Chapter 20

Early Lydia is said to be resistant to rot; a rose-colored freestone ripening with Hale Early.

Early Michigan. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:29. 1895.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.3.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:38, 39. 1910.

Confusion has arisen over two seedlings put out by J. D. Husted, Lowell, Michigan, as Husted No. 15 and 16. Eventually, No. 15 was introduced as Early Michigan but because of its similarity to No. 16, the latter is often substituted for it. The true Early Michigan is a cross between Hale Early and Chili. As it fruits at this Station, the peaches lack size and quality. In 1909 the American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list. Tree vigorous, spreading; glands reniform; flowers appear early, large, showy; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; cavity deep, narrow; apex with a large, mucronate tip; skin thin, tender, with long, thick pubescence, creamy, blushed with dull red, with a few deep red splashes; flesh greenish-white, tinged at the pit, juicy, stringy, melting, sweet, mild; stone free, broadly oval, plump; ripens the last of August.

Early Miners. 1.N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt.40. 1878.

Not spoken of favorably in New Jersey.

Early Newington Free. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.476. 1845.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.

This freestone should not be confused with the other Newingtons which are all clings and usually later in season. One characteristic of this variety is that fruits on the same tree are free or adhere partially or wholly to the stone. Tree a moderate bearer; glandsreniform; flowers small; fruit large, round, distinctly sutured; skin pale yellowish-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting, vinous; ripens late in August.

Early Purple. 1.MillerGard. Dict.1752.2.PrincePom. Man.1:189, 190. 1831.3.KenrickAm. Orch.211. 1832.Véritable Pourprée hâtive à grande fleur.4.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:16, 17, Pl. VIII. 1768.Frühe Purpurfirsche.5.Christ Handb. 593, 594. 1817.Pourprée Hâtive.6.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 16, Pl. 1846.7.LeroyDict. Pom.6:241 fig., 242, 243. 1879.Weiniger Lieblingspfirsich.8.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:203. 1858.Desse Hâtive.9.MasLe Verger7:201, 202, fig. 99. 1866-73.

Early Purple. 1.MillerGard. Dict.1752.2.PrincePom. Man.1:189, 190. 1831.3.KenrickAm. Orch.211. 1832.

Véritable Pourprée hâtive à grande fleur.4.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:16, 17, Pl. VIII. 1768.

Frühe Purpurfirsche.5.Christ Handb. 593, 594. 1817.

Pourprée Hâtive.6.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 16, Pl. 1846.7.LeroyDict. Pom.6:241 fig., 242, 243. 1879.

Weiniger Lieblingspfirsich.8.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:203. 1858.

Desse Hâtive.9.MasLe Verger7:201, 202, fig. 99. 1866-73.

This variety originated far back in the Eighteenth Century. According to Mas, it was raised by a M. Desse, Chantecoq, Seine, France, and passed for a long time under the name Desse Hâtive. Early Purple long found favor in European orchards but is not much grown now, being surpassed by better sorts. It was brought to America by William Prince, Flushing, New York, early in the Nineteenth Century and soon became confused with Early York. The true variety, however, quickly passed from cultivation and the name has ever since been confused with that of Early York. Fruit medium to large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture deep; color yellowish, blushed with dark red and dotted with red on the shaded side; pubescence thick, fine; flesh white, stained red under the skin on the side exposed to the sun, tinged with red next the pit, juicy, vinous, highly flavored, melting; very good in quality; stone semi-free to free, brownish-red; ripens early.

Early Rareripe I. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.85. 1854.

Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, originated this freestone.

Early Rareripe II. 1.Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt.50. 1901.

Early Rareripe is an improvement on a seedling erroneously called Felt Rareripe, which was brought to Kansas from Illinois by F. G. Barker of Salina. Fruit large, deep yellow.

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

Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size; skin pale yellow, with a red blush; flesh melting; fair in quality; ripens at the end of August.

Early Red II. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.152:199. 1898.

This Early Red originated with C. C. Engle of Paw Paw, Michigan.

Early Red Cling. 1.PrinceCat. Fr. Trees24. 1823.2.PrincePom. Man.2:27. 1832.Earliest Red Cling.3.PrinceTreat. Fr. Trees16. 1820.

Early Red Cling. 1.PrinceCat. Fr. Trees24. 1823.2.PrincePom. Man.2:27. 1832.

Earliest Red Cling.3.PrinceTreat. Fr. Trees16. 1820.

This variety is thought to have been brought to Flushing, New York, by the French. The shoots are subject to mildew; flowers small.

Early Rose I. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.183. 1841.

Of foreign origin. Fruit of medium size; red where exposed; ripens in August.

Early Rose II. 1.Gard. Mon.22:338. 1880.

This Early Rose is one of the so-called Spanish peaches and was found on the farm of Preston Rose, Mission Valley, Texas. It is described as a medium-sized, round, rosy-red fruit, with firm flesh, ripening June 25th; freestone.

Early Rose III. 1.W. P. StarkCat.49, 50 fig. 1915.

Early Rose III, according to W. P. Stark, Stark City, Missouri, was grown by John Keller, Fort Valley, Georgia, from the pit of a Honey-flavored peach crossed with one of the Indian peaches. Tree a moderate grower, rather small; flowers large; fruit of medium size, a rich, deep red; flesh white, rich, sweet; clingstone; ripens with Eureka. The fruit is handsomely colored and is said to sell for a fancy price wherever known. Unfortunately, it seems not yet to have been tried in the North.

Early Royal George. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.220. 1832.2.Mag. Hort.14:538. 1848.Early George.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.

Early Royal George. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.220. 1832.2.Mag. Hort.14:538. 1848.

Early George.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:811. 1896.

This variety may be an American seedling of Royal George. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, splashed with red in the sun; flesh juicy, tender, vinous, free; fair to good in quality; ripens in August.

Early Sam. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Early Silver. 1.HoggFruit Man.220. 1866.2.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:343. 1903.Argentée Précoce.3.ThomasGuide Prat.43, 215. 1876.Silver.4.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:107. 1901.

Early Silver. 1.HoggFruit Man.220. 1866.2.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:343. 1903.

Argentée Précoce.3.ThomasGuide Prat.43, 215. 1876.

Silver.4.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:107. 1901.

This variety was grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, in 1857, from a seed of White Nectarine. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, slightly sprinkled with red; flesh entirely white, melting, juicy, with a vinous, pleasant, subacid flavor; stone free; quality good to very good; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Early Strawberry. 1.Ariz. Sta. Bul.15:62, 67. 1895.

Grown at one time in Arizona.

Early Tallman. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.40:19. 1907.

This is a small, white-fleshed peach of fair quality, ripening with Triumph. It is a semi-clingstone and of no value.

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

Listed but not described.

Early Victoria. 1.Gard. Chron.946. 1861.2.MasPom. Gen.12:143, 144, fig. 8. 1883.Victoria.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.39. 1909.

Early Victoria. 1.Gard. Chron.946. 1861.2.MasPom. Gen.12:143, 144, fig. 8. 1883.

Victoria.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.39. 1909.

Early Victoria should not be confused with the Victoria of the South. This variety first fruited in 1854 with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a stone of Early York. In 1909 the American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list as Victoria. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin pale yellow, with a maroon blush; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; stone free, small; season very early, a week before its parent.

Early Wheeler. 1.U. S. D. A. Yearbook360, 361, Pl. 28. 1906.

This is one of a large number of Heath Cling seedlings grown by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas, about 1900. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; blossoms very large; fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; cavity large, broad; apex protruding;skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, creamy-white, marbled and splashed with crimson; flesh white, stained with red near the skin, firm, meaty, juicy, subacid; quality good to very good; stone adherent, oval; ripens with Alexander.

Early White. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.85. 1854.

A large, fine-flavored freestone originating with Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Early White Cling. 1.PrinceCat. Fr. Trees24. 1823.2.PrincePom. Man.2:35. 1832.

Fruit medium to small; skin pale yellow, marbled with red; flesh yellowish-green, juicy, pleasant; ripens early in September.

Eastburn Choice. 1.HoffyOrch. Comp.1:Pl. 1841.

The name is in honor of the originator, Rev. Joseph Eastburn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who planted a pit about 1825. The variety comes true from seed. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, nearly round; skin pale yellow, blushed on the sunny side; flesh yellowish-white, tinged about the pit, sprightly, slightly acid, juicy; pit small; ripens late in September.

Eaton. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.Eaton Golden.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.205. 1858.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.611. 1869.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.18. 1871.

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

Eaton Golden.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.205. 1858.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.611. 1869.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.18. 1871.

Eaton originated in North Carolina and its planting is confined chiefly to the South. In 1871 it was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society as Eaton Golden but in 1891 was changed to Eaton. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit above medium in size, round; suture shallow; skin golden-yellow, with occasional pink spots near the base; flesh golden, sweet, juicy, with a marked apricot flavor; clingstone; ripens the middle of September.

Edgar Late Melting. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.96. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Edith. 1.Fla. Sta. Rpt.8:89. 1896.2.Griffing Bros.Cat.12. 1900.

Edith is a large, round, white-fleshed clingstone; ripens in Florida July 25th.

Edouard Andre. 1.Rev. Hort.87, 208, 209, Pl. 1895.

A French variety originating in the Department of Ain, France. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit roundish, compressed; cavity deep and narrow; distinctly sutured; skin deep reddish-purple on a yellow ground; flesh cream-colored, red at the pit, melting, juicy; stone plump, oval; ripens the middle of August.

Eduard Lucas. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.394. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Edward Late White. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.614. 1857.

Raised by a Dr. Baldwin, Montgomery, Alabama. Fruit large, roundish, depressed at the apex; suture distinct; skin white, blushed with red; flesh white, stained at the pit, sweet, juicy; stone slightly adherent; ripens the first of October and continues all the month.

Eladie. 1.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.21. 1877.

A seedling of Chinese Cling; fruit of large size and excellent quality.

Elate. 1.Ont. Sta. Rpt.1:22. 1894

Mentioned but not described.

Elberta (Hottes). 1.Winfield Nur. Cat.21 fig. 1912.

This is a supposed strain of Elberta found in an orchard of Elbertas in Grand Valley, Colorado, according to the catalog of the Winfield Nursery Company, Winfield, Kansas. The fruit is said to be larger and better in quality than Elberta but its other characters are similar.

Elberta Cling. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.223. 1904.2.Stark Bros.Cat.42. 1914.

This variety was brought to notice in Louisiana, Missouri, Stark Brothers having selected it from Elberta. Some pomologists rank it as identical with Elberta in growth and appearance except that it is a clingstone. As grown at this Station, however, it does not closely resemble Elberta in shape nor is it equal to that variety in quality. Tree vigorous, upright; glands usually reniform; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oblate, halves unequal, bulged near the apex; suture deepens toward the apex which is roundish; skin rich yellow, with an attractive blush of deep red; flesh yellow, deep red about the stone, juicy, meaty, often having a slight sprightliness, clinging; ripens the second week in September.

Eldred. 1.Gard. Mon.18:15. 1876.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:212, 213. 1899.

Eldred was named after its originator, a Mr. Eldred of Washington County, Texas. It is one of the earliest clings to ripen; glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, firm, mild; pit roundish-oval; ripens just before Hale Early.

Elisabeth Bonamy. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.49. 1876.2.MasPom. Gen.12:176. 1883.

A French variety introduced in 1868 and named after Madame Elisabeth Bonamy. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish, irregular, with a mamelon tip at the apex; pale yellow, with a deep carmine blush; flesh yellow; matures the middle of September.

Eliza I. 1.ElliottFr. Book283. 1854.2.HoffyN. Am. Pom.1:Pl. 1860.

Gerard Schmitz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, exhibited this seedling in 1849. Leaves large, with reniform glands; fruit large, round; skin yellow, with a mottled red cheek; flesh yellow except at the stone; freestone; matures the last of September.

Eliza II. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.187. 1880.

This is a seedling of Late Crawford, originating with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Foliage rather glaucous; fruit large, roundish, tapering at the apex; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh bright yellow, red at the pit, tender, juicy, rich, vinous; ripens after Late Crawford.

Ellison. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.314. 1889.2.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.510. 1900.

Ellison is another variety that reproduces itself from seed. It originated in Ohio. As it grows at this Station its only value is for canning. Tree not very productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, resembling Chili in shape; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin covered with long pubescence, greenish-yellow, with narrow splashes of dull red; flesh yellow, faint red at the pit, rather dry, mild to sprightly; quality fair; stone free, small, oval, shortly pointed, plump; ripens the middle of October.

Elma. 1.Fla. Sta. Rpt.8:89. 1896.2.Griffing Bros.Cat.12. 1900.

A medium-sized clingstone of the Spanish type; ripens the last of July.

Elmira. 1.Horticulturist3:251. 1848-49.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.636. 1857.

Originated with Dr. M. W. Phillips, Edwards, Mississippi. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, oval, depressed; suture shallow; skin heavily pubescent, creamy-white; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone to which it adheres, sweet, good; ripens early in August.

Elmo. 1.Fla. Sta. Rpt.8:89. 1896.

Listed as growing at the Florida Station.

Elodie. 1.Pa. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt.586. 1878.

A seedling of Chinese Cling not as susceptible to rot as its parent.

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

J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, produced Elriv by crossing Rivers with Elberta, in 1888. Tree strong and productive; flowers large; fruit large, roundish to slightly oblong; suture very distinct; skin thin, tender, nearly entirely overlaid with bright red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sprightly; quality good; pit large, oval, semi-clinging; ripens with St. John.

Elrose. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:98. 1901.

Elrose is the result of a cross between Elberta and Mountain Rose made by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, in 1888. Flowers small; fruit oblong, irregular, large; suture distinct; skin almost entirely marbled with pale red; flesh firm, white; quality fine; stone plump, large; ripens with Mountain Rose.

Ely. 1.Village Nur. Cat.9. 1914.

Ely is a large, yellow-fleshed peach of good quality, ripening just before Carman, according to the catalog of the Village Nurseries, Hightstown, New Jersey.

Emil Liebig. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.394. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Emma. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.134. 1897.2.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:235. 1898.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1899.

Emma, on the Station grounds, is unproductive and of poor quality. It has had a place on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list since 1899. Tree upright, rather tall; branchlets inclined to throw out short, spur-like shoots; glands reniform; fruit small, roundish-cordate; apex usually with a mucronate tip; skin thin, tough, deep yellow, with a mottled blush of dull carmine; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, firm, stringy, sprightly; pit small, ovate, plump, free; ripens at the end of August.

Emporia. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.111. 1880.

Emporia is a very early variety originated by Mrs. L. Burns, near Emporia, Kansas.

Endicott. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.159. 1889.

A freestone seedling of Oldmixon Cling which it resembles in shape; ripens with Hale Early.

English. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:816. 1896.

The tree of English is vigorous but not productive. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, oval, with a pointed apex; flesh white, firm; quality fair; clingstone; ripens the middle of August.

English Swash. 1.Horticulturist2:401. 1847-48.

Leaves globose; flowers small; ripens the middle of September; moderately productive.

Enon. 1.Ohio Sta. Bul.170:174. 1906.

Fruit of medium size, globular, often oblate; suture shallow but distinct; color greenish-white, shaded and splashed with carmine; flesh white, moderately firm, melting; quality good; pit oval, short, free; ripens August 10th.

Equinox. 1.Austin Nur. Cat.9. 1909.

A very large, yellow freestone, ripening about the third week in September, according to the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas.

Ermine. 1.Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt.28:83. 1896.

Fruit of medium size, partially free; pit large; ripens early in August.

Ernoult. 1.Ann. Pom. Belge2:71, Pl. 1854.

Ernoult originated about 1844 near Liege, Belgium. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish; apex with a peculiarly wrinkled depression; skin downy, clear yellow, shaded with deep reddish-purple in the sun; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Ernst. 1.RamseyCat.1913.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Ernst originated with a Mr. Surties, Bexar County, Texas, about 1905. Fruit of medium size, white; freestone; ripens the middle of July.

Erzherzog Carl. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:205. 1858.

A seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich with which it is similar but larger, more deeply sutured, less pubescent and not as dark red; ripens early in September.

Erzherzog Johann. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:205. 1858.Archiduc Jean.2.ThomasGuide Prat.48, 215. 1876.

Erzherzog Johann. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:205. 1858.

Archiduc Jean.2.ThomasGuide Prat.48, 215. 1876.

A productive seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich which it resembles. It is larger, more pointed, more deeply sutured, less pubescent, and not as dark a red as its parent; ripens early in September.

Espagne Jaune. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:115 fig. 1879.

This variety was found about 1840 in the vicinity of Bayonne, Basses-Pyrenees, France. Some believe it to be a native of Spain. Tree vigorous; glands large, reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit medium in size, ovoid, somewhat cylindrical, halves unequal; suture distinct; apex with a mamelon tip; skin thick, yellow, spotted and washed with red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, fibrous, melting, very juicy, acidulated; stone adheres very slightly, small, ovoid, plump; matures the latter part of October.

Essex Mammoth. 1.Ont. Sta. Rpt.7:53. 1900.

Listed as having been grown in Canada.

Estella. 1.Fla. Sta. Rpt.8:89. 1896.2.Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat.11. 1900.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.37. 1909.

Estella originated in western Florida. In 1909 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit almost round, very large; skin greenish-yellow, with a full, red cheek; flesh yellow; ripens in Florida early in September.

Esther. 1.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.21. 1877.

A Chinese Cling seedling of large size and excellent quality.

Esther Doom. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.2.Austin Nur. Cat.9. 1909.

Esther Doom originated with Judge Doom, Austin, Texas. A fine, productive, yellow clingstone, ripening July 25th.

Evangelist. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.306. 1899.

A hardy variety grown in Iowa.

Evans. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.91. 1899.Evans No. 3.2.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.12. 1905-06.

Evans. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.91. 1899.

Evans No. 3.2.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.12. 1905-06.

Evans is said to have the good characters of Elberta; ripens just after that variety is gone.

Evans Cling. 1.Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt.195. 1902-03.

A hardy clingstone grown in Iowa.

Everbearing. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.51. 1897.2.U. S. D. A. Yearbook498, 499, 500, Pl. 61. 1905.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.37. 1909.

Everbearing originated in the garden of a Mrs. Page, Cuthbert, Georgia, in 1885, and was named and disseminated by P. J. Berckmans about 1897. A marked characteristic of this variety is that some trees have a long blossoming and fruiting period. It is too tender for the North but is recommended for southern peach-districts, having been placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree vigorous, compact, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit roundish-conical, large, the later-ripening fruits being smaller; cavity large, deep and abrupt; suture shallow, with a prominent apex; skin thick, tough, thickly covered with long pubescence, greenish-white, striped and mottled with purplish-red; flesh white, considerably stained and veined with red, meaty, juicy, subacid; stone oval, free; season July 1st to September or later in southern Georgia.

Excellente. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Excelsior. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.185. 1856.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.37. 1909.3.WaughAm. Peach Orch.201. 1913.Prince's Excelsior.4.DowningFr. Trees Am.632. 1857.

Excelsior. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.185. 1856.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.37. 1909.3.WaughAm. Peach Orch.201. 1913.

Prince's Excelsior.4.DowningFr. Trees Am.632. 1857.

Excelsior was grown more than half a century ago by William R. Prince, Flushing, New York. It has been confused with Crosby, this sort having been once known as Excelsior. Fruit large, roundish to roundish-oblate; suture a line, ending in a flattened depression at the base; color attractive, bright orange-yellow; flesh golden-yellow, very rich, juicy, aromatic, sweet, separating freely from the stone; quality very good; season the middle of October.

Exquisite. 1.U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt.380. 1858.2.Jour. Hort.N. S.7:152. 1864.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.612. 1869.4.Gard. Mon.19:114. 1877.Pavie Georgia.5.LeroyDict. Pom.6:218, 219 fig. 1879.

Exquisite. 1.U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt.380. 1858.2.Jour. Hort.N. S.7:152. 1864.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.612. 1869.4.Gard. Mon.19:114. 1877.

Pavie Georgia.5.LeroyDict. Pom.6:218, 219 fig. 1879.

Exquisite originated in Georgia many years ago. It seems to have been sent to England and France by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, mottled with crimson in the sun; flesh yellow, red at the stone, free, tender, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens in September.

Extra Early. 1.Gard. Mon.2:337. 1860.

A seedling of Fay Early Anne which precedes its parent by three weeks; the fruit is small and fleshy, with a small pit.

Fabre. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers54. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit large, roundish at the base; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin blushed with deep red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh yellowish-white, coarse, melting, very juicy; pit large, oval, free; ripens early in September.

Fahnestock. 1.Mag. Hort.13:111. 1847.

A large-fruited seedling from A. Fahnestock, Lancaster, Ohio.

Fahnestock Mammoth. 1.Mag. Hort.13:111. 1847.

A large, yellow clingstone which originated with A. Fahnestock, Lancaster, Ohio.

Falcon. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:816. 1896.2.RiversCat.28. 1909-10.Faucon.3.ThomasGuide Prat.55, 218. 1876.

Falcon. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:816. 1896.2.RiversCat.28. 1909-10.

Faucon.3.ThomasGuide Prat.55, 218. 1876.

Falcon originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of White Nectarine. Fruit medium in size, roundish; cavity deep, wide; suture shallow; apex with a small, erect, mamelon tip; skin thin, creamy-white, blushed with dull red, with a few stripes, not very attractive; flesh white, tinged at the pit, meaty, sprightly; stone oval, moderately plump; ripens at this Station the middle of September.

Fame. 1.Ala. Sta. Bul.156:133. 1911.

Fame is an upright-growing tree, bearing yellow, freestone fruits of medium size; ripens July 18th; very susceptible to rot.

Fanning. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.92. 1883.

Fanning was exhibited in Philadelphia in 1883 by J. H. Ricketts of Newburgh, New York. Fruit medium in size, globular; skin striped and splashed with brownish-red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh greenish-white, melting, juicy, vinous, sprightly; very good; stone moderately plump, free.

Farrnbacher Lackpfirsich. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:215. 1858.

Tree very productive; branches long and slender; glands reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit large, long, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin whitish-yellow, washed and striped with red; flesh whitish-yellow, red near the stone, very tender, fibrous, vinous; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Faut. 1.Am. Gard.12:565. 1891.

A Southern seedling. Tree strong, vigorous; fruit large; clingstone.

Favier. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:34. 1832.

Favier was introduced by William Robert Prince from the region of the Mediterranean. Blossoms small; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture usually but a line; skin overlaid with red, with a deeper hue in the sun; flesh pale yellowish-white, strongly colored at the pit, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens September 10th.

Favourite. 1.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees219. 1817.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.477. 1845.Favourite Large Red Clingstone?3.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.96. 1831.Favourite Red.4.PrincePom. Man.2:23. 1832.Early Favourite?5.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Favourite. 1.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees219. 1817.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.477. 1845.

Favourite Large Red Clingstone?3.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.96. 1831.

Favourite Red.4.PrincePom. Man.2:23. 1832.

Early Favourite?5.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Glands small, globose, often lacking; flowers small; fruit large, oblong; skin white, rather downy, covered with dark red where exposed; flesh red at the stone, somewhat firm, juicy, vinous but not rich; ripens early in August.

Fay Early Anne. 1.Cultivator3rd Ser.1:91. 1853.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.41. 1856.3.Ibid.78. 1862.Anne Précoce de Fay.4.MasLe Verger7:101, 102, fig. 49. 1866-73.

Fay Early Anne. 1.Cultivator3rd Ser.1:91. 1853.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.41. 1856.3.Ibid.78. 1862.

Anne Précoce de Fay.4.MasLe Verger7:101, 102, fig. 49. 1866-73.

A seedling of Anne, grown by Lincoln Fay, Chautauqua County, New York. It held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Tree hardy and productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin creamy-white, sometimes faintly tinged with red where exposed; flesh white, juicy, rich; ripens two weeks before Early Crawford.

Fei Tau. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.21. 1909.

Cions of the Fei Tau peach were brought to America by Frank N. Meyer, United States Department of Agriculture, from the province of Fei Tcheng, China.

Felicie. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:117, 118 fig. 1879.

Charles Buisson, Tronche, Isère, France, grew this variety in 1863. Glands usually lacking; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, halves unequal, with a mamelon tip at the apex; faintly sutured; skin thick, heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, washed and striped with carmine; flesh yellowish-white to the stone, firm, fibrous, juicy, vinous, with an after taste; stone small, ovoid, free; ripens the last of September.

Felt Rareripe. 1.GreggFruit Cult.100. 1877.

The chief characteristic of this variety is that it reproduces itself from seed. It originated with Cyrus Felt, Monte Bello, Illinois; fruit large, yellow-fleshed, freestone; ripens the last of August.

Ferdinand. 1.Fla. Sta. Rpt.8:89. 1896.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.22. 1897.3.Fla. Sta. Bul.73:144. 1904.

Ferdinand is a seedling of Honey raised by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1892. It was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897 but was dropped in 1899. Fruit roundish, slightly flattened, bulged on one side, large; apex short, blunt, recurved; suture but a line; skin velvety, thick, tough, dull yellow, well covered with dull red; flesh firm, meaty, white, streaked with red; flavor insipid, poor; stone clinging, oval, plump, short; season early in July.

Fetters. 1.Gard. Mon.16:315. 1874.

John Fetters, Lancaster, Ohio, raised this white-fleshed freestone from a pit of Lemon Cling.

Fine Jaboulay. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.395. 1889.2.Cat. Cong. Pom. France99 fig. 1906.

Thought to have originated with Armand Jaboulay, Oullins, Rhône, France. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers of medium size; fruit large, roundish, with a very small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin marbled and washed with red on a yellow ground; flesh white, melting, vinous, aromatic; quality very good; ripens the middle of September.

Finley October. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:98. 1892.

Grown near Seaford, Delaware.

Finley Superb. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.186. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Georgia.

Fisher. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul.12:11. 1904.

A variety grown in Texas and Wright Counties, Missouri. Fruit large, round, yellow, blushed with red; clingstone; ripens in Missouri about the middle of September.

Fleenor. 1.Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt.25. 1864.2.Ibid.60. 1870.

Fleenor originated in Indiana. Tree hardy, productive, slender; fruit large, oblong, white; quality good; clingstone; used for market and canning; ripens in October.

Flewellen. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.636. 1857.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1875.

Flewellen is of American origin and held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1875 until 1897. Fruit large, globular, depressed at the apex; skin downy, yellowish-white, dark, dull purplish-red where exposed; flesh red at the pit, very juicy, sweet; desirable for an early cling; ripens early in August.

Florence. 1.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:235. 1898.

This variety is a moderate bearer but rots badly. Tree tall, with dense foliage, vigorous; fruit of medium size, globular, greenish-white; flesh white, adherent; quality fair to good; ripens the middle of August.

Florida. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.Florida Crawford.2.Ibid.44. 1891.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:818. 1896.

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

Florida Crawford.2.Ibid.44. 1891.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:818. 1896.

Introduced by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1891. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891 as Florida Crawford where it remained until 1899. In 1909 it reappeared as Florida. Fruit belongs to the Spanish type, very large, roundish-oblong, somewhat bellied, with a shallow suture; skin pale to deeper yellow, frequently blushed at the base; flesh stained at the pit, firm, juicy, vinous; freestone; ripens the last of July.

Florida Gem. 1.Fla. Sta. Rpt.8:86. 1896.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.73:145. 1904.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.36. 1909.

One of the best seedlings of Honey both for home and commercial purposes. Listed by the American Pomological Society in its fruit-catalog of 1909. Fruit medium to large, oval, angular; suture indistinct, often wanting; apex conical, long, recurved; skin fuzzy, thin, tough, greenish-yellow, washed with deep red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, white, pink at the stone, sweet, agreeable; stone free, elliptical, reddish; ripens the last of June.

Florida Own. 1.Fla. Sta. Bul.14:6. 1891.2.Ibid.62:513. 1902.

Florida Own is a seedling of Peento, now out of cultivation. Fruit large, nearly round; skin white, overspread with carmine; flesh sweet, juicy, melting, semi-clinging; quality excellent; ripens with Peento.

Florin. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits313. 1889.

Florin is a California variety ripening with Late Crawford but superior in size and flavor; tree hardy, a rapid grower and free from curl.

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

Received at this Station for testing in 1894, from E. A. Riehl, Alton, Illinois. Fruit above medium, roundish-oblong; color greenish-white, with a few red dots; flesh white, moderately juicy, firm, adherent; quality good; season the middle of October.

Floyd. 1.Ortiz Fruit Farm Cat.27. 1900.

According to the catalog of the Ortiz Fruit Farm, Mexico, Missouri, Floyd was found in Mexico, Missouri, by Wallace Bassford of that place. Tree very hardy; fruit hangs well, large; skin tough, creamy-white, blushed where exposed; flesh tender, white, juicy; freestone; ripens September 25th.

Flushing Heath. 1.Van LindleyCat.17. 1892.

This is a large, white-fleshed clingstone which ripens the last of August, according to the Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina.

Ford. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:345. 1903.New Ford.2.Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895.3.Ibid.169:213. 1899.

Ford. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:345. 1903.

New Ford.2.Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:30. 1895.3.Ibid.169:213. 1899.

Probably originated in Delaware. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, with drooping branches; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, mild, sweet; quality good; pit free, oval, plump, pointed; ripens early in September.

Ford Choice. 1.N. Y. Sta. Rpt.15:289. 1897.

Ford Choice was received at this Station for testing in 1892 from J. S. Ford, Pittsford, New York. Fruit large, irregularly oval, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, with markings of dark red; flesh yellow, slightly stained with red at the pit which is nearly free, juicy, somewhat stringy, firm; quality good; ripens early in September.

Ford Late. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.53. 1896.2.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:345. 1903.

Ford Late, as it fruits on the Station grounds, is of doubtful value. Trees vigorous, productive; leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear early, large, pink; fruit large, oval, tapering, halves unequal, sides drawn in about the cavity; apex with a mucronate tip; skin covered with long, coarse pubescence, thin, tough, lemon-yellow to creamy, with a faint blush of pink; flesh white, neither very juicy nor stringy, sprightly; stone brown, free, large, obovate, with a wedge-shaped base; ripens early in October.

Ford No. 1. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.2.Ibid.39:807. 1896.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:213. 1899.

Tree strong, spreading, productive if not too far south; glands few, reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish-elongated, faintly sutured; skin creamy-white, with a delicate wash of bright red; flesh creamy-white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly, vinous; quality good; pit plump, semi-clinging; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Ford No. 2. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.2.Ibid.39:811. 1896.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:213. 1899.

Trees round-headed, fairly productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly ovate; suture indistinctly marked; cavity broad, deep; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh red at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone oval, pointed, plump, free; quality good; ripens on the Station grounds the last of September.

Ford No. 3. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:214. 1899.

Described as follows as it grows on the Station grounds: Trees strong; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; apex indistinct; skin greenish-yellow, with a thin bloom; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; stone free, plump, pointed; quality poor; ripens the last of October.

Ford Red. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:30. 1895.2.Ibid.169:213. 1899.

Ford Red is thought to have originated in Delaware. Trees roundish, with an upright head, fairly productive; fruit medium-sized, slightly enlarged at the suture, generally oval; cavity deep, narrow; color creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white, reddish and rather bitter at the pit, juicy, tender, rich, mild; quality good; pit free, oval, pointed, quite plump; season early in September.

Ford Seedling. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.5:539. 1824.2.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.248. 1831.

Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, slightly narrowed at the apex; skin yellowish-green, marbled with bright red; flesh yellow to the stone, juicy, with a rich, astringent flavor; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Fords. 1.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.63. 1891.

A large, very early, white-fleshed freestone.

Fords Improved. 1.Cal. Sta. Rpt.393. 1895-97.

A white-fleshed freestone of the Chinese type. It ripens early but is soft and is a poor keeper.

Forrester. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.33. 1899.2.WaughAm. Peach Orch.202. 1913.

A large, round, good peach, from Georgia. Fruit yellowish-red; ripens in mid-season.

Four in One. 1.Continental Pl. Cat.13. 1916.

According to the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina, this variety is the largest peach that grows and the firmest of the mid-summer varieties. Skin deep creamy and crimson, tough; flesh soft, juicy, melting.

Fourteen Ounce. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:98. 1892.2.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2nd Ser.3:65. 1900.

A clingstone, listed but not described in these references.

Fox. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.2.Ibid.33. 1899.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:214. 1899.4.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:345. 1903.Fox's Seedling.5.DowningFr. Trees Am.478. 1845.

Fox. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.2.Ibid.33. 1899.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:214. 1899.4.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:345. 1903.

Fox's Seedling.5.DowningFr. Trees Am.478. 1845.

Fox originated in New Jersey. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog in 1891 but dropped it in 1897, replacing it in 1899. Tree vigorous; glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly compressed, with a small suture which extends nearly around the fruit; skin creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, free, melting, juicy, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; season the last of September.

Frances. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:345, 346 fig. 1903.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.37. 1909.3.Ala. Sta. Bul.156:133. 1911.4.WaughAm. Peach Orch.202. 1913.Francis.5.U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt.42. 1895.

Frances. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:345, 346 fig. 1903.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.37. 1909.3.Ala. Sta. Bul.156:133. 1911.4.WaughAm. Peach Orch.202. 1913.

Francis.5.U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt.42. 1895.

There is doubt as to the place of origin of this peach. Most writers mention Ohio but a communication from Leon Sanders, Plain Dealing, Louisiana, states that the variety was found in that State by his father about 1895 and was introduced to the trade by L. T. Sanders and Son. Frances was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a pronounced suture; apex prominent; skinyellow, washed and striped with bright red; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; quality good; stone oval, free; season follows Elberta.

Frank. 1.MunsonCat.14, Pl. 1915-16.

According to the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas, Frank was raised in 1903 by J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, from a pit of Elberta and named after Frank Holland of theFarm and Ranch. Fruit large, globular; skin yellow, covered with considerable rich red; clingstone; ripens two weeks after its parent.

Frankfort. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:98. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Franklin. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.31:58. 1887.

Listed as grown in Michigan at one time.

Franquières. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.49. 1876.2.Guide Prat.31. 1895.

Resembles Orchard Queen but is earlier, rounder, and higher in quality. Trees very vigorous and productive; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, nearly covered with reddish-carmine; flesh very red at the stone, juicy; matures the first of September.

Franz Koelitz. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.395. 1889.2.Guide Prat.40. 1895.

An early, German variety without glands.

Fredenburgh. 1.Gard. Mon.23:303. 1881.

A large, very early sort, like Alexander in appearance and quality, raised by W. H. Fredenburgh, Kingston, New York.

Freehold. 1.N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt.47. 1884.

Freehold originated in Freehold, New Jersey; fruit large, with a red cheek; flesh white; freestone; of good quality; ripens the second week in November.

Free Mason. 1.Gard. Mon.13:26. 1871.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.1st App. 121. 1872.

A seedling of Early Rareripe, grown by Rev. R. W. Todd, Denton, Maryland. Tree very vigorous, spreading in its habit; leaves serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to oblong; skin white, shaded with red; flesh deep red at the stone, juicy; ripens immediately after Smock.

Freeman. 1.Gard. Mon.10:20, 21. 1868.Freeman Late.2.Ibid.19:336. 1877.

Freeman. 1.Gard. Mon.10:20, 21. 1868.

Freeman Late.2.Ibid.19:336. 1877.

Named after its originator, H. C. Freeman, Alto Pass, Illinois. The fruits resemble Smock of which it may be a seedling; however, it is later and higher in quality.

Freeman White. 1.Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt.45. 1867.

A variety of some repute in New Jersey. Resembles Heath Free but is larger; used for market.

French Blood Cling. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.104. 1831.2.PrincePom. Man.2:33. 1832.Wilder Blutpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:194. 1858.

French Blood Cling. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.104. 1831.2.PrincePom. Man.2:33. 1832.

Wilder Blutpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:194. 1858.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, dark red; used for preserves; matures at the end of October.

French Chancellor. 1.PrincePom. Man.1:189. 1831.

A variety of French origin. Fruit large, with a distinct suture; apex with a small,mamelon tip; skin fine red next the sun; flesh melting, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; ripens the first of September.

French Mignonne. 1.MillerGard. Dict.1752.2.BrookshawPom. Brit.1:Pl. 21 fig. 2. 1817.

Although bearing a close resemblance to Grosse Mignonne, this peach seems to be distinct. The chief points of difference are thicker skin, more brilliant color and more oblong form in the fruit of this variety.

French Willow Leaved. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:12. 1832.A Feuilles de Saule.2.CarrièreVar. Pêchers77, 78. 1867.

French Willow Leaved. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:12. 1832.

A Feuilles de Saule.2.CarrièreVar. Pêchers77, 78. 1867.

This tree has leaves resembling those of the willow. Leaves devoid of glands; flowers very small; fruit of medium size or larger, roundish, halves unequal; flesh white, red at the stone; pit large, free; ripens in October and only succeeds in a warm exposure.

Friers. 1.ReaFlora211. 1676.

"Friers peach is an excellent fruit."

Fritzes Sämling. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.395. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Frogmore Golden. 1.HoggFruit Man.221. 1866.2.Flor. & Pom.89, Pl. 1878.

A Mr. Ingram, Frogmore, England, grew this variety from a pit of the Bellegarde peach crossed with Pitmaston Orange nectarine. Trees rather free from mildew; glands globose; fruit of medium size; of a deep apricot color, both in and out; flesh rich, vinous, tinged at the stone from which it separates; ripens early.

Frühe aus der Ortenau. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.395. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Frühe May von Brigg. 1.LucasHandb. Obst.475. 1893.

Tree strong and very productive; fruit very large, whitish-yellow, with a red blush; ripens the middle of July.

Frühe Mignonne. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.100. 1831.2.MathieuNom. Pom.395. 1889.Large Early Mignonne.3.PrincePom. Man.2:10. 1832.Early Mignonne.4.KenrickAm. Orch.211. 1832.Frühe Lieblingspfirsich.5.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:202. 1858.Early Grosse Mignonne.6.HoggFruit Man.219. 1866.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1877.8.LeroyDict. Pom.6:165 fig., 166. 1879.

Frühe Mignonne. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.100. 1831.2.MathieuNom. Pom.395. 1889.

Large Early Mignonne.3.PrincePom. Man.2:10. 1832.

Early Mignonne.4.KenrickAm. Orch.211. 1832.

Frühe Lieblingspfirsich.5.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:202. 1858.

Early Grosse Mignonne.6.HoggFruit Man.219. 1866.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1877.8.LeroyDict. Pom.6:165 fig., 166. 1879.

Frühe Mignonne was first mentioned early in the Nineteenth Century as coming from the vicinity of Paris, France. It is a strain of Grosse Mignonne, but with smaller and earlier fruit. The American Pomological Society listed it in its fruit-catalog from 1877 until 1897. Glands small, globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, more or less ovoid, regular in outline, strongly sutured; usually with a mamelon tip; skin pale yellow, marbled with carmine; flesh whitish-green, red at the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, sprightly; stone roundish-oval, plump, nearly free; ripens early in August.

Früher Bergpfirsich. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:200, 201. 1858.

Fruit large, oblate, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin with a straw-yellow color, with dark red streaks, heavily pubescent; flesh white throughout, pleasing; stone small; ripens from the first to the middle of August.

Fruitland. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.613. 1869.

Fruitland originated at Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, obovate, tapering to a point; greenish-white, with a pale, mottled red cheek; flesh greenish-white, faintly red at the stone, very juicy, vinous; freestone; matures early in September.

Fulkerson. 1.ElliottFr. Book283. 1854.

Of American origin, having been raised by R. P. Fulkerson, Ashland, Ohio, about 1851. Leaves without glands; fruit of medium size, obtuse, sides irregular and unequal; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh whitish-yellow, tinged at the stone, juicy, rich, high in quality; stone small, angular, flattened, free; ripens August 20th.

Fullers Galande. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.97. 1831.

Listed as having globose glands and small flowers.

Furness. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.59. 1869.

Mentioned as a good, late clingstone.

G. & A. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:98. 1892.

Fruit irregular in outline; yellow-fleshed; freestone; quality good; pit small; ripens the first of September.

G. Orange Cling. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.206. 1896.

An inferior variety listed by the Illinois Horticultural Society; fruit of medium size; flesh yellow; quality fair.

Gaillard-Girerd I. 1.Rev. Hort.N. S.7:12. 1907.

Soon after the early American varieties of the Amsden and Hale Early type were introduced into France they were used in breeding new varieties. This peach is a white-fleshed freestone, resulting from a seed of Poirieux crossed with Hale Early.

Gaillard-Girerd II. 1.Rev. Hort.N. S.7:12. 1907.

Said to resemble closely its parent, Gaillard-Girerd I.

Gain de Montreuil. 1.Gard. Chron.68. 1848.2.MasLe Verger7:123, 124, fig. 60. 1866-73.Galande von Montreuil.3.LaucheDeut. Pom.6:No. 6, Pl. 1882.

Gain de Montreuil. 1.Gard. Chron.68. 1848.2.MasLe Verger7:123, 124, fig. 60. 1866-73.

Galande von Montreuil.3.LaucheDeut. Pom.6:No. 6, Pl. 1882.

Alexis Lepère, Montreuil, France, grew this variety about 1846. Tree strong, unusually productive; leaves with both reniform and globose glands; flowers very small; fruit of medium size, roundish, depressed at the ends; suture distinct; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin thin, with short pubescence, yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh stained at the stone, firm, sweet; very good; stone adherent, elongated-oval, deeply furrowed; ripens the last of August.

Galande. 1.Pom. Mag.1:26, Pl. 1828.2.MasLe Verger7:189, 190, fig. 93. 1866-73.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:124, 125 fig., 126. 1879.4.MathieuNom. Pom.396, 397. 1889.Bellegarde.5.MillerGard. Dict.1752.6.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.254, 255. 1831.7.DowningFr. Trees Am.471. 1845.Grosse Noire de Montreuil.8.Ann. Pom. Belge1:85, Pl. 1853.Violette Galande.9.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:210, 211. 1858.

Galande. 1.Pom. Mag.1:26, Pl. 1828.2.MasLe Verger7:189, 190, fig. 93. 1866-73.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:124, 125 fig., 126. 1879.4.MathieuNom. Pom.396, 397. 1889.

Bellegarde.5.MillerGard. Dict.1752.6.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.254, 255. 1831.7.DowningFr. Trees Am.471. 1845.

Grosse Noire de Montreuil.8.Ann. Pom. Belge1:85, Pl. 1853.

Violette Galande.9.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:210, 211. 1858.

The origin of this old variety is unknown. It apparently was known in France in the middle of the Seventeenth Century and was long and widely cultivated in that countryunder various names. The number of synonyms shows its popularity in France and England. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large, round, regular, with a shallow suture; color pale yellowish-green, with a rich red cheek, often streaked with darker purple; flesh pale yellow, rayed with red at the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored, free; season the last of August.

Galande Pointue. 1.MasLe Verger7:129, 130, fig. 63. 1866-73.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:127 fig., 128. 1879.Spitze Galand Pfirsich.3.MathieuNom. Pom.415. 1889.4.GaucherPom. Prak. Obst.No. 85, Tab. 77. 1894.

Galande Pointue. 1.MasLe Verger7:129, 130, fig. 63. 1866-73.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:127 fig., 128. 1879.

Spitze Galand Pfirsich.3.MathieuNom. Pom.415. 1889.4.GaucherPom. Prak. Obst.No. 85, Tab. 77. 1894.

About 1805 a M. Dormeau of Montreuil, Seine, France, seems to have been growing this variety. Fruit large, roundish-oval, irregular; skin yellowish-white, partly covered and dotted with carmine; flesh whitish, somewhat red at the center, firm but tender, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; stone free; season early in August.

Galbraith. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.167. 1871.2.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.498. 1871.

A variety from Illinois, recommended for market. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; color white, with a red cheek; very good; ripens at the end of July.

Galland May. 1.Greensboro Nur. Cat.22. 1898.

A very early variety with good shipping qualities, according to the Greensboro Nurseries, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Galveston. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:805. 1896.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.33. 1899.

Galveston was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899; it comes from southern Texas. Tree very vigorous and productive, inclined to overbear; glands few, reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin creamy, with a light red cheek; flavor subacid; ripens the last of July.

Gant Noir. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.397. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Garden Cling. 1.U. S. D. A. Rpt.289. 1893.

Garden Cling on the Station grounds is not promising in fruit or tree characters. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed; skin thick, tough, greenish-white, more or less overspread with bright red; flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, rubbery; stone oval, smooth, plump; ripens early in October.

Gates Cling. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits312. 1889.

Originated and named by J. W. Gates, Vacaville, California. Trees tender; fruit large; skin too tender for shipping, silver-white, with a red blush; flesh white, firm; pit large, irregular.

Gather Late October. 1.Van LindleyCat.19. 1892.

A very late clingstone listed by Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Gaylord. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.614. 1869.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:812. 1896.

A peach grown in Mississippi by Dr. M. W. Phillips. Tree fairly vigorous, but not productive; glands large, round; flowers small; fruit resembles Crothers, large, round, with a pointed apex; skin creamy-white, heavily pubescent; flesh white, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Geary. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:346. 1903.Gearys Hold-On.2.Gard. Mon.19:174. 1877.3.HoodCat.31. 1905.Hold-On.4.FultonPeach Cult.176. 1908.

Geary. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:346. 1903.

Gearys Hold-On.2.Gard. Mon.19:174. 1877.3.HoodCat.31. 1905.

Hold-On.4.FultonPeach Cult.176. 1908.

Geary is said to be a seedling of Smock; on the Station grounds it ripens with it. Tree large, vigorous but not very productive, slightly drooping; leaves finely serrate, with large, reniform glands; flowers small, faded pink, darker at the edges; fruit above medium in size, oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, sides drawn up forming a prune-like neck; tip mucronate; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, golden-yellow, slightly splashed with darker red on a dull blush; flesh pale yellow, stained at the pit, rather dry, coarse, sweet; fair in quality; stone large, oval, flattened, more or less pointed, free.

Gebhardt. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:41. 1910.

A locally known seedling of Hale Early grown by Benton Gebhardt, Oceana County, Michigan, about 1878. It is valued for high quality in fruit. Tree hardy and an early and regular bearer, not very susceptible to fungus; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oblong, flattened slightly at the ends; cavity broad; suture continuous, deeper at the ends; skin velvety, creamy-white, with a solid, dark crimson cheek; flesh creamy-white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, aromatic; quality very good; stone free; ripens just before Early Michigan.

Gem. 1.MunsonCat.6. 1893.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:812. 1896.

Similar to Oldmixon Cling, but with more color in the cheek; glands reniform; season very late; unproductive.

Gemina. 1.Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt.181. 1895.

Mentioned as a very late and very hardy variety; recommended for Missouri.

General Bidwell. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits315. 1889.

A seedling named by the California Horticultural Society in 1886 and recommended for cultivation. Fruit larger than Orange Cling, yellow; flesh solid, juicy, rich; pit small, free; ripens between Late Crawford and Salwey.

General Custer. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.111. 1880.

A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes, Kansas, about 1878.

General Grant. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits317. 1889.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:214. 1899.

Originated with W. W. Smith, Vacaville, California. Trees fairly strong; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, tapering towards the apex; cavity narrow, deep; suture extends two-thirds around the fruit; skin pale creamy-white, with a mottled cheek; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, vinous; pit roundish-oval, pointed, plump, adherent; ripens late.

General Greene. 1.N. C. Sta. Rpt.12:108. 1889.2.Greensboro Nur. Cat.25. 1898.

A large, white-fleshed freestone, ripening the last of August. The variety originated in Guilford County, North Carolina.

General Harrison. 1.Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat.20. 1906.

According to the Glen Saint Mary Nurseries, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, this variety was originated at Cocoa, Florida, by C. W. Harrison. Fruit above medium in size, shaped like the Honey seedlings without the long points; color light yellow, overlaid with red; flesh white; clingstone; ripens in July.

General Laudon. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:205. 1858.

General Laudon is a seedling of Karl Schwarzenberg, raised about 1836. Tree productive; flowers large, pale red; fruit large, oval, deeply sutured; skin greenish-yellow, blushed; flesh white, vinous; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

General Taylor. 1.Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt.25. 1876.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:812. 1896.

General Taylor is an early clingstone of fair quality. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish-ovate; skin creamy-white, with a red cheek; ripens in Texas the last of June.

Genesee. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.16. 1883.

Fruit medium to large; flesh creamy-white, juicy; freestone; ripens in October.

Genueser. 1.ChristHandb.591. 1817.Pêche de Genes.2.ChristWörterb.351. 1802.Genueser Aprikosenpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:218. 1858.

Genueser. 1.ChristHandb.591. 1817.

Pêche de Genes.2.ChristWörterb.351. 1802.

Genueser Aprikosenpfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:218. 1858.

Flowers small; fruit large, round, halves unequal; suture shallow; skin yellow, more or less mottled with clear red; flesh deep yellow, pleasing, melting; freestone; ripens early in October.

George Late. 1.Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt.73. 1891.2.Cal. Nur. Cat.20. 1898.

George Late originated in Sacramento, California, where the fruit is much esteemed as a clingstone because of its rich color, large size and superior shipping qualities. The trees on the Station grounds have not yet fruited.

Georgia Press. 1.Greensboro Nur. Cat.25. 1898.

Fruit large; flesh nearly white, juicy, acid; ripens in August, according to the Greensboro Nurseries, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Gest Superb. 1.ElliottFr. Book292. 1854.

An American variety bearing globose glands; fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white; flesh firm, subacid; ripens in September.

Gestreifter Blutpfirsich. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:194. 1858.

Resembles Sanguinole but longer. Fruit striped; flesh clear red, not adhering to the pit; ripens early in October.

Gettysburg. 1.Rural N. Y.62:820, fig. 304. 1903.

Found and named by Earl Peters, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, who claims it to be the latest and best yellow-fleshed freestone in that vicinity.

Gibbon. 1.Gard. Mon.21:149. 1879.

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