Chapter 18

Blodgett Crimson Cling,Blodgett Crimson Freestone,Blodgett Golden Cling,Blodgett Golden Freestone,Blodgett Golden October Cling,Blodgett Golden Pointed Cling.

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

Blondeau. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.2.Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom.296 fig., 297. 1904.

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

Blood Free. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.21. 1897.Blood Freestone.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.601. 1869.Indian Blood Freestone.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1873.4.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.25. 1876.

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

Blood Freestone.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.601. 1869.

Indian Blood Freestone.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1873.4.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.25. 1876.

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

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

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

Blush. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:92. 1901.Beauty Blush.2.BaileyAnn. Hort.184. 1892.

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

Beauty Blush.2.BaileyAnn. Hort.184. 1892.

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

Bogg Leviathan. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.114. 1880.Bogg Mammoth.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.161. 1881.

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

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

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

Boisselot. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.52. 1876.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:68 fig., 69. 1879.

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

Bokhara. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.377. 1896.2.Ibid.256. 1897.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.187:68. 1901.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

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

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

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

Bollweiler Favorite 1.MasLe Verger7:33, 34, fig. 15. 1866-73.2.LaucheDeut. Pom.VI:No. 2, Pl. 1882.

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

Bollweiler Magdalene. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.177. 1835.2.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:197. 1858.Bollwiller de Madeleine.3.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.98. 1831.Grosse-Madeline.4.ThomasGuide Prat.40, 219. 1876.

Bollweiler Magdalene. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.177. 1835.2.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:197. 1858.

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

Grosse-Madeline.4.ThomasGuide Prat.40, 219. 1876.

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

Bonanza. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.161. 1881.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:208. 1899.

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

Bonito. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.2.Ibid.39:815. 1896.

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

Bonlez. 1.MasLe Verger7:43, 44, fig. 20. 1866-73.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.606. 1869.Bonlezer Lackpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:212. 1858.

Bonlez. 1.MasLe Verger7:43, 44, fig. 20. 1866-73.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.606. 1869.

Bonlezer Lackpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:212. 1858.

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

Bonne Dame de Laeken. 1.ThomasGuide Prat. 52. 1876.

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

Bonne Gros de Noisette. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.601. 1869.Guter grosser Lackpfirsich.2.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:211. 1858.

Bonne Gros de Noisette. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.601. 1869.

Guter grosser Lackpfirsich.2.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:211. 1858.

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

Bonne Grosse. 1.NoisetteMan. Comp. Jard.2:480. 1860.

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

Bonne-Julie. 1.ThomasGuide Prat. 52, 216. 1876.

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

Bonneuil. 1.HoggFruit Man.227. 1866.2. CarrièreVar. Pêchers46. 1867.Bonneuil Lackpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:216. 1858.

Bonneuil. 1.HoggFruit Man.227. 1866.2. CarrièreVar. Pêchers46. 1867.

Bonneuil Lackpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:216. 1858.

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

Bonouvrier. 1.MasLe Verger7:147, 148, fig. 72. 1866-73.2.Bobbink & AtkinsCat.119. 1914.

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

Boquier. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits316. 1889.

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

Bordeaux. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1875.Bordeaux Cling.2. DowningFr. Trees Am.635. 1857.Belle de Bordeaux.3.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2d Ser.3:63. 1900.

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

Bordeaux Cling.2. DowningFr. Trees Am.635. 1857.

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

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

Böttchers Frühpfirsich. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Not described in this reference.

Bourdeaux. 1.ReaFlora211. 1676.2. MillerGard. Dict. 1752.

Listed among yellow varieties of lesser merit.

Bourdine. 1.LangleyPomona102, Pl. 28 fig. 5. 1729.2.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:20, 21, Pl. 12. 1768.3.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.245, 246. 1831.4.Gard. Chron.152. 1865.5.LeroyDict. Pom.6:70, 71 fig., 72, 73, 74. 1879.Bourdin Lackpfirsich.6.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:208, 209. 1858.Boudin.7.HoggFruit Man.215. 1866.

Bourdin Lackpfirsich.6.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:208, 209. 1858.

Boudin.7.HoggFruit Man.215. 1866.

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

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

Listed in this reference.

Bowers Early. 1.Gard. Mon.19:274. 1877.2.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.50. 1879.

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

Bowslaugh Late. 1.Can. Hort.11:151. 1888.Bowslaugh.2.Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt.22:31. 1890.

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

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

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

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

Listed in this reference.

Boyles. 1.Ont. Sta. Rpt.1:51. 1894.2.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:31. 1910.

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

Brackett. 1.BerckmansCat.12. 1912-13.

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

Braddick American. 1.BrookshawHort. Reposit.1:59, Pl. 29. 1823.2.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.273, 274. 1831.Braddick's North American.3.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.94. 1831.

Braddick American. 1.BrookshawHort. Reposit.1:59, Pl. 29. 1823.2.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.273, 274. 1831.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Not described in this reference.

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

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

Bradley. 1.Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt.39, Pl. 1879.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:97. 1892.

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

Brainard Large Yellow. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.189. 1841.

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

Brandy. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.199. 1841.

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

Brandywine. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.161. 1881.2.Rural N. Y.46:352. 1887.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1899.4.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:208, 209. 1899.5.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:339. 1903.6.FultonPeach Cult.175. 1908.

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

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

Listed as once grown in Utah.

Bray Rareripe. 1.N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt.42. 1878.2.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.12. 1905-06.Bray White.3.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.243. 1886.

Bray Rareripe. 1.N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt.42. 1878.2.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.12. 1905-06.

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

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

Braunauer Lackpfirsich. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:214. 1858.Braunauer Rote Frühe Pfirsich.2.MathieuNom. Pom.389. 1889.

Braunauer Lackpfirsich. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:214. 1858.

Braunauer Rote Frühe Pfirsich.2.MathieuNom. Pom.389. 1889.

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

Braunauer Magdalene. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.389. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

Brett. 1.Gard. Mon.22:370. 1880.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.Mrs. Brett.3.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:352. 1903.

Brett. 1.Gard. Mon.22:370. 1880.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

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

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

Brevoort. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.6:414. 1826.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.472. 1845.Brevoort Seedling Melter.3.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.183. 1846.

Brevoort. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.6:414. 1826.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.472. 1845.

Brevoort Seedling Melter.3.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.183. 1846.

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

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

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

Brice Early. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.50. 1879.2.Gard. Mon.25:272. 1883.

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

Briggs. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book193. 1849.2.WaughAm. Peach Orch.199. 1913.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.Briggs' May.4.Ibid.28. 1877.Brigg's Early May.5.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.113. 1880.Rouge de Mai.6.Cat. Cong. Pom. France526. 1906.

Briggs. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book193. 1849.2.WaughAm. Peach Orch.199. 1913.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

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

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

Rouge de Mai.6.Cat. Cong. Pom. France526. 1906.

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

Briggs Red May. 1.Gard. Mon.18:145, 241. 1876.2.WicksonCal. Fruits309. 1889.Briggs.3.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:339, 340. 1903.

Briggs Red May. 1.Gard. Mon.18:145, 241. 1876.2.WicksonCal. Fruits309. 1889.

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

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

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

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

Brodie. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.184. 1835.

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

Bronough Cling. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.158. 1881.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:815. 1896.

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

Bronzée. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Fruit not described in this reference.

Brooks. 1.LangleyPomona104, Pl. 31 fig. 3. 1729.

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

Brown. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.170. 1882.2.U. S. D. A. Yearbook273. 1903.

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

Brown Choice. 1.BlackCult. Peach & Pear115. 1886.Brown Best.2.FultonPeach Cult.177, 178. 1908.

Brown Choice. 1.BlackCult. Peach & Pear115. 1886.

Brown Best.2.FultonPeach Cult.177, 178. 1908.

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

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

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

Brown Nutmeg. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:24, 25. 1832.

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

Browns Frühpfirsich. 1.StollO. U. Pom.Pl. 52 fig. 4. 1888.

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

Brunson. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.79. 1889.2.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:32, Pl. 1910.

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

Buck. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits318. 1889.

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

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

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

Buckinghamshire Minion. 1.BrookshawPom. Brit.1:Pl. 23. 1817.

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

Bullard. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.186. 1841.

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

Bullard Cling. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.196. 1841.

A large, round clingstone from Massachusetts.

Bullmann Aprikosenpfirsich. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:219. 1858.

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

Buonaparte. 1.BridgemanGard. Ass'tPt. 3:105. 1857.

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

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

Listed in this reference.

Burdock. 1.LangleyPomona106, Pl. 33 fig. 2. 1729.

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

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

Reported as grown successfully in Mississippi.

Burgess Beauty. .KenrickAm. Orch.183. 1841.

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

Burke. 1.Gard. Mon.27:79. 1886.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:92. 1901.

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

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

Listed in this reference.

Burnap. 1.RamseyCat.3. 1912.

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

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

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

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

Listed in this reference.

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

Listed as having been grown in Arizona.

Bustian October. 1.Gard. Mon.16:315. 1874.2.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:233. 1898.

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

Butler Late. 1.N. C. Sta. Rpt.11:108. 1889.2.HoodCat.30. 1905.

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

Butterpfirsich. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.391. 1889.Beure.2.MasLe Verger7:31, 32, fig. 14. 1866-73.3.CarrièreVar. Pêchers79. 1867.

Butterpfirsich. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.391. 1889.

Beure.2.MasLe Verger7:31, 32, fig. 14. 1866-73.3.CarrièreVar. Pêchers79. 1867.

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

Buttram. 1.RamseyCat.8. 1909.

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

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

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

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

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

Cable. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.Cable Late.2.ElliottFr. Book282. 1854.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.602. 1869.Cable Late Malacatune.4.HooperW. Fr. Book215. 1857.

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

Cable Late.2.ElliottFr. Book282. 1854.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.602. 1869.

Cable Late Malacatune.4.HooperW. Fr. Book215. 1857.

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

Cable Early. 1.ElliottFr. Book291. 1854.

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

Cable Medium Melocoton. 1.ElliottFr. Book291. 1854.

A yellow variety with globose glands; ripening in September.

Cabler Indian. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.2.Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat.11. 1900.

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

California. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits316. 1889.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

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

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

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

Calloway Cling. 1.Gard. Mon.24:83, 148. 1882.Calaway.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:815. 1896.

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

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

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

Camak Serrate. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.186. 1858.Camak Red Twigged.2.Mag. Hort.15:501, 502. 1849.

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

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

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

Cambria. 1.BrookshawHort. Reposit.2:197, Pl. 103. 1823.Cambray.2.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.95. 1831.

Cambria. 1.BrookshawHort. Reposit.2:197, Pl. 103. 1823.

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

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

Cambridge Belle. 1.ElliottFr. Book282. 1854.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.72. 1862.Hovey Cambridge Belle.3.Mag. Hort.13:114. 1847.

Cambridge Belle. 1.ElliottFr. Book282. 1854.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.72. 1862.

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

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

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

Listed but not described.

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

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

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

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

Canary. 1.ElliottFr. Book291. 1854.2.HoggFruit Man.215, 216. 1866.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.602. 1869.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recommended for Delaware.

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

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

Capps. 1.Capps Bros.Cat.1908.

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

Cardinale. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:43, Pl. 31. 1768.2.ChristWörterb.349. 1802.3.PrincePom. Man.1:199. 1831.4.LeroyDict. Pom.6:82 fig., 83. 1879.Grosse Blutpfirsche.5.ChristHandb.595, 596. 1817.Sanguine Cardinale.6.CarrièreVar. Pêchers65. 1867.

Cardinale. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:43, Pl. 31. 1768.2.ChristWörterb.349. 1802.3.PrincePom. Man.1:199. 1831.4.LeroyDict. Pom.6:82 fig., 83. 1879.

Grosse Blutpfirsche.5.ChristHandb.595, 596. 1817.

Sanguine Cardinale.6.CarrièreVar. Pêchers65. 1867.

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

Carey Mammoth Cling. 1.Horticulturist2:400. 1847-48.

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

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

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

Carl Wredow. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.391. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Carlisle. 1.Ont. Sta. Rpt.1:19. 1894.2.Brown Bros.Cat.32. 1900.

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

Carmine. 1.ElliottFr. Book294. 1859.

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

Carnation. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.580. 1629.

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

Caroline Beauty. 1.N. Y. Sta. Rpt.12:612. 1893.2.HoodCat.30. 1905.

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

Caroline Incomparable. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers43. 1867.

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

Carolinen Härtling. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Carpenter. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.Carpenter Cling.2.Ibid.44. 1891.3.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:91, 92. 1901.

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

Carpenter Cling.2.Ibid.44. 1891.3.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:91, 92. 1901.

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

Carpenter Red Rareripe. 1.HooperW. Fr. Book215. 1857.

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

Carpenter White. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.609. 1857.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.Carpenter Late.3.Kan. Hort. Soc.Peach, The139. 1899.

Carpenter White. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.609. 1857.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.

Carpenter Late.3.Kan. Hort. Soc.Peach, The139. 1899.

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

Carroll Late. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:97. 1892.

Listed as growing at the Delaware Station.

Carson. 1.BerckmansCat.11. 1912-13.

Carson came from Hancock County, Georgia, according to the catalog of P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree productive; fruit above medium in size; skin pale yellow, totally overspread with light carmine; flesh white, juicy, vinous; stone adherent; ripens late in July in Georgia.

Carter Large. 1.Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt.7. 1857.

A seedling from Pennsylvania, resembling Oldmixon Free. Tree hardy, productive; flowers large; valuable as a market sort.

Caruth Late. 1.J. S. KerrCat.5. 1898.

Caruth Late was introduced by J. S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. The variety is very prolific, bright yellow, and a freestone.

Catharine. 1.LangleyPomona107, Pl. 33 fig. 6. 1729.2.Pom. Mag.1:9, Pl. 1828.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1875.Catharinen-Lackpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:216. 1858.

Catharine. 1.LangleyPomona107, Pl. 33 fig. 6. 1729.2.Pom. Mag.1:9, Pl. 1828.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1875.

Catharinen-Lackpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:216. 1858.

This is an old variety long grown in England and France, in the latter country as La Belle Catharine. The fruit is similar to Incomparable but higher in flavor. It was placed on the list of fruits of the American Pomological Society in 1875 where it remained until 1897. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, roundish, surface uneven; color pale yellow, marbled with red; flesh white, strongly red at the pit, very firm, juicy; stone clinging, roundish-oval; ripens the last of September.

Catline. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.95. 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow, blushed; stone adherent; ripens late in September.

Cécile. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers small.

Cécile Mignonne. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.53. 1876.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:85, 86 fig. 1879.

A seedling raised by Charles Buisson, Grenoble, Isère, France. Tree productive; glands small, globose; flowers large, pink; fruit above medium in size, irregularly ovoid; skin tender, finely pubescent, yellowish-white, streaked and spotted with carmine; flesh white, faintly tinged at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; of first quality; stone ovoid, free; matures early in August.

Célestin Port. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:86, 87 fig. 1879.

A variety named after Célestin Port, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France, about 1870. Tree productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium size, deep pink; fruit large, globular, flattened at the ends; suture narrow; skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow, with a dull red blush; flesh white, firm but melting, stained at the stone, very juicy, vinous; stone large, roundish-oval, free; matures early in August.

Centennial. 1.Ont. Sta. Rpt.1:22. 1894.2.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2nd Ser.1:13. 1898.

Centennial is a strong, round-topped grower; fruit large and late.

Chalmer Yellow Free. 1.Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt.178. 1903.

A variety grown in Illinois; said to be earlier, larger, and better than Elberta. It reproduces itself from seed.

Champion (of Michigan). 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.143:187. 1897.2.U. S. D. A. Yearbook479. 1908.

This is an early variety which originated with Eugene Gibson in western Michigan and was introduced by him about 1887. The variety was subject to mildew and the fruit proved to be of so little value that the sort was soon dropped from cultivation. The leaves are serrate and the stone clings. Although very different from the well-known Champion of Illinois, it was at first sold for the latter, much to the disappointment of buyers.

Chancellor. 1.MillerGard. Dict.No. 14. 1752.2.BrookshawPom. Brit.1:Pl. 30 fig. 1. 1817.3.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.255, 256. 1831.4.LeroyDict. Pom.6:88 fig., 89. 1879.Stewards Late Galande.5.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.97. 1831.English Chancellor.6.PrincePom. Man.1:188, 189. 1831.Kleinblühender Kanzlerpfirsich.7.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:214. 1858.

Chancellor. 1.MillerGard. Dict.No. 14. 1752.2.BrookshawPom. Brit.1:Pl. 30 fig. 1. 1817.3.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.255, 256. 1831.4.LeroyDict. Pom.6:88 fig., 89. 1879.

Stewards Late Galande.5.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.97. 1831.

English Chancellor.6.PrincePom. Man.1:188, 189. 1831.

Kleinblühender Kanzlerpfirsich.7.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:214. 1858.

This peach was named after Chancellor Pierre Seguier, Paris, France, in whose garden it grew about 1670. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, oval, distinctly sutured; skin pale yellow, mottled with dark crimson; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting; stone oblong, tapering, free; ripens the middle of September.

Chapman. 1.LittlePrice List2. 1897.

Chapman resembles Late Crawford of which it is a seedling. Introduced by W. S. Little and Company, Rochester, New York.

Charles Ingouf. 1.Rev. Hort.113. 1906.

Named after Charles Ingouf, a nephew of the pomologist, Charles Baltet, Troyes, France, in whose nursery this seedling was found. Fruit large, early, blushed with carmine on a creamy ground; ripens between Amsden and Hale Early.

Charles Rongé. 1.MasLe Verger7:81, 82, fig. 39. 1866-73.

Charles Rongé was introduced by a M. Galopin, Liege, Belgium. Glands small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, spherical, compressed at the ends; noticeably sutured; skin tender, covered with short pubescence, pale green, blushed with intense carmine; flesh white to the pit, melting, sugary; first quality; stone small for the size of fruit, ovoid, semi-free; ripens early in August.

Chas. Wood. 1.Can. Exp. Farms Rpt.404. 1894.

Grown in Canada.

Charlotte. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.2.WaughAm. Peach Orch.200. 1913.

Charlotte should not be confused with the yellow-fleshed Early Charlotte. This variety is said to have originated in Europe and is a large, oval, white-fleshed freestone, ripening in early mid-season; it was added to the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1909.

Chartreux. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers67, 68. 1867.

Chartreux was obtained from seed of either Brugnon Musque or Brugnon des Chartreux, planted in 1859. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit medium to large, roundish, depressed; skin very pubescent, yellowish, streaked with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit; stone free, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of August.

Chase Early. 1.R. G. ChaseCat.19, Pl. 1900.

Chase Early is a seedling of Mountain Rose according to R. G. Chase, Geneva, New York. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta. Leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers small, dark pink at the edge of the petals; fruit large, roundish-oblate; skin tough, thick, creamy-white, with a lively red blush and a few dull splashes; flesh white except at the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; quality good; stone oval.

Chazotte. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.41. 1876.

Chazotte is productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit very large, irregular in outline; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy; ripens at the end of September.

Chelcie Cling. 1.Cult. & Count. Gent.47:513. 1882.

This variety, which reproduces itself from seed, is a seedling of Oldmixon Cling.

Cherokee. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.12. 1905-06.

Fruit a straw-yellow color with a brownish-red blush; semi-free; ripens the latter part of July.

Cherry Peach. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.582. 1629.2.ForsythTreat. Fr. Trees30. 1803.Pêche Cerise.3.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:25, 26, Pl. 15. 1768.4.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 38, Pl. 1846.Kirschpfirsche.5.ChristHandb.602, 603. 1817.

Cherry Peach. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.582. 1629.2.ForsythTreat. Fr. Trees30. 1803.

Pêche Cerise.3.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:25, 26, Pl. 15. 1768.4.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 38, Pl. 1846.

Kirschpfirsche.5.ChristHandb.602, 603. 1817.

Fruit small, roundish, with a deep suture and a large, pointed apex; skin the colorof wax, with a cherry-red blush, sometimes with very fine pubescence; flesh citron-yellow, fine, melting, rather insipid; ripens the first of September.

Chevreuse. 1.LangleyPomona106, Pl. 33 fig. 1. 1729.Belle Chevreuse.2.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:22, 23. 1768.3.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 30, Pl. 1846.Schöne Peruvianische.4.LiegelAnweisung69. 1822.Schöner peruanischer Lackpfirsich.5.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:213. 1858.Chevreuse Hâtive.6.LeroyDict. Pom.6:91, 92 fig., 93. 1879.

Chevreuse. 1.LangleyPomona106, Pl. 33 fig. 1. 1729.

Belle Chevreuse.2.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:22, 23. 1768.3.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 30, Pl. 1846.

Schöne Peruvianische.4.LiegelAnweisung69. 1822.

Schöner peruanischer Lackpfirsich.5.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:213. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive.6.LeroyDict. Pom.6:91, 92 fig., 93. 1879.

Chevreuse is an old French sort, Nicolas de Bonnefond having mentioned it in 1665. In 1768 Duhamel failed to recognize the presence of the glands, thus causing some confusion between this and the variety he describes as Chevreuse Hâtive. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, elongated; skin greenish-white, marbled and streaked in the sun; flesh white except beneath the blush and at the stone, melting, sweet, agreeable; stone free, large; ripens early in September.

Chevreuse Clingstone. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:33. 1832.

A variety received by W. R. Prince from the Mediterranean region. Fruit of good size, oval, greenish-yellow; ripens at the end of September.

Chevreuse à Feuilles Cloquées. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers53. 1867.Freestone.2.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Chevreuse à Feuilles Cloquées. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers53. 1867.

Freestone.2.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Although resembling Late Purple, this variety is distinct. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small, deep pink; fruit large, irregular in outline; skin heavily pubescent, tender, deep red on a yellow ground; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy; stone elliptical, free; ripens late in August.

Chevreuse Hâtive. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:21, 22. 1768.2.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 31, Pl. 1846.Frühe Peruvianerin.3.LiegelSyst. Anleit.179. 1825.Früher peruanischer Lackpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:212. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:21, 22. 1768.2.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 31, Pl. 1846.

Frühe Peruvianerin.3.LiegelSyst. Anleit.179. 1825.

Früher peruanischer Lackpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:212. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive, although very similar to Chevreuse, is here listed separately. Some authors, including Christ and Leroy, combine the two varieties. The Chevreuse Hâtive ripens from the middle of August to the beginning of September.

Chevreuse Tardive. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:24, 25, Pl. XIV. 1768.2.PrincePom. Man.1:178. 1831.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:93, 94 fig., 95. 1879.Später peruanischer Lackpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:212. 1858.

Chevreuse Tardive. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:24, 25, Pl. XIV. 1768.2.PrincePom. Man.1:178. 1831.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:93, 94 fig., 95. 1879.

Später peruanischer Lackpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:212. 1858.

This peach is often called Pourprée because of its color but it should not be confused with the old Late Purple. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish, often compressed; suture distinct, deep; with a mamelon tip at apex; skin thick, pale yellow, spotted and washed with reddish-purple; flesh white except about the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sweet, pleasing; stone elongated, free; matures at the end of September.

Chick Early Cling. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.75. 1873.

This variety originated with I. W. & R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Flesh white, vinous, juicy; ripens with Tillotson or before.

Chili No. 2. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.104:88. 91. 1894.2.Ibid.169:210. 1899.Engle-Chili.3.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:40 fig., 41. 1910.

Chili No. 2. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.104:88. 91. 1894.2.Ibid.169:210. 1899.

Engle-Chili.3.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:40 fig., 41. 1910.

This is a seedling of Chili raised by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; cavity deep; apex prominent; skin thick, yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, fine-grained, moderately juicy, tender, mild but rich; quality good; stone long, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

Chili No. 3. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.104:88, 91. 1894.2.Ibid.169:210. 1899.

This is another seedling of the same origin as Chili No. 2. Tree moderately strong, spreading; flowers small or medium; fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly oblong, compressed; suture indistinct; apex not prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, slightly red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild, sweet; quality fair to good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

Chilian. 1.ElliottFr. Book291. 1854.

This is an American peach of unknown origin. Fruit of medium size, yellowish-white, with a red cheek, lacking in flavor; freestone; season September.

Chilow. 1.RamseyCat.9. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Chilow is a yellow-fleshed seedling of Chinese Cling, which ripens at this Station the latter part of September. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large, showy; fruit medium in size, oblong-oval; suture deeper at the cavity, extending beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, with coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with a faint, dull blush near the cavity; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, coarse, meaty, juicy, mild; fair in quality; stone below medium in size, oval, flattened, clinging.

Chilson. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:33. 1910.

N. and C. Chilson, Battle Creek, Michigan, first exhibited this peach in 1870. Described as a yellow-fleshed clingstone, of medium size.

Chinese Blood. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:816. 1896.

Chinese Blood is of unknown origin; the fruit resembles Chinese Cling in flavor. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; fruit small, ovate, with an acute apex; color yellowish-green, with a red blush; flesh clinging, moderately sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens in Texas the first of July.

Chinese Crooked. 1.FultonPeach Cult.202. 1908.

A variety of unknown origin; so named because of its crooked fruits. The seed from which it sprang is supposed to have been brought from China. The fruit is very sweet but so small and unattractive as to be worthless. Grown under glass as dwarf trees, the variety forms an attractive ornamental.

Chinese Peach. 1.Gard. & For.5:438, 439, fig. 72. 1892.

Peach-pits were sent to Charles S. Sargent, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, in 1879 from China and from one of these grew this peach. The tree is very vigorous and hardy. The fruit has a thick skin, white, juicy flesh; is of good quality and a freestone. Sargent believes the variety may be valuable in breeding a new race of exceptionally hardy peaches.

Chisolm. 1.Tex. Nur. Cat.4. 1913.

The Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, describes this variety as a yellow freestone grown by W. H. Chisolm, Grayson County, Texas; it ripens after Elberta.

Christiana. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.603. 1869.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:810. 1896.3.Md. Sta. Bul.159:155. 1911.

Downing speaks of a white-fleshed Christiana from Pomaria, South Carolina. Other pomologists say it has yellow flesh. On the Station grounds the tree is vigorous and only moderately productive. Glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with a deep pink; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a beaked apex, angular; cavity deep; suture shallow; skin tough, covered with fine pubescence, golden-yellow, washed with deep red and with a few splashes; flesh light yellow, tinged with red about the pit, juicy, firm, stringy, sprightly; quality good; stone free, large, ovate, plump; matures the third week in September.

Christmas Seedling. 1.N. Y. Sta. Rpt.12:612. 1893.

Received at this Station in 1893 from Warren Hartle, Covington, Ohio.

Citry à Fruit Blanc. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.392. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Clara. 1.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:511, 512. 1902.

Clara is a seedling of Waldo raised by T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture nearly lacking; apex rounded, oblique, with a very small tip; skin velvety, yellowish-red in the sun; flesh firm, white, melting, juicy, with a slight almond flavor; quality very good; stone large, oval, pointed, free; ripens early.

Clara Mayer. 1.Guide Prat.43. 1895.

Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers double; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-yellow, faintly blushed where exposed; flesh greenish-yellow, juicy; freestone; an ornamental.

Clarissa. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.

Clarissa seems to be well thought of in Texas, where it originated, but at Geneva it is unproductive; fruit of good quality. Glands large, reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small; petals edged with dark pink; fruit above medium in size, oval-cordate, halves unequal, bulged at the apex; skin tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, golden-yellow mingled with lively red which deepens on the exposed side; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, rather coarse and stringy, sweet, pleasing; stone below medium in size, oval, drawn in about the base, plump, semi-free; ripens the second half of September.

Clark Early. 1.U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt.257. 1854.

Originated with Lewis Clark, St. Louis, Missouri. Said to be one of the earliest to ripen. Tree a slow grower, productive; fruit small, of rich flavor.

Clarke. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book194. 1849.

Clarke originated with A. Clarke, Sherburne, New York; fruit very large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow except at the stone, juicy, sugary, aromatic; ripens September 10th.

Claudine Willermoz. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.392. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Cleffey Allen. 1.Ont. Sta. Rpt.1:20. 1894.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:210. 1899.

Tree strong, upright, fairly productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a broad, deep cavity; suture indistinct; skin strongly pubescent, yellow, blushed with brownish-red; flesh juicy, tender, mild, not rich; quality good; pit oval, plump, pointed, free; ripens the middle of September.

Clémence Isaure. 1.MasLe Verger7:47, 48, fig. 22. 1866-73.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:96, 97 fig. 1879.

Barthère Brothers, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France, first fruited this variety in 1854. Later it was named in honor of Clémence Isaure. Glands globose; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit large, globular, halves unequal, with a mamelon tip at the apex; suture distinct; skin tender, whitish-yellow, washed with carmine; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, melting, juicy, sugary; stone free, large, roundish-oval, plump; matures early in September.

Cleveland I. 1.Peachland Nur. Cat.11. 1892.

Said to have originated at Salisbury, Maryland. The fruit excels Fox with which it ripens, according to the catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Cleveland II. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:95. 1901.

Cleveland is a seedling raised and introduced by J. F. Lyendecker, Frelsburg, Texas, about 1881. The tree came up between Thurber and Onderdonk trees; it was named after President Cleveland. Fruit large, cream-colored; clingstone; ripens with Honey.

Clifton Cling. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.152:196. 1898.2.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:234. 1898.

Tree low and spreading in growth, vigorous; leaves small; glands reniform; fruit greenish-yellow, faintly blushed with carmine; flesh greenish-yellow, red at the pit, granular, subacid; quality poor; ripens in Georgia the middle of August; very subject to rot.

Clifton Park. 1.WileyCat.16. 1899.2.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.30:14. 1905.

William Palmer, Saratoga County, New York, first exhibited this seedling at the State Fair in 1897. The trees at this Station are not productive. Tree hardy, vigorous; glands reniform; flowers appear early, large, showy, pale pink; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex; suture shallow; skin thin, with short, thick pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with dark, dull red; flesh white, tinged at the pit, juicy, stringy, pleasing, sweet; quality good; stone with a slight clinging tendency, above medium in size, plump; ripens the second week in August.

Clingman May. 1.La. Sta. Bul.27:942. 1894.2.Ibid.112:30. 1908.

A large, white-fleshed clingstone; early but not very desirable.

Clinton. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.199. 1841.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.473. 1845.

An American variety of second quality. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture nearly lacking; skin pale yellowish-white, striped with dull red; flesh scarcely stained at the stone, juicy; ripens the last of August.

Cobb Mignonne. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.99. 1831.

Listed in the reference as having globose glands.

Cobbler. 1.Okla. Sta. Rpt.61. 1898-99.2.HarrisonCat.20. 1904.Yellow Cobbler.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.161. 1881.

Cobbler. 1.Okla. Sta. Rpt.61. 1898-99.2.HarrisonCat.20. 1904.

Yellow Cobbler.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.161. 1881.

From Grayson County, Texas. Large, yellow, freestone, ripening with Smock.

Coe Golden Cling. 1.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2nd Ser.3:64. 1900.

A strong grower but does not ripen its fruit in Canada.

Coggin Early. 1.Ala. Sta. Bul.11:7. 1890.

Flowers large; fruit medium in size; flesh white, firm, semi-clinging; matures early in June.

Coigneau. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:97, 98 fig. 1879.

Originated by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, but not described by American writers. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit of medium size, irregularly globular; suture distinct; skin thick, yellow, washed and striped with carmine; flesh orange-yellow, red at the pit, fibrous, melting, juicy, resembles an apricot in flavor; stone small, plump, free; ripens early in August.

Cole. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.Cole Early.2.Ibid.32. 1887.Cole Early Red.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.473. 1845.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.

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

Cole Early.2.Ibid.32. 1887.

Cole Early Red.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.473. 1845.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.

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