, 34,

Pl. XXII. 1768. =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 216. 1832. =3.= _Gard.

Chron._ 1159. 1864. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:40, 41 fig.,

42. 1879.

_Abricotée._ =5.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 92._ 1831. =6.=

Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 489. 1845. =7.= Noisette _Man. Comp.

Jard._ =2=:476. 1860.

_Apricot._ =8.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:194. 1831.

_Gelbe Wunderschöne._ =9.= _Deut. Obstcabinet_ =Pt. 7=:9. 1858.

_Gelber Aprikosenpfirsich._ =10.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_

=3=:217. 1858.

_Prachtvolle Apricosenpfirsich._ =11.= Lauche _Deut. Pom._

=VI=:No. 1, Pl. 1882.

Yellow Admirable is an old French sort which has never been cultivated

in America. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves small, with reniform

glands; flowers usually large, with an intense rose-color; fruit large,

round, flattened; suture shallow; skin thick, finely pubescent, yellow,

blushed with red where exposed; flesh yellow, faintly red near the

stone, firm, rather dry, sweet, with the flavor of the apricot; good in

quality; pit small for the size of the fruit, partially clinging, oval,

blunt at the apex; ripens the middle of October.

=Yellow Apricot.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Hort._ 18. 1828.

Fruit very large; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, firm,

with an apricot flavor; ripens the first of October.

=Yellow August.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:817. 1896.

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

=Yellow Chance.= =1.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 391. 1894-95.

Said to be a seedling ripening the last of September.

=Yellow Chevreuse.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95._ 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; flesh melting.

=Yellow Extra.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =31=:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

=Yellow Globe.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 228._ 1910-11.

Mentioned in this reference.

=Yellow Mignonne.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100._ 1832.

Mentioned in this reference as a pale, greenish-yellow peach having a

red blush, dull yellow flesh and ripening in early September.

=Yellow Nutmeg.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 16. 1820. =2.=

_Cultivator_ =6=:308 fig. 1849.

_Early Yellow Nutmeg._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 101. 1831.

This is a free grower having large flowers and reniform glands. Its

flesh is deep yellow and of good quality and its season is early.

=Yellow Peach.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 580. 1629. =2.=

_Gard. Chron._ 1042. 1872.

This is a very old peach once considerably used in making peach-brandy.

Tree small, bushy; fruit large, with a bright golden, pubescent skin;

flesh very firm, clinging tenaciously to the pit.

=Yellow Preserving.= =1.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 224. 1817.

=2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:20. 1832.

Fruit small, with a greenish-yellow skin; flesh greenish-yellow, dry,

with but little flavor; freestone; ripens in September.

=Yellow Rose.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 51. 1901.

Yellow Rose is a seedling from F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas. Trees

hardy, reproducing true from seed; fruit fair in size; skin pale

yellow, free from down; flesh firm, yellow; ripens early in October.

=Yellow Seedling.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =27=:154. 1861.

Listed as a large, promising freestone.

=Yellow Swan.= =1.= Sneed & Wood _Cir._ 1906.

According to John F. Sneed, Tyler, Texas, this peach was brought to

notice by C. W. Wood, Swan, Texas. It is thought to be a seedling of

Chinese Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed, with

a shallow suture; skin yellow, mottled with red on one side; flesh

yellow, sometimes faintly red at the pit, semi-clinging, tender, sweet

yet sprightly; quality good; ripens early in August.

=Yenshi.= =1.= _Green River Nur. Cat. 17._ 1899.

_Yenshi Hardy._ =2.= Lovett _Cat._ 34 fig. 1896.

According to the Lovett Company, Little Silver, New Jersey, this

variety was introduced from northwestern China by Professor J. L. Budd,

Ames, Iowa. Tree vigorous, very hardy; fruit large, roundish; color

creamy-white, nearly covered with crimson; flesh tender, very juicy,

high-flavored; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

=Yocum.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 203._ 1879.

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

=York Pearl.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =143=:186. 1897.

Listed in this reference.

=Yulu.= =1.= _Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt._ App. =33=:37. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

=Yum Yum.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Fla. Sta.

Bul._ =62=:518, 519. 1902.

Originated by a Dr. Cushing, Waldo, Florida. Fruit large,

roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; skin light creamy-white, dotted

and washed with delicate red; flesh white, firm, meaty, juicy, sweet,

with almost an almond flavor; quality very good; clingstone; season

early June in Florida.

=Zane.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263._ 1892. =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc.

Rpt._ 74. 1895.

Zane originated on Wheeling Island in the Ohio river and was brought

to notice by Joseph Morrison, Cadiz, Ohio. Fruit medium in size,

roundish-oblate; color yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh yellow,

red at the pit, tender, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; freestone;

season early September.

=Zea.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =152=:199. 1898. =2.= _Ibid._

=205=:31. 1903.

Zea is large and attractive but is not so good nor as productive as

Waddell with which it ripens.

=Zelhemer Lieblingspfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_

=3=:207. 1858.

Fruit medium in size, round; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh very

yellow, with a sweet, vinous flavor; ripens the last of August.

=Zelia.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 41. 1877. =2.= _Pa. Fr. Gr.

Soc. Rpt._ 587. 1878.

Zelia originated in 1873 with L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Georgia. Fruit

large; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous;

quality very good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

=Zell.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39._ 1909.

Listed in this reference.

=Zella.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 246. 1893.

Zella was brought to notice in 1893 by S. W. Gilbert, Thayer, Missouri.

It is a large, white, freestone peach with a bright red blush and fine

flavor.

=Zipf Seedling.= =1.= _Hopedale Nur. Cat. 22._ 1912.

According to the Hopedale Nurseries, Hopedale, Illinois, this variety

originated as a chance seedling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; flesh

firm, of good flavor; ripens the middle of September.

=Zoar Beauty.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 296. 1854.

_Beauty of Zoar._ =2.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:110. 1847.

Glands globose; fruit medium in size, round; skin mostly red; flesh

free, tinged with red; ripens in September.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES, WITH ABBREVIATIONS USED

The list of books which follows contains all American pomological works

in which the peach is discussed at any length. Only such European books

are listed, however, as were found useful in writing _The Peaches of

New York_. Only periodicals are listed to which references are made in

the text of the book. The reports and bulletins of experiment stations

and horticultural societies are not included since the abbreviations

used for such publications will be recognized by all. The date of

it has been necessary to use the latter, as when there were several

editions from the same copyright.

Am. Gard.

American Gardening. An Illustrated Journal of Horticulture

and Gardener's Chronicle. New York: 1892-1904. Copyright,

1903. (Before its union with Popular Gardening in 1892, the

publication was known as The American Garden. Both Popular

Gardening and The American Garden resulted from the union or

absorption of several other horticultural periodicals.)

Am. Gard. Mag.

The American Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Useful

Discoveries and Improvements in Horticulture and Rural Affairs.

See Mag. Hort.

Am. Hort. An.

American Horticultural Annual. A Year-book of Horticultural

Progress for the Professional and Amateur Gardener,

Fruit-grower, and Florist. (_Illustrated._) New York: 1867.

Am. Jour. Hort.

The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion.

(_Illustrated._) Volumes 1-5. Boston: 1867-1869. Copyrights,

1867-1869. Continued as Tilton's Journal of Horticulture

and Floral Magazine. (_Illustrated._) Volumes 6-9. Boston:

1869-1871. Copyrights, 1869-1871.

Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.

Proceedings of the American Pomological Society. Issued

usually biennially from 1850 to date. First published as the

Proceedings of the National Convention of Fruit Growers in 1848.

Ann. Hort.

Annals of Horticulture and yearbook of information on practical

gardening. 5 Volumes. London: 1846-1850.

Ann. Pom. Belge

Annales de Pomologie Belge et Étrangère; publiées par la

Commission royale de Pomologie Institutée par S. M. le Roi des

Belges. (_Illustré._) 8 Tomes. Bruxelles: 1853-1860.

Bailey, Ann. Hort.

Annals of Horticulture in North America for the Years

1889-1893. A Witness of Passing Events and a Record of

Progress. By L. H. Bailey. New York: 1890-1894. Copyrights,

1889, 1891-1894.

Bailey, Cyc. Hort.

Cyclopedia of American Horticulture Comprising Suggestions

for Cultivation of Horticultural Plants, Descriptions of

the Species of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Ornamental

Plants Sold in the United States and Canada, Together with

Geographical and Biographical Sketches. By L. H. Bailey,

assisted by Wilhelm Miller. (_Illustrated._) In Four Volumes.

New York: 1900-1902. Copyrights, 1900-1902.

Bailey, Ev. Nat. Fruits

Sketch of the Evolution of our Native Fruits. By L. H. Bailey.

(_Illustrated._) New York: 1898. Copyright, 1898.

Bailey, Stand. Cyc. Hort.

The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. A Discussion, for

the Amateur, and the Professional and Commercial Grower, of

the Kinds, Characteristics and Methods of Cultivation of the

Species of Plants Grown in the Regions of the United States and

Canada for Ornament, for Fancy, for Fruit and for Vegetables;

with Keys to the Natural Families and Genera, Descriptions of

the Horticultural Capabilities of the States and Provinces and

Dependent Islands, and Sketches of Eminent Horticulturists. By

L. H. Bailey. (_Illustrated._) In Six Volumes. New York and

London: 1914-1917. Copyrights, 1900, 1901, 1914, 1915, 1916,

1917.

Bailey, Sur. Unlike

The Survival of the Unlike. A Collection of Evolution Essays

Suggested by the Study of Domestic Plants. By L. H. Bailey.

(_Illustrated._) Fifth Edition. New York: 1906. Copyright, 1896.

Baltet, Cult. Fr.

Traité de la Culture Fruitière Commerciale et Bourgeoise. Par

Charles Baltet. (_Illustré._) Quatrième Édition. Paris: 1908.

Barry, Fr. Garden

The Fruit Garden. By P. Barry. (_Illustrated._) New York: 1852.

Beverly, Hist. Va.

History of Virginia. By Robert Beverly. 1722. Reprinted in

Richmond, 1855.

Black, Cult. Peach & Pear

The Cultivation of the Peach And The Pear, on the Delaware and

Chesapeake Peninsula; with a Chapter on Quince Culture and the

Culture of Some of the Nut-Bearing Trees. By John S. Black, M.

D. (_Illustrated._) Wilmington: 1886. Copyright, 1886.

Bradley, Gard.

New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, both Philosophical

and Practical. In three parts. By Richard Bradley.

(_Illustrated._) Seventh Edition with Appendix, London: 1739.

Bridgeman, Gard. Ass't.

The Young Gardener's Assistant, in three parts. By Thomas

Bridgeman. New Edition, with an Appendix. New York: 1857.

Brookshaw, Hort. Reposit.

The Horticultural Repository, containing Delineations of the

best Varieties of the Different Species of English Fruits. By

George Brookshaw. (_Illustrated._) In Two Volumes. London: 1823.

Brookshaw, Pom. Brit.

Pomona Britannica, or A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits

at present Cultivated In Great Britain; selected principally

from the Royal Gardens At Hampton Court, and the remainder from

The Most Celebrated Gardens Round London; Accurately Drawn and

Colored from Nature, with Full Descriptions of their Various

Qualities, Seasons, &c. By George Brookshaw. Volumes I and II.

London: 1817. Vol. I. The Peach.

Budd-Hansen, Am. Hort. Man.

American Horticultural Manual. By J. L. Budd, assisted by N. E.

Hansen. (_Illustrated._) In Two Volumes. Volume 2. New York and

London: 1903. Copyright, 1903.

Bunyard-Thomas, Fr. Gard.

The Fruit Garden. By George Bunyard and Owen Thomas.

(_Illustrated._) London and New York: 1904.

Can. Hort.

The Canadian Horticulturist. (_Illustrated._) Toronto and

Peterboro: 1878 to date.

Carrière, Var. Pêchers.

Description Et Classification des Variétés De Pêchers et de

Brugonniers. Par E. A. Carrière. Paris: 1867.

Cat. Cong. Pom. France

Société Pomologique de France Catalogue Descriptif des Fruits

Adoptés par le Congrès Pomologique. Lyon: 1887. Ibid.: 1906.

Cecil, Hist. Gard. Eng.

A History Of Gardening In England. By the Hon. Mrs. Evelyn

Cecil. Third and enlarged edition. (_Illustrated._) New York:

1910.

Christ, Handb.

Handbuch über die Obstbaumzucht und Obstlehre. Von J. L.

Christ. Vierte, sehr verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage.

Frankfurt: 1817.

Christ, Wörterb.

Pomologisches theoretisch-praktisches Handwörterbuch, oder

Alphabetisches Verzeichniss. Von J. L. Christ. Leipzig: 1802.

Cole, Am. Fr. Book

The American Fruit Book; containing directions for Raising,

Propagating, and Managing Fruit Trees, Shrubs, and Plants; with

a description of the Best Varieties of Fruit, including New and

Valuable Kinds. By S. W. Cole. (_Illustrated._) Boston: 1849.

Country Gent.

The Country Gentleman. Albany: 1853-1865. The Cultivator &

Country Gentleman. Albany: 1866-1897. The Country Gentleman.

Albany and Philadelphia: 1898 to date.

Coxe, Cult. Fr. Trees

A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees, and the Management

of Orchards and Cider; with accurate descriptions of the most

estimable varieties of Native and Foreign Apples, Pears,

Peaches, Plums and Cherries, cultivated in the middle states of

America. By William Coxe. (_Illustrated._) Philadelphia: 1817.

Cultivator

The Cultivator. Albany: 1834-1865. In 1866 united with The

Country Gentleman.

Cult. & Count. Gent.

The Cultivator & Country Gentleman. See Country Gent.

Darwin, Ans. and Pls. Domest.

The Variation of Animals And Plants under Domestication. By

Charles Darwin. (_Illustrated._) First edition. London: 1868.

Second edition, revised. In Two Volumes. London: 1893.

De Candolle, Or. Cult. Plants

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[Switzerland]: 1882. New York: 1885.

Decaisne, Jard. Fruit.

Le Jardin Fruitier Du Muséum Ou Iconographie De Toutes Les

Espèces Et Variétés D'Arbres Fruitiers Cultivés dans cet

Établissement Avec Leur Description, Leur Histoire, Leur

Synonymie, Etc. Par J. Decaisne. Tome Septième. Paris:

1872-1875.

Decaisne & Naudin, Man. Amat. Jard.

Manuel de L'Amateur Des Jardins Traité Général D'Horticulture.

Par Jh. Decaisne et CH. Naudin. (_Illustré._) Tome Quatrième.

Paris.

Deut. Obstcabinet

Deutsches Obstcabinet in naturgetreuen fein colorirten

Abbildungen und Fruchtdurchschnitten zu Dittrich's

systematischem Handbuche der Obstkunde und zu jedem

pomologischen werke nebst einter kurzen Beschreibung und

Diagnose der Obstarten. Neue Auflage. Section VII. Jena: 1858.

Dochnahl, Führ. Obstkunde

Der sichere Führer in der Obstkunde auf botanisch-pomologischen

Wege oder Systematische Breschreibung aller Obstsorten. Von F.

J. Dochnahl. Vier Bände. Nürnberg: 1855-60. Volume 3, 1858.

Peaches.

Downing, Fr. Trees Am.

The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: or the culture,

propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of

fruit trees generally; with Descriptions Of All The Finest

Varieties Of Fruit, Native and Foreign, Cultivated In This

Country. By A. J. Downing. (_Illustrated._) New York & London:

1845. Copyright, 1845. Second edition, same text, with colored

plates, 1847. First revision, by Charles Downing. New York:

1857. Copyright, 1857. Second revision, by Charles Downing. New

York: 1869. First appendix, 1872. Second appendix, 1876. Third

appendix, 1881.

Duhamel, Trait. Arb. Fr.

Traité Des Arbres Fruitiers; Contenant Leur Figure, Leur

Description, Leur Culture, &c. Par M. Duhamel Du Monceau.

(_Illustré._) Tomes 1 et 2. Paris: 1768. Édition publié en

1872, en trois tomes. Nouvelle Édition en six tomes, 1807-1835.

Elliott, Fr. Book

Elliott's Fruit Book; or, the American Fruit-Grower's Guide

in Orchard and Garden. By F. R. Elliott. (_Illustrated._) New

York: 1858. Copyright, 1854. Revised edition. 1859.

Fish, Hardy-Fr. Bk.

The Hardy-Fruit Book. By D. T. Fish. (_Illustrated._) Two

Volumes. London: probably 1882.

Flor. & Pom.

The Florist And Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of

Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Conducted at first

by Robert Hogg and John Spencer, later by Thomas Moore and

William Paul. (_Illustrated._) London: 1862-1884.

Floy-Lindley, Guide Orch. Gard.

A Guide to the Orchard And Fruit Garden or an account of the

Most Valuable Fruits cultivated in Great Britain. By George

Lindley; edited by John Lindley. American edition by Michael

Floy. New York: 1833. New edition; with an Appendix. New York:

1846. Copyright, 1846.

Forsyth, Treat. Fr. Trees

A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees. By

William Forsyth. London: 1802. Same with an Introduction and

Notes, by William Corbett. Albany: 1803. Seventh edition

[English] London: 1824.

Fulton, Peach Cult.

Peach Culture. By James Alexander Fulton. (_Illustrated._)

New York: 1908.

Gard. Chron.

The Gardener's Chronicle. (_Illustrated._) London: 1841 to date.

Gard. & For.

Garden And Forest. A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art and

Forestry. Conducted by Charles S. Sargent. (_Illustrated._)

Volumes I-X. New York: 1888-1897, Copyrights, 1888-1897.

Gard. Mon.

The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser. Edited by

Thomas Meehan. (_Illustrated._) Philadelphia: 1859-1887.

Garden.

The Garden. (_Illustrated._) London: 1872 to date.

Gaucher, Pom. Prak. Obst.

Pomologie des Praktischen Obstbaumzüchters. Von N. Gaucher.

(_Illustrirt._) Stuttgart: 1894.

Gen. Farmer.

The Genesee Farmer. Edited by Luther Tucker, Rochester:

1831-1839. Then consolidated with the Cultivator. Another

periodical of the same name was published in Rochester from

1845 to 1865. Also New Genesee Farmer and Monthly Genesee

Farmer.

Gerarde, Herball.

The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. By John Gerarde.

Enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson. London: 1633. Reprinted

without alteration, 1636.

Guide Prat.

Guide Pratique de L'Amateur De Fruits. Description Et Culture,

des Variétés De Fruits Classées Par Séries De Mérite composant

les collections pomologiques De L'Etablissement Horticole

Simon-Louis Frères. A Plantières-Les-Metz (Lorraine Annexée)

Suivi D'Une Table Générale Alphabétique de tous les Synonymes

connus, Francais et Étrangers appartenent à chaque variété.

Deuxième Édition. Paris et Nancy: 1895.

Hoffy, N. Am. Pom.

Hoffy's North American Pomologist, containing numerous Finely

Colored Drawings, accompanied by letter press descriptions,

&c., of Fruits of American Origin. Edited by William D.

Brincklé. Book No. 1. Philadelphia: 1860. Copyright, 1860.

Hoffy, Orch. Com.

The Orchardist's Companion. Alfred Hoffy, Editor and Publisher.

A quarterly journal. Vol. I, 1841-2; Vol. II, 1842-3.

Philadelphia.

Hogg, Fruit Man.

The Fruit Manual: A Guide to the Fruits and Fruit Trees of

Great Britain. By Robert Hogg. First edition, London: 1860.

Second edition, 1861. Third edition, 1866. Fourth edition,

1873. Fifth edition, 1884.

Hooper, W. Fr. Book.

Hooper's Western Fruit Book: a compendious Collection of Facts

from the Notes and Experience of Successful Fruit Culturists,

arranged for practical use in The Orchard and Garden. By E. J.

Hooper. Cincinnati: 1857. Copyright, 1857.

Hort. Reg. (Am.).

Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine. Edited by T. G.

Fessenden and J. E. Teschemacher. Volume I. Boston: 1835.

Hort. Reg. (Eng.).

The Horticultural Register and General Magazine. By Joseph

Paxton and Joseph Harrison. Vol. I. London: 1833.

Horticulturist.

The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.

Founded and first edited by A. J. Downing. (_Illustrated._)

Volumes 1 to 30. Albany, Philadelphia and New York: 1846-1875.

Hovey, Fr. Am.

The Fruits of America, containing Richly Colored Figures, and

full Descriptions of all the choicest Varieties cultivated in

the United States. By C. M. Hovey. Volume I. Boston and New

York: 1852. Volume II. Boston: 1856. Copyright, 1851.

Jour. Hort.

The Journal of Horticulture began as: The Cottage Gardener;

or Amateur's and Cottager's Guide to out-door gardening and

spade cultivation. 25 Volumes. London: 1849-1861. Continued

as The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country

Gentleman. A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic

Economy, Botany and Natural History. New Series. 38 Volumes.

London: 1861-1880. Continued as The Journal of Horticulture,

Cottage Gardener, and Home Farmer. A Chronicle of Country

Pursuits and Country Life, including Poultry, Pigeon, and

Bee-keeping. Third Series. 59 Volumes. London: 1880-1909.

Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc.

The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. London: 1846 to

date. Vols. 1-9, 1846-55, bear the title of The Journal of the

Horticultural Society of London.

Kalm, Travels N. Am.

Travels into North America. By Peter Kalm. Volumes 1-3.

1770-1771.

Kenrick, Am. Orch.

The New American Orchardist. By William Kenrick. Boston: 1833.

Seventh edition, enlarged and improved, with a supplement.

Boston: 1845. Copyright, 1841.

Knoop, Fructologie.

Part I. Pomologie, ou Description des meilleures sortes de

Pommes et de Poires. Part II. Fructologie, ou Description

des Arbres Fruitiers. Par Jean Herman Knoop. (_Illustré._)

Amsterdam: 1771.

Koch, Deut. Obst.

Die Deutschen Obstgehölze. Vorlesungen gehalten zu Berlin im

Winterhalbjahr 1875-76. Von Karl Koch. Stuttgart: 1876.

Kraft, Pom. Aust.

Pomona austriaca, Abhandlung von den Obstbäumen. Von Johann

Kraft. 2 Theile. Vienna: 1792.

Langley, Pomona.

Pomona, or the Fruit Garden Illustrated. By Batty Langley.

London: 1729.

Lauche, Deut. Pom.

Deutsche Pomologie. Von W. Lauche. (_Illustrirt._) Berlin: 1882.

Lauche, Ergänzungsband.

Erster Ergänzungsband zu Lucas' und Oberdieck's Illustrirtes

Handbuch der Obstkunde. Von W. Lauche. Berlin: 1883.

Lawson, Hist. Carolina.

History of Carolina. By John Lawson. 1714. Reprinted at

Raleigh, 1860.

Le Bon Jard.

Le Bon Jardinier. 126e Édition Almanach Horticole, 1882 et

129e Édition, 1884. Paris.

Leroy, Dict. Pom.

Dictionnaire de Pomologie. Par André Leroy. (_Illustré._) 6

Tomes. Paris: 1867-1879. Tome 6, 1879. Peaches.

Liegel, Anweisung.

Anweisung, mit welchen Sorten verschiedene Obstbaum-Anlagen

besetzt werden sollen. Von G. Liegel. Salzburg: 1822.

Liegel, Syst. Anleit.

Systematische Anleitung zur Kenntniss der vorzüglichsten Sorten

des Kern-, Stein-, Schalen- und Beerenobster. Von Georg Liegel.

Passau: 1825.

Lindley, Guide Orch. Gard.

A Guide to the Orchard And Kitchen Garden; or, an account of

the most valuable fruit and vegetables cultivated In Great

Britain: with Kalendars of the Work Required in the Orchard

and Kitchen Garden during every month in the year. By George

Lindley. Edited by John Lindley. London: 1831.

Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.

A Catalogue of the Fruits Cultivated in the Garden of the

Horticultural Society of London. London: 1826. Second edition,

1831. Third edition, 1842. A supplement was published in 1853.

Loudon, Arb. Frut. Brit.

Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum. Par J. C. Loudon. Deuxième

Édition. Tome 2. London: 1844.

Loudon, Enc. Gard.

An Encyclopedia Of Gardening. By J. C. Loudon. (_Illustrated._)

New edition. London: 1834.

Lucas, Handb. Obst.

Vollständiges Handbuch der Obstkultur. Von Ed. Lucas.

(_Illustrirt._) Stuttgart: First edition, 1880; second edition,

1886; third edition, 1893. Third edition edited by Fr. Lucas,

1894.

McIntosh, Bk. Gard.

The Book of the Garden. By Charles McIntosh. (_Illustrated._)

Two Volumes. London: 1855.

McMahon, Am. Gard. Cal.

The American Gardener's Calendar. By Bernard McMahon.

Philadelphia: 1806.

Mag. Hort.

The Magazine of Horticulture. Boston: 1837-1868. First

published as The American Gardener's Magazine, 1835-6. Edited

by C. M. Hovey with P. B. Hovey, Jr., associate editor during

1835-6.

Manning, Book of Fruits.

Book of Fruits. By Robert Manning. (_Illustrated._) Salem:

1838. Copyright, 1838.

Mas, Le Verger.

Le Verger ou Histoire, Culture Et Description avec planches

coloriées Des Variétés De Fruits Les Plus Généralement Connues.

Par M. Mas. 8 Tomes. Paris: 1866-73 Tome 7. Peaches.

Mas, Pom. Gen.

Pomologie Générale. Par M. Mas. (_Illustré._) 12 Tomes. Paris:

1872-83. Tome 12, 1883. Peaches.

Mathieu, Nom. Pom.

Nomenclator Pomologicus. Von Carl Mathieu. Berlin: 1889.

Mawe-Abercrombie, Com. Gard.

The Complete Gardener. By Thomas Mawe and John Abercrombie.

London: 1829.

Miller, Gard. Dict.

The Gardener's Dictionary. By Philip Miller. Sixth edition.

London: 1752. Revised edition. By Thomas Martyn. London: 1807.

Miller, Gard. Kal.

The Gardener's Kalendar. By Philip Miller. London: 1734.

Nat. Nur.

The National Nurseryman. Published by The National Nurseryman

Publishing Co. (_Illustrated._) Rochester: 1893 to date.

Nicholson, Dict. Gard.

The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, a practical and

scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture for Gardeners and

Botanists. By George Nicholson, assisted by J. W. H. Trail and

J. Garrett. 4 Volumes. London. Supplement to same. By George

Nicholson et al. London: 1900.

Noisette, Man. Comp. Jard.

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INDEX

(Names of varieties in this index, if accepted names, appear in Roman

type; synonyms in italics.)

À Bec, 291

_À Feuilles de Saule_ (syn. of French Willow Leaved), 364

Abbé de Beaumont, 291

Abbé Jodoc, 291

_Abricotée_ (syn. of Yellow Admirable), 495

_Abt Jodocus_ (syn. of Abbé Jodoc), 291

Abundance, 291

Acampo, 291

Acme, 291

Acton Scot, 291

Adèle Thirriot, 292

Admirable, 292

Admirable Jaune, 292

Admirable Jaune Tardive, 292

Admirable Saint-German, 292

_Admiral_ (syn. of Admiral Dewey), 178

Admiral Dewey, 178

Adrian, 292

Advance, 292

Aehrenthal, 292

_Aehrenthal Lackpfirsich_ (syn. of Aehrenthal), 292

Affleck, Thomas, var. orig. with, 433

Agriculture, history of, 1

_Aigle doré_ (syn. of Golden Eagle), 370

_Aigle de Mer_ (syn. of Sea Eagle), 463

_Aikelin Frühpfirsich_ (syn. of Hâtive d'Aikelin), 379

Aiken, 293

Ailsworth, 293

Albatross, 293

Albemarle, 293

Alberge, 293

_Alberge-Aprikosenpfirsich_ (syn. of Rossanna), 456

Albert, 293

Albert Late Rareripe, 294

Albert Sidney, 294

Albertine Millet, 294

Alberza, 294

Albright, 294

_Albright_ (syn. of Albright Cling I), 294

Albright, var. orig. by, 294

Albright, Miss, var. orig. with, 294

Albright Cling I, 294

Albright Cling II, 294

_Albright October_ (syn. of Albright Cling I), 294

_Albright Winter_ (syn. of Albright Cling I), 294

Alexander, 179

Alexander, O. A., var. orig. by, 179

_Alexander's Early_ (syn. of Alexander), 179

Alexandra, 295

_Alexandra Noblesse_ (syn. of Alexandra), 295

Alexandre Dumas, 295

Alexiana Cherpin, 295

Alexis Lepère, 295

Alger Winter, 295

Algerine, 295

_Algiers Yellow_ (syn. of Late Yellow Alberge), 400

_Algiers yellow winter clingstone_ (syn. of Late Yellow Alberge), 400

Alice, 295

Alice Free, 295

_Alice Haupt_ (syn. of Alice), 295

Alida, 295

Allen, A. T., var. orig. by, 296

Allen, J. F., var. orig. by, 413

Allen I, 295

Allen II, 296

Allen October, 296

Allman Cling, 296

Almond, 296

Almond, relationship of the, to the peach, 11-13, 69-70, 80

Alpha I, 296

Alpha II, 296

Alpha III, 296

Alto Pass, 296

Alton, 180

Amande Douce, 296

_Amandier-Pêcher_ (syn. of Almond), 296

Ambrosia, 296

Amelia I, 297

Amelia II, 297

Ameliaberta, 297

American Apricot, 297

American Pound, 297

Ammirabile Belga, 297

Amsden, 297

Amsden, L. C., var. orig. by, 297

_Amsden June_ (syn. of Amsden), 297

Amsden Pine, 298

_Amygdalus laevis_ (syn. of _P. persica_), 77

_Amygdalus Nectarina_ (syn. of _P. persica_), 77

_Amygdalus Nuci-persica_ (syn. of _P. persica_), 77

_Amygdalus Persica_ (syn. of _P. persica_), 77

_Amygdalus Persica_ var. _nucipersica_. (syn. of _P. persica_), 77

_Ananas-Aprikosenpfirsich_ (syn. of Pineapple), 443

Ananiel, 298

_Andenken an Java_ (syn, of Souvenir de Java), 469

_Andenken an Jean Rey_ (syn. of Souvenir de Jean Rey), 469

André Leroy, 298

Andrews, 298

_Andrews Mammoth_ (syn. of Andrews), 298

Angel, 298

Angelle Lafond, 298

Angers Large Purple, 298

Anna Ruffin, 298

Anne, 298

_Anne Précoce de Fay_ (syn. of Fay Early Anne), 359

Annie Laurie, 299

Annie Trice, 299

Annie Wylie, 299

Antleys, 299

Antleys, var. orig. with, 299

Apex, 299

_Apricot_ (syn. of Yellow Admirable), 495

_Aprikosenartiger Härtling_ (syn. of Pavie Abricotée), 434

_Archiduc Jean_ (syn. of Erzherzog Johann), 356

Arctic, 299

Aremie, 299

_Argentée Précoce_ (syn. of Early Silver), 352

Arietta, 299

Arkansas, 299

_Arkansas Traveler_ (syn. of Arkansas), 299

Arlington, 299

Arp, 182

_Arp Beauty_ (syn. of Arp), 182

Arthur Chevreau, 300

Artz, 300

Asa Meek Seedling, 300

Ashby, G. W., var. orig. by, 300

Ashby Early, 300

Asia, the peach in, 13-25

Astor, 300

Astor, var. orig. with, 300

Athenian Cling, 300

Athens, 300

Atlanta, 300

Atwater, 300

Atwood, 301

Atwood, Roscius, var. orig. with, 301

Aubinel, var. orig. with, 424

Augbert, 301

Augusta, 301

Auguste Fau Jaune, 301

Aurora, 301

Austin, 301

_Austin Cling_ (syn. of Austin), 301

_Austins Late Red_ (syn. of Austin), 301

Australian Saucer, 301

Autour (syn. of Goshawk), 371

_Avant-Pêche blanche_ (syn. of White Nutmeg), 491

Avant-Pêche Jaune, 301

_Avant-Pêche Rouge_ (syn. of Red Nutmeg), 452

Avant-Précoce, 302

Avant-Précoce Pavie, 302

Avocat Collignon, 302

Azoo Cling, 302

Babcock, 302

Bagby Large, 302

Bailey, 302

Baker Cling, 302

Baker Early, 302

_Baker Early May_ (syn. of Baker Early), 302

Baldwin, 302

Baldwin, Dr. William, var. orig. by, 302, 343

_Baldwin Late_ (syn. of Baldwin), 302

_Baldwin October Free_ (syn. of Baldwin), 302

_Balsey_ (syn. of Greensboro), 222

Balsey, W. G., var. orig. by, 222

Baltet, 303

Baltet, var. orig. by, 303

Baltimore Beauty, 303

Baltimore Rose, 303

Bandel, 303

Bandel, var. orig. by, 303

Banner, 303

Barber, 303

Barcelona Yellow Clingstone, 303

Barker, F. G., var. orig. with, 303, 339, 496

Barker No. 13, 303

Barnard, 304

Barnes, 304

Baron Ackenthal, 304

Baron Dufour, 304

Baron Pears, 304

Baronne de Brivazac, 304

Barr, Colonel John, var. orig. with, 304

Barr Early, 304

Barr Late, 304

Barral, var. orig. by, 438

Barrington, 304

Barrington, var. orig. by, 304

_Barringtoner Lieblingspfirsich_ (syn. of Barrington), 304

_Barthélemy_ (syn. of Bertholome), 311

Bartram, William, quoted, 42-43

Bass, John B., var. orig. with, 485

Bassford, Wallace, var. orig. by, 361

Batchelder, 305

Batchelder, William, var. orig. with, 305

Bateham, M. B., var. orig. by, 339

Baugh, 305

Baumann, Eugene, var. orig. by, 315

Baxter, Isaac B., var. orig. with, 389, 440

Baxter, William, var. orig. with, 305

Baxter Cling, 305

Bayne, Dr., var. introduced by, 305

Bayne Favorite, 305

Bayne New Heath, 305

Bealmear, Dr., var. orig, by, 305

Bealmear Cling, 305

Bear Early, 305

Bear Late, 305

Beatrice, 305

Beauchamp, 305

Beausse, Joseph, var. orig. by, 307

Beauté de la Saulsaie, 306

_Beauty Blush_ (syn. of Blush), 314

Beauty of Salisbury, 306

_Beauty of Vitry_ (syn. of Belle de Vitry), 309

_Beauty of Zoar_ (syn. of Zoar Beauty), 497

Beaver No. 2, 306

Beckwith, var. orig. by, 306

Beckwith Early, 306

Becquett Late, 306

_Becquette Cling_ (syn. of Bequette Cling), 310

_Becquette Free_ (syn. of Bequette Free), 184

_Beer_ (syn. of Beers Smock), 306

Beer, Samuel, var. orig. with, 306

Beer Late White Cling, 306

Beers, Joseph, var. orig. by, 306, 395

Beers Late, 306

_Beers Late Melocoton_ (syn. of Beers Late), 306

Beers Late Red Rareripe, 306

_Beers Melcatoon_ (syn. of Beers Late), 306

_Beers Red Rareripe_ (syn. of Beers Late Red Rareripe), 306

Beers Smock, 306

_Béguine de Termonde?_ (syn. of Congress), 334

Bell Favorite, 306

Bell October, 307

Belle, 183

Belle de Bade, 307

_Belle-Bauce_ (syn. of Belle Beausse), 307

_Belle Bausse_ (syn. of Belle Beausse), 307

Belle de Beaucaire, 307

_Belle Beauce_ (syn. of Belle Beausse), 307

Belle Beausse, 307

Belle Beauté, 307

_Belle de Bordeaux_ (syn. of Bordeaux), 316

Belle Cartière, 307

Belle de Charleville, 307

_Belle Chevreuse_ (syn. of Chevreuse), 328

Belle Conquête, 307

Belle de la Croix, 307

Belle de Doué, 308

Belle Dupont, 308

Belle et Bonne, 308

_Belle of Georgia_ (syn. of Belle), 183

Belle Henri Pinaud, 308

Belle Impériale, 308

Belle de Liège, 308

Belle de Logelbach, 308

Belle de Mes Yeux, 308

_Belle Mousseuse_ (syn. of Rendatler), 453

Belle de Neuville, 308

Belle d'Orbassano, 309

Belle de Saint-Geslin, 309

Belle de Saint-Geslin Blanche, 309

_Belle tardive d'Auvergne_ (syn. of Tardive d'Auvergne), 476

_Belle Tillemont_ (syn. of Tirlemonter Magdalene), 480

_Belle Toulousaine_ (syn. of Belle de Toulouse), 309

Belle de Toulouse, 309

Belle de Vitry, 309

Bellegarde, 309

_Bellegarde_ (syn. of Galande), 365

_Bellis_ (syn. of Belle de Vitry), 309

Bellows, 309

Beltzar, 309

Beltzar Early Rareripe, 309

Ben Hur, 310

Benade, 310

Benango, 310

Bennett Rareripe, 310

_Bequett Free_ (syn. of Bequette Free), 184

Bequette, Benjamin, var. orig. by, 185, 310

Bequette Cling, 310

Bequette Free, 184

Berckmans, 310

Berckmans, L. E., var. orig. by, 186, 259, 280, 310, 336, 372, 393,

429, 430, 474, 497

Berckmans, P. J., var. introduced by, 294, 371, 434, 470, 472;

var. orig. by, 332

Berenice, 185

Bergame, 310

Bergen, 310

_Bergen Yellow_ (syn. of Bergen), 310

Bermuda Cling, 310

Bernard Verlot, 310

Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, 310

Berry, 311

Bertero, quoted, 65

Bertholome, 311

Bessie Kerr, 311

Best June, 311

Besy Robin, 311

_Beure_ (syn. of Butterpfirsich), 322

Beverly, Robert, quoted, 48-49, 82

Beville, 311

Bexar, 311

Bianci di Nizza, 311

Bickell, 311

Biddle, 311

Bidwell, A. I., var. orig. by, 311, 312

Bidwell Early, 311

Bidwell Late, 312

Bilice, 312

Billmeyer, 312

Billmeyer, J. H., var. orig. by, 312

Bilyeu, 312

Bilyeu, var. orig. with, 312

_Bilyeu Comet_ (syn. of Bilyeu), 312

_Bilyeu's October_ (syn. of Bilyeu), 312

Binney Late Red, 312

=Stevens Late. 1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:90. 1894. =2.=