Chapter VI: The Minor Varieties of Peaches (1)

=À Bec.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =3=:370. 1862. =2.= Hogg
_Fruit Man._ 212. 1866. =3.= _Pom. France_ =6=:No. II, Pl. II.
1869.

_Mignonne à bec._ =4.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:37, 38, fig. 17.
1866-73.

_Pourprée à bec._ =5.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

_Schnabel Pfirsich._ =6.= Mathieu _Nom. 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.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52. 1876. =2.=
Leroy _Dict. 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.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 47, 214. 1876.

_Abt Jodocus._ =2.= Mas _Pom. 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.= McKay _Cat._ 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 Coates _Cat._ 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.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 254. 1854. =2.=
Mas _Le Verger_ =7=: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.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 47. 1876.

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

=Admirable.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:31, 32, Pl.
XXI. 1768. =2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:196. 1831. =3.= Leroy
_Dict. Pom._ =6=:38 fig., 39, 40. 1879.

_Early Admirable._ =4.= Langley _Pomona_ 103, Pl. 30 fig. 2.
1729. =5.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 256, 257. 1831. =6.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 477. 1845. =7.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._
30. 1877. =8.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 442. 1884.

_Wunderschöner Lackpfirsche._ =9.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=: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.= Noisette _Man. 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.= Noisette _Man. 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.= Leroy _Dict. 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.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 386. 1889.

_Aehrenthal Lackpfirsich._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=: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.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 54. 1876. =2.= Hogg
_Fruit Man._ 435. 1884. =3.= Bunyard _Fruit 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.= Langley _Pomona_ 104, 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.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676. =2.= Coxe _Cult. Fr.
Trees._ 220. 1817.

_Purple Alberge._ =3.= Langley _Pomona_ 104, Pl. XXX fig. V.
1729. =4.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 267. 1831.

_Yellow Alberge._ =5.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752. =6.= Prince
_Pom. Man._ =1=:182, 183. 1831. =7.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._
492, 493. 1845. =8.= _Rural N. Y._ =11=:111. 1860.

_Gelbe Pfirsche._ =9.= Sickler _Teutsche Obst._ =8=:229-234,
Tab. 12. 1797.

_Rother Aprikosenpfirsch._ =10.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:218. 1858.

_Rossanne._ =11.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:263, 264 fig., 265.
1879.

_Safranpfirsch._ =12.= Mathieu _Nom. 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.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=: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 Grosse Montagne 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.= _Horticulturist_ N. 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 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.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

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

=Alberza.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. 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.= Lovett
_Cat._ 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.

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.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 318. 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.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 213. 1866. =2.= Downing
_Fr. Trees Am._ 597. 1869. =3.= Budd-Hansen _Am. 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.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 408. 1889.

Listed as a clingstone in this reference.

=Alexiana Cherpin.= =1.= Decaisne _Jard. 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. France_ 84 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.= Munson _Cat._ 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.= _Horticulturist_ =22=:45 fig. 1867. =2.= Downing
_Fr. 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.= _Cultivator_ N. S. =1=:352. 1844. =2.= Hooper
_W. Fr. Book_ 212. 1857.

Allen I reproduces itself from seed, having been so grown for a number of years by a community 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.= Waugh
_Am. 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.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 243, 244. 1831.

_Mandel-Pfirsiche._ =2.= Sickler _Teutsche Obst._ =12=:260-264,
Tab. 14. 1799.

_Amandier-Pêcher._ =3.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 102, 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.= Wood _Cat._ 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.= Thomas _Guide 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.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:241, 242, fig. 119.
1866-73. =2.= _Gard. Mon._ =10=:126. 1868. =3.= Downing _Fr.
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.= Downing _Fr.
Trees Am._ 598. 1869. =3.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:809. 1896.

_Pavie Amelia._ =4.= Leroy _Dict. 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.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:219.
1858. =2.= _Gard. Mon._ =29=:306 fig. 1887. =3.= _Mich. Sta.
Bul._ =169=:207. 1899.

_Jaune d'Amerique?_ =4.= Mas _Pom. 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.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 437. 1884. =2.= _Rev. Hort._
506, 507, 508. 1893. =3.= _Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 85 fig. 1906.

_Amsden June._ =4.= _Cult. & Count. Gent._ =39=:472, 486. 1874.
=5.= _Gard. Mon._ =16=:278. 1874. =6.= Downing _Fr. 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.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:187, 188, fig. 92, 1866-73.
=2.= Thomas _Guide 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.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 387. 1889.

Listed but not described.

=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-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:336, 337.
1903. =5.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =156=:132. 1911. =6.= Waugh _Am.
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.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

Listed as a large and beautiful variety with reniform glands.

=Angers Large Purple.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ N. S. =5=:70. 1855.

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

=Anna Ruffin.= =1.= Van Lindley _Cat._ 19. 1892.

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

=Anne.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 100. 1729. =2.= Forsyth _Treat.
Fr. Trees_ 27. 1803.

_Early Anne._ =3.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 246, 247. 1831.

_Green Nutmeg._ =4.= Prince _Pom. 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 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 Brothers _Cat._ 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 & Sons _Cat._ 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.= Downing _Fr. 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-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:337. 1903.

_Arkansas Traveler._ =2.= _Mass. (Hatch) Sta. Bul._ =2=:14.
1888. =3.= Harrison & Sons _Cat._ 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.

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. Johnson _Cat._ 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-Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 183. 1846.

Astor was found by Michael Floy in the yard of a Mr. Astor, New York City, about 1820. Tree large, thrifty, productive; leaves broad, deeply serrated, with globose glands; flowers medium in size; fruit large, oblate; cavity deep; suture divides the fruit; skin pale yellow, with a deep red cheek; flesh melting, whitish-yellow, faintly red at the stone, very juicy, high in quality; stone small, roundish, free; ripens the last of August.

=Athenian Cling.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ N. S. =7=:180. 1857.

Fruit very large, oblong, depressed at the apex; suture a mere line; skin very downy, yellowish-white, marbled with dull red in the sun; flesh pale red at the pit, firm, rich, vinous; quality good; ripens in October.

=Athens.= =1.= _New Haven Nur. Cat._ 6. 1901-02.

This variety is briefly described in the catalog of the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri. Athens on the Station grounds is a light bearer of fruit fair in quality. Tree vigorous; leaves thin; glands globose; fruit oval-cordate, about two and one-fourth inches high, halves unequal; suture shallow, deepening toward the apex; skin tough, golden yellow, with a lively red blush and a few darker splashes; flesh yellow, meaty, rather coarse, sweet; quality fair; stone clings, oval, noticeably bulged near the apex; ripens the second half of September.

=Atlanta.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 1st App. 120. 1872.

As fruited on the Station grounds, Atlanta does not appear valuable for any purpose. The variety was raised by Dr. E. W. Sylvester, Lyons, New York. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture large, distinct; cavity deep; skin greenish-white, blushed with deep red; flesh white, usually stained with red at the stone, soft, juicy; stone nearly free; ripens the last of August.

=Atwater.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 281. 1854.

This is a variety of American origin closely resembling President.

=Atwood.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 598. 1869.

Atwood is a large, productive clingstone originating with Roscius Atwood, Newberry, South Carolina.

=Augbert.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 447, 448, Pl. 44. 1908.
=2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 35. 1909.

Augbert as it fruits on the Station grounds is a disappointment in productiveness and in quality of fruit. It originated with Joel Boon, Lindale, Texas, about 1897, from a seed of Elberta, thought to have been fertilized with Salwey. In 1906 the name Augbert was registered as a trade-mark. In 1909 the variety was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers medium in size; fruit large, oval, slightly cordate; cavity abrupt, medium to deep, often marked with red; apex terminates in a noticeable mamelon tip; skin thin, tough, finely pubescent, light golden, with a few carmine splashes on a lighter red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, tender, fine-grained, juicy, vinous; stone large, oval, pointed at the ends, plump; ripens just before Salwey.

=Augusta.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 8. 1909.

F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, state that Augusta is a large, yellow, freestone seedling of Elberta ripening a month later than its parent.

=Auguste Fau Jaune.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 408. 1889.

Listed by Mathieu as a clingstone.

=Aurora.= =1.= Bailey _Ann. Hort._ 184. 1892.

This variety was introduced by J. H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia, as a cross between Chinese Cling and Mary Choice. Fruit very large, creamy, with a dark cheek; freestone; ripens early in July.

=Austin.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 44. 1891.

_Austins Late Red._ =2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 292. 1859. =3.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 598. 1869. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._
28. 1875.

_Austin Cling._ =5.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:14. 1892.

The cultivation of Austin is confined to the South. It first appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1872; later it was listed as Austin Late and finally as Austin in 1891 in which year it was dropped from the list. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, oblong; color white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous; clingstone.

=Australian Saucer.= =1.= _Oregon Nur. Cat._ 28. 1903.

According to the catalog of the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, this variety is one of the Peento peaches and takes its name from its flat appearance, one side being hollowed like a saucer. Skin white, with a crimson blush; flesh white, sweet; pit very small, almost round.

=Avant-Pêche Jaune.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:9, 10.
1768. =2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:48, 49 fig. 1879.

_Gelbe Frühpfirsche._ =3.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 69. 1822.

_Early Yellow Alberge._ =4.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:183, 184.
1831.

_Früher Aprikosenpfirsich._ =5.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:218. 1858.

According to Leroy, this variety was mentioned as early as the Fourteenth Century. It has been much confused with Avant-Pêche Blanche. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium in size, roundish; cavity deep; apex mamelon; skin thin, heavily pubescent, golden-yellow, mottled with dark brownish-red; flesh firm, yellow, carmine at the stone, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone small, roundish, plump, strongly sutured, free; ripens the middle of July.

=Avant-Précoce.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:157, 158, fig. 15.
1883.

Glands reniform; flowers medium in size; fruit small to medium, nearly round; apex mucronate; suture deep; cavity narrow, small; skin firm, thin, heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, purple where exposed; flesh white, stained with red at the stone, firm, sugary, juicy, aromatic; stone small, oval; ripens late in July.

=Avant-Précoce Pavie.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Listed but not described.

=Avocat Collignon.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 387. 1889.

Listed but not described.

=Azoo Cling.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed as growing in Texas.

=Babcock.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:289. 1897.

Grown at one time on the Station grounds.

=Bagby Large.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 293. 1859.

The tree of Bagby Large has a peculiar, slender, drooping growth. The fruit, which is esteemed for drying, is oblong, white and juicy; ripens the middle of August.

=Bailey.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 244. 1893. =2.= _Ibid._
417, 418. 1898. =3.= _Ibid._ 89, 90. 1899. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 35. 1909.

_Friday Seedling._ =5.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 373, 377. 1896.

_Cedar County Hardy._ =6.= _Ibid._ 373. 1896.

Bailey is a very hardy peach grown in southeastern Iowa. It was named after Dr. Bailey, West Branch, Iowa, who grew the variety most extensively. In Scott County, it is known as Friday seedling, after its originator, Jacob Friday. The variety was listed by the American Pomological Society in 1909. Bailey reproduces itself from seed and has been distributed throughout Iowa by this means, which accounts for the differences that appear in different localities. The variety as it grows on the Station grounds is very susceptible to mildew; leaves deeply serrated, glandless; fruit small, white; freestone; worthless for New York.

=Baker Cling.= =1.= _Del Sta. Rpt._ =5=:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Baker Early.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881.

_Baker Early May._ =2.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50. 1879.

A very early freestone of southern origin which resembles Hale Early.

=Baldwin.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 44. 1891.

_Baldwin October Free._ =2.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 279. 1854.

_Baldwin Late._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 18. 1871. =4.= _Ga.
Sta. Bul._ =42=:233. 1898.

Baldwin originated with Dr. William Baldwin, Montgomery, Alabama. It became popular because of its late ripening and splendid keeping qualities and gained a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1871, which it held until 1897. Leaves large; glands reniform; fruit medium in size, greenish-white; flesh white, stained at the stone; quality fair; stone free, small.

=Baltet.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876. =2.= _Cat. Cong.
Pom. France_ 86 fig. 1906.

M. Baltet, Troyes, Aube, France, originated this variety about 1866. Leaves glandless; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin creamy-white, reddish-purple where exposed; flesh tinged with red, deeper about the stone; quality excellent; stone elongated, with pointed apex; ripens early in October.

=Baltimore Beauty.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 490. 1845.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit small, roundish-oval; color deep orange, with a brilliant red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the stone, sweet; ripens early in August.

=Baltimore Rose.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 9. 1857.

Very similar to Oldmixon Cling.

=Bandel.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 279. 1882. =2.= _Ibid._
197. 1883.

This variety, grown from seed by a Mr. Bandel, Saugatuck, Michigan, closely resembles Early Crawford but ripens five days earlier.

=Banner.= =1.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:107. 1898. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 32. 1899. =3.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 107. 1903.

Banner originated in Essex County, Canada, about 1880. At Geneva, the fruit is small, fair in quality and the tree an uncertain yielder. In 1899 it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Tree large, vigorous; leaves thin; glands reniform; flowers small, pink; fruit small to above, roundish, slightly cordate; apex rounded, with a mamelon tip; skin tough, with short, fine pubescence, deep yellow, mottled with deep red; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, moderately juicy, meaty, mild; quality fair; stone broadly oval, slightly flattened, deeply grooved; ripens about a week after the Elberta.

=Barber.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:88. 1893. =2.= _Ibid._
=118=:32. 1895. =3.= _Ibid._ =152=:200. 1898.

_Hinman._ =4.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:98. 1892.

Barber is thought to have originated in Allegan County, Michigan. The trees at Geneva are not productive and the fruits are only fair in quality. Tree upright, slightly spreading, vigorous; glands usually reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval, halves noticeably unequal; cavity wide, flaring; suture enlarged on one side; apex prominent, with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, thickly pubescent, lemon-yellow, with a dull carmine blush giving a bronze effect; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone, melting, mild subacid, lacks character; stone oval, dull brown, free; ripens the middle of September.

=Barcelona Yellow Clingstone.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_
17. 1820.

A large clingstone ripening in October.

=Barker No. 13.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50. 1901.

This is a descendant of Golden Rareripe which originated with F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas. Fruit large, downy, yellow, coarse.

=Barnard.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 281. 1854. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862. =3.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 32. 1874.
=4.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:337. 1903.

_Early Barnard._ =5.= _Mag. Hort._ =14=:538. 1848. =6.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =169=:212. 1896.

Barnard, once a favorite in Michigan, is a seedling of Alberge and is often confused with Yellow Alberge and Yellow Rareripe, all being similar to Alberge. The variety has held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list since 1862. Tree vigorous, productive, slightly spreading; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; apex small; skin yellow, nearly covered with dark purplish-red; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, rich; quality good; stone free; season the last of August.

=Barnes.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 6. 1893. =2.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._
=39=:809. 1896.

Barnes originated in Bell County, Texas, with a Mr. Barnes Parker. Tree vigorous; fruit medium in size, yellow; flesh firm, subacid; clingstone.

=Baron Ackenthal.= =1.= _Guide Prat._ 40. 1895.

An Austrian variety with globose glands.

=Baron Dufour.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 39, 215. 1876. =2.=
Lauche _Ergänzungsband_ 697 fig., 698. 1883.

This sort was found by Baron Dufour in his gardens at Metz, Germany; it is called by some Grosse Magdalene von Metz. In 1872 it was introduced as Baron Dufour. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow; cavity wide, shallow; skin greenish-yellow, dark brownish-red in the sun; flesh clear yellow, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, aromatic; stone large, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of August.

=Baron Pears.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 81. 1867.

This variety was grown from seed by Baron Pears, Oostcamp, near Bruges, Belgium. Tree vigorous; leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, oblate, strongly sutured; skin pale yellow, striped with red where exposed; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone, firm, juicy, aromatic; stone free, bluntly oval; ripens the last of September.

=Baronne de Brivazac.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 387. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

=Barr Early.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =14=:6. 1891. =2.= _Ibid._
=62=:510. 1902.

A seedling of Peento which originated with Colonel John Barr, Micanopy, Florida. Fruit medium in size, showy; semi-cling; matures a week later than Peento.

=Barr Late.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =14=:6. 1891. =2.= _Ibid._
=62=:510. 1902.

This is another of Colonel Barr's seedlings; it resembles Barr Early but matures two weeks later. Neither variety is planted commercially.

=Barrington.= =1.= Brookshaw _Pom. Brit._ =1=:Pl. 23. 1817.
=2.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 255. 1831. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 78. 1862.

_Buckingham Mignonne._ =4.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 226. 1832.

_Barringtoner Lieblingspfirsich._ =5.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:205, 206. 1838.

A Mr. Barrington, Burwood, Surrey, England, grew this variety about 1800. Barrington was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 but remained there only a few years. Tree hardy, prolific; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, somewhat elongated; skin pale yellowish, with crimson stripes and mottlings; flesh yellowish-white, tinged with red at the stone, melting, juicy; stone free; ripens late in September.

=Batchelder.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 196. 1849.

Batchelder originated in Haverhill, Massachusetts, with William Batchelder; it is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit large, round, white, with a deep blush; flesh white, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens the last of September.

=Baugh.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 608. 1857.

Leaves with reniform glands; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture obscure; apex with a mucronate tip; skin pale yellow, with a slight blush towards the sun; flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens the first of October.

=Baxter Cling.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 314. 1889.

Wickson says this is a good cling similar to Orange Cling but earlier. It originated in Placer County, California, with William Baxter.

=Bayne Favorite.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 183. 1841.

Introduced by a Dr. Bayne, Alexandria, Virginia, about 1843. Tree productive; fruit very large, oval, pointed; color pale yellow, pale red in the sun; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens with Anne.

=Bayne New Heath.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 196. 1841.

This is another of Dr. Bayne's seedlings which is said to be superior to Heath Cling with which it ripens.

=Bealmear Cling.= =1.= J. R. Johnson _Cat._ 5. 1894.

J. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, states that this variety is a yellow-fleshed seedling raised some years ago by a Dr. Bealmear, Nashport, Ohio. Tree strong, willowy; fruit large, oblong, juicy, sweet, clingstone; ripens the third week in September.

=Bear Early.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 93. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Bear Late.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:63. 1900.

Listed as a strong grower in Canada.

=Beatrice.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =13=:279. 1871. =2.= _Tex.
Sta. Bul._ =39=:809. 1896. =3.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._
=2=:337. 1903.

_Early Beatrice._ =4.= _Gard. Chron._ 1323. 1872. =5.= _Gard.
Mon._ =15=:315, 339, 340. 1873. =6.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28.
1875. =7.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 443, 444. 1884.

This peach is a seedling of Rivers White Nectarine and was raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. The American Pomological Society added Beatrice to its fruit-list in 1875 but dropped it in 1891. Fruit small to medium, round, a little pointed at the apex, marked on one side by a distinct suture; skin yellowish, almost covered with patches of bright red; flesh pale yellowish-white, melting, juicy, richly flavored, slightly adherent to the pit; season remarkably early, ripening in England in July.

=Beauchamp.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:809. 1896.

Tree rather weak in growth, unproductive; fruit medium in size, round, yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, firm, mild acid; quality fair; freestone; ripens the latter part of August.

=Beauté de la Saulsaie.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 51. 1876.

A glandless variety of doubtful merit.

=Beauty of Salisbury.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 290. 1854.

A foreign, freestone variety subject to mildew; fruit large, roundish, yellowish-white, blushed with red; ripens in September.

=Beaver No. 2.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 45. 1897.

Fruit roundish, above medium in size; skin thin, white, washed and splashed with red; pubescence short; flesh white, purplish at the stone, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free; ripens early in August.

=Beckwith Early.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50. 1879.

Beckwith Early is a large, early clingstone raised by a Mr. Beckwith, Olathe, Kansas.

=Beckworth.= =1.= _Cultivator_ 3rd Ser. =1=:155. 1853.

A hardy, prolific seedling, immune to mildew, raised by Dr. Beckworth, Oswego, New York; flesh yellow; pit small; ripens the first of September.

=Becquett Late.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:810. 1896.

This variety may be identical with Bequette Free. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to small, oval, light yellow, subacid; quality good; freestone; season late in Texas.

=Beer Late White Cling.= =1.= _N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 42. 1878.

This variety originated with Samuel Beer, Keyport, New Jersey. Fruit large, rich, fine for brandying; ripens about the middle of October.

=Beers Late.= =1.= Lovett _Cat._ 36. 1890.

_Beers Melcatoon._ =2.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 184. 1898.

_Beers Late Melocoton._ =3.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:14. 1892.

Beers Late is a seedling of Late Crawford with which it ripens. Tree strong; fruit rather large, yellow, more or less red.

=Beers Late Red Rareripe.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 191. 1841.

_Beers Red Rareripe._ =2.= Bridgeman _Gard. Ass't_ =Pt. 3=:105.
1857.

Joseph Beers, Middletown, New Jersey, first grew this peach. Fruit very large, oblong; skin nearly white, red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, high in quality; ripens the last of September.

=Beers Smock.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28. 1875. =2.= _Mich.
Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 299. 1875. =3.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._
=2=:337. 1903. =4.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._ 198. 1913.

_Beer._ =5.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:815. 1896.

Beers Smock and Smock are identical as grown at this Station. Pomological authorities now very generally agree that the two names have been given the same fruit. For a description of Beers Smock see Smock.

=Bell Favorite.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:208. 1899.

Tree fairly vigorous, upright, medium productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, oval, tapering; skin light yellow, with a small blush of red, lightly pubescent; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, juicy, vinous; quality fair; pit nearly free; season towards the end of September.

=Bell October.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 38. 1902-03. =2.=
Munson _Cat._ 7. 1904-05.

Bell October is a large, yellow peach of fine flavor ripening after Salwey and often keeping until November. It originated in Denton County, Texas.

=Belle de Bade.= =1.= _Guide Prat._ 42. 1895.

Fruit very large, yellow; glands globose; flesh firm, sweet, aromatic; matures in September.

=Belle de Beaucaire.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.
=2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 290. 1854. =3.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._
=6=:52, 53 fig. 1879.

This variety originated near Beaucaire, Gard, France. Glands small, globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; cavity narrow, deep; apex with a mamelon tip; skin greenish-yellow, spotted with carmine in the sun; flesh greenish-white, red at the stone, firm, juicy, pleasingly acidulated; stone free, brown; ripens the last of August.

=Belle Beausse.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:54 fig., 55, 56.
1879.

_Belle Beauce._ =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 212. 1832.

_Belle Bausse._ =3.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:11, 12. 1832. =4.=
Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:163, 164, fig. 80. 1866-73. =5.= Downing
_Fr. Trees Am._ 599. 1869.

_Belle-Bauce._ =6.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 15, Pl. 1846.

_Schöne von Beauce._ =7.= Dochnahl _Führ. Okstkunde_ =3=:202,
203, 1858.

This variety was raised long ago by Joseph Beausse, Montreuil, Bellay, France. Because of its close resemblance to Grosse Mignonne the two have often been confused. Fruit large, somewhat flattened at the base and apex, with a distinct suture; skin thin, with fine pubescence, greenish-yellow, highly colored with deep red; flesh white, tinged with red around the pit, juicy, tender, melting, vinous; quality good; freestone; season early September.

=Belle Beauté.= =1.= Liegel _Syst. Anleit._ 184. 1825.

An excellent, scarlet-red freestone ripening the end of September.

=Belle Cartière.= =1.= _Pom. France_ =6=:No. 8, Pl. 8. 1869.

Armand Jaboulay introduced Belle Cartière which he found in the vineyard of Madame Cartière, Oullins, Rhône, France. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular; suture more or less pronounced; skin heavily pubescent, white, almost entirely covered with reddish-purple; flesh white, with red radiating from the pit, melting, vinous, juicy; pit nearly free, obtuse, deeply grooved; ripens the first week in September.

=Belle de Charleville.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52. 1876.

Fruit very large, of first quality; glands reniform; ripens in September.

=Belle Conquête.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 74. 1867.

Tree moderately vigorous; glands globose, small; flowers very large; fruit large, roundish, often flattened at the ends; skin heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, mottled with carmine; flesh whitish, reddish at the pit, melting, sweet; stone large, oval, plump, free; ripens the last of August.

=Belle de la Croix.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 214. 1866. =2.=
Thomas _Guide Prat._ 44. 1876.

This variety was first grown in Bordeaux, France. Tree hardy; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, round; skin white, washed with purple; flesh fine, reddish about the stone, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; ripens the end of August.

=Belle de Doué.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 214, 215. 1866. =2.=
Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:139, 140. fig. 68. 1866-73. =3.= Leroy
_Dict. Pom._ =6=:58, 59. 1879.

_Schöne von Doué._ =4.= Lauche _Deut. Pom._ =VI=:No. 20, Pl.
1882.

This peach was grown from seed in 1839 by a M. Dimia-Chatenay at Doué-la-Fontaine, Maine-et-Loire, France. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, washed and mottled with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a delicious, aromatic flavor; stone free; ripens about the middle of August.

=Belle Dupont.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Belle et Bonne.= =1.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =1=:49, 50, Pl. 1853.

_Schöne Magdalene._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:199.
1858.

A. Bivort grew this seedling about 1831 and, because of size and quality of fruit called it Belle et Bonne. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, deeply sutured; skin heavily pubescent, clear yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, fine, melting, aromatic; freestone; ripens the latter part of August.

=Belle Henri Pinaud.= =1.= _Gard. Chron. N. S._ =18=:472. 1882.
=2.= _Soc. Nat. Hort. France Pom._ 292 fig., 293. 1904.

A French variety introduced to commerce about 1881. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened at apex; skin greenish-yellow, deep red where exposed; faintly sutured; flesh whitish-yellow, fine, sweet; very good in quality; stone free, elongated; ripens the middle of September.

=Belle Impériale.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =34=:89. 1868. =2.= _Cat.
Cong. Pom. France_ 93 fig. 1906.

Obtained by a M. Chevalier, Montreuil, Seine, France. Tree vigorous; glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, spherical, slightly oblique near the apex; shallowly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, blushed with deep red in the sun; flesh whitish-yellow, faint carmine near the stone, melting, vinous, sweet; quality good; ripens the middle of September.

=Belle de Liège.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

Belle de Liège produces large, excellent fruit of first quality; glands absent; flowers medium in size; ripens the end of August.

=Belle de Logelbach.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 388. 1889. =2.=
_Guide Prat._ 40. 1895.

Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit very large, juicy, aromatic; ripens the middle of September.

=Belle de Mes Yeux.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52. 1876.

Described as a medium-sized peach, with a reddish-brown blush on a green ground; ripens early in September.

=Belle de Neuville.= =1.= _Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 90 fig. 1906.

A French seedling raised by C. Jacquet, Neuville, France. Tree vigorous; glands globose; flowers very large; fruit medium in size, roundish, faintly sutured; skin amber, washed with deep purple where exposed; flesh amber, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, sweet, sprightly; quality excellent; pit large, broad, plump, nearly free; ripens the last of August.

=Belle d'Orbassano.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

Mentioned as a very late, but excellent, Italian variety with reniform glands.

=Belle de Saint-Geslin.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =15=:244. 1873. =2.=
_Le Bon Jard._ 326. 1882.

A variety discovered some years ago in the ruins of the St. Geslin tower near Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, France, by a M. Joutron. Fruit large, whitish-green, splashed with purple; flesh white, melting; very good; stone free; matures the latter half of October.

=Belle de Saint-Geslin Blanche.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ N. S.
=22=:472. 1884.

A white-fruited sport from the Belle de Saint-Geslin, much esteemed by the French as a late peach.

=Belle de Toulouse.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:60 fig., 61.
1879.

_Belle Toulousaine._ =2.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 54. 1867.

_Schöne Toulouserin._ =3.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 414. 1889.

Jean Rey, a nurseryman at Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France, raised this peach from seed in 1859. Leroy combines Souvenir de Jean Rey with this variety but the two are apparently distinct. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; skin clear yellow, washed with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sweet, vinous flavor; stone free; season the first of September.

=Belle de Vitry.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:36, 37,
Pl. XXV. 1768. =2.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 244, 245. 1831.
=3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 472. 1845. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._
=6=:61 fig., 62. 1879.

_Bellis._ =5.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752.

_Beauty of Vitry._ =6.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:193. 1831.

_Schöner von Vitry._ =7.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:210.
1858.

According to Leroy this peach was raised more than two centuries ago at Vitry-sur-Seine, France, and was first mentioned by Merlet in 1675. Some writers have confused it with Admirable. Leaves glandless or with few globose glands; fruit of medium size, broad, with a deep suture; skin pale yellowish-white, tinged and marbled with bright and dull red; flesh greenish-yellow, red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich; quality good; stone free; season the last of September.

=Bellegarde.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:62, 63 fig. 1879.

This name has been applied to another peach called Galande but the variety described by Leroy in this reference appears to be distinct. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed; skin covered with dark red in the sun; flesh whitish, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; stone free; ripens the first of September.

=Bellows.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 105, Pl. XXXI fig. V. 1729.

Bellows is a good bearer with fruit of fair quality. Color greenish-yellow, with a mottled blush; flesh white, with a trace of red at the pit; ripens the first of August.

=Beltzar.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:110. 1847.

An early variety originating in Coshocton County, Ohio.

=Beltzar Early Rareripe.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:110. 1847.
_2._ Elliott _Fr. Book_ 291. 1854.