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Lockwood is one of the earliest, yellow freestones, ripening three weeks before Early Crawford.

Lodge. 1.HarrisonCat.17. 1904.

According to the catalog of J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland, Lodge originated in Kent County, Delaware. On the Station grounds the tree is vigorous but only moderately productive; leaves fairly broad; margin finely serrate, with small, globose glands; flowers appear early, of medium size, pale pink, darker at the edge; fruit medium in size, cordate, halves unequal, compressed; cavity abrupt, often with red markings; suture shallow; apex with a mucronate tip; skin thin, tough, covered with thick pubescence, creamy-white, with an attractive, lively red blush; flesh white, stained about the stone, juicy, stringy,melting, sprightly, pleasing; quality good; stone nearly free, large for the size of the fruit, oval, flattened at the base; ripens the last of August.

Lone Ark. 1.N. Mex. Sta. Bul.30:243. 1899.

Listed in this reference.

Lone Tree. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.420. 1898.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

Lone Tree is one of many seedlings that thrive about Lone Tree, Iowa. In 1909 it was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit of medium size, yellow, without any blush; quality good; pit very small, free; ripens about September 10th.

Long Leaved. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Longhurst. 1.GreenCat.18. 1893.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:218. 1899.3.Can. Hort.29:105. 1906.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

Longhurst originated on the Niagara Peninsula, Canada. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Trees very hardy, productive; glands globose; flowers large; fruit medium in size, oval, halves unequal, very pubescent, unattractive; suture indistinct; apex prominent; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh red at the pit, fibrous, vinous, sprightly; pit free, oval, pointed; ripens the last of September.

Longworthy. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:813. 1896.Longworthy Late Rareripe.2.U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt.415. 1858.

Longworthy. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:813. 1896.

Longworthy Late Rareripe.2.U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt.415. 1858.

Tree vigorous but a shy bearer; glands reniform; fruit small, round, pale white, with a red cheek; flavor pleasant subacid; clingstone; ripens the last of July in Texas.

Lonoke. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.2.MunsonCat.6. 1893.

Flowers large; fruit large, yellow; clingstone; ripens late; sure bearer.

Lord Fauconberg Mignonne. 1.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.261, 262. 1831.

An old English variety known as early as 1769. Leaves doubly serrate, without glands; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, ovate, deeply sutured, pale yellow, with wide splashes of deep, dull red; flesh yellowish-white, red at the stone, juicy; stone free, rather flat; ripens the middle of September.

Lord Palmerston. 1.HoggFruit Man.225. 1866.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.621. 1869.3.LaucheErgänzungsband715 fig., 716. 1883.4.HoggFruit Man.452. 1884.Palmerston.5.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:222. 1899.

Lord Palmerston. 1.HoggFruit Man.225. 1866.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.621. 1869.3.LaucheErgänzungsband715 fig., 716. 1883.4.HoggFruit Man.452. 1884.

Palmerston.5.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:222. 1899.

This variety was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of Princess of Wales. Fruit large, roundish, inclined to oval, with a distinct suture; color yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh creamy-white, red at the pit which is somewhat adherent, juicy, firm, mild; quality good; season the last of September.

Lorentz. 1.ReidCat.33 fig. 1894.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:204, 219. 1899.3.Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt.7:54. 1900.4.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:350. 1903.5.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

Lorentz is supposed to have come from a seedling tree found about 1889 in the orchard of Fred Lorentz, Marshall County, West Virginia. It was introduced about 1894 by E. W. Reid, Bridgeport, Ohio. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed,with a shallow suture; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, mild, free; quality good; season early October.

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

Grown by the Florida Experiment Station.

Loudon. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers60, 61. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers very large; fruit large, oblate; skin downy, marbled with deep red; flesh whitish-yellow, stained near the pit, melting, juicy, aromatic, sweet; stone free, oval; ripens at the end of August.

Louisiana. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

Listed by the American Pomological Society; fruit large, round, white; freestone.

Love All. 1.LovettCat.39. 1889.

According to J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, New Jersey, this variety is a large, yellow peach from California; excellent for canning.

Lovejoy Cling. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.191. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Mississippi.

Lovell. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits314. 1889.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.33. 1899.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:219. 1899.

Lovell is a chance seedling raised and named by G. W. Thissell of California in 1882. The fruit cans, ships and dries well. Tree fairly vigorous, drooping; glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed; suture distinct, extending beyond the apex; skin bright yellow, with a faint, marbled blush; flesh yellow to the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; pit small, roundish-oval, free; ripens the last of September in Michigan.

Lovell White Madison. 1.Okla. Sta. Bul.2:14. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Lovett. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.Lovett White.2.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.314. 1889.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:219. 1899.

Lovett. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

Lovett White.2.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.314. 1889.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:219. 1899.

The American Pomological Society listed this variety in its catalog of 1909. Tree strong, roundish-upright, productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; suture distinct; skin creamy-white, with considerable bloom; flesh creamy-white to the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly; pit free; ripens the last of September; valuable for canning purposes.

Lowes Favorite. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.105. 1903.

A peach of the Crawford type originating in Oceana County, Michigan.

Lowets White. 1.Guide Prat.42. 1895.

Fruit large, white, sweet; very late.

Lows Large Melting. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.98. 1831.

Allied to Royal George but not as good; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large; color pale yellowish-green, with a red cheek; flesh melting; quality fair; ripens early in September.

Lucia. 1.U. S. D. A. Rpt.391. 1891.

A large, globular fruit, yellow, shaded with rich purplish-red; flesh red at the stone, mild subacid; best of quality; clingstone; season the end of September.

Luizet Dwarf. 1.Am. Jour. Hort.6:249. 1869.

In 1861, Gabriel Luizet, Ecully, Rhône, France, grew this dwarf from a seed of Grosse Mignonne. Tree dwarf, vigorous, productive; leaves large, deeply serrate, glandless; fruit small, oval, surface uneven, halves unequal; skin nearly smooth, bright red where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, red at the stone, juicy, sprightly; stone free, deeply furrowed.

Lulu I. 1.Cult. & Count. Gent.45:536. 1880.

A very early seedling from Batavia, New York; fruit globular; clingstone; ripens before Amsden.

Lulu II. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:806. 1896.

Lulu II belongs to the so-called Spanish group; tree hardy, productive; glands numerous, globose; fruit small, greenish-yellow; flavor rather acid; quality poor.

Luton. 1.Tex. Nur. Cat.12. 1909.

The Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, states that this variety was grown from seed at Ector, Texas, by J. T. Luton; fruit large, oblong; clingstone; ripening a week before Elberta.

Luttichau. 1.Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat.26. 1913.

It is reported in the Glen Saint Mary Nursery Catalog, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, that Baron H. Von Luttichau, Earleton, Florida, originated this variety. Fruit large, oval; skin waxy, greenish-white, washed or blushed with red, thin, tough; flesh tinged at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet; pit free; season the last of May.

Lydon Cling. 1.HarrisonCat.18. 1910.

Lydon Cling is a large, firm, yellow peach ripening about the middle of August, according to J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland.

Lynn Lemon Cling. 1.J. R. JohnsonCat.6. 1894.

Fruit large, with a red cheek; of excellent quality; ripens the last of September, as described in the catalog of J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio.

Lyon. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.622. 1869.

A seedling originating with George Husman, Hermann, Missouri. Fruit large, round, somewhat irregular; suture a red streak; skin smooth, yellowish-white, marbled with deep red; flesh veined with red, deep at the stone, juicy, sweet, vinous; freestone; ripens early in August.

Lyon Cling. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits317. 1889.Lyon Mammoth Cling.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:98. 1892.

Lyon Cling. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits317. 1889.

Lyon Mammoth Cling.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:98. 1892.

From W. M. Williams, Fresno, California; flesh white to the stone; late.

McAllister. 1.Okla. Sta. Bul.2:14, 1892.2.Pa. Sta. Bul.37:10. 1896.

Listed as succeeding on either high or low land.

M'Clish. 1.Pacific Nur. Cat.10. 1906.

According to the Pacific Nursery Company, Tangent, Oregon, M'Clish is of the Orange Cling type ripening just after Early Crawford but is larger, sweeter and richer; used by the California canneries.

McCollister. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.31:58. 1887.2.U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt.43. 1895.

McCollister on the Station grounds is neither hardy nor productive but is relativelyfree from leaf-curl. Trees large, with a slight drooping tendency; leaves long, large, with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, irregular in outline, roundish-cordate, oblique, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep and wide; suture often extends two-thirds around the fruit; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, blushed with dull red on a deep lemon-yellow ground, attractive; flesh stained with red at the stone, firm, coarse, noticeably stringy, moderately sweet but not rich; stone free, ovate, bulged near the apex; ripens the first of September.

McConnell Seedling. 1.Can. Hort.18:417. 1895.

A very hardy seedling grown in Essex County, Canada.

McCormick. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.189. 1880.

This peach was found by W. H. McCormick, Clyde, Michigan. Tree similar to Late Crawford; glands reniform; fruit nearly round; flesh deep yellow to the stone which is small and free; ripens just ahead of Late Crawford.

McCowan Cling. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits314. 1889.

Dr. McCowan, Ukiah, California, raised this variety. It is free from leaf-curl; must be carefully thinned for size; flesh yellow, stained at the pit; good for canning.

McCoy Free. 1.Winfield Nur. Cat.15. 1915.

The Winfield Nursery Company, Winfield, Kansas, states that this variety is a large, yellow freestone, ripening two weeks after Elberta.

McCoy Seedling. 1.J. R. JohnsonCat.6. 1894.

Originated with Henry McCoy, Coshocton County, Ohio; very similar to Wonderful, according to J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio.

McDevitt. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits318. 1889.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.34. 1899.

McDevitt is a yellow cling which originated with Neal McDevitt, Placer County, California. In 1899 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society.

McIntosh. 1.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:238. 1898.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

McIntosh is a peach from Georgia which was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. At this Station, it is a light bearer and susceptible to leaf-curl. Tree with a drooping tendency; glands usually globose; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit medium in size, roundish-oval, tapers toward the apex, halves equal; cavity deep, wide, abrupt; suture shallow; apex with a mucronate tip; skin thin, tough, pale creamy-yellow, blushed with light red becoming deeper, attractive; flesh white, stained near the pit, juicy, stringy, melting, vinous, aromatic; stone with a clinging tendency, large, oval; ripens the last of August.

McIntyre Late Free. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits315. 1889.

Approved by the growers in several counties in California; fruit large, yellow; of California origin.

McKay Late. 1.Rural N. Y.62:835. 1903.

This is a very late, yellow freestone, originating about 1890 with the late W. L. McKay, Geneva, New York. Tree upright-spreading to slightly drooping, hardy; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, oval, angular; halves decidedly unequal; sides drawn in about the cavity, which is shallow and narrow; apex with a mucronate tip; skin heavily pubescent, thick, tough, pale yellow, usually with blush near the cavity butoften without; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, coarse, stringy, sprightly; stone large, oval, plump, acutely pointed at the apex; ripens in October.

McKevitt. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits315. 1889.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:220. 1899.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

This white clingstone is widely distributed in California and in 1909 was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. It originated on the farm of A. McKevitt, Vaca Valley, California. Tree upright, roundish; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; apex prominent; color creamy-white, marbled with bright red; flesh moderately juicy, faintly tinged with red at the pit, firm, sweet, highly flavored; stone oval, pointed; ripens in mid-season.

McKinley. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.420. 1898.

A white peach from a Mr. Calkins, Iowa City, Iowa.

McKinnel. 1.Ala. Sta. Bul.156:134. 1911.

An upright, rank-growing tree with heavy foliage, productive but susceptible to rot; fruit roundish, medium to large; apex sharply pointed; flesh yellowish-white, fine, juicy; quality very good; ripens the last of May.

McKinney. 1.Ala. Sta. Bul.117:309. 1901.

A promising new variety; tree a strong grower, fairly productive; fruit medium to large; flesh white, firm, juicy, sweet; clingstone; ripens the last of June.

McLide Seedling. 1.Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt.App. 37. 1901.

Exhibited at the Pan American Exposition.

McNair Late. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul.3:38. 1902.

A good variety for commercial or home use in Missouri.

McNeil. 1.Utah Sta. Bul.18:13. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

McNeil Early. 1.King Bros.Cat.14. 1915.

This sort was found by Frank McNeil, Dansville, New York, and was introduced by King Brothers of that place in 1913. Fruit white-fleshed; a perfect freestone; one of the first to ripen.

Macon. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.450. 1879.

A variety with fruit of fair quality, valued in Lenawee County, Michigan.

McShaw. 1.BaileyAnn. Hort.185. 1892.

A large, clingstone peach ripening in October.

Madame d'Andrimont. 1.MasLe Verger7:77, 78, fig. 37. 1866-73.

Probably originated about Liége, Belgium. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, spherical, depressed at the ends; suture shallow; skin downy, pale yellow, bright red in the sun; flesh white, stained about the pit, melting, juicy, aromatic; stone free, large; ripens the middle of August.

Madame Bernède. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madame Daurel. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madame Gaujard. 1.KochDeut. Obst.540. 1876.2.LaucheDeut. Pom.VI:No. 23, Pl. 1882.

Originated in 1858 with N. Gaujard, Ghent, Belgium. Flowers small; fruit large, roundish; suture more or less distinct; skin very pubescent, thin, clear yellow, with a purplish-red blush; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, sweet; stone free, broadly oval; ripens in September.

Madame Malfilâtre. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madame Pynaert. 1.Gard. Mon.29:46. 1887.

Madame Edouard Pynaert.2.MathieuNom. Pom.403. 1889.

A large, dark red peach of superior quality, raised in Belgium about 1881.

Madeira. 1.ElliottFr. Book285. 1854.Hill Madeira.2.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees224. 1817.Madeira Freestone.3.Horticulturist4:243. 1849-50.

Madeira. 1.ElliottFr. Book285. 1854.

Hill Madeira.2.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees224. 1817.

Madeira Freestone.3.Horticulturist4:243. 1849-50.

Madeira was raised by Henry Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a pit brought from Madeira. Fruit large, whitish, with a pale red cheek; flesh highly flavored, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens in September.

Madeleine Blanche d'Anoot. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.52. 1876.

A variety bearing globose glands.

Madeleine Blanche de Doué. 1.MathieuNom. Pom403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Madeleine Blanche de Loisel. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.44. 1876.

Often included incorrectly with the White Madeleine.

Madeleine Hariot. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.40. 1876.

Tree vigorous, productive; leaves glandless; fruit large, ovoid, somewhat pointed at the base; greenish-yellow, striped and marbled with deep carmine; flesh white to the pit, juicy, vinous; matures at the end of August.

Madeleine Hâtive a Moyennes Fleurs. 1.MasLe Verger7:173, 174, fig. 85. 1866-73.

This sort is thought by Leroy to be Royal Charlotte. Probably the only difference is in its ripening, this variety ripening early in August.

Madeleine à Mamelon. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.98. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Madeleine Paysanne. 1.MasLe Verger7:99, 100, fig. 48. 1866-73.

This is an old French sort often confused with Bollweiler Magdalene of some authors. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, spherical, depressed at the ends, distinctly sutured; cavity large; skin finely pubescent, pale yellow, with a deep purple blush; flesh whitish-yellow, stained about the pit, melting, aromatic, sweet; pit small for the size of fruit, free.

Madeleine Striée. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.404. 1889.2.Guide Prat.40. 1895.

Tree very productive; leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish; skin thin, whitish-yellow, striped with red in the sun; flesh fine, melting, sweet, aromatic; ripens the last of August.

Madeleine Superbe de Choisy. 1.Le Bon Jard.327. 1882.

This variety originated with a M. Gravier of Choisy-le-Roi, France. Fruit very large, roundish, blushed with deep red where exposed; flesh white, purple at the stone, melting, sweet, aromatic; stone small, free; matures the last of September.

Madison County Mammoth. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.11. 1901.

This is a variety from Missouri which ripens too late in New York. The tree in the Station orchard is upright, moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; fruit of the Chili type but more irregular and broader; cavity small; suture extends beyond the apex; skin heavily pubescent, whitish, with considerable mottling; flesh stained at the pit, moderately juicy, tough, leathery; flavor and quality fair; stone slightly elliptical, decidedly clinging; ripens the last of October.

Magdala. 1.Am. Jour. Hort.6:250. 1869.2.HoggFruit Man.452. 1884.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised Magdala in 1865 from a seed of Orange nectarine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, inclining to oval; skin nearly smooth, creamy-white, marbled with crimson; flesh tender, melting, rich; freestone; ripens the last of August.

Magdalen Clingstone. 1.PrincePom. Man.1:198. 1831.Pavie Madeleine.2.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:13. 1768.

Magdalen Clingstone. 1.PrincePom. Man.1:198. 1831.

Pavie Madeleine.2.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:13. 1768.

This sort is a variation of White Magdalen. Some writers list it as identical with Smith Newington. Leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, broadly globular; suture shallow, deepening toward the base; skin pale yellowish-white, marbled and streaked where exposed; flesh firm, pale yellowish-white to the stone, juicy, sugary; stone clings, shortly ovate, thick; ripens early in September.

Maggie I. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.22. 1897.2.Ibid.38. 1909.Maggie Burt.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.

Maggie I. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.22. 1897.2.Ibid.38. 1909.

Maggie Burt.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.

Maggie I. or Maggie Burt as it was first called, was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. It is a large, oval, white-fleshed clingstone from Texas.

Maggie II. 1.Fla. Sta. Rpt.8:86. 1896.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:516. 1902.

Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, originated this variety which resembles and ripens with Bidwell Early. Fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; cavity open, abrupt, suture but one-quarter around the fruit; apex rounded; skin velvety, thick, light yellow; washed with red; flesh firm, white, juicy; quality very good; stone partly clinging, large, oval.

Magistrate. 1.ElliottFr. Book293. 1854.

A fruit of American origin; glands reniform; fruit large; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh juicy but not high in quality; freestone; ripens in September.

Magnifique de Daval. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Magnum Bonum. 1.Rural N. Y.14:119. 1863.

Listed as a good peach for Missouri.

Maid of Malines. 1.Gard. Chron.204. 1848.Pucelle de Malines.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1875.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:249 fig., 250. 1879.Jungfern-Magdalene.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:199. 1858.Jungfrau von Mecheln.5.GaucherPom. Prak. Obst.No. 87, Tab. 19. 1894.

Maid of Malines. 1.Gard. Chron.204. 1848.

Pucelle de Malines.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1875.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:249 fig., 250. 1879.

Jungfern-Magdalene.4.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:199. 1858.

Jungfrau von Mecheln.5.GaucherPom. Prak. Obst.No. 87, Tab. 19. 1894.

This variety from Belgium held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1897. Tree vigorous, productive; glands lacking; flowers large;fruit large, roundish, depressed; suture well marked; skin very downy, clear yellow, highly colored where exposed; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

Malden. 1.ElliottFr. Book286. 1854.Early Malden.2.Mag. Hort.14:537. 1848.

Malden. 1.ElliottFr. Book286. 1854.

Early Malden.2.Mag. Hort.14:537. 1848.

Leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed, one side enlarged; suture distinct; skin white, with a red cheek; juicy, sprightly; freestone; matures the last of August.

Malta. 1.MillerGard. Dict.1752.2.Pom. Mag.1:No. 15, Pl. 1828.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.4.LeroyDict. Pom.6:157 fig., 158. 1879.

Malta is supposed to have originated in Malta or in Italy but the Italians did not mention it until it had been known in France for some time, Merlet having described it in 1667. It was early introduced into America and held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1891. Leaves doubly serrate, without glands; flowers large, pale; fruit of medium size, depressed at the apex; suture broad and shallow; skin dull green, broadly marbled with dull purplish-red; flesh greenish-yellow, stained with red near the pit, juicy, rich, vinous; stone free, oval, pointed; ripens at the end of August.

Malte de Gouin. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.41, 221. 1876.2.MasPom. Gen.12:129, 130, fig. 1. 1883.

The fruit is larger and the quality better than that of Malta. Tree productive; leaves glandless; fruit spherical, striped and marbled with reddish-purple; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, aromatic; stone small for the size of the fruit, free; ripens the first of September.

Malte de Lisieux. 1.CarrièreVar. Pêchers82. 1867.

The fruits of this variety differ from Malta in their higher color, larger size and heavier pubescence.

Malte Saint Julien. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50. 1876.

A glandless variety listed by Thomas.

Mammoth. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.6:410, 411. 1826.

This old peach was found in New York City a century ago by M. Brevoort. The stone, which is large for the size of the fruit, is remarkable for always having two kernels. The variety comes true from seed. Fruit large, greenish-yellow; stone free; ripens at the end of September.

Mammoth Cling. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.184. 1835.

Fruit large, of a pale color, red where exposed; very juicy and fine.

Mammoth Freestone. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1873.

A large, very late variety listed in the fruit-catalog of the American Pomological Society from 1873 until 1897.

Mammoth Golden. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.77. 1893.

Listed as once grown in Illinois.

Mammoth Heath. 1.Stark Bros.Cat.52. 1899.

According to the catalog of Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, Mammoth Heath is supposed to be a strain of Heath Cling from Missouri. On the Station grounds the treesare unproductive and susceptible to leaf-curl; glands reniform; fruit above medium in size, halves unequal; cavity deep and wide; apex with a small, mamelon tip; suture often extends beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, unusually woolly, creamy-white, occasionally with a slight blush; flesh meaty, juicy, pleasing; stone oval, flattened at the base; ripens the second week in October.

Mammoth Melocoton. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.54. 1876.

A large fruit of first quality, ripening in September.

Man. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.582. 1629.

"The Man peach is of two sorts, the one longer than the other, both of them are good Peaches but the shorter is the better relished."

Mandelartige Magdalene. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:198. 1858.

The leaves of this variety are glandless; flowers usually large; fruit of medium size, elongated, almond-like; skin yellowish-green; flesh white, stained at the pit, pleasantly subacid; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

Mandls Magdalene. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:199. 1858.Lorenz Mandl.2.MathieuNon. Pom.403. 1889.

Mandls Magdalene. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:199. 1858.

Lorenz Mandl.2.MathieuNon. Pom.403. 1889.

A seedling from Liegel, raised about 1851. Leaves glandless; flowers usually large, white; fruit large, roundish-oblate, halves unequal, deeply sutured; skin greenish-white, with a reddish-brown blush; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Manning. 1.Mag. Hort.13:441. 1847.

J. F. Allen grew and named this variety after Robert Manning of Salem, Massachusetts.

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

Marcella originated with E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Kansas. On the Station grounds the trees are unproductive and susceptible to leaf-curl. Tree vigorous, upright-spreading or slightly drooping; glands reniform; flowers appear late; fruit large, roundish to oval, halves decidedly unequal; cavity shallow, sides slightly drawn in; apex roundish, with a mucronate tip; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin, tough, golden-yellow, with a few splashes, if any, of dark red; flesh faintly red at the pit, stringy, slightly subacid; fair in quality; stone large, oval or obovate; matures the first of October.

Marguerite. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.43, 221. 1876.Saint Marguerite.2.MasLe Verger7:41, 42, fig. 19. 1866-73.

Marguerite. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.43, 221. 1876.

Saint Marguerite.2.MasLe Verger7:41, 42, fig. 19. 1866-73.

Originated at Liége, Belgium. Tree vigorous; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit medium to above, roundish-ovoid, small, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin thin, greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone large, ovoid, free; matures toward the end of July.

Marie de la Rochejaquelein. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50. 1876.2.Mas.Pom. Gen.12:177, 178. 1883.

Resembles Orchard Queen; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small.

Marie Talabot. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.404. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Marionville Cling. 1.Stark Bros.Cat.38. 1913.

A productive, white clingstone from Marionville, Missouri, according to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri.

Mark Chili. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:55 fig. 1910.

Mark Chili is a Chili seedling raised by W. D. Markham, Hart, Michigan. The fruit is similar to that of its parent but is larger and later. Tree vigorous, free from diseases; flowers large; fruit large, oblong, decidedly ribbed; suture continuous, deepening toward the apex; skin heavily pubescent, thick, tough, light yellow, with a rich, dark cheek of solid red; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, brisk subacid; stone oval, free; very good in quality.

Markham. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:53, 54 fig. 1910.

W. D. Markham, Hart, Michigan, raised this Chili seedling about 1880. It is very similar to Early Crawford which it follows in ripening. In the Station orchard the trees are vigorous, spreading, not very productive; leaves broad, with very small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves decidedly unequal on some specimens; cavity deep, with radiating streaks of red; suture but a line until near the apex; skin heavily pubescent, tenacious, golden yellow, with a blush varying in size and shade; flesh tinged with red at the pit, tender, stringy, sweet, rich in flavor; quality good; stone large, broadly oval, flattened near the base, apex ending in a long point.

Marks Cling. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.8:34. 1889.

Listed as growing at the Texas Experiment Station.

Marlborough. 1.BrookshawHort. Reposit.1:27, Pl. 14. 1823.

Marlborough was found in the garden of the late Duke of Marlborough near Brentford, England. Leaves long, narrow, not affected by mildew; blossoms large; fruit roundish; skin thin, white, with a brilliant red blush; flesh stained at the pit, with a pineapple flavor; ripens about August 10th.

Marquis of Downshire. 1.Gard. Chron.1506. 1870.2.HoggFruit Man.453. 1884.Royal Ascot.3.Garden52:307. 1898.

Marquis of Downshire. 1.Gard. Chron.1506. 1870.2.HoggFruit Man.453. 1884.

Royal Ascot.3.Garden52:307. 1898.

This peach was raised at East Hempsted Park, Berkshire, England, and was distributed by the Royal Ascot Nurseries. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit medium in size, slightly oblate, uneven in outline; suture distinct; skin greenish-yellow, with a light red cheek, mottled with darker red where exposed; flesh stained at the pit, tender, juicy, melting, sweet; freestone; ripens late.

Marquise de Brissac. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.53. 1876.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:159 fig., 160. 1879.

This variety was found in the vicinity of Angers, France, and named after the Marquise de Brissac. Glands small, reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit large, oval-roundish, with a noticeable, mamelon tip at the apex; distinctly sutured; skin thick, heavily pubescent, pale yellow, with a few splashes of carmine; flesh greenish-white, stained at the stone, juicy, melting, very sweet, vinous; very good; stone free, large; matures early in October.

Marshall. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:30. 1895.2.Ibid.169:219. 1899.Marshall Late.3.Can. Exp. Farms Rpt.451. 1896.

Marshall. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:30. 1895.2.Ibid.169:219. 1899.

Marshall Late.3.Can. Exp. Farms Rpt.451. 1896.

Marshall comes from and is known only in Ohio. Tree fairly vigorous, roundish-upright; glands reniform; flowers small or medium; fruit medium to large, roundish,slightly oblong; suture distinct, two-thirds around the fruit; skin pale yellow, mottled with red; flesh deep red at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, with a slight acid taste; quality good; stone free; matures the last of September.

Martha Fern Cling. 1.Stark Bros.Cat.38. 1913.

A white-fleshed clingstone from Pike County, Missouri, according to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri.

Martindale. 1.Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt.52. 1901.

Raised by a Mr. Martindale of Kansas. Tree very hardy; fruit white, very sweet, rich and juicy; freestone; ripens early in August.

Mary. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.33. 1899.2.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:351 1903.Mary Choice.3.ThomasGuide Prat.44, 217. 1876.

Mary. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.33. 1899.2.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:351 1903.

Mary Choice.3.ThomasGuide Prat.44, 217. 1876.

Mary is a good dessert and market sort grown in New Jersey and Maryland. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899. Fruit large, oblong; flesh yellow, firm, very good; freestone; season late.

Mary Choice (Kerr). 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Marydel. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Maryland Early. 1.Gard. Mon.18:273. 1876.

A seedling from Frederick City, Maryland. One of the earliest to ripen in that locality.

Masicot. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1889.Mascotte.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:516. 1902.

Masicot. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1889.

Mascotte.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:516. 1902.

Griffing Brothers raised Masicot from a seed of Waldo. It first fruited in 1894 and was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1889. Fruit two and one-half inches high, nearly round; color creamy-yellow, washed or flecked with carmine, becoming deeper; flesh creamy-white, stained at the stone, juicy, subacid; freestone; ripens a few days later than Waldo.

Mathews. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:351. 1903.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.Mathews Beauty.3.Rural N. Y.57:610. 1898.Matthews Beauty.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.51. 1897.5.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.13. 1907.Matthews.6.Rural N. Y.59:706. 1900.

Mathews. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:351. 1903.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

Mathews Beauty.3.Rural N. Y.57:610. 1898.

Matthews Beauty.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.51. 1897.5.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.13. 1907.

Matthews.6.Rural N. Y.59:706. 1900.

Mathews is supposed to be a cross between Elberta and Smock which originated with J. C. Mathews, Cuthbert, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish; color golden yellow, with streaks of red and a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, mild, free; quality good; season early in August.

Maule Early. 1.BlackCat.16. 1907.2.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.203. 1911.3.BlackCat.5. 1913.

According to the statement of Joseph H. Black, Son and Company, Hightstown, New Jersey, this variety is a seedling of Mamie Ross. It was introduced in the fall of1906 by this company. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, mottled and striped with considerable bright red; flesh white, firm, juicy, sweet, semi-adherent; quality good; season early.

Maurice Desportes. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:160 fig., 161. 1879.

This peach was raised about 1871 by Baptiste Desportes from a seed of Grosse Mignonne and named after his son, Maurice. Tree vigorous, productive; glands small, globular; flowers of medium size; fruit medium in size, globular, compressed at both ends; suture, wide, shallow; skin tender, covered with short hairs, washed with red on a pale yellow ground; flesh white, faintly red at the pit, melting, very juicy, acidulated, aromatic; very good; stone small, plump, free; ripens the middle of August.

May Choice. 1.Batavia Nur. Cat.27. 1905.

A very desirable peach ripening immediately after Early Crawford which it resembles but excels in quality, according to the Batavia Nurseries, Batavia, New York.

May Peach. 1.Cultivator3rd Ser.4:146. 1856.

A very early, white-fleshed peach which may be Kleiner Weisser Frühpfirsich.

Mayflower. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.2.Ala. Sta. Bul.156:134. 1911.3.N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt.100. 1911.4.Rev. Hort.66, 67. 1911.

Tree productive; fruit of medium size, oval, with a pointed apex; color greenish-white, with a dark red blush; flesh greenish-white, juicy, tender, subacid, adherent; quality fair; season very early.

Melocotone. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.580. 1629.Malacotune.2.LangleyPomona107, Pl. 33 fig. 4. 1729.

Melocotone. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.580. 1629.

Malacotune.2.LangleyPomona107, Pl. 33 fig. 4. 1729.

Fruit yellowish-green, with a deep red blush; flesh firm, clinging, with a pleasant flavor; ripens early in September.

Melting. 1.ElliottFr. Book293. 1854.

An unproductive variety of American origin; glands globose; fruit large; flesh white, stained with red at the stone; freestone; ripens in September.

Mena. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.13. 1905-06.

Mena is a semi-free peach, with yellow flesh, ripening the middle of August.

Mendenhall. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.426. 1898.

This is a white-fleshed seedling, bearing regularly near Des Moines, Iowa.

Merlin. 1.RiversCat.29. 1909-10.Emérillon.2.ThomasGuide Prat.55, 218. 1876.

Merlin. 1.RiversCat.29. 1909-10.

Emérillon.2.ThomasGuide Prat.55, 218. 1876.

Merlin is a large, luscious, pale peach from a pit of Frühe Mignonne; flavor rich; ripens early in August.

Merriam. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book197. 1849.

E. Merriam, Roxbury, Massachusetts, first grew this variety; glands globose; fruit large, short-oval, light yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh tinged at the stone, melting, very sweet, juicy; ripens October 1st.

Merriman. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:56, 57. 1910.

Found on the Merriman farm near Bangor, Michigan. A yellow freestone ripening just after Smock.

Merveille de New-York. 1.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Merveille d'Octobre. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50. 1876.

A good, late peach of unknown origin; glands globose; flowers small.

Metelka. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50. 1876.

A variety from Hungary; glands reniform; flowers medium in size.

Meyer. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:56 fig. 1910.

A variety grown from seed by H. F. W. Meyer, Mears, Michigan. Tree vigorous, hardy, reasonably free from diseases; fruit ripens with Gold Drop but larger; flesh yellow, free.

Meyers Rareripe. 1.Am. Gard.11:715. 1890.

This variety originated in Alameda, California.

Michigan I. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.187. 1880.

C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, introduced this variety about 1879 as a seedling of Late Crawford. Fruit yellow, juicy, vinous, ripening just before Late Crawford.

Michigan II. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:57. 1910.

Raised many years ago by B. Hathaway, Little Prairie Ronde, Michigan; fruit large, yellow-fleshed; freestone.

Michigan Chili. 1.Cornell Sta. Bul.74:373. 1894.

Listed as grown near Newark, New York.

Michigan Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 1.Ont. Sta. Rpt.1:19. 1894.

Listed in this reference.

Michelin. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.404. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Mid September. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.14. 1905-06.

This is a lemon-yellow freestone which ripens early in September.

Middleton Imperial. 1.Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt.37. 1864.

This variety is said to have come from New Jersey; resembles Susquehanna.

Mid-Season Favorite. 1.N. Y. Sta. Rpt.12:613. 1893.

Tree upright-spreading, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, irregular in shape; suture distinct; skin pale, light yellow, with a moderate amount of bright red; flesh white, with red markings near the pit, juicy, tender, not firm, sweet; quality good; stone small, broad, thick, free; ripens the last of August.

Mifflin Pennsylvania. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.227. 1832.

This name is given to a variety from Colonel Carr of Bartram's Botanic Garden; highly spoken of by the Philadelphia Horticultural Society.

Mignonne(American).1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.99. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large; skin pale yellowish-red; flesh melting; of second quality; ripens at the end of September.

Mignonne Bosselée. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50, 221. 1876.

A variety with globose glands, listed in this reference.

Mignonne Dubarle. 1.HoggFruit Man.225. 1866.2.ThomasGuide Prat.50, 221. 1876.

This is a very early form of Grosse Mignonne which ripens about eight days earlier than Early Grosse Mignonne. Glands round; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to oval, distinctly sutured; apex mamelon; skin nearly entirely covered with bright red; flesh tender, melting, very juicy.

Mignonne Frizee. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:10. 1832.Pêcher à fleurs frisée.2.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 13, Pl. 1846.Krauser Lieblingspfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:204. 1858.

Mignonne Frizee. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:10. 1832.

Pêcher à fleurs frisée.2.PoiteauPom. Franc.1:No. 13, Pl. 1846.

Krauser Lieblingspfirsich.3.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:204. 1858.

The principal traits distinguishing this variety are found in its flowers, which are curled and frizzled; the leaves have globose glands; fruit ripens at the end of August.

Mignonne Purple. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.100. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Mignonne de Saint Loup. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.404. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Mikado. 1.Capps Bros.Cat.2. 1908.

Mikado, a gold-medal peach at the St. Louis Exposition, was introduced by Capps Brothers, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. On the Station grounds it is a light producer and is susceptible to mildew and leaf-curl. Tree above medium in size, dense-topped; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit above medium in size, roundish, slightly cordate, angular, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep, wide; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, covered with short pubescence, with splashes of dull red mingled with a lighter blush on a light yellow ground; flesh stained at the stone, juicy, stringy, moderately coarse, sprightly; quality good; stone large, ovate, broad, plump, with a clinging tendency; ripens the middle of October.

Miller. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.Miller Cling.2.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:351. 1903.

Miller. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.38. 1909.

Miller Cling.2.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:351. 1903.

The American Pomological Society lists this variety in its fruit-catalog for 1909. Fruit large, yellow, firm.

Miller Cling. 1.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:238. 1898.

An early, white-fleshed cling of much promise, listed in this reference.

Millhiser. 1.N. Y. Sta. Rpt.12:613. 1893.2.HoodCat.34. 1905.

This variety originated with M. Millhiser, Richmond, Virginia. As it grows in the Station orchards it is of doubtful value, being only a fair yielder and somewhat susceptible to leaf-curl. Tree large, vigorous, the lower branches slightly drooping; leaves fairly broad, with globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, abrupt; suture deepens at the apex; skin tough, covered with short, coarse pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush; flesh white to the stone, juicy, moderately coarse, tender, stringy, sweet and aromatic; of fair quality; stone large, broadly oval, plump, nearly free; ripens the last of September.

Millionaire. 1.E. D. SmithCat.30. 1898.

E. D. Smith, Winona, Ontario, Canada, reports that this variety is a Canadian seedling found near St. Catharines. Fruit large, yellow; freestone; ripens a week later than Early Crawford.

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

Tree fairly vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, oval, with a large apex, yellow; flesh subacid, pleasant; ripens early in July.

Minerva. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.143:185. 1897.

Listed among the fruits grown in Michigan.

Minion. 1.LangleyPomona101, Pl. 28 fig. 2. 1729.

"Minion abounds with fine juice and firm pulp which adheres to the stone; ripens on a South wall July 20."

Minnie. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.143:185. 1897.

Minnie is a stray variety planted on the grounds of the Michigan Agricultural College in 1892. It is a freestone, ripening in Michigan the last of September.

Minot. 1.U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt.43. 1895.

Fruit of medium size, oblique, oval; cavity broad, oval, deep; suture deep; skin thick, velvety, rich yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow to the stone, sprightly subacid; stone large, oval, free; ripens the last of September.

Mint Free. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt.14. 1905-06.

Mint Free is described as a greenish-white clingstone, ripening throughout July.

Miss May. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.114. 1880.

Miss May originated with a Mr. Carroll, Dresden, Texas; fruit large, of first quality and very late.

Miss Percival. 1.Gard. Mon.21:336. 1879.

A large, white freestone; very productive.

Missouri Apricot. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Missouri Beauty. 1.Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul.3:32. 1902.

Listed as grown in Missouri.

Missouri Mammoth. 1.Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt.410. 1865.

This variety, as grown in Missouri, resembles Columbia of which it is believed to be a seedling.

Mitchell. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.47. 1899.2.Ibid.217. 1901.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.251. 1903.

Mitchell originated in Iowa with M. J. Graham of Adel; it is one of the few hardy sorts grown in Iowa. Fruit of medium size, slightly oval; suture distinct but not deep; apex conical; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh streaked with red and red at the pit, melting, juicy; stone free, of medium size; quality fair; ripens the last of September.

Mitchell Mammoth. 1.U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt.380. 1858.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1875.

This peach, of Southern origin, won a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1875 which it held until 1897; fruit large, late in ripening; flesh white; clingstone.

Mobray Heath Cling. 1.Peachland Nur. Cat.12. 1892.

According to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, this variety is a beautiful, white cling from Dorchester County, Maryland.

Modena. 1.ReaFlora210. 1676.

"Modena is an excellent peach of a yellowish color and comes clean from the stone."

Modeste. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50. 1876.

A large and good peach with small flowers and globose glands.

Mogneneins. 1.BaltetCult. Fr.237. 1908.

Listed in this reference.

Molden White. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.621. 1857.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.78. 1862.

This sort originated on Molden Mountain on the Chesapeake, where it is valued for its lateness. From 1862 until 1897 it held a place in the fruit-catalog of the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, oblong; suture distinct; skin creamy-white, rarely with a tinge of red; flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, melting; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Monfrein. 1.ChristWörterb.352. 1802.

This is a peach with firm, yellow flesh, not very juicy but sweet.

Monsieur Jean. 1.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees218. 1817.

This variety ripens in July and August; fruit oval, greenish-white, with a red cheek.

Monstrous Free. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:36. 1832. 2. KenrickAm. Orch.187. 1841.

Tree moderately productive; fruit very large, round, highly colored where exposed; flesh rich, juicy, sweet; ripens early in September.

Monstrous Lemon. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:29. 1832.Largest Lemon.2.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.98. 1831.

Monstrous Lemon. 1.PrincePom. Man.2:29. 1832.

Largest Lemon.2.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.98. 1831.

Tree vigorous; flowers small; fruit very large; ripens in October.

Monstrueuse de Saverdun. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50. 1876.

Probably of French origin; glands reniform.

Montagne Tardive. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.50. 1876.

An English variety.

Montauban. 1.MillerGard. Dict.1752.2.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.263. 1831.Montabon.3.LangleyPomona102, Pl. 28 fig. 4. 1729.

Montauban. 1.MillerGard. Dict.1752.2.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.263. 1831.

Montabon.3.LangleyPomona102, Pl. 28 fig. 4. 1729.

Tree productive; leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale; fruit medium in size, with a small suture; skin greenish-yellow, covered with deep red in the sun; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy, rich, freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Montgomery Late. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.621. 1857.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1875.

This variety, of American origin, was listed by the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1897. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, round, depressed at the apex; suture shallow but distinct; skin downy, yellowish-white, with a dull red cheek; flesh red at the stone, very juicy, melting; freestone; ripens the first of September, lasting nearly a month.

Monticola. 1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:813. 1896.

A good market peach but unproductive; glands reniform; fruit large, round; color beautiful yellow, with a deep red cheek; pleasant acid flavor.

Montreal. 1.BrookshawHort. Reposit.2:191, 192, Pl. 100 fig. 2. 1823.

This peach originated in Montreal, France. The fruit is nearly black and thevariety is often called "The Black Peach of Montreal." The peach has a rich flavor, thin skin, and a remarkably small stone, close to which the flesh is red. It ripens the latter part of September when most other peaches are gone.

Moore Favorite. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book193. 1849.2.FultonPeach Cult.186. 1908.Moore.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:220. 1899.

Moore Favorite. 1.ColeAm. Fr. Book193. 1849.2.FultonPeach Cult.186. 1908.

Moore.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:220. 1899.

According to Cole, this peach originated with H. K. Moore, Chelsea, Massachusetts. Fulton claims that it is a native of Delaware, and that it originated with J. V. Moore, Odessa. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish, slightly oval, with a shallow suture; skin creamy-white, with a clear red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a rich, vinous flavor; pit free; season early September.

Moore June. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.621. 1857.

Moore June originated at Athens, Georgia. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit below medium in size, globular; suture shallow; cavity deep; skin yellowish, nearly covered with dots and marblings of deep red; flesh white, red at the pit and often near the skin, juicy, vinous, pleasantly flavored; freestone; ripens the last of June.

Moore Rareripe. 1.KenrickAm. Orch.200. 1841.

A large, round, productive peach of excellent quality, ripening in September.

Moore Seedling. 1.N. Y. Sta. Rpt.15:290. 1897.

This is a small, yellow-fleshed freestone of little value.

Morello. 1.ReaFlora210. 1676.

"Morello peach is a fair, red-sided fruit, and parts from the stone."

Morris County. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:30, 36. 1895.2.Ibid.169:220. 1899.

This peach is similar to Morris White but ripens later. Tree strong, spreading; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture a line; apex prominent; skin creamy-white, with a red cheek; flesh creamy-white, red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, with a mild but somewhat astringent flavor; quality fair; stone oval, free; ripens the middle of September.

Morris Red. 1.ElliottFr. Book275. 1854.Red Rareripe.2.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees219, 220. 1817.3.PrincePom. Man.2:14. 1832.Morris Red Rareripe.4.DowningFr. Trees Am.480. 1845.5.ColeAm. Fr. Book192, 193. 1849.6.HooperW. Fr. Book225, 226. 1857.Morris Red Freestone.7.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.189. 1846.

Morris Red. 1.ElliottFr. Book275. 1854.

Red Rareripe.2.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees219, 220. 1817.3.PrincePom. Man.2:14. 1832.

Morris Red Rareripe.4.DowningFr. Trees Am.480. 1845.5.ColeAm. Fr. Book192, 193. 1849.6.HooperW. Fr. Book225, 226. 1857.

Morris Red Freestone.7.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.189. 1846.

Morris Red has been confused with George IV and Red Rareripe but is distinct. Prince believed that the variety came from Europe while Downing considered it of American origin. It seems to have been disseminated by Robert Morris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, depressed at the apex, with a distinct suture; skin pale greenish-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh pale greenish-white, quite red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet flavor; freestone; ripens the last of August.

Morrisania. 1.HoggFruit Man.226. 1866.Morrisania Pound.2.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.6:410. 1826.Hoffman Pound.3.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.189. 1846.

Morrisania. 1.HoggFruit Man.226. 1866.

Morrisania Pound.2.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.6:410. 1826.

Hoffman Pound.3.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.189. 1846.

Martin Hoffman claims this variety originated with him at York Island, and that buds were taken by Gouverneur Morris of Morrisania, near New York City. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, heavy, nearly round; flesh light yellow, firm, compact, juicy, rich, aromatic; stone free, large; ripens the middle of September.

Mother Porter. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits315. 1889.

W. W. Smith found this seedling in the yard of a Mrs. Porter, Napa, California. The fruit is yellow-fleshed to the pit to which it clings.

Mountain Cling. 1.Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt.120. 1898.

Mentioned as grown in Iowa for home use.

Mountain Rareripe. 1.N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt.39, 40. 1884.

Mountain Rareripe resembles Oldmixon Cling in general appearance and ripens about with it. It is recommended as a profitable variety for market.

Mountain White. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.31:58. 1887.

Listed by the Michigan Experiment Station.

Mountaineer. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.100. 1831.2.HoggFruit Man.226. 1866.

Mountaineer is a coarse peach raised from a pit of Red Nutmeg crossed with Early Violet nectarine. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, somewhat pointed at the apex; skin smooth, pale yellow and dark red; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, rich; freestone; matures early in September.

Mr. Gladstone. 1.Can. Exp. Farm Bul.2nd Ser.3:67. 1900.

Listed as a weak grower.

Mrs. Hunley. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.623. 1869.

This variety, of southern origin, comes from the Fruitland Nursery, Augusta, Georgia. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, one-sided, pale yellow; flesh yellow, rich, melting; ripens late in September.

Mrs. Poinsett. 1.Horticulturist4:276. 1849-50.2.ElliottFr. Book285. 1854.

This variety is the result of crossing Blood Cling with some yellow freestone. It was named after Mrs. J. R. Poinsett of South Carolina. The limbs are inclined to be pendant; leaves with globose glands; fruit globular; suture distinct; skin yellow, veined with red; flesh yellow, juicy, melting; stone partially clinging; ripens early in September.

Munson Cling. 1.MunsonCat.6. 1904-05.

This is a seedling of Elberta with which it ripens; the fruit is more spherical. It was grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas.

Munson Free. 1.MunsonCat.7. 1904-05.

This is another Elberta seedling grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta and just after it. Tree upright, unproductive, quite spreading; leaves large, leathery, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, of medium size, reddish-pink; fruit large, oval-conic, halves unequal, sides drawn in about the cavity; cavity shallow; suture shallow; apex with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, with long, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with narrow splashes and stripes of darker red; flesh red at the pit, juicy, stringy, firm, sprightly in some cases; quality good; stone free, large, oval-pointed, winged.

Murat. 1.U. S. D. A. Rpt.290. 1893.

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