Chapter 19

Cole appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 as Cole Early Red but was dropped in 1891. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin almost entirely overlaid with red; flesh white, melting, very sprightly; freestone; ripens early in August.

Cole Large Yellow. 1.Gard. Chron.1251. 1864.

Listed as an undesirable variety introduced into England from America.

Cole White. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers55, 56. 1867.

According to Carrière this variety is distinct from Cole White Melocoton. Tree vigorous; flowers very small; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a slight suture; skin yellowish-white, with a purplish-red blush; flesh yellowish-white, slightly stained with red at the pit, tender yet firm, juicy, very sweet; quality good; stone oval, free; ripens in France the first of September.

Cole White Melocoton. 1.ThomasAm. Fruit Cult.299. 1849.

This peach is thought by most pomologists to be identical with Morris White but according to T. Hancock, in the American Fruit Culturist, it is distinct, the peaches being larger, heavier, rounder and ripening two weeks later than Morris White.

Coleman. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:804. 1896.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

Coleman is a variety of the Honey type originated by Thomas Coleman, Rockport, Texas. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree vigorous, productive; glands both reniform and round; fruit medium in size, ovate, cream-colored, with a red cheek; flesh white, sweet; freestone; ripens with Climax.

Colerane. 1.ReaFlora211. 1676.

"Colerane peach is a good red peach."

Colmar. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:179. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Colon. 1.Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat.11. 1900.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.73:143. 1904.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

This is a seedling of Honey which was originated by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary,Florida, about 1892. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; suture distinct; skin thin, tender, finely pubescent; flesh white, streaked with red at the stone, juicy, spicy, subacid; quality very good; stone large, elliptical, sharply pointed, free; ripens in Florida the last of June.

Colonel Ansley. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.93. 1831.

Resembles Barrington, the two being listed as the same by some writers.

Colonel McFarland. 1.Gard. Mon.24:338. 1882.

A seedling of Late Crawford originating in 1874 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Tree strong, vigorous, spreading; fruit large, yellow, with a red cheek; flesh juicy, rich, high in quality; freestone; ripens the middle of October.

Colonel Tom Ruffin. 1.Van LindleyCat.16. 1892.

An early, white-fleshed clingstone, ripening about July 20th, according to the catalog of the J. Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina.

Columbia. 1.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees226, fig. 10. 1817.2.PrincePom. Man.2:19, 20. 1832.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.491. 1845.4.HooperW. Fr. Book216, 217. 1857.5.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.6.Am. Jour. Hort.3:343. 1868.7.LeroyDict. Pom.6:99 fig., 100. 1879.Virginia.8.Mo. Bd. Agr. Rpt.1:411. 1865.

Virginia.8.Mo. Bd. Agr. Rpt.1:411. 1865.

This singular peach was raised more than a century ago by William Coxe from a pit brought to New Jersey from Georgia. While it reproduces itself from seed with considerable exactness, most of the seedlings show variations in shape and color. Nurserymen have, therefore, grown many different types but all having the general characteristics of the original fruit. The American Pomological Society placed Columbia in its fruit-list in 1862 where it has since remained. Tree moderately hardy and productive; glands reniform; fruit large, round, broad and considerably depressed, with a distinct suture; skin rough, thick, dingy red, sprinkled with spots and streaks of darker red; flesh yellow, often with a red streak next the skin, rich, juicy, melting, with the texture of a very ripe pineapple; quality good; freestone; season the last of September.

Columbus June. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.610. 1857.

Fruit medium to large, flattened, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy, pleasant-flavored; good; stone free; ripens in the South the middle of June.

Comet. 1.Mag. Hort.29:52. 1863.2.HoggFruit Man.216. 1866.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.

Comet was raised from a pit of Salwey by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, fruiting for the first time in 1857, when the great comet of that year was in its zenith. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit roundish; skin yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; stone free; matures early in October.

Comice d'Angers. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:100 fig., 101. 1879.Jaune du Comice.2.MasLe Verger7:195, 196, fig. 96. 1866-73.Hâtive de Gascogne.3.ThomasGuide Prat.52, 219. 1876.Madeleine du Comice.4.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.

Comice d'Angers. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:100 fig., 101. 1879.

Jaune du Comice.2.MasLe Verger7:195, 196, fig. 96. 1866-73.

Hâtive de Gascogne.3.ThomasGuide Prat.52, 219. 1876.

Madeleine du Comice.4.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.

This variety, received from Angers, France, is grown commercially in that locality. Glands both reniform and globose; flowers small, with deep rose-color; fruit large, spherical,ending in a mamelon tip at the apex; suture distinct; skin tender, heavily pubescent, yellow, marbled and striped with purple on a deep carmine blush; flesh stained at the pit, melting, very juicy, sprightly; stone free, large, plump; ripens at the end of August.

Comice de Bourbourg. 1.BrehautPeach Pruner173. 1866.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:101, 102 fig. 1879.

A seedling from Bourbourg, Nord, France, first fruiting about 1850. Glands small, both reniform and globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish-oval, distinctly sutured; skin tender, light yellow, streaked with carmine; flesh white, melting, juicy, tinged about the pit, sprightly; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

Compton Pure Gold. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.77. 1893.

Exhibited from Illinois at the World's Fair, in 1893.

Comte d'Ansembourg. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Comte de Neperg. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Comtesse de Hainaut. 1.Ann. Pom. Belge6:79, 80, Pl. 1858.

Of Belgian origin, being a seedling of Early Purple found near the Royal Chateau at Laeken. Flowers large; fruit large, roundish; suture distinct but not deep; skin clear yellow; flesh yellowish-white except at the pit; stone large, free; ripens the first half of September.

Comtesse de Montijo. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.53. 1876.2.Cat. Cong. Pom. France524. 1906.

Obtained about 1848 by a gardener, Gauthier, in Paris, France. Tree vigorous, productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish; skin creamy-white, with a blush, often streaked; flesh melting, sprightly; ripens the middle of September.

Con Cling. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.26. 1873.

Con Cling appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 until 1883 without a description. Recommended for Oregon.

Condor. 1.Jour. Hort.N. S.28:470. 1875.2.LaucheErgänzungsband701 fig., 702. 1883.

A large and beautiful seedling of Early Silver. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit very large, globular, halves equal, distinctly sutured; skin greenish-yellow, blushed with pale red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting; stone oval, truncate at the base; ripens in August.

Congress. 1.PrinceTreat. Fr. Trees17. 1820.2.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.95. 1831.3.PrincePom. Man.2:27. 1832.4.CarrièreVar. Pêchers66, 67. 1867.Béguine de Termonde?5.ThomasGuide Prat.21, 215. 1876.

Congress. 1.PrinceTreat. Fr. Trees17. 1820.2.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.95. 1831.3.PrincePom. Man.2:27. 1832.4.CarrièreVar. Pêchers66, 67. 1867.

Béguine de Termonde?5.ThomasGuide Prat.21, 215. 1876.

First cultivated by Alfred Livingston, Westchester County, New York. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers of medium size; fruit large, oval, pale yellow, blushed with red; clingstone; ripens in September.

Conkling. 1.Ellwanger & BarryCat.33. 1879.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

E. M. Conkling, Parma Corners, New York, introduced this peach about 1877, havingfruited it first in 1873. The fruits are small and the trees unproductive at Geneva. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers late; fruit below medium in size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex; halves unequal; apex with a mamelon, recurved tip; skin thin, tender, with long, thick pubescence, yellow, mottled with dark red over a lighter blush; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, firm, stringy, sweet, pleasant; pit free; ripens early in September.

Connecticut. 1.HaleCat.29. 1898.2.Ont. Sta. Rpt.6:44. 1899.

Connecticut originated at South Glastonbury, Connecticut, about 1885 from a seed of Pratt pollinized by Chili. The trees are unproductive at this Station. Tree willowy in habit; glands small, both reniform and globose; flowers appearing in mid-season, small, edged with deep pink; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate; apex noticeably mamelon, recurved; skin thin, tough, adherent, thickly pubescent, orange-yellow, blushed with dull red; flesh tinged at the pit, rather firm, stringy, sweet; quality good; stone free, small, ovate, plump, bulged near the apex; ripens the last of August.

Connett. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.Connett Early.2.N. C. Hort. Soc. Rpt.64. 1893.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1899.4.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:96. 1901.

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

Connett Early.2.N. C. Hort. Soc. Rpt.64. 1893.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1899.4.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:96. 1901.

Connett originated as Connett Southern Early with Rev. Alfred Connett, McLeansville, North Carolina, about 1880. In 1889 it was listed by the American Pomological Society as Connett Early, the name being changed in 1909 to Connett. At this Station it is a shy bearer; ripens the middle of August. Tree willowy in growth; glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval; suture shallow; skin thin, tough, creamy-yellow, slightly blushed with dark red; flesh white except at the pit, firm, stringy, sweet, juicy; quality fair; stone nearly free, oval-elliptical, pointed at the ends.

Connor White. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.75. 1873.Conner Cling.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1883.

Connor White. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.75. 1873.

Conner Cling.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1883.

Connor White is a southern variety which originated in Mississippi. The American Pomological Society listed it from 1883 until 1889. Fruit medium in size, slightly oblong, with a small, acute apex; skin white, nearly covered with crimson; flesh white to the stone, juicy, vinous, subacid; clingstone; matures the last of June in Mississippi.

Conover. 1.Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt.422. 1905.

Conover is one of the best hardy peaches in Missouri.

Cook Late. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1887.Cook Late White.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

Cook Late. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1887.

Cook Late White.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

A variety of American origin. Entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 where it remained until 1897. Fruit of medium size, white, freestone; ripens late.

Cook Seedling. 1.Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt.6, 7. 1857.

A seedling resembling Late Crawford grown by J. S. Cook, Walnut Hills, Ohio.

Cooley Mammoth. 1.LovettCat.33. 1891.2.Can. Exp. Farms Rpt.451. 1896.

Originated in Indiana where the fruit attracted attention because of large size and handsome color. Flesh yellow, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens late in September.

Coolidge. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book191. 1849.Cooledge's Favorite.2.KenrickAm. Orch.219, 220. 1832.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.473. 1845.4.Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr.38, 51. 1848.Coolidge's Favorite.5.HoveyFr. Am.2:49, 50, Pl. 1851.6.HooperW. Fr. Book216. 1857.

Coolidge. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book191. 1849.

Cooledge's Favorite.2.KenrickAm. Orch.219, 220. 1832.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.473. 1845.4.Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr.38, 51. 1848.

Coolidge's Favorite.5.HoveyFr. Am.2:49, 50, Pl. 1851.6.HooperW. Fr. Book216. 1857.

For many years Coolidge was a favorite in New England and in nearly every orchard there were trees of this sort. Joshua Coolidge of Watertown, Massachusetts, raised the variety. The fruit-lists in the catalogs of the American Pomological Society from the first issue until 1899 contained the name of this peach. Fruit medium to large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin clear white, with a fine, mottled, crimson cheek; flesh white, with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, sweet, high flavor; freestone; season the last of August.

Coolidge Mammoth. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:211. 1899.

Tree vigorous; foliage crimped, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-ovate; suture distinct; apex prominent; skin bright yellow, with a bright blush; flesh red at the pit, juicy, mild, vinous; pit large, oval, pointed, free; matures the middle of September.

Cooner. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.318. 1890.

A large-fruited, market variety from Allegan County, Michigan.

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

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

Cooper Late. 1.Peachland Nur. Cat.11. 1892.

Cooper Late originated at New Castle, Delaware, and is a large, white-fleshed, productive peach, according to the catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Cooper Mammoth. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.190. 1880.

A yellow peach found near South Haven, Michigan. The variety is worthless because of unproductiveness.

Cooper Manet. 1.N. Mex. Sta. Bul.30:242. 1899.

A variety being tested in New Mexico.

Cora. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.41. 1877.2.La. Sta. Bul.21:614. 1893.

One of L. E. Berckmans seedlings of Lady Parham, from Rome, Georgia, about 1873. Fruit small, round; skin creamy-white, splashed with dull red; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, melting, subacid; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Cora Wright. 1.FultonPeach Cult.175. 1908.

A large, yellow peach from Caroline County, Maryland.

Corbeil. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:102, 103. 1879.

Corbeil is a name applied to peaches found near Corbeil, Seine-et-Oise, France; mentioned first, according to Leroy, in 1540 by Charles Estienne. Fruits pubescent, white, juicy.

Corlett. 1.Can. Exp. Farms Rpt.146. 1896.

Produced by a Mr. Corlett, Olinda, Ontario, Canada; resembles Amsden. Fruit large, round; suture shallow; skin yellow, partly covered with a pink blush; flesh pale yellow, juicy, sweet; stone medium in size, free; ripens at the end of July.

Cornelia. 1.HarrisonCat.19. 1912.

Listed by J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland, as a vigorous, productive, white-fleshed peach ripening at the end of July.

Corner. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.197. 1883.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:211. 1899.

Originated by William Corner, Ganges, Michigan, where it is grown locally. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, oval to ovate; suture distinct; skin brightly blushed on a yellow ground; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild but not rich; pit free, oval, pointed; matures early in September.

Corosa. 1.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.66. 1907.

According to the reference, Corosa ripens soon after Mamie Ross which it excels.

Corriell. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.335. 1896.

A very hardy variety grown in southeastern Iowa.

Cothelstone Seedling. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Coulombier. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.392. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Countess. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.2.La. Sta. Bul.27:942. 1894.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

Countess is a southern variety of unknown origin. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1891 to 1899, reappearing in 1909. The fruit is white-fleshed, juicy, nearly free; ripens early in July.

Counts. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.605. 1869.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

Counts originated with H. H. Counts, Lylesford, South Carolina. It was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1877 until 1891. Fruit large, white, blushed; flesh white, rich, juicy; clingstone; matures in mid-season.

Coupers. 1.Am. Gard.24:414. 1903.

Coupers is a heavy bearer; skin white, with a blush; ripens late in August.

Cowan Late. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.186. 1860.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.

Glands reniform; fruit very small, round; ripens in September.

Cox Cling. 1.Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt.140. 1891-92.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1899.

Cox Cling appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1899 until 1909. It is listed as a medium-sized, white-fleshed clingstone of fair quality; originated in Texas.

Cox October. 1.U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt.298. 1855.

A choice variety grown at one time in Mississippi.

Cream. 1.Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt.80. 1898.

E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Kansas, grew Cream from a stone of Marcella. It resembles Late Crawford in size and color; ripens October 15th.

Crimson Beauty I. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.161. 1881.2.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:234. 1898.

Tree tall, erect; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, globular; skin greenish-yellow, overspread with carmine; flesh white except at the stone; clingstone; ripens at the middle of August.

Crimson Beauty II. 1.BaileyAnn. Hort.184. 1892.

Tree with heavy, dark foliage; fruit large, highly colored; flesh firm, fine; freestone; ripens in November.

Crimson Galande. 1.HoggFruit Man.217. 1866.2.MasLe Verger7:191, 192, fig. 94. 1866-73.3.HoggFruit Man.441. 1884.Crimson Mignonne.4.Jour. Hort.N. S.5:188. 1863.

Crimson Galande. 1.HoggFruit Man.217. 1866.2.MasLe Verger7:191, 192, fig. 94. 1866-73.3.HoggFruit Man.441. 1884.

Crimson Mignonne.4.Jour. Hort.N. S.5:188. 1863.

Crimson Galande is one of the many seedlings raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Tree an abundant bearer; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, uneven in outline, faintly sutured; skin almost entirely covered with very dark crimson; flesh white, purple about the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; stone free, small, ovoid; ripens at the end of August.

Crockett. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.Crockett Late White.2.Gard. Mon.2:335 fig. 1860.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.Crockett Late.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1887.

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

Crockett Late White.2.Gard. Mon.2:335 fig. 1860.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

Crockett Late.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1887.

Crockett originated in New Jersey and was once popular as a late, market sort. In 1877, it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society; in 1887, the name was changed to Crockett Late; the variety was finally dropped in 1891. Glands reniform; fruit medium to large, oblong, greenish-white, with an occasional blush; flesh pale, sweet, not very juicy; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Crofts Golden. 1.La. Sta. Bul.3:44. 1890.

Listed by the Louisiana Experiment Station.

Cromwell Seedling. 1.Gard. Mon.3:280. 1861.

An early variety introduced by a Mr. Cromwell, Baltimore, Maryland.

Crothers. 1.U. S. D. A. Rpt.289. 1893.2.Rural N. Y.59:626 fig. 1900.

A Mr. Crothers of Neosho Falls, Kansas, found this variety on his farm. On the Station grounds it is very similar to Oldmixon Free. Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands small, globose; flowers small, appearing early; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval, sometimes oblique, angular; apex often with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, with fine, short pubescence, creamy-white, mottled with dark red; flesh white, stained about the pit, juicy, stringy, sprightly; quality not as high as Oldmixon Free; stone nearly free, large, plump, broadly oval, with a long point at the apex; ripens the last of September.

Crown. 1.Rea Flora211. 1676.

Listed as a fair fruit ripening with Newington.

Cumberland. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.151. 1881.2.Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom.300 fig., 301. 1904.

An American variety but little known. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; glandless; flowers large; fruit medium in size, somewhat oblate; skin creamy-white, marbled with deep red; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; quality very good; stone small, oval, acutely pointed, nearly free; matures early in July.

Curtis. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:806. 1896.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1899.

A southern variety named after Professor G. W. Curtis, College Station, Texas. TheAmerican Pomological Society held it on its fruit-list from 1899 until 1909. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, round to slightly oblong; skin clear yellowish-white; clingstone; matures early in July.

Cutter. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book194. 1849.

Cutter is very similar to Lincoln but is a few days earlier.

Dabezac. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

Fruit medium in size, cordate; of first quality; ripens the last of August.

Dad. 1.Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt.50. 1901.

A seedling from F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas.

Dagmar. 1.Jour. Hort.N. S.9:190. 1865.2.HoggFruit Man.217. 1866.

A seedling of Albert raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Glands round; flowers small; fruit round; suture shallow; skin very tender, thickly pubescent, with a pale straw-colored ground, almost entirely overlaid with crimson; flesh white, tender, vinous; freestone; ripens in August.

Darby. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.75. 1873.

A seedling of the Heath type originated by I. W. and R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Fruit large, round, with a well-marked suture; skin creamy-white, faintly washed with red; flesh white to the stone, fine, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; clingstone; matures at the end of October.

Daun. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.40. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, heavy, roundish, regular in outline; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with reddish-brown; flesh fine, melting, very juicy, aromatic; ripens before the middle of September.

David Hill. 1.Cultivator3rd Ser.6:283. 1858.

According to this reference, David Hill was at one time valuable in western New York.

Davidson No. 1. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.113. 1880.

This variety was raised by M. B. Bateham, Painesville, Ohio. It is said to ripen a few days earlier than Alexander. The fruit is of medium size, attractive and equal in quality to most early peaches.

Davidson No. 2. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.113. 1880.

Another seedling raised by M. B. Bateham, Painesville, Ohio. Fruit medium in size, attractive, as good in quality as other early peaches. Ripens a few days later than the preceding sort.

Dawson. 1.Ala. Sta. Bul.156:132. 1911.

Dawson is not recommended in the reference given. Tree slow growing; fruit of medium size, round; skin rich yellow; flesh yellow; flavor excellent; ripens June 15th; a poor shipper.

Dawson Early. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.170. 1882.

A white-fleshed variety, little known in Michigan; glands globose; flowers large; fruit roundish; ripens late in August; said to be free from rot.

Day Yellow Free. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits311. 1889.

A California seedling ripening with and closely resembling Foster; a good market variety.

De Citry. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Corsa Heath. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:97. 1892.

Grown at one time near Seaford, Delaware.

De Ferrières. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

De Gloria. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.97. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

De Grillet. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Halle. 1.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2nd Ser.3:64. 1900.

A weak grower; planted in Canada.

D'Ispahan à Fleurs Simples. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

De Napier. 1.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2nd Ser.3:64. 1900.

A medium-vigorous variety grown in Canada.

De Thoissey. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Tondensis. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.199. 1841.

A large, moderately productive, first quality, red and white peach, ripening in September.

De Trianon. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

De Tullias. 1.Mag. Hort.20:271. 1854.

"A variety of the Egyptian peach with larger fruit, surpassing the original type."

De Zelhern. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.606. 1869.

Fruit of medium size, roundish; suture deep; skin downy, yellow, with more or less bright red; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; freestone; matures in August.

Deaconess. 1.Can. Hort.23:379, 380. 1900.

A yellow variety said to be immune from yellows.

Dean Orange. 1.Kan. Hort. Soc.Peach, The140. 1899.

Named after its originator, Martin Dean, Bavaria, Kansas, about 1875. Another seedling that reproduces itself from seed.

Dean Red Free. 1.Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt.16. 1896-97.

Dean Brothers of southern Indiana originated this variety; flesh white, freestone; ripens with Oldmixon Free.

December. 1.U. S. D. A. Rpt.634. 1887.2.WicksonCal. Fruits318. 1889.

A white clingstone occasionally grown because of its extreme lateness.

Decker. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits201. 1908.Buck Prolific.2.Ibid.318. 1889.

Decker. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits201. 1908.

Buck Prolific.2.Ibid.318. 1889.

Decker is grown extensively for eastern shipment in Sutter and Butte Counties, and in Vaca Valley, California.

Dekenhoven Pfirsich. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.Madeleine d'Ekenholen.2.CarrièreVar Pêchers80. 1867.Madeleine Dekenhoven.3.DecaisneJard. Fruit.7:Pl. 1872-75.

Dekenhoven Pfirsich. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Madeleine d'Ekenholen.2.CarrièreVar Pêchers80. 1867.

Madeleine Dekenhoven.3.DecaisneJard. Fruit.7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree moderately vigorous; branches slender; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly depressed at the base, apex terminating in a small, mamelon tip; distinctly sutured; skin tender, almost entirely overlaid with reddish-black; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone small, free; ripens the last of August.

Delavan White. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.450. 1879.2.Ibid.458. 1883.

Of American origin, but not generally known or valued. Glands round; flowers small; fruits large, roundish-oval; skin white, with a red cheek; freestone; ripens early in October.

Delaware. 1.LovettCat.18. 1898.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

Delaware, or Delaware Rareripe as it is sometimes called, originated in Delaware as a seedling of Mountain Rose. The variety is unproductive on the Station grounds. Tree large, vigorous; leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small, edged with deep pink; fruit medium in size, roundish-cordate, halves unequal; skin thin, thickly pubescent, pale yellowish-white, blushed about the cavity; flesh white, stained at the pit, coarse, stringy, sweet; quality good but not high; stone free, small, oval, plump; ripens the second half of August.

Deming. 1.Cultivator3rd Ser.4:146. 1856.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.Deming Orange.3.Ibid.28. 1875.Deming September.4.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.24. 1876.5.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:234. 1898.

Deming. 1.Cultivator3rd Ser.4:146. 1856.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

Deming Orange.3.Ibid.28. 1875.

Deming September.4.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.24. 1876.5.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:234. 1898.

Deming is a southern variety which was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1875 as Deming Orange, remaining until 1897, and reappearing as Deming in 1909. Tree open; glands reniform; fruit large, oblate; flesh yellow; clingstone; ripens in mid-season.

Demouilles. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.55. 1876.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:106 fig., 107. 1879.

An ornamental peach originating with a M. Demouilles, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Glands usually reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, generally depressed at the base; suture shallow; skin thick, orange-yellow, streaked and washed with deep red where exposed; flesh intense yellow, tinged with red at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; stone free, small, ovoid, plump; ripens at the end of September.

Dennis. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:29. 1895.2.Ibid.169:211. 1899.

Tree strong, spreading, with drooping branches; glands globose; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture distinct, two-thirds around; skin yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, tender, highly vinous; pit large, roundish-oval, plump, free; ripens early in September.

Denton. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.45. 1897.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:96. 1901.

J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, grew this peach in 1888 from a seed of Early Beauty crossed with Elberta. Denton resembles Elberta very closely and on the Station grounds ripens a week later. Tree large, vigorous, moderately productive; glands large, reniform; flowers large; fruit large, oval; cavity deep; skin tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with a few dark splashes; flesh yellow, with red radiating from thestone, juicy, firm, sprightly but varying in flavor; quality good; stone large, obovate, flattened, decidedly bulged, nearly free; ripens the third week in September.

Désiré Vitry. 1.Rev. Hort.463. 1903.

Listed in this reference.

Despot. 1.ReaFlora211. 1676.

Listed as a yellow peach spotted with red.

Desprez. 1.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 39, Pl. 1846.

Named after a M. Desprez, a judge at Alençon, Orne, France. Leaves carry from two to four reniform glands; flowers large; fruit variable, often large, roundish, with a small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin smooth, thick, yellow; flesh white, melting, vinous; stone plump, oval, pointed at the ends, free; ripens the last of August.

Desse Tardive. 1.Jour. Hort.N.S.9:250. 1865.2.MasLe Verger7:143, 144, fig. 70. 1866-73.3.HoggFruit Man.218. 1866.

Desse Tardive was named after its originator, a M. Desse of Chantecoq, Seine, France, about 1835. Glands round; flowers small; fruit large, round, flattened at the top, deeply sutured; skin thin, greenish-white, marbled with vermilion-red; flesh white, slightly colored with red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone plump, nearly free; ripens at the end of September.

Dewey Cling. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.91. 1899.2.Peyton-BarnesCat.19. 1912.

Dewey Cling originated with H. W. Jenkins, Boonville, Missouri, in 1898. Tree vigorous, healthy, upright yet spreading, hardy; fruit of good size; skin smooth, creamy-white; flesh white, very juicy, rich; of good quality; ripens in Missouri the middle of September.

Dey. 1.Rural N. Y.41:864, fig. 1882.

Named after a Mr. Dey, Newark, New Jersey, in whose yard it was found. Fruit large, greenish-white; sweet, rich, juicy; freestone.

Di Carema Giallo. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

A delicious, yellow peach from Italy.

Diamond. 1.Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt.50. 1888-89.2.Ibid.16. 1896.3.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:235. 1898.

Diamond originated in Athens County, Ohio. On the grounds of this Station it closely resembles Orange Cling. Tree low, spreading; leaves with globose glands; fruit large, globular; flesh pale yellow except at the pit; clingstone; ripens the first of October.

Diana. 1.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees221. 1817.

According to Coxe, Diana is a large, oblong clingstone, with white flesh, ripening the first of September.

Dix. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.199. 1841.

A large, productive, first-rate peach.

Dixie. 1.U. S. D. A. Rpt.289. 1893.

Fruit above medium in size, roundish; cavity deep, abrupt; skin thin, yellowish-white, with a blush; flesh white, slightly tinged at the stone, firm, mildly, subacid, slightly bitter; stone oval, clinging.

Docteur Burkard. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.393. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Docteur Lucas. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.53. 1876.

Found at the Saint-Florian Abbey, Germany. Tree vigorous; fruit large, roundish-oblate, blushed with deep red on a green ground; of first quality; matures the middle of September.

Docteur Krans. 1.MasLe Verger7:117, 118, fig. 57. 1866-73.

Introduced by a Dr. Krans, Liege, Belgium. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, flattened at the ends; suture pronounced; skin thin, tender, pale yellow, blushed with intense purple where exposed; flesh white, tinged about the pit, melting, juicy, sweet; of first quality; stone small, elliptical, nearly free; ripens at the end of August.

Dr. Burton. 1.MunsonCat.6. 1905-06.

According to T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, this variety is a seedling grown by Dr. E. L. Burton, Grayson County, Texas. In the Station orchard it is a fairly good peach but not of superior merit. Tree productive; glands globose, small; flowers appearing in mid-season, large; fruit large, oval; cavity deep; apex often ends in a mamelon tip; skin tough, creamy-yellow, with few splashes of dark, dull red usually near the cavity; flesh white, with a trace of pink along the suture, juicy, tender, stringy, sprightly; stone oval, with a long point at the apex, plump; ripens just before Champion.

Dr. Cummings. 1.Rural N. Y.61:734. 1902.

A seedling of Early Crawford raised at Cayuga, New York, and disseminated by H. S. Wiley of the same place; a yellow freestone ripening about October 1st.

Dr. Graham White Freestone. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.6:412. 1826.

Fruit large, perfectly white; juice rich and sweet; stone small; ripens the middle of September.

Dr. Hogg. 1.Jour. Hort.N. S.9:190. 1865.

This peach was grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a French peach. Tree a strong grower, vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin thin, tough, lemon-colored, faintly crimson where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, deeply stained at the pit, firm but tender, sugary, brisk; stone free; ripens in August.

Dr. Pilkington. 1.Cal. Sta. Rpt.393. 1895-97.

An Oregon freestone seedling of promise.

Dr. Tomlinson. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Domergue. 1.Rev. Hort.156, Pl. 1889.2.Guide Prat.42. 1895.

Originated near Marseilles, Bouches du Rhône, France, by a M. Domergue. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, well colored; ripens early in August.

Donahoo. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.636. 1857.

From a Mr. Donahoo, Clark County, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit very large, roundish; suture visible around the entire fruit, deep on one side; skin creamy-white,tinged with red in the sun; flesh white to the stone, very juicy, excelling Heath Cling in tenderness and flavor; clingstone; ripens the second week in September in Georgia.

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

Fruit large, roundish; cavity large and deep; skin thin, tenacious, velvety, yellow, sprinkled with dark red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, tender, melting, juicy, subacid; quality good to above; stone small, oval, free; season follows Smock.

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

A large-sized fruit of second quality ripening at the end of September; glands reniform; flowers small; skin dark red on a pale yellow ground; flesh melting.

Dorothy. 1.Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat.12. 1901.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:512. 1902.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

A seedling of Angel grown by G. H. Norton, Eustis, Florida. In 1909, it was listed by the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, nearly round; flesh yellow, rich, subacid; freestone; ripens early in July in Florida.

Double Blanche de Fortune. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Double Cramoisie de Fortune. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Double Jaune. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:165, 166, fig. 19. 1883.

Originated in the vicinity of Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-oval, ending in a mamelon tip; deeply sutured; skin thin, tender, canary-yellow, nearly covered with an intense reddish-brown; flesh yellow to the stone, melting, juicy, with an apricot flavor; of first quality; stone small for the size of fruit, oval, freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Double Mountain. 1.BrookshawPom. Brit.1:Pl. 26. 1817.2.ChristHandb.592. 1817.3.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.246. 1831.Sion.4.MillerGard. Dict.1752.Doppelter Bergpfirsich.5.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:198. 1858.

Double Mountain. 1.BrookshawPom. Brit.1:Pl. 26. 1817.2.ChristHandb.592. 1817.3.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.246. 1831.

Sion.4.MillerGard. Dict.1752.

Doppelter Bergpfirsich.5.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:198. 1858.

An excellent French variety very similar to Noblesse but ripening a week earlier. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless, not as susceptible to mildew as most French varieties; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened at the apex; skin greenish-white, marbled with deep red on a soft red blush; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored; stone mucronate, rugged, free; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Down Easter. 1.ElliottFr. Book283. 1854.Hall Down-Easter.2.ColeAm. Fr. Book196, 197. 1849.

Down Easter. 1.ElliottFr. Book283. 1854.

Hall Down-Easter.2.ColeAm. Fr. Book196, 197. 1849.

This variety originated many years ago with M. Hall, Portland, Maine. It has long since passed from cultivation. Tree hardy and productive; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin yellow, with a broad, red cheek; quality fair; season the last of September.

Downer. 1.Gard. Mon.19:115. 1877.

A seedling of the old Red Rareripe, grown at Newburyport, Massachusetts; never disseminated.

Dowling. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.Dowling June.2.Ibid.8:34. 1889.

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

Dowling June.2.Ibid.8:34. 1889.

Tree vigorous, productive; glandless; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a slight projection at the apex; color creamy, with a red cheek; flavor subacid; clingstone; matures in Texas about July 8th.

Downing. 1.Gard. Mon.17:270. 1875.2.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.462. 1885.3.Cat. Cong. Pom. France526. 1906.

Downing originated about 1870 with H. M. Engle, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from a pit of Hale Early. Tree productive; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-white, mottled with red; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet; quality good; ripens from the first to the middle of July.

Drain Seedling. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.491. 1908.

One of the early seedlings planted in Iowa.

Drap d'Or. 1.Mag. Hort.20:271. 1854.2.Ann. Pom. Belge3:1, Pl. 1855.Drap d'or Esperen.3.ThomasGuide Prat.52, 217. 1876.

Drap d'Or. 1.Mag. Hort.20:271. 1854.2.Ann. Pom. Belge3:1, Pl. 1855.

Drap d'or Esperen.3.ThomasGuide Prat.52, 217. 1876.

A variety of Belgian origin. Tree moderately vigorous, productive; glands small, round; fruit large, roundish, depressed; skin thin, clear yellow, with spots of carmine; noticeably sutured; flesh whitish-yellow, colored at the pit, fine, juicy, vinous; quality good; stone very large, roundish-oval, partly free; ripens September 20th.

Druid Hill. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.474. 1845.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:110 fig. 111. 1879.4.FultonPeach Cult.191. 1908.

Druid Hill originated about 1840 with Lloyd N. Rogers, Druid Hill, Baltimore, Maryland. From 1862 until 1899 it was listed in the catalog of the American Pomological Society. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit large, round, with a slight suture; skin pale greenish-white, clouded with a red blush; flesh greenish-white, almost purple at the pit, very juicy, melting, with a rich, vinous flavor; stone free; season the last of September.

Duboisviolette. 1.NoisetteMan. Comp. Jard.2:476. 1860.

This variety was brought to France from China by a M. Duboisviolette. The flowers are very large, semi-double, reddish-purple; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, terminating in a mamelon tip; skin white except where exposed; flesh white, vinous.

Duboscq. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.122. 1860.

Similar to Oldmixon Free; a very large, good, greenish-white peach.

Duchess of Cornwall. 1.Gard. Chron.59:446. 1901.Duchess of York.2.Ibid.58:59. 1900.3.Ibid.59:427. 1901.

Duchess of Cornwall. 1.Gard. Chron.59:446. 1901.

Duchess of York.2.Ibid.58:59. 1900.3.Ibid.59:427. 1901.

Originated and introduced by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit of medium size; skin creamy-yellow, with a striped red blush; flesh melting, with a distinct nectarine flavor; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

Duchesse de Galliera. 1.Guide Prat.40. 1895.

Vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, compressed; apex mucronate; skin thin, reddish-purple in the sun; flesh white, violet at the pit, melting, very juicy; freestone; ripens the second half of September.

Duff. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.Duveteuse Jaune.2.MasLe Verger7:237, 238, fig. 117. 1866-73.Duff Yellow.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.608. 1869.4.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.24. 1876.5.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

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

Duveteuse Jaune.2.MasLe Verger7:237, 238, fig. 117. 1866-73.

Duff Yellow.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.608. 1869.4.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.24. 1876.5.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

Duff is an early, market peach which appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1877 until 1897. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, round, with a sharp point; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red about the stone, juicy, slightly acid; clingstone; ripens the middle of July in the South.

Duggar. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.Duggar Golden.2.Ala. Sta. Bul.11:8, 11. 1890.

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

Duggar Golden.2.Ala. Sta. Bul.11:8, 11. 1890.

Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a blush; flesh yellow, subacid, firm; clingstone; ripens the last of July.

Duggar White. 1.Ala. Sta. Bul.11:8. 1890.

Flowers large, white; fruit medium in size; flesh white, very firm; quality good; ripens the middle of July; not very prolific.

Duke of Marlborough. 1.BrookshawPom. Brit.1:Pl. 27 fig. 1. 1817.

A variety resistant to mildew, found in the garden of the Duke of Marlborough, near Brentford, Middlesex, England. Flowers large; fruit large, slightly flattened about the base, heavily pubescent; ripens August 10th.

Duke of York. 1.Can. Hort.25:326. 1902.2.BunyardCat. Fr. Trees35. 1913-14.

This variety is a cross between Early Rivers nectarine and Alexander peach, made by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit large; skin brilliant crimson; flesh tender, melting, refreshing; ripens with Alexander.

Du Lin. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

A variety from Aire, France, with reniform glands.

Du Moulin. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

A variety with reniform glands; recommended for central France.

Du Quesnoy. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:155, 156, fig. 14. 1883.

A variety of Belgian origin. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, depressed at the ends, faintly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, greenish, covered more or less with an intense purplish-brown; flesh white, purplish about the pit, melting, sweet; stone small for the size of fruit, nearly free; ripens the middle of August.

Du Thiers. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.52. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers of medium size, pale rose-colored.

Dulany. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.95. 1854.

A seedling of Heath Cling; superior to its parent in Maryland.

Dulce. 1.MunsonCat.7. 1904-05.

On the Station grounds the trees of Dulce are weak and unproductive. The variety, according to T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, originated with B. C. Murray, Denison, Texas. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers appear late; fruit small, roundish-cordate, angular, halves unequal; cavity narrow, flaring; suture shallow; apex roundish, usually with a small, mamelon tip; skin covered with heavy, coarse pubescence, tough, greenish-yellow, faintly blushed, with a bronze appearance; flesh yellow, stained at thepit, moderately juicy, fine-grained, mild, often astringent; stone below medium in size, ovate, plump, decidedly bulged, semi-clinging to free; ripens early in October.

Dumont. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.267. 1885.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:212. 1899.

Raised by Peter Dumont, Allegan, Michigan, from seed planted about 1835. Tree strong, very hardy, susceptible to leaf-curl; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, much compressed; cavity narrow; suture distinct, extending beyond the apex which terminates in a short, projecting tip; skin covered with dense pubescence, dark golden, usually blushed, thick, tough; flesh deep yellow, tinged at the pit, melting, moderately juicy, brisk subacid; stone oval, free; ripens the middle of September.

Dun. 1.Cat. Cong. Pom. France97 fig. 1906.

Dun originated in Austria. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin yellowish-white, marbled with dull red; flesh white, stained at the stone, melting, very juicy, aromatic; very good; stone ending in a long point, free; ripens the middle of August.

Dunlap. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:29. 1895.2.Ibid.169:212. 1899.

Tree a strong grower, spreading; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish to occasionally ovate; cavity wide; suture distinct; color yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, quite juicy, rich, vinous; pit large, plump, free; ripens the last of August.

Dunnington Beauty. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.96. 1831.

Very much like Noblesse. Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit large; skin pale greenish-red; flesh melting; quality good; ripens at the end of August.

Duperron. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.608. 1869.

A seedling raised by a M. Duperron. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large to very large, roundish, depressed at the end; suture shallow; skin downy, golden yellow, more or less washed with pale red; flesh yellow; clingstone; ripens in October.

Durasme. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.582. 1629.

"The Durasme or Spanish Peach is of a darke yellowish-red colour on the outside and white within."

Durchsichtiger Lieblingspfirsich. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:202. 1858.

Tree of medium size, productive; fruit large, roundish-oblate, yellowish-white, with a bright red blush; flesh firm yet melting, with a sweet, vinous flavor; quality good; season early in September.

Durham Favorite. 1.Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt.52. 1867.

Listed in this reference.

Dutchess. 1.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees223. 1817.

A very large peach, with white skin, a red cheek and a clear stone; ripens in August and September.

Dwarf Aubinel. 1.Flor. & Pom.144. 1876.

This variety is remarkable for the constancy with which it is reproduced from seed and for its dwarf, bushy habit of growth. Flowers large; fruit large, globular; skin pale orange, marbled with red near the apex; flesh yellow, red near the stone; quality good; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Dwarf Champion. 1.N. Mex. Sta. Bul.30:224, 225. 1899.

Listed as growing in New Mexico.

Dwarf Cuba. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:29. 1895.2.Ibid.129:23. 1896.

A variety with small flowers and reniform glands.

Dwarf Orleans. 1.PrinceTreat. Hort.17. 1828.Nain.2.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:44, 45, Pl. 32. 1768.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:175 fig., 176. 1879.Zwergpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:199. 1858.Italian Dwarf.5.Am. Jour. Hort.1:287, 288. 1867.

Dwarf Orleans. 1.PrinceTreat. Hort.17. 1828.

Nain.2.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:44, 45, Pl. 32. 1768.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:175 fig., 176. 1879.

Zwergpfirsich.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:199. 1858.

Italian Dwarf.5.Am. Jour. Hort.1:287, 288. 1867.

Dwarf Orleans originated in Orleans, Loiret, France, early in the Eighteenth Century. The tree attains a height of two or three feet and is used mostly as an ornamental; leaves long, pendent, glandless and much indented; flowers large, showy; fruit about two inches long, roundish, deeply sutured; skin white; flesh white, melting, with bitter juice; freestone; ripens early in October.

Dyer June. 1.Gard. Mon.24:18. 1882.

A chance seedling found near Ava, Missouri. Fruit large; early; clingstone.

Dymond. 1.Jour. Hort.3rd Ser.3:331. 1881.2.HoggFruit Man.442. 1884.

Said to have been introduced by a Mr. Veitch, Exeter, England. Leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a dull red cheek, mottled with brighter red; flesh white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a high flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Eagle Red. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.199. 1841.

Listed as a large, beautiful fruit, with a red blush, ripening in September.

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

A variety with globose glands and small flowers.

Early. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.96. 1831.

A variety with globose glands and large flowers.

Early Alfred. 1.Gard. Mon.7:372. 1865.2.HoggFruit Man.219. 1866.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew Early Alfred from a seed of Hunt Tawny nectarine. Glands round; flowers large; fruit large; suture deeply marked, higher on one side than the other; skin tender, pale straw-colored, somewhat mottled with bright crimson; flesh white, melting, brisk, vinous; ripens early in August.

Early Ascot. 1.Gard. Chron.1474, 1506. 1870.2.Flor. & Pom.1, Pl. 1873.

Early Ascot was raised from a seed of Elruge nectarine by a Mr. Standish of Ascot, England. Tree hardy, productive; glands small, roundish; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, somewhat depressed, with a distinct suture; skin nearly smooth, almost entirely covered with red, becoming nearly black where exposed; flesh yellow, tinged at the stone, very juicy; partially freestone; ripens the second week in August.

Early Avant. 1.ForsythTreat. Fr. Trees27. 1803.

An agreeable-flavored peach ripening in August.

Early Beauty. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.314. 1889.

This is a Texas variety. Fruit large, yellow; freestone; ripens very early.

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

Listed as having serrate, glandless leaves and small flowers.

Early Charlotte. 1.R. G. ChaseCat.20. 1896.2.Chico Nur. Cat.25. 1904.

A seedling of Early Crawford which originated about 1878 with O. Dickenson, Salem, Oregon. The variety has considerable merit as it grows on the Station grounds. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small, faded, pale pink; fruit large, roundish-oval, often cordate, halves unequal; cavity deep; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin but tough, pale yellow, splashed with lively red on a slight blush; flesh yellow, deeply stained at the pit, slightly stringy, tender, sprightly, rich, pleasing; quality good to above; pit broadly oval, plump, bulged, free; matures early in September.

Early Chelmsford. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book190. 1849.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.614. 1857.

Tree vigorous, productive, hardy; leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish; suture encircling the fruit; skin white, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, melting, juicy, vinous; freestone; ripens the third week in August.

Early Chevalier. 1.Gard. Chron.N. S.20:47. 1883.

A French peach in which early and late fruits are produced on different branches of the same tree.

Early China. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:804, 805. 1896.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.21. 1897.

Early China is a Honey-flavored peach which originated in southern Texas where it has proved vigorous and productive, gaining a place in 1897 on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. The glands are round, often lacking; fruit of medium size, oval; apex with a sharply recurved point; color creamy, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, pinkish at the pit, very sweet; quality fair; freestone; ripens the middle of June in Texas.

Early Crawford Seedlings Nos. 1 and 3. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:29. 1895.2.Ibid.169:212. 1899.

Seedlings obtained by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan.

Early Cream. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:818. 1896.3.Fla. Sta. Bul.73:144. 1904.Kite.4.Ibid.73:148. 1904.Kite Honey.5.Ibid.73:149. 1904.

Early Cream. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:818. 1896.3.Fla. Sta. Bul.73:144. 1904.

Kite.4.Ibid.73:148. 1904.

Kite Honey.5.Ibid.73:149. 1904.

Early Cream is a seedling of Honey. It appeared on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1891 until 1897. Tree strong, productive; fruit larger than Honey and resembles it in shape but is not as sharply pointed at the apex; skin very smooth, yellow, washed with red; flesh fine, sweet, juicy; flavor excellent; ripens the middle of June.

Early Cronesteyn. 1.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2nd Ser.3:64. 1900.

Listed as a slow grower in Canada.

Early Curtis. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.186. 1880.

A seedling with reniform glands; very similar to Alexander but less inclined to adhere to the pit.

Early Downton. 1.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.247. 1831.

Raised by Thomas Knight, Downton Castle, England, about 1815. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers large, pale rose-colored; fruit narrowed at the apex, usuallyterminating in an acute nipple; skin pale yellowish-white, bright red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white to the stone from which it separates, juicy; ripens at the end of August.

Early Free. 1.N. Y. Sta. Rpt.15:289. 1897.

Growing on the grounds of this Station in 1896.

Early Imperial. 1.Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt.241. 1890.

W. W. Smith, Vacaville, California, grew Early Imperial from a pit of St. John open to cross-fertilization. It is highly recommended in California because of extreme earliness and its good drying qualities; flesh yellow; freestone.

Early Leopold. 1.Jour. Hort.N. S.17:58. 1869.2.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.34. 1874.3.ThomasGuide Prat.53. 1876.

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a seed of Early York. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, pale yellow, rich; succeeds Rivers.

Early Louise. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.609. 1869.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1875.3.HoggFruit Man.444. 1884.4.Cat. Cong. Pom. France526. 1906.Louise.5.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:350. 1903.

Early Louise. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.609. 1869.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1875.3.HoggFruit Man.444. 1884.4.Cat. Cong. Pom. France526. 1906.

Louise.5.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:350. 1903.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised this peach from a seed of Early Albert and named it in honor of Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise. From 1875 until 1883 the variety maintained a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit of medium size, round, marked on one side with a deep suture; skin highly colored, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, tender, richly flavored, partly adherent to the pit; season early.

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

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