THURBER

SURPASSE

Tree above medium size, vigorous, upright-spreading, with a tendency to droop, rather unproductive; trunk thick and smooth; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown mingled with light ash-gray; branchlets thick, inclined to rebranch, long, dark pinkish-red with some green, smooth except for the lenticels, glabrous, with very conspicuous, numerous, large and small, raised lenticels.Leaves six inches long, one and five-eighths inches wide, variable in position, ovalto obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dark olive-green, rugose along the midrib; apex acuminate; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole seven-sixteenths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose glands variable in color and position.Flower-buds tender, pubescent, conical to pointed, plump, usually free; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink but darker along the edges, usually single; pedicels short, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes long, narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals ovate, with short, indistinct claws; filaments three-eighths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil as long as the stamens.Fruit matures in mid-season; two and one-half inches long, two and three-eighths inches wide, round-cordate, irregular, compressed, much bulged near the apex, with unequal halves; cavity deep, wide, flaring to abrupt, with tender, reddish skin; suture a line becoming deeper toward the tip; apex pointed, usually with an erect, mamelon tip; color pale yellow or orange-yellow, mottled and splashed more or less with red and overspread with a lively, dark red blush; pubescence medium in length, thick, fine; skin thin, separates from the pulp; flesh light yellow, red near the pit, very juicy, rather coarse, stringy, tender and melting, sprightly, highly flavored; good to very good in quality; stone free, one and three-eighths inches long, fifteen-sixteenths inch wide, ovate, rather plump, tapering to a long point, sometimes slightly winged along the ventral suture, with pitted surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, below medium in width, furrowed; dorsal suture grooved, winged.

Leaves six inches long, one and five-eighths inches wide, variable in position, ovalto obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dark olive-green, rugose along the midrib; apex acuminate; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole seven-sixteenths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose glands variable in color and position.

Flower-buds tender, pubescent, conical to pointed, plump, usually free; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink but darker along the edges, usually single; pedicels short, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes long, narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals ovate, with short, indistinct claws; filaments three-eighths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil as long as the stamens.

Fruit matures in mid-season; two and one-half inches long, two and three-eighths inches wide, round-cordate, irregular, compressed, much bulged near the apex, with unequal halves; cavity deep, wide, flaring to abrupt, with tender, reddish skin; suture a line becoming deeper toward the tip; apex pointed, usually with an erect, mamelon tip; color pale yellow or orange-yellow, mottled and splashed more or less with red and overspread with a lively, dark red blush; pubescence medium in length, thick, fine; skin thin, separates from the pulp; flesh light yellow, red near the pit, very juicy, rather coarse, stringy, tender and melting, sprightly, highly flavored; good to very good in quality; stone free, one and three-eighths inches long, fifteen-sixteenths inch wide, ovate, rather plump, tapering to a long point, sometimes slightly winged along the ventral suture, with pitted surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, below medium in width, furrowed; dorsal suture grooved, winged.

1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.75. 1873.2.Gard. Mon.17:175. 1875.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.2nd App. 144. 1876.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1881.5.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:109 fig. 8, 110. 1901.6.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:357. 1903.

Thurber is mediocre in all of its characters in New York, though perhaps it is a little better in quality than the average white-fleshed, mid-season freestone. In the South, however, it seems to be considered one of the best of its class not only in quality but in size and appearance. The fruits are small in New York, as the color-plate shows, while all descriptions of them in the South say they are large. The variety is possibly worth planting, because of good quality, in home orchards in this State.

Thurber is a seedling of Chinese Cling grown by L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Georgia, more than forty years ago. The variety was named in honor of Dr. George Thurber, American botanist, naturalist and editor. It is similar to its parent but is a freestone and the trees are more compact and thrifty than those of Chinese Cling. The American Pomological Society added Thurber to its fruit-list in 1881, a place it still holds

THURBER

Tree above medium size, vigorous, upright-spreading, productive; trunk thick and smooth; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown mingled with light ash-gray; branchlets slender, often very long, olive-green with some red, glossy, smooth, glabrous, with numerous conspicuous, raised lenticels variable in size, usually russetted toward the base.Leaves six inches long, over one and one-half inches wide, flattened or curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, smooth becoming rugose along the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose glands variable in color and position.Flower-buds tender, large, medium to short, heavily pubescent, obtuse, very plump, usually free; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers one and one-eighth inches across, light pink, darker along the edges, usually single; pedicels long, slender, glabrous, greenish; calyx-tube reddish-green, greenish-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes acute, glabrous within, heavily pubescent without, flattened; petals ovate, tapering to short, narrow claws; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil longer than the stamens.Fruit matures in mid-season; two and three-eighths inches long, two and one-eighth inches wide, round-oval, somewhat compressed, with unequal halves; cavity shallow, narrow, flaring or abrupt, often tinted with red, compressed about the sides; suture a line or very shallow, often extending beyond the tip; apex round, with a recurved, mucronate or mamelon tip; color green or creamy-white, with few splashes of dull red over a lively red blush; pubescence long, coarse, thick; skin thin, tough, variable in adherence to the pulp; flesh white, deeply stained with red near the pit, juicy, tender and melting, pleasantly sprightly, aromatic; good in quality; stone free, one and one-half inches long, more than an inch wide, red, obovate to oval, flattened toward the base, plump, tapering to a short point, often winged on the ventral suture, with surfaces pitted and marked by short grooves; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, narrow; dorsal suture grooved, slightly winged.

Leaves six inches long, over one and one-half inches wide, flattened or curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, smooth becoming rugose along the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose glands variable in color and position.

Flower-buds tender, large, medium to short, heavily pubescent, obtuse, very plump, usually free; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers one and one-eighth inches across, light pink, darker along the edges, usually single; pedicels long, slender, glabrous, greenish; calyx-tube reddish-green, greenish-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes acute, glabrous within, heavily pubescent without, flattened; petals ovate, tapering to short, narrow claws; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil longer than the stamens.

Fruit matures in mid-season; two and three-eighths inches long, two and one-eighth inches wide, round-oval, somewhat compressed, with unequal halves; cavity shallow, narrow, flaring or abrupt, often tinted with red, compressed about the sides; suture a line or very shallow, often extending beyond the tip; apex round, with a recurved, mucronate or mamelon tip; color green or creamy-white, with few splashes of dull red over a lively red blush; pubescence long, coarse, thick; skin thin, tough, variable in adherence to the pulp; flesh white, deeply stained with red near the pit, juicy, tender and melting, pleasantly sprightly, aromatic; good in quality; stone free, one and one-half inches long, more than an inch wide, red, obovate to oval, flattened toward the base, plump, tapering to a short point, often winged on the ventral suture, with surfaces pitted and marked by short grooves; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, narrow; dorsal suture grooved, slightly winged.

1.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:819. 1896.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.73:152. 1904.3.Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat.23. 1906.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.39. 1909.

Triana is another of the honey-fleshed, beaked peaches supposed to thrive only in the far South. It can be grown, however, with about as much certainty in New York as many of the standard varieties of the North. Its small size and poor shipping qualities debar it from competing with commercial peaches in this region but it is well worth planting in home orchards for the sake of variety and because of its delicious flavor—a sort of scented sweetness wholly unknown in northern varieties. The good health, vigor, size and hardiness of these honey-peaches on the Station grounds is a constant surprise to those who have believed that they could be grown only in the Gulf States.

Triana originated a quarter of a century or more ago at the Glen Saint Mary Nurseries, Glen Saint Mary, Florida. It was introduced in 1892 by the originators. The American Pomological Society added Triana to its fruit-list in 1909.

TRIANA

Tree of medium size, upright-spreading, open-topped, productive; branches greenish-red; branchlets slender, long, with a tendency to rebranch, dark red with some olive-green, rough, glabrous, with numerous conspicuous, large, raised lenticels.Leaves five and one-half inches long, one and five-eighths inches wide, folded upward and recurled, slightly lanceolate, thin, leathery; upper surface dark green, smooth; lower surface grayish-green, with prominent mid-rib; margin finely serrate; petiole three-eighths inch long, with one to five small, reniform glands variable in position.Flower-buds half-hardy, short, pubescent, conical, plump, usually appressed; blossoms one and one-half inches across, pale red, in dense clusters, usually single; pedicels long, slender, glabrous, greenish; calyx-tube reddish-green, dark greenish-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval to long-ovate, tapering to short claws; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent at the ovary, often longer than the stamens.Fruit matures in late mid-season; two and one-eighth inches long, one and thirteen-sixteenths inches wide, oval, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity shallow, flaring; suture of medium depth; apex a long, mucronate tip; color creamy-white, blushed, splashed and mottled with bright red; pubescence short, fine; skin thin, tender, adhering to the pulp; flesh white, faintly stained with red near the pit, tender, sweet, mild; good in quality; stone nearly free, one and one-fourth inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, oval or elliptical, usually with pitted surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges; dorsal suture grooved.

Leaves five and one-half inches long, one and five-eighths inches wide, folded upward and recurled, slightly lanceolate, thin, leathery; upper surface dark green, smooth; lower surface grayish-green, with prominent mid-rib; margin finely serrate; petiole three-eighths inch long, with one to five small, reniform glands variable in position.

Flower-buds half-hardy, short, pubescent, conical, plump, usually appressed; blossoms one and one-half inches across, pale red, in dense clusters, usually single; pedicels long, slender, glabrous, greenish; calyx-tube reddish-green, dark greenish-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval to long-ovate, tapering to short claws; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent at the ovary, often longer than the stamens.

Fruit matures in late mid-season; two and one-eighth inches long, one and thirteen-sixteenths inches wide, oval, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity shallow, flaring; suture of medium depth; apex a long, mucronate tip; color creamy-white, blushed, splashed and mottled with bright red; pubescence short, fine; skin thin, tender, adhering to the pulp; flesh white, faintly stained with red near the pit, tender, sweet, mild; good in quality; stone nearly free, one and one-fourth inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, oval or elliptical, usually with pitted surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges; dorsal suture grooved.

1.Gard. & For.8:20. 1895.2.U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt.44. 1895.3.Kan. Hort. Soc.Peach, The49. 1899.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.34. 1899.5.Can. Hort.24:401, fig. 2158. 1901.6.Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt.9:38. 1902.7.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:358. 1903.8.Ohio Sta. Bul.170:182. 1906.9.WaughAm. Peach Orch.196, 208. 1913.Triomphe.10.Rev. Hort.79. 1895.

Triomphe.10.Rev. Hort.79. 1895.

Triumph is an extra early, yellow-fleshed peach so inferior in appearance and quality of fruit and so subject to brown-rot that it is not worth growing in any but the most northern peach-regions where, because of great hardiness in wood and bud, it becomes a valuable variety. It is grown more or less, however, both north and south because it is one of the earliest yellow-fleshed sorts and because the trees bear regularly and abundantly. The dark color and the great amount of fuzzy pubescence detract materially from the appearance of the peach. The specimens shown in the color-plate are from unthinned trees; the size can be increased by thinning. Small pits somewhat offset the small size of the fruits. The peaches, if notattacked by brown-rot, stand shipment splendidly, a character which adds to its value for early markets. Though often put down as a clingstone it is, when well grown, a semi-cling and sometimes the stone is free.

Triumph is one of several seedlings grown by J. D. Husted, Vineyard, Georgia. It is supposed to be an offspring of Alexander. The date of origin is unknown but references go back to 1895. Triumph was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899.

TRIUMPH

Tree of medium size, vigorous, upright-spreading, with lower branches drooping, hardy, very productive; trunk intermediate in thickness and smoothness; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown intermingled with very light ash-gray; branchlets slender, long, with internodes of medium length, dark pinkish-red with some green, glossy, very smooth, glabrous, with many conspicuous, small, raised lenticels.Leaves six inches long, one and five-eighths inches wide, flattened or curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, thin, leathery; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, rugose near the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely and shallowly serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with one to four very small, globose glands variable in position.Flower-buds hardy, small, short, pubescent, obtuse or pointed, plump, appressed or free; blossoms unfold early; flowers one and five-eighths inches across, dark pink, sometimes in twos; pedicels short, slender, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green at the base, orange-colored within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes broad, obtuse, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals broadly oval to ovate, widely notched near the base, tapering to claws with reddish base; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent near the base, equal in length to the stamens.Fruit matures early; two inches long, two and one-eighth inches wide, roundish-oval, compressed, with unequal sides; cavity deep, abrupt, with tender skin; suture shallow; apex roundish, with a mamelon and recurved tip; color pale yellow overlaid with dark red; pubescence thick and long; skin thin, adherent to the pulp; flesh yellow, stained with red near the pit, juicy, firm until fully ripe, sprightly; fair in quality; stone semi-free to free when fully ripe, one and one-fourth inches long, seven-eighths inch wide, obovate, flattened wedge-like at the base, bulged at one side near the apex, plump, with deeply grooved surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, furrowed; dorsal suture winged, deeply grooved, rather wide.

Leaves six inches long, one and five-eighths inches wide, flattened or curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, thin, leathery; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, rugose near the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely and shallowly serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with one to four very small, globose glands variable in position.

Flower-buds hardy, small, short, pubescent, obtuse or pointed, plump, appressed or free; blossoms unfold early; flowers one and five-eighths inches across, dark pink, sometimes in twos; pedicels short, slender, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green at the base, orange-colored within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes broad, obtuse, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals broadly oval to ovate, widely notched near the base, tapering to claws with reddish base; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent near the base, equal in length to the stamens.

Fruit matures early; two inches long, two and one-eighth inches wide, roundish-oval, compressed, with unequal sides; cavity deep, abrupt, with tender skin; suture shallow; apex roundish, with a mamelon and recurved tip; color pale yellow overlaid with dark red; pubescence thick and long; skin thin, adherent to the pulp; flesh yellow, stained with red near the pit, juicy, firm until fully ripe, sprightly; fair in quality; stone semi-free to free when fully ripe, one and one-fourth inches long, seven-eighths inch wide, obovate, flattened wedge-like at the base, bulged at one side near the apex, plump, with deeply grooved surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, furrowed; dorsal suture winged, deeply grooved, rather wide.

1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.35. 1899.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:228. 1899.3.Am. Gard.24:413. 1903.Troth's Early Rareripe.4.KenrickAm. Orch.183. 1841.Troth's Early Red.5.ElliottFr. Book304. 1859.6.DowningFr. Trees Am.634. 1869.Troth's Early.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.80. 1862.8.Am. Jour. Hort.3:341. 1868.9.FultonPeach Cult.183, 184. 1908.

1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.35. 1899.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:228. 1899.3.Am. Gard.24:413. 1903.

Troth's Early Rareripe.4.KenrickAm. Orch.183. 1841.

Troth's Early Red.5.ElliottFr. Book304. 1859.6.DowningFr. Trees Am.634. 1869.

Troth's Early.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.80. 1862.8.Am. Jour. Hort.3:341. 1868.9.Fulton

Peach Cult.183, 184. 1908.

Troth, the standard early peach in the middle of the last century, is now all but out of cultivation. It is still listed in a few nursery catalogsand is still on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Among the multitude of early peaches now grown, Troth cuts but a sorry figure in either tree- or fruit-characters. It is worth discussing here only because it is a milestone in the evolution of cultivated peaches.

Troth, first known as Troth's Early Red, originated in the first years of the Nineteenth Century, probably in New Jersey. Nothing is known of its parentage or of the originator. It ripens with Early York and some pomologists have confused it with this variety and also with Haines but, while similar to both, Troth is distinct. The American Pomological Society placed the variety upon its fruit-list in 1862 under the name Troth's Early Red but dropped it in 1891. In 1899 it was once more recommended by the Pomological Society, being listed as Troth.

Tree above medium in size, vigorous, upright-spreading, the lower branches drooping, very productive; trunk somewhat stocky; branches thick, smooth, reddish-brown covered with light ash-gray; branchlets slender, long, with short internodes, dark pinkish-red intermingled with green, with conspicuous, very numerous, large and small lenticels; leaves six and one-fourth inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, flattened and slightly curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery, dark, dull green, smooth becoming rugose near the midrib; margin finely and shallowly serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole seven-sixteenths inch long, with one to five very small, globose, reddish-brown glands; flower-buds half-hardy, of medium size and length, more or less pubescent, obtuse or conical, plump, usually appressed; blossoms small, appear in mid-season.Fruit matures in early mid-season; two inches long, two and one-eighth inches wide, roundish-oblate, slightly bulged at one side, somewhat compressed, with halves decidedly unequal; cavity of medium depth and width, abrupt, somewhat irregular, contracted about the sides, often dotted and striped with red; suture rather shallow, extending considerably beyond the point; apex roundish or depressed, with a mucronate or slightly pointed tip; color greenish-white or creamy-white, blushed with dark, dull red and with more or less heavy mottlings extending over more than half of the surface; pubescence thick, short; skin thin, tender, adheres somewhat to the pulp; flesh whitish, tinged with red near the pit, variable in juiciness, tender, nearly melting, pleasant flavored; fair to good in quality; stone free, one and one-eighths inches long, seven-eighths inch wide, oval, flattened toward the base, acute at the apex, with grooved surfaces; ventral suture medium in width; dorsal suture grooved.

Fruit matures in early mid-season; two inches long, two and one-eighth inches wide, roundish-oblate, slightly bulged at one side, somewhat compressed, with halves decidedly unequal; cavity of medium depth and width, abrupt, somewhat irregular, contracted about the sides, often dotted and striped with red; suture rather shallow, extending considerably beyond the point; apex roundish or depressed, with a mucronate or slightly pointed tip; color greenish-white or creamy-white, blushed with dark, dull red and with more or less heavy mottlings extending over more than half of the surface; pubescence thick, short; skin thin, tender, adheres somewhat to the pulp; flesh whitish, tinged with red near the pit, variable in juiciness, tender, nearly melting, pleasant flavored; fair to good in quality; stone free, one and one-eighths inches long, seven-eighths inch wide, oval, flattened toward the base, acute at the apex, with grooved surfaces; ventral suture medium in width; dorsal suture grooved.

1.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:242. 1898.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:111 fig. 9. 1901.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.249. 1903.4.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:358. 1903.5.Ohio Sta. Bul.170:182. 1906.6.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.39. 1909.7.WaughAm. Peach Orch.208. 1913.

Waddell is an early mid-season, white-fleshed, semi-cling peach from Georgia, a very evident descendant of Chinese Cling. The variety is nowwidely grown and is everywhere esteemed as a commercial sort. Its chief competitor is Carman, compared with which the fruit differs in ripening a few days early; is handsomer, in color at least, the two, as the color-plates show, being very similar in size and shape; is of rather finer texture of flesh and is better flavored; and, lastly, according to most reports, Waddell is a better shipper than Carman. The variety has not been nearly as widely nor as generally planted as the better-known Carman but we are of the opinion that it has been a greater factor in the success of a score or more of the big commercial peach-orchards, North and South, of the last few years. It is a particularly pleasing peach in New York and ought to be considered for every commercial plantation where a variety of its season is wanted to precede or to compete with Carman.

Waddell is a chance seedling found by William Waddell, Griffin, Georgia. The variety was introduced by J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. The American Pomological Society added Waddell to its fruit-list in 1909.

WADDELL

Tree medium in size, vigorous, upright becoming spreading and with the lower branches inclined to droop, hardy, productive; trunk thick, smooth; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown tinged with light ash-gray; branchlets long, inclined to rebranch, dark pinkish-red overspread with green, glossy, smooth, glabrous, with numerous conspicuous, raised lenticels variable in size.Leaves six inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward and curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, smooth; lower surface grayish-green; apex acuminate; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, with one to four small, globose, reddish-brown glands variable in position.Flower-buds hardy, conical or pointed, pubescent, usually appressed; blossoms appear in mid-season; flowers one and three-fourths inches across, red becoming pale pink, in clusters of twos; pedicels short, slender, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green at the base, greenish-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes broad, obtuse, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval, crenate, irregular in outline near the base, tapering to claws with reddish base; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent near the base, equal to the stamens in length.Fruit matures in early mid-season; two and one-fourth inches long, about two inches wide, oval to roundish-oval, compressed, bulged on one side, with unequal halves; cavity deep, abrupt, with tender skin, tinged with pink; suture shallow, deepening toward the apex and extending beyond; apex roundish, with a small, mucronate tip; color creamy-white, blushed with red and with a few dull splashes of darker red; pubescence thick; skin tough, separates from the pulp; flesh white, stained with pink near the pit, juicy, stringy firm but tender, sweet but sprightly, aromatic; very good in quality; stone semi-free tofree, one and three-eighths inches long, one inch wide, ovate; ventral suture deeply grooved along the sides, faintly winged; dorsal suture grooved, not winged.

Leaves six inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward and curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, smooth; lower surface grayish-green; apex acuminate; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, with one to four small, globose, reddish-brown glands variable in position.

Flower-buds hardy, conical or pointed, pubescent, usually appressed; blossoms appear in mid-season; flowers one and three-fourths inches across, red becoming pale pink, in clusters of twos; pedicels short, slender, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green at the base, greenish-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes broad, obtuse, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval, crenate, irregular in outline near the base, tapering to claws with reddish base; filaments seven-sixteenths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent near the base, equal to the stamens in length.

Fruit matures in early mid-season; two and one-fourth inches long, about two inches wide, oval to roundish-oval, compressed, bulged on one side, with unequal halves; cavity deep, abrupt, with tender skin, tinged with pink; suture shallow, deepening toward the apex and extending beyond; apex roundish, with a small, mucronate tip; color creamy-white, blushed with red and with a few dull splashes of darker red; pubescence thick; skin tough, separates from the pulp; flesh white, stained with pink near the pit, juicy, stringy firm but tender, sweet but sprightly, aromatic; very good in quality; stone semi-free tofree, one and three-eighths inches long, one inch wide, ovate; ventral suture deeply grooved along the sides, faintly winged; dorsal suture grooved, not winged.

1.Cult. & Count. Gent.43:584. 1878.2.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.113, 114. 1880.3.Cult. & Count. Gent.48:823. 1883.4.BlackCult. Peach & Pear111. 1886.5.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.22. 1897.6.Kan. Hort. Soc.Peach, The148. 1899.7.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:358, 359. 1903.

Hardiness, productiveness and early bearing are the outstanding characters of Wager that give it a high place in the peach-list for New York. It is a yellow-fleshed, freestone peach none too attractive in coloring, always rather small and of only fair quality as a dessert fruit but excellent for canning, drying and all culinary purposes. The variety comes true to seed, or nearly so. The fruits of Wager are not attractive enough and the trees are too small to make the variety of much value in commercial plantations but it is a very good peach for home orchards and one of the best of all where hardiness is a prime requisite. Several quite distinct peaches are sold by nurserymen as Wager.

Wager originated some time previous to 1870 with Benjamin Wager, West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. The variety was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897.

WAGER

Tree medium in size or small, upright-spreading, hardy, productive; trunk intermediate in thickness and smoothness; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown overlaid with light ash-gray; branchlets rebranching near the tips, dark red with some green, roughened by the lenticels, which are medium in size and number.Leaves five and one-half inches long, one and one-fourth inches wide, flattened or curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, thin, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, rugose along the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; apex acuminate; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole five-sixteenths inch long, with two to four small, globose or reniform glands variable in color and position.Flower-buds medium in size and length, heavily pubescent, conical, plump, usually free; blossoms appear in mid-season; flowers one and one-eighth inches across; pedicels very short, thick, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval, broadly notched, tapering to claws red at the base; filaments three-eighths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent at the ovary, longer than the stamens.Fruit matures in mid-season; two and one-half inches long, two and one-fourth inches wide, oval, bulged near the apex, sometimes conical, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity flaring or abrupt, often mottled with red and with tender skin; suture a line, becoming deeper toward the tip; apex roundish or pointed, usually with a mamelon, recurved tip; color orange-yellow, blushed and mottled with dark red; pubescence thick, long and fine; skin thin, tough, separates from the pulp; flesh yellow, faintly stained withred near the pit, meaty but tender, sweet, mild; good in quality; stone free, one and three-eighths inches long, one inch wide, ovate, flattened near the base, with pitted surfaces, marked with few short grooves; ventral suture deeply grooved along the sides, wide, furrowed; dorsal suture a wide, deep groove.

Leaves five and one-half inches long, one and one-fourth inches wide, flattened or curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, thin, leathery; upper surface dull, dark green, rugose along the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; apex acuminate; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole five-sixteenths inch long, with two to four small, globose or reniform glands variable in color and position.

Flower-buds medium in size and length, heavily pubescent, conical, plump, usually free; blossoms appear in mid-season; flowers one and one-eighth inches across; pedicels very short, thick, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval, broadly notched, tapering to claws red at the base; filaments three-eighths inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil pubescent at the ovary, longer than the stamens.

Fruit matures in mid-season; two and one-half inches long, two and one-fourth inches wide, oval, bulged near the apex, sometimes conical, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity flaring or abrupt, often mottled with red and with tender skin; suture a line, becoming deeper toward the tip; apex roundish or pointed, usually with a mamelon, recurved tip; color orange-yellow, blushed and mottled with dark red; pubescence thick, long and fine; skin thin, tough, separates from the pulp; flesh yellow, faintly stained withred near the pit, meaty but tender, sweet, mild; good in quality; stone free, one and three-eighths inches long, one inch wide, ovate, flattened near the base, with pitted surfaces, marked with few short grooves; ventral suture deeply grooved along the sides, wide, furrowed; dorsal suture a wide, deep groove.

1.Cult. & Count. Gent.43:489. 1878.2.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.51. 1879.3.HoggFruit Man.463. 1884.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.34. 1885.5.Ibid.22. 1897.6.Garden66:112. 1904.7.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:359. 1903.8.FultonPeach Cult.173. 1908.9.WaughAm. Peach Orch.209. 1913.

Waterloo is without honor in its own country but is a standard peach in England. In spite of the fact that the variety originated within ten miles of the Station grounds it is all but worthless here as it is in most parts of New York. Waterloo is an extra-early, white-fleshed, semi-cling peach very similar to the better-known Canada. The faults that condemn it are small size, poor quality, susceptibility to brown-rot and a long period of ripening for the fruit and small size and unproductiveness in the tree. It is given prominence inThe Peaches of New Yorkonly because it is so often noted in the horticultural press as a standard variety, an opinion, no doubt, reflected in America from European publications.

Waterloo was first grown by Henry Lisk, Waterloo, Seneca County, New York, who brought it to notice in 1877. Thomas Rivers introduced it into England where it has long been grown and esteemed for its earliness and good quality. The American Pomological Society placed Waterloo in its fruit-catalog in 1885, where it remained until 1891 when it was dropped, but was replaced in 1897.

WATERLOO

Tree small, upright-spreading, sometimes productive; trunk smooth; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown covered with light ash-gray; branchlets very long, rebranching, with internodes of medium length, dark pinkish-red mingled with green, glossy, smooth, glabrous, with few large lenticels.Leaves six and one-fourth inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, flattened, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, smooth; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole seven-sixteenths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose and reniform, reddish-brown glands variable in position.Flower-buds half-hardy, obtuse or conical, plump, usually free, pubescent; flowers appear in mid-season; blossoms one and one-half inches across, light pink, usually single; pedicels very short, thick, green; calyx-tube lemon-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes short, obtuse, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals ovate, tapering to claws with reddish base; filaments one-half inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil equal to the stamens in length.Fruit matures very early; nearly two inches in diameter, roundish, with equal halves; cavity deep, wide flaring; suture shallow; apex depressed, with a recurved, mamelon tip; color creamy-white, blushed and mottled with red; pubescence short, thick; skin thin, adherent to the pulp; flesh greenish-white, juicy, stringy, tender and melting, sweet, mild, fair to good in quality; stone semi-clinging, one and one-sixteenth inches long, three-fourths inch wide, oval, plump, acutely pointed at the apex, with pitted surfaces; dorsal suture slightly winging.

Leaves six and one-fourth inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, flattened, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, smooth; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole seven-sixteenths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose and reniform, reddish-brown glands variable in position.

Flower-buds half-hardy, obtuse or conical, plump, usually free, pubescent; flowers appear in mid-season; blossoms one and one-half inches across, light pink, usually single; pedicels very short, thick, green; calyx-tube lemon-yellow within, campanulate, glabrous; calyx-lobes short, obtuse, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals ovate, tapering to claws with reddish base; filaments one-half inch long, shorter than the petals; pistil equal to the stamens in length.

Fruit matures very early; nearly two inches in diameter, roundish, with equal halves; cavity deep, wide flaring; suture shallow; apex depressed, with a recurved, mamelon tip; color creamy-white, blushed and mottled with red; pubescence short, thick; skin thin, adherent to the pulp; flesh greenish-white, juicy, stringy, tender and melting, sweet, mild, fair to good in quality; stone semi-clinging, one and one-sixteenth inches long, three-fourths inch wide, oval, plump, acutely pointed at the apex, with pitted surfaces; dorsal suture slightly winging.

1.ThomasAm. Fruit Cult.550. 1875-85.2.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.113. 1880.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.3rd App. 173. 1881.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.34. 1883.5.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:815. 1896.6.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:359. 1903.7.WaughAm. Peach Orch.209. 1913.

Wheatland is a large, yellow-fleshed, freestone peach of excellent quality which ripens just before Late Crawford. Although the variety originated in this State it is little grown here now, being somewhat more popular westward in Michigan and very much grown in Colorado and Utah. The fruit is about all that could be desired in New York but the trees are so unproductive that the variety is nowhere grown in this region with profit. The beauty and high quality of the fruit might make it desirable for home orchards.

Wheatland is a chance seedling found about 1870 on the grounds of Daniel E. Rogers, Scottsville, New York. The variety was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1883.

WHEATLAND

Tree medium to large, vigorous, upright-spreading, with the lower branches drooping, hardy, rather unproductive; trunk thick and smooth; branches stocky, smooth, reddish-brown tinged with light ash-gray; branchlets long, with long internodes, inclined to rebranch, dark pinkish-red with but little green, smooth, glabrous, with conspicuous, large and small, raised lenticels intermediate in number.Leaves six and one-half inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward and recurved downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dark green, rugose; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole five-sixteenths inch long, with one to five small, globose and reniform, reddish-brown glands variable in position.Flower-buds tender, medium to small, pubescent, conical or pointed, plump, usually free; blossoms open late; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink becoming darker along the edges; pedicels very short, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate; calyx-lobes narrow, acuminate, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals ovate; filaments five-sixteenths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil as long as the stamens, sometimes defective.Fruit matures in mid-season; large, round; suture shallow; apex a small, acute point; color yellow, blushed and mottled with red; skin separates from the pulp; flesh yellow, stained red around the pit, juicy, firm but tender, sweet, pleasantly flavored; good inquality; stone free, one and seven-sixteenths inches long, more than an inch wide, ovate, broad at the base, with pitted surfaces; ventral suture very deeply grooved at the edges; dorsal suture deeply grooved.

Leaves six and one-half inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward and recurved downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dark green, rugose; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole five-sixteenths inch long, with one to five small, globose and reniform, reddish-brown glands variable in position.

Flower-buds tender, medium to small, pubescent, conical or pointed, plump, usually free; blossoms open late; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink becoming darker along the edges; pedicels very short, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate; calyx-lobes narrow, acuminate, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals ovate; filaments five-sixteenths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil as long as the stamens, sometimes defective.

Fruit matures in mid-season; large, round; suture shallow; apex a small, acute point; color yellow, blushed and mottled with red; skin separates from the pulp; flesh yellow, stained red around the pit, juicy, firm but tender, sweet, pleasantly flavored; good inquality; stone free, one and seven-sixteenths inches long, more than an inch wide, ovate, broad at the base, with pitted surfaces; ventral suture very deeply grooved at the edges; dorsal suture deeply grooved.

1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat.102. 1831.2.KenrickAm. Orch.229. 1832. 3. PrincePom. Man.2:14, 15. 1832.4.DowningFr. Trees Am.493. 1845.5.ElliottFr. Book280. 1854.6.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.80. 1862.7.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:229. 1899.8.FultonPeach Cult.193, 194. 1908.Marie Antoinette.9.KenrickAm. Orch.187. 1846.Early Orange Peach.10.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.187. 1846.Cutter's Yellow.11.HoveyFr. Am.2:59, 60, Pl. 1851.Rareripe Jaune.12.MasLe Verger7:215, 216, fig. 106. 1866-73.

Marie Antoinette.9.KenrickAm. Orch.187. 1846.

Early Orange Peach.10.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.187. 1846.

Cutter's Yellow.11.HoveyFr. Am.2:59, 60, Pl. 1851.

Rareripe Jaune.12.MasLe Verger7:215, 216, fig. 106. 1866-73.

A century ago Yellow Rareripe was at the head of the list of yellow-fleshed, freestone peaches—largest, handsomest, hardiest and best-flavored of all. Even now in fruit- and tree-characters, with the single exception of productiveness, Yellow Rareripe holds its own very well with the peaches of its type and season. A glance at the color-plate shows the peach to be as attractive as any in color and shape; the size is above the average and in texture and flavor it is not often surpassed. Its fault is unproductiveness, to make up for which the trees usually bear regularly and come in bearing early. The variety is now hardly worth planting commercially in New York, being equalled by several yellow-fleshed peaches in all characters and surpassed in productiveness by many, but, if the trees can be obtained, it might find a welcome place in home orchards. Yellow Rareripe seems still to have all of the vigor and vitality of the first trees, helping thereby to furnish evidence that varieties do not run out.

This is another American peach the origin of which is involved in so much uncertainty that it is impossible to state where, when and by whom produced. Prince claims to have discovered the original Yellow Rareripe tree near Flushing, New York, over a hundred years ago. It was being grown in the vicinity of Boston early in the Nineteenth Century where it seems to have been first introduced by William Kenrick, Newton, Massachusetts, under the name Yellow Red Rareripe. Occasionally another and inferior peach, Yellow Melocoton, was substituted for Yellow Rareripe. Hovey received peach-trees from Kenrick under the name Cutter's Yellow which later proved to be Yellow Rareripe. Hovey retained the name Cutter's Yellow, because it was briefer. The Marie Antoinette, mentioned by Kenrick in 1841, is without question Yellow Rareripe and has been listed as synonymous by several authors. Yellow Rareripe was placed in the American Pomological Society's fruit-catalog in 1862 where it has since remained as a recommended variety.

YELLOW RARERIPE

Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, rather unproductive; trunk stocky; branches thick, smooth, reddish-brown mingled with light ash-gray; branchlets with internodes of medium length, dark pinkish-red tinged with pale green, glossy, smooth, glabrous, with conspicuous, numerous, large, raised lenticels.Leaves six and three-fourths inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward and curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, smooth becoming rugose near the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate and sometimes in two series, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose glands variable in color and position.Flower-buds conical or pointed, pubescent, plump, usually appressed; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink but darker along the edges, usually single; pedicels short, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate; calyx-lobes narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval to ovate, shallowly and widely notched towards the base, tapering to claws red at the base; filaments three-eighths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil as long as the stamens.Fruit matures in mid-season; two and one-fourth inches long, two and three-sixteenths inches wide, round-conic to round-cordate, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity contracted and wrinkled about the sides, abrupt or flaring; suture shallow; apex round or somewhat pointed, with a mucronate or mamelon tip; color orange-yellow, with a deep red blush, splashed and mottled with red; pubescence thick, long, coarse; skin thin, tender, variable in adherence to the pulp; flesh yellow, tinged with red near the pit, juicy, fine-grained, tender and melting, sweet, pleasantly flavored; good to very good in quality; stone free, one and one-fourth inches long, seven-eighths inch wide, oval to ovate, bulged near the apex, plump, tapering to a short point, with grooved and pitted surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, furrowed; dorsal suture grooved, winging.

Leaves six and three-fourths inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward and curled downward, oval to obovate-lanceolate, leathery; upper surface dull, dark olive-green, smooth becoming rugose near the midrib; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate and sometimes in two series, tipped with reddish-brown glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, glandless or with one to four small, globose glands variable in color and position.

Flower-buds conical or pointed, pubescent, plump, usually appressed; blossoms open in mid-season; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink but darker along the edges, usually single; pedicels short, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate; calyx-lobes narrow, acute, glabrous within, pubescent without; petals oval to ovate, shallowly and widely notched towards the base, tapering to claws red at the base; filaments three-eighths inch long, equal to the petals in length; pistil as long as the stamens.

Fruit matures in mid-season; two and one-fourth inches long, two and three-sixteenths inches wide, round-conic to round-cordate, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity contracted and wrinkled about the sides, abrupt or flaring; suture shallow; apex round or somewhat pointed, with a mucronate or mamelon tip; color orange-yellow, with a deep red blush, splashed and mottled with red; pubescence thick, long, coarse; skin thin, tender, variable in adherence to the pulp; flesh yellow, tinged with red near the pit, juicy, fine-grained, tender and melting, sweet, pleasantly flavored; good to very good in quality; stone free, one and one-fourth inches long, seven-eighths inch wide, oval to ovate, bulged near the apex, plump, tapering to a short point, with grooved and pitted surfaces; ventral suture deeply grooved along the edges, furrowed; dorsal suture grooved, winging.

À Bec. 1.Jour. Hort.N. S.3:370. 1862.2.HoggFruit Man.212. 1866.3.Pom. France6:No. II, Pl. II. 1869.Mignonne à bec.4.MasLe Verger7:37, 38, fig. 17. 1866-73.Pourprée à bec.5.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.Schnabel Pfirsich.6.MathieuNom. Pom.414. 1889.

À Bec. 1.Jour. Hort.N. S.3:370. 1862.2.HoggFruit Man.212. 1866.3.Pom. France6:No. II, Pl. II. 1869.

Mignonne à bec.4.MasLe Verger7:37, 38, fig. 17. 1866-73.

Pourprée à bec.5.MasPom. Gen.12:186. 1883.

Schnabel Pfirsich.6.MathieuNom. Pom.414. 1889.

The À Bec peach takes the name from its beak-like apex. It originated about 1811 at Ecully, Rhône, France, with a M. Lacène. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves large; glands globose; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit very large, roundish, uneven in outline; apex terminates in a bold, blunt nipple; cavity narrow, deep; skin thin, tender, lemon-yellow, blushed and dotted with deep crimson where exposed; flesh white, with a slight tinge of red about the stone, tender, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone oval, furrowed, free; ripens the first half of August.

Abbé de Beaumont. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.52. 1876.2.LeroyDict. Pom.6:35, 36 fig. 1879.

This peach originated in Daumeray, France, in the Eighteenth Century but was not introduced until 1868. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, globular; suture a mark; cavity large, deep; skin heavily pubescent, white, marbled with carmine; flesh white, tinged with a rose color at the stone, juicy, sprightly; stone ovoid, free; ripens at the end of July.

Abbé Jodoc. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.47, 214. 1876.Abt Jodocus.2.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

Abbé Jodoc. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.47, 214. 1876.

Abt Jodocus.2.MasPom. Gen.12:185. 1883.

A fruit of English origin. Flowers rose-colored; leaves glandless; fruit large, spherical, irregular; skin almost covered with small, bright red dots; flesh fine; ripens the last of August.

Abundance. 1.McKayCat.20. 1913.

This variety as grown on the Station grounds is a type of Alexander. Introduced about 1907 by W. L. McKay, late proprietor of the Van Dusen Nurseries, Geneva, New York.

Acampo. 1.Leonard CoatesCat.6. 1913.

According to Leonard Coates, Morganhill, California, this variety is a medium early, high-colored yellow peach of good quality; good for table and drying.

Acme. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.161. 1881.

This variety was reported as growing in Texas.

Acton Scot. 1.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.254. 1854.2.MasLe Verger7:93, 94, fig. 45. 1866-73.

Acton Scot is the result of crossing Noblesse with Red Nutmeg; raised by Thomas Knight, Downton Castle, England, 1814. Leaves crenate; glands globose; flowers large, pale rose; fruit small, narrowed and depressed at the apex; cavity large, deep; skin woolly, pale yellow, blushed, marbled with deeper red; flesh yellowish-white usually to the stone, juicy, sugary but slightly bitter; quality medium; pit free, small, plump; ripens the end of August.

Adèle Thirriot. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.47. 1876.

Tree strong, productive; flowers small; glands reniform; fruit very large, with a purplish blush; first quality; ripens in September.

Admirable. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:31, 32, Pl. XXI. 1768.2.PrincePom. Man.1:196. 1831.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:38 fig., 39, 40. 1879.Early Admirable.4.LangleyPomona103, Pl. 30 fig. 2. 1729.5.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.256, 257. 1831.6.DowningFr. Trees Am.477. 1845.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1877.8.HoggFruit Man.442. 1884.Wunderschöner Lackpfirsche.9.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:209, 210. 1858.

Admirable. 1.DuhamelTrait. Arb. Fr.2:31, 32, Pl. XXI. 1768.2.PrincePom. Man.1:196. 1831.3.LeroyDict. Pom.6:38 fig., 39, 40. 1879.

Early Admirable.4.LangleyPomona103, Pl. 30 fig. 2. 1729.5.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.256, 257. 1831.6.DowningFr. Trees Am.477. 1845.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1877.8.HoggFruit Man.442. 1884.

Wunderschöner Lackpfirsche.9.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:209, 210. 1858.

According to Leroy, Admirable was first mentioned by Lectier in 1628, probably having originated in France many years previous. Although not an extremely early peach it was long called Early Admirable to distinguish it from Late Admirable. The American Pomological Society listed Admirable in its fruit list in 1877 but dropped it in 1897. Tree productive; flowers small; glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish, pale yellowish-white, with a lively red cheek; flesh white, red next the pit from which it readily separates, melting, juicy, with a good, rich, sweet flavor; ripens the first of September or later.

Admirable Jaune. 1.NoisetteMan. Comp. Jard.2:478. 1860.

This variety should not be confused with Yellow Admirable described elsewhere. Variations in the size of the flowers cause writers to list more than one sort under this name. The peach listed here has medium-sized flowers and globose glands.

Admirable Jaune Tardive. 1.NoisetteMan. Comp. Jard.2:478. 1860.

Tree very vigorous; glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, elongated, yellow; flesh yellow, slightly vinous; ripens late in October.

Admirable Saint-German. 1.LeroyDict. Pom.6:42, 43. 1879.

This peach was obtained from seed by Charles Buisson, Tronche, Isère, France, in 1863. Tree vigorous; glands small, globose; flowers medium in size, rose-colored; quality of first rank; ripens early in August.

Adrian. 1.Col., O., Hort. Soc. Rpt.32. 1892.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:207. 1899.

Adrian originated in Louisiana. Tree vigorous, hardy, spreading, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval; cavity abrupt; suture distinct near the apex; skin clear yellow, occasionally washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, firm, vinous; quality good; pit free, oval, plump; ripens late in September.

Advance. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.147. 1881.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.152:199. 1898. 3.Ibid.169:207. 1899.

Advance is a seedling of Hale Early which originated with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; cavity deep; skin creamy-white, largely mottled with red; flesh creamy-white, juicy, tender, sprightly; quality good; pit semi-clinging; ripens early in August.

Aehrenthal. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.386. 1889.Aehrenthal Lackpfirsich.2.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:214. 1858.

Aehrenthal. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.386. 1889.

Aehrenthal Lackpfirsich.2.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:214. 1858.

Originated about 1851. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, slightly oblate; skin yellowish-white, blushed with lively red which becomes purplish; flesh white, vinous; stone small, oval; ripens at the end of August.

Aiken. 1.Can. Exp. Farms Rpt.301. 1890.

Listed as growing in Canada.

Ailsworth. 1.Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul.44:29. 1910.

Ailsworth is a late, yellow-fleshed peach which originated near Benton Harbor, Michigan. The fruit as it grows on the Station grounds is not attractive in color but is pleasantly flavored. Tree vigorous, upright; leaves long; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, roundish-cordate; skin heavily pubescent, golden yellow, with a slightly mottled blush of red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, medium coarse, firm, pleasingly subacid; quality good; pit free, oval, winged; ripens the last week in September.

Albatross. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.54. 1876.2.HoggFruit Man.435. 1884.3.BunyardFruit Cat.35. 1913-14.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew Albatross from a stone of Princess of Wales about 1870. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish; suture distinct only at the apex; skin pale yellow, blushed with crimson and mottled with darker crimson; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, juicy, melting; ripens the end of September.

Albemarle. 1.LangleyPomona104, Pl. XXXI fig. II. 1729.

Skin yellowish-green overlaid with red; flesh vermilion about the stone, melting, vinous; ripens the first week in August.

Alberge. 1.ReaFlora211. 1676.2.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees.220. 1817.Purple Alberge.3.LangleyPomona104, Pl. XXX fig. V. 1729.4.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.267. 1831.Yellow Alberge.5.MillerGard. Dict.1752.6.PrincePom. Man.1:182, 183. 1831.7.DowningFr. Trees Am.492, 493. 1845.8.Rural N. Y.11:111. 1860.Gelbe Pfirsche.9.SicklerTeutsche Obst.8:229-234, Tab. 12. 1797.Rother Aprikosenpfirsch.10.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:218. 1858.Rossanne.11.LeroyDict. Pom.6:263, 264 fig., 265. 1879.Safranpfirsch.12.MathieuNom. Pom.413. 1889.

Alberge. 1.ReaFlora211. 1676.2.CoxeCult. Fr. Trees.220. 1817.

Purple Alberge.3.LangleyPomona104, Pl. XXX fig. V. 1729.4.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.267. 1831.

Yellow Alberge.5.MillerGard. Dict.1752.6.PrincePom. Man.1:182, 183. 1831.7.DowningFr. Trees Am.492, 493. 1845.8.Rural N. Y.11:111. 1860.

Gelbe Pfirsche.9.SicklerTeutsche Obst.8:229-234, Tab. 12. 1797.

Rother Aprikosenpfirsch.10.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:218. 1858.

Rossanne.11.LeroyDict. Pom.6:263, 264 fig., 265. 1879.

Safranpfirsch.12.MathieuNom. Pom.413. 1889.

Alberge is an old French sort, one of the earliest of the yellow-fleshed peaches. Probably from this variety have sprung the Melocotons and Yellow Rareripes of this country. Rossanna, though very similar to Alberge, differs from it in having reniform glands and in ripening about two weeks later. In some sections, especially around Rochester, New York, Alberge is known as Barnard's Rareripe. The variety was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 but was dropped in 1891. Tree moderate in growth; leaves crenate; glands globose; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit medium in size, nearly globular; suture and cavity deep; skin yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red or purple; flesh deep yellow, red near the stone, melting, juicy, vinous; of second quality; pit large, oval, terminating in a short point, brownish-red, free; ripens in the middle of August.

Albert. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1883.Early Albert.2.Gard. Chron.1025. 1861.3.Mag. Hort.29:53. 1863.4.MasLe Verger7:103, 104, fig. 50. 1866-73.5.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1877.

Albert. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1883.

Early Albert.2.Gard. Chron.1025. 1861.3.Mag. Hort.29:53. 1863.4.MasLe Verger7:103, 104, fig. 50. 1866-73.5.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.30. 1877.

Albert was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of GrosseMontagne Précoce. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 as Early Albert; later it was changed to Albert and in 1891 was dropped. Tree vigorous, hardy; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish, one side of the suture frequently higher than the other; skin greenish-yellow, deep crimson where exposed; flesh white, brick-red next to the stone, tender, melting, aromatic; of first quality; ripens early in August.

Albert Late Rareripe. 1.HorticulturistN. S.7:178. 1857.

Glands globose; fruit large, globular; skin yellowish-white, marbled with red; flesh pale white, stained at the pit, very sweet, juicy; quality very good; ripens early in September.

Albert Sidney. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:97. 1892.2.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:232. 1898.Johnson.3.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:103. 1901.

Albert Sidney. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.5:97. 1892.2.Ga. Sta. Bul.42:232. 1898.

Johnson.3.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:103. 1901.

Albert Sidney was grown from seed received from Japan in 1860 by Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, and was introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree tall, spreading; leaves large; glands reniform; fruit large, oblong, greenish-yellow, blushed with red; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, juicy, melting; quality good; pit free; ripens late in July.

Albertine Millet. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

A very early variety with globose glands and rose-colored blossoms.

Alberza. 1.ParkinsonPar. Ter.582. 1629.

"The Alberza Peach is late ripe, and of a reasonable good taste."

Albright. 1.U. S. D. A. Rpt.391. 1891.2.LovettCat.25. 1892.3.Rural N. Y.52:430. 1893.4.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:207. 1899.

Albright originated with a Miss Albright, York, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, faintly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; skin lightly pubescent, creamy-white, splashed and washed with red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, melting, vinous; quality good; pit oval, long, free; ripens the middle of September.

Albright Cling I. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.35. 1909.Albright.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.97. 1887.Albright October.3.N. C. Sta. Rpt.12:108. 1889.Albright Winter.4.Franklin Davis Nur. Cat.26. 1901.

Albright Cling I. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.35. 1909.

Albright.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.97. 1887.

Albright October.3.N. C. Sta. Rpt.12:108. 1889.

Albright Winter.4.Franklin Davis Nur. Cat.26. 1901.

This Albright Cling is a white-fleshed peach from North Carolina. The variety appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899 as Albright but was later changed to Albright Cling. Tree large, vigorous, upright; leaves large; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal in many; cavity narrow; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-white, thick, tough; flesh whitish, meaty, tender, juicy, astringent; quality below fair; stone medium in size, oval, plump, clinging; ripens late.

Albright Cling II. 1.WicksonCal. Fruits318. 1889.

A yellow clingstone grown by a Mr. Albright, Placerville, California. The fruit is described as larger, more highly colored, and more productive than Orange Cling. It should not be confused with the white Albright Cling of the East.

Alexandra. 1.HoggFruit Man.213. 1866.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.597. 1869.3.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:336. 1903.Alexandra Noblesse.4.Gard. Mon.7:373. 1865.Noblesse Seedling.5.Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom.318 fig., 319. 1904.

Alexandra. 1.HoggFruit Man.213. 1866.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.597. 1869.3.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:336. 1903.

Alexandra Noblesse.4.Gard. Mon.7:373. 1865.

Noblesse Seedling.5.Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom.318 fig., 319. 1904.

This variety was raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from seeds of the old Noblesse, a sort at one time prominent in the Old World. Curiously enough Alexandra has been many times confused with Alexander, a variety of American origin differing from the European sort both in color of skin and in season. Although of excellent quality Alexandra seems never to have found favor in America. Tree vigorous, healthy, productive; fruit large, round, marked with a deep suture; skin covered with a rough pubescence, pale, without any color except a few clusters of red dots on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white to the stone, tender, melting, juicy, richly flavored, vinous, sweet; quality very good; stone large, free; season the middle of August.

Alexandre Dumas. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.408. 1889.

Listed as a clingstone in this reference.

Alexiana Cherpin. 1.DecaisneJard. Fruit.7:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree vigorous; branches slender; leaves large; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, globular; suture more pronounced near the cavity; skin heavily pubescent, wine-red becoming violet, marbled, adheres to the pulp; flesh blood-red, fibrous, melting, aromatic; stone large, ovoid, free; ripens early in October.

Alexis Lepère. 1.Rev. Hort.471. 1892.2.Cat. Cong. Pom. France84 fig. 1906.

Alexis Lepère, Jr., Montreuil, France, grew this variety from seed about 1876. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, faintly conic; skin greenish-yellow, marbled with carmine; flesh white, tinged with red about the stone, fine, melting, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Alger Winter. 1.Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt.297. 1875.

A yellow, freestone peach which ripens late and keeps long.

Algerine. 1.Peachland Nur. Cat.12. 1892.

The catalog of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, describes this variety as a large, yellow-fleshed, clingstone peach.

Alice. 1.MunsonCat.6. 1898-99.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:90. 1901.Alice Haupt.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.152. 1883.

Alice. 1.MunsonCat.6. 1898-99.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:90. 1901.

Alice Haupt.3.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.152. 1883.

Alice is a white-fleshed, freestone seedling of Chinese Cling raised by William W. Haupt, Kyle, Texas.

Alice Free. 1.Green River Nur. Cat.14. 1899.

The catalog of the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, states that J. W. Shalcross, Louisville, Kentucky, first grew Alice Free. Fruit very large; skin white, red where exposed; quality good; ripens late in October.

Alida. 1.Horticulturist22:45 fig. 1867.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.597. 1869.

Alida originated with Charles Carpenter, Kelly Island, Ohio, and is probably a seedling of Late Crawford. Fruit large, round; skin blushed with dark red; flesh yellow, juicy; quality good; ripens in September.

Allen I. 1.CultivatorN. S.1:352. 1844.2.HooperW. Fr. Book212. 1857.

Allen I reproduces itself from seed, having been so grown for a number of years by acommunity of Allens in Walpole, Massachusetts. The variety was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1901. Tree hardy, productive; leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit small, roundish, blushed with red; flesh white, juicy, vinous; stone free; ripens in September.

Allen II. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.113. 1880.

This is an early seedling raised by A. T. Allen, Willoughby, Ohio.

Allen October. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.26. 1873.2.WaughAm. Peach Orch.198. 1913.

This variety originated in Missouri and appears on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1873 to 1899. Fruit of medium size, round, yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit; quality poor; freestone; ripens late.

Allman Cling. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.167. 1871.

Allman Cling is recommended for the vicinity of Centralia, Illinois.

Almond. 1.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.243, 244. 1831.Mandel-Pfirsiche.2.SicklerTeutsche Obst.12:260-264, Tab. 14. 1799.Amandier-Pêcher.3.CarrièreVar. Pêchers102, 103. 1867.

Almond. 1.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.243, 244. 1831.

Mandel-Pfirsiche.2.SicklerTeutsche Obst.12:260-264, Tab. 14. 1799.

Amandier-Pêcher.3.CarrièreVar. Pêchers102, 103. 1867.

Externally Almond resembles the almond but the characters of the flesh and stone are those of the peach. The variety was raised by T. A. Knight, Downton Castle, England, from a seed of the sweet almond which had been fertilized by a peach. Tree vigorous, bearing glandless leaves which are doubly serrate; fruit medium in size, roundish, with a slight suture; apex somewhat depressed; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, marbled with pale red in the sun; flesh pale yellow, bright red next the pit which is free, very juicy, melting, with a good flavor; season the middle of September.

Alpha I. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.114. 1880.

Alpha is thought to be a cross between Early Rivers and Foster, raised by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. The fruit ripens before Alexander which it resembles very closely.

Alpha II. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.166. 1895.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:207. 1899.

Tree moderately vigorous, not very productive, roundish, upright; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit rather large, roundish, slightly compressed toward the suture which is indistinct; skin rich, clear yellow, much overspread with dark red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, nearly sweet; quality good; pit large, oval, plump, adherent; ripens the middle of September.

Alpha III. 1.WoodCat.7 fig. 1910.

A few years ago Allen Wood, Rochester, New York, introduced a white-fleshed variety under the name Alpha but it was so similar to Champion that its propagation was discontinued.

Alto Pass. 1.Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt.53, 207. 1896.

This is a medium-sized, leather-colored peach under test in Illinois; flesh lemon-yellow; of good quality; freestone.

Amande Douce. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

Listed without a description.

Ambrosia. 1.Continental Pl. Cat.14. 1913.

This variety is said by the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina, to be a productive, attractive fruit with tender, melting flesh of high flavor, ripening in July.

Amelia I. 1.MasLe Verger7:241, 242, fig. 119. 1866-73.2.Gard. Mon.10:126. 1868.3.DowningFr. Trees Am.598. 1869.4.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.18. 1871.5.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:207. 1899.

This peach originated many years ago with a Mr. Stroman, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Tree moderately productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a large, deep suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin pale whitish-yellow, shaded and marbled with a crimson blush; flesh creamy-white, juicy, melting, sweet, rich, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Amelia II. 1.Gard. Mon.10:22. 1868.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.598. 1869.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:809. 1896.Pavie Amelia.4.LeroyDict. Pom.6:211 fig., 212. 1879.

Amelia II. 1.Gard. Mon.10:22. 1868.2.DowningFr. Trees Am.598. 1869.3.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:809. 1896.

Pavie Amelia.4.LeroyDict. Pom.6:211 fig., 212. 1879.

This variety, which originated in 1850 with George Husman, Hermann, Missouri, is supposed to be a seedling of Columbia. It has frequently been confused with the Amelia from South Carolina. Tree vigorous, healthy; fruit large, round; suture distinct; apex roundish; color clear, rich yellow, marbled with dull red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, sweet or pleasantly subacid; stone large, free; season the last of September.

Ameliaberta. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1899.2.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:90. 1901.

Ameliaberta is a cross between Amelia II and Elberta. The variety has little or no value in this State. It originated with J. H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia, and was introduced in 1893. In 1899, it was given a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1909. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta and does not equal that variety. Tree vigorous, upright-spreading; leaves oval to obovate-lanceolate, usually with reniform glands; flowers appear late; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow, deeper at the apex; skin yellow, washed and splashed with crimson; flesh yellow, with red radiating from the pit, stringy, juicy, sprightly; quality good; stone free, large, broadly oval; ripens the first half of September.

American Apricot. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:219. 1858.2.Gard. Mon.29:306 fig. 1887.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:207. 1899.Jaune d'Amerique?4.MasPom. Gen.12:176. 1883.Northern Apricot.5.Mich. Sta. Bul.129:26. 1896.

American Apricot. 1.DochnahlFühr. Obstkunde3:219. 1858.2.Gard. Mon.29:306 fig. 1887.3.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:207. 1899.

Jaune d'Amerique?4.MasPom. Gen.12:176. 1883.

Northern Apricot.5.Mich. Sta. Bul.129:26. 1896.

This variety, a seedling from South Carolina, as grown on the Station grounds is of the Crawford type, rather late in ripening and only fair in quality.

American Pound. 1.Gard. Mon.7:372. 1865.

A name applied to a large, American variety introduced into New Zealand.

Ammirabile Belga. 1.Gard. Chron.907. 1858.

An Italian peach exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society of Tuscany, Italy, in 1858.

Amsden. 1.HoggFruit Man.437. 1884.2.Rev. Hort.506, 507, 508. 1893.3.Cat. Cong. Pom. France85 fig. 1906.Amsden June.4.Cult. & Count. Gent.39:472, 486. 1874.5.Gard. Mon.16:278. 1874.6.DowningFr. Trees Am.2nd App. 141. 1876.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

Amsden. 1.HoggFruit Man.437. 1884.2.Rev. Hort.506, 507, 508. 1893.3.Cat. Cong. Pom. France85 fig. 1906.

Amsden June.4.Cult. & Count. Gent.39:472, 486. 1874.5.Gard. Mon.16:278. 1874.6.DowningFr. Trees Am.2nd App. 141. 1876.7.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.28. 1877.

Amsden grew from a seed planted in 1868 by L. C. Amsden, Carthage, Missouri.It first fruited in 1872; in 1877 the American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list but dropped it in 1891. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly compressed, with a broad, shallow suture extending beyond the depressed apex; skin greenish-white, nearly covered with light and dark red, nearly purple in the sun; flesh greenish-white throughout, tender, juicy, sweet, slightly vinous; quality good; stone small, nearly free when mature; season the last of June or early in July.

Amsden Pine. 1.Can. Exp. Farms Rpt.416. 1899.

Listed as growing in Canada.

Ananiel. 1.MasLe Verger7:187, 188, fig. 92, 1866-73.2.ThomasGuide Prat.45, 215. 1876.

Ananiel originated near Tournay, Belgium. Glands globose; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, irregular, spherical, truncated at the base; skin whitish-yellow, more or less covered with purple at maturity; flesh pale, purplish near the stone, melting, very juicy; quality good; stone terminating in a long point, free; ripens the last of September.

André Leroy. 1.MathieuNom. Pom.387. 1889.

Listed but not described.

Andrews. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:29. 1895.Andrews Mammoth.2.Ibid.31:58. 1887.

Andrews. 1.Mich. Sta. Bul.118:29. 1895.

Andrews Mammoth.2.Ibid.31:58. 1887.

Listed as growing in Michigan.

Angel. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.44. 1891.2.Tex. Sta. Bul.39:818 fig. 1896.3.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:509, 510, 519. 1902.4.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:336, 337. 1903.5.Ala. Sta. Bul.156:132. 1911.6.WaughAm. Peach Orch.198. 1913.

Angel was grown from a Peento seed by Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, about thirty years ago. G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, bought the original tree and introduced the variety in 1889. The American Pomological Society added Angel to its fruit-list in 1891. Tree open, productive; fruit small, roundish; suture shallow, short; apex blunt or very slightly tipped; skin light creamy-white, tinted and washed with attractive red; flesh white, reddish near the pit, firm, juicy, with a slightly acid, agreeable flavor; quality good; pit free; season the middle of June to the first of July in Florida.

Angelle Lafond. 1.ThomasGuide Prat.48. 1876.

Listed as a large and beautiful variety with reniform glands.

Angers Large Purple. 1.HorticulturistN. S.5:70. 1855.

Said to be one of the largest and finest of peaches; ripens with Chancellor.

Anna Ruffin. 1.Van LindleyCat.19. 1892.

Listed without description in the catalog of J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

Anne. 1.LangleyPomona100. 1729.2.ForsythTreat. Fr. Trees27. 1803.Early Anne.3.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.246, 247. 1831.Green Nutmeg.4.PrincePom. Man.2:23. 1832.

Anne. 1.LangleyPomona100. 1729.2.ForsythTreat. Fr. Trees27. 1803.

Early Anne.3.LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.246, 247. 1831.

Green Nutmeg.4.PrincePom. Man.2:23. 1832.

Anne is an old English sort which for many years was the earliest of all peaches. The variety was named in honor of Mrs. Anne Dunch, Pusey, Berkshire, England. Tree not very vigorous; leaves doubly serrated, glandless; flowers large, nearly white; fruit roundish, medium in size; skin white, blush often lacking; flesh soft, melting, white to the stone, sugary; stone free; ripens very early.

Annie Laurie. 1.Smith BrothersCat.16. 1899.

It is stated in the catalog of Smith Brothers, Concord, Georgia, that this variety has been in cultivation fifty years and comes true from seed. Fruit of medium size, bright red; flesh tender, sweet, juicy; quality best.

Annie Trice. 1.Green River Nur. Cat.13. 1899.

According to the catalog of the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Annie Trice originated some forty years ago in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is an early peach of the Hale Early type.

Annie Wylie. 1.Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.41. 1877.2.Ala. Sta. Bul.11:6. 1890.

Annie Wylie originated at Chester, South Carolina. Fruit large; skin white, with a red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, fine-grained, melting, vinous; quality very good; clingstone; ripens early in September in South Carolina.

Antleys. 1.Del. Sta. Rpt.13:90. 1901.

P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, found this variety on the farm of a Mr. Antleys, Blackville, South Carolina. It is a very large and almost white Chinese Cling.

Apex. 1.Weber & SonsCat.11. 1912.

The catalog of Weber and Sons, Nursery, Missouri, states that Apex ripens with Alexander but is superior to it in size, color and flavor; skin yellow, mottled with red; flesh yellow; stone adherent.

Arctic. 1.Gard. Mon.12:156. 1870.2.Mich. Sta. Bul.169:208. 1899.3.Rural N. Y.59:705. 1900.

This is a hardy seedling said to have been introduced from the Isle of Man. Tree vigorous, not very productive, upright; leaves partially folded, with reniform glands; fruit medium in size, roundish-ovate; cavity rather broad; apex sunken; skin light yellow; flesh pale yellow, red at the pit, not very juicy, mild; quality fair; stone free, oval, plump; ripens early in October.

Aremie. 1.DowningFr. Trees Am.598. 1869.

Aremie is a large, high-flavored, yellow-fleshed clingstone which originated in Pomaria, South Carolina. Fruit ripens in early August.

Arietta. 1.Ala. Sta. Bul.47:11. 1893.

This is a freestone peach resembling Stump; ripens the end of July in Alabama.

Arkansas. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:337. 1903.Arkansas Traveler.2.Mass. (Hatch) Sta. Bul.2:14. 1888.3.Harrison & SonsCat.16. 1904.

Arkansas. 1.Budd-HansenAm. Hort. Man.2:337. 1903.

Arkansas Traveler.2.Mass. (Hatch) Sta. Bul.2:14. 1888.3.Harrison & SonsCat.16. 1904.

Arkansas as it fruits at this Station resembles Alexander very closely in season, size and shape. It is distinct, however, being a seedling of Amsden. Like all other early, white-fleshed peaches it rots badly. Tree vigorous, hardy, moderately productive; leaves large; glands globose; flowers large, pale pink; fruit about two inches in diameter, roundish-truncate; apex mucronate; skin thick, tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with dark red, with few stripes and splashes; flesh white, stringy, juicy, sweet; quality fair; stone semi-free to free, oval, very plump; ripens the last week of July.

Arlington. 1.Cal. Sta. Rpt.408. 1892-93.Early Arlington.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:512. 1902.

Arlington. 1.Cal. Sta. Rpt.408. 1892-93.

Early Arlington.2.Fla. Sta. Bul.62:512. 1902.

Listed as belonging to the Peento type.

Arthur Chevreau. 1.Rev. Hort.103. 1901.

Arthur Chevreau, Montreuil, France, grew this variety from a seed of Bonouvrier. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round; suture pronounced; cavity deep, large; flesh whitish-yellow, juicy, sugary, acidulated; stone large, free; ripens early in September.

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

This is a large, handsome clingstone grown near Georgetown, District of Columbia. Fruit roundish-oval; cavity deep, abrupt; apex terminates in a mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, pubescent, creamy-white, blushed and marbled with crimson; flesh white, tinged with red about the pit, firm, juicy, mild subacid, sprightly; quality very good; stone oval.

Asa Meek Seedling. 1.J. R. JohnsonCat.5. 1894.

According to J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, this is a seedling very closely resembling Globe.

Ashby Early. 1.W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt.111. 1880.2.Am. Pom. Soc. Cat.32. 1883.

This variety, raised by G. W. Ashby, Charrute, Kansas, is said to be earlier and better than Amsden. In 1883 it was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1891.

Astor. 1.Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt.6:414. 1826.2.Floy-LindleyGuide Orch. Gard.183. 1846.

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