Chapter VI: The Minor Varieties of Peaches (2)

Originated in Coshocton County, Ohio. Glands globose; fruit roundish, blushed with red in the sun; ripens in August.

=Ben Hur.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:30. 1910.

A variety, thought to have originated in Michigan, which ripens just before Elberta.

=Benade.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =7=:429. 1864.

Benade is an American peach of medium size; yellow flesh; poor quality; ripening in August.

=Benango.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:810. 1896.

Listed as growing in Texas.

=Bennett Rareripe.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 199. 1841. =2.=
Elliott _Fr. Book_ 291. 1854.

Of American origin. Glands globose; fruit large, whitish-yellow, blushed with red; deficient in flavor; ripens early in August.

=Bequette Cling.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:32. 1895. =2.=
_Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1899.

_Becquette Cling._ =3.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:91. 1901.

Bequette Cling originated about 1860 in a seedling orchard belonging to Benjamin Bequette, Visalia, California. In 1877 J. H. Thomas of the same place gave the variety the name of the originator and commenced propagating it. This peach is similar to Bequette Free, see page 184, a variety of the same origin, except in the clinging tendency of the stone.

=Berckmans.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:91. 1901.

_Dr. Berckmans._ =2.= _Rural N. Y._ =54=:106. 1895. =3.= _Ga.
Sta. Bul._ =42=:235. 1898.

Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, grew Berckmans from a pit of General Lee about 1880. Glands reniform; fruit large, creamy-white, blushed and mottled with crimson; flesh white, stained with red at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; season follows Thurber.

=Bergame.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52. 1876.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit very large, roundish, irregular; skin blushed with purple on a deep yellow ground; of first quality; ripens early in October.

=Bergen.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 272. 1854.

_Bergen Yellow._ =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 199. 1841. =3.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 490. 1845. =4.= _Proc. Nat. Con. Fr.
Gr._ 51. 1848.

Bergen is probably a native of Long Island. It resembles Yellow Rareripe but ripens about ten days later. The American Pomological Society added this variety to its list of fruits in 1848, a place which it still holds. Tree bears well; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular, depressed; suture distinct; skin deep orange, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, rich; matures early in September.

=Bermuda Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 191. 1860.

Recommended for planting in Mississippi.

=Bernard Verlot.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 52, 53. 1867.

A French variety obtained by a M. Carrelet, Paris, France. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish; cavity wide, shallow; skin with short pubescence, streaked and spotted with reddish-violet where exposed; flesh whitish, stained at the pit, melting, very juicy, aromatic; stone nearly free, obovate, deeply grooved at the sutures.

=Bernardin de Saint-Pierre.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:65
fig., 66. 1879.

An old, French seedling found growing about 1865 in the nurseries of Jamin and Durand near Paris, France. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit above medium in size, roundish-oval; suture faintly marked; skin heavily pubescent, whitish-yellow, mottled with purple in the sun; flesh whitish, carmine at the stone, melting, very juicy, sweet, sprightly; quality good; stone small, free, ovoid, plump; ripens in September.

=Berry. 1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 41. 1895.

Fruit roundish, medium in size; cavity wide, deep; suture distinct; apex swollen; skin thin, tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, washed with red; flesh whitish, tinged with red at the stone, meaty, tender for a cling, very juicy, sweet, rich; quality good; stone small, oval, clinging; ripens in the District of Columbia early in September.

=Bertholome. 1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52. 1876.

_Barthélemy._ =2.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 387. 1889.

A very large, yellow, late peach with small flowers and reniform glands.

=Bessie Kerr. 1.= J. S. Kerr _Cat._ =4.= 1898.

This variety is described briefly by J. S. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. Tree vigorous, upright, productive; fruit large, oblong, white; clingstone; matures in August.

=Best June. 1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 3. 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach was originated about 1894 by John Burkhardt, Fayette County, Texas. It was introduced by F. T. Ramsey and Son in 1906, and is said to excel Mamie Ross. Tree very productive; fruit light-colored, with a red cheek; stone semi-clinging; season the last of June in Texas.

=Besy Robin. 1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52. 1876. =2.= Leroy
_Dict. Pom._ =6=:66 fig., 67. 1879.

Raised by Besy Robin, Angers, Maine, France, about 1863. Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, globular, truncate; suture prominent; skin thick, greenish-yellow, blushed with red, deeper where exposed; flesh whitish-yellow, stained at the pit, firm though melting, very juicy, sprightly; of first quality; stone free, very large, roundish-oval, plump; matures the middle of September.

=Beville. 1.= _Mag. Hort._ =15=:503. 1849.

Beville has a dwarfish, compact habit of growth and bears numerous, large blossoms. Grown only in the South.

=Bexar. 1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889. =2.= _Ibid._
=39=:810. 1896.

Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands globose; fruit ovate, light creamy; flesh slightly acid; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

=Bianci di Nizza. 1.= _Gard. Chron._ 907. 1858.

Exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society of Tuscany, Italy.

=Bickell. 1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:88. 1894. =2.= _Ibid._
=194=:45. 1901.

An undesirable, late, white freestone of medium size, ripening with Salwey.

_Biddle. 1._ _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 167. 1895.

A white-fleshed clingstone ripening the middle of July.

=Bidwell Early. 1.= _Gard. Mon._ =28=:334. 1886. =2.= _U. S. D.
A. Rpt._ 575, Pl. VI. 1888.

=3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 44. 1891. =4.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._
=62=:511. 1902.

One of the seedlings of Peento raised about 1886 by A. I. Bidwell, Arlington, Florida. The variety was placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891. Fruit medium in size, oblong; cavity abrupt; apex rounded, with a small, recurved point; skin velvety, creamy-white, deep red where exposed; flesh firm, whitish, juicy; quality very good; stone oval, thick, clinging; season in Florida May 20th to June 15th.

=Bidwell Late.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 44. 1891. =2.= _Fla.
Sta. Bul._ =62=:511. 1902.

Another of A. I. Bidwell's seedlings of Peento that does well further north than some varieties of the same origin. Placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1891. Fruit large, roundish, yellowish-white; flesh meaty, juicy; quality excellent; stone adherent; matures in Florida June 15th to July 1st.

=Bilice.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

"The Bilice peach is something like the Newington."

_Billmeyer.= =1._ _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:30. 1910.

Billmeyer is a sprout from the stem of an old Crawford tree, raised by J. H. Billmeyer, Holloway, Michigan. Tree productive; fruit roundish-oblate, medium to large; cavity deep; skin thick, tough, with long pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with dark crimson; flesh yellow, stained with red at the stone, meaty, tender, juicy, sprightly; quality very good; stone oval, small, free; matures between the two Crawfords.

=Bilyeu.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 21. 1897. =2.= Budd-Hansen
_Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:338. 1903. =3.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._
199. 1913.

_Bilyeu Comet._ =4.= _Gard. Mon._ =18=:14, 27, 140, 141. 1876.

_Bilyeu's October._ =5.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 177. 1908.

This peach seems to have originated more than forty years ago as a chance seedling in Caroline County, Maryland, having been found and propagated by a Mr. Bilyeu. It was once quite popular in Maryland. Tree moderately productive, vigorous; fruit medium in size, round; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, firm, sweet; of fair quality; stone free; ripens very late.

=Binney Large Red.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

Listed as having small flowers and globose glands.

=Bird Beauty.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893, as having grown in Illinois.

=Bishop.= =1.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:14. 1892. =2.= _U. S. D.
A. Pom. Rpt._ 41. 1895. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1899.
=4.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:208. 1899.

_Bishop Early._ =5.= _Ohio Sta. Bul._ =170=:172. 1906. =6.=
Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._ 199. 1913.

According to Waugh, Bishop originated in California. Tree vigorous, hardy, productive; glands globose; fruit medium to large, round, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, with a dark red blush; flesh white, juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; season the last of August.

=Black.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 45. 1897.

_Dr. Black_. =2.= _Am. Gard._ =18=:715. 1897.

Black is a seedling of the Smock type, named in honor of Dr. J. J. Black, Newcastle, Delaware. Fruit large, round; skin heavily pubescent, yellow, with a blushed cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, rich subacid; quality very good; stone oval; ripens late.

=Black Early.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =14=:280. 1872.

_Black Extra Early._ =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 1st App. 120.
1872.

A very early, white-fleshed seedling found on the farm of Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas. The fruit is said to surpass Hale Early in size and quality.

=Black Seedling.= =1.= _Rural N. Y._ =62=:562. 1903.

A seedling of Mamie Ross raised by J. H. Black, Hightstown, New Jersey. The fruit ripens with Sneed but is higher in quality and is more resistant to rot.

=Blacke.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 582. 1629.

"The Blacke Peach is a great large Peach, of a very darke browne colour on the outside, it is of a waterish taste, and late ripe."

=Blake.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:30. 1910.

A peach that William Blake, Niles, Michigan, says is the earliest, yellow freestone.

=Blanc de City.= =1.= Decaisne _Jard. Fruit._ =7=:Pl. 1872-75.

Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands reniform; flowers medium to large; fruit medium in size, globular; suture distinct; cavity wide; skin covered with short pubescence, whitish-yellow, dark red where exposed; flesh whitish, melting, juicy; stone large, roundish, nearly free; ripens early in September.

=Blanchard.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 7. 1904-05.

The catalog of T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, states that this variety is a seedling originated and named by C. C. F. Blanchard, Runnels County, Texas. It is similar to Chinese Cling but ripens later.

=Blanche d'Ekenholm.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =20=:270. 1854.

Fruit large, yellowish-white, lightly marked with carmine; flesh whitish-yellow, sweet, sugary; stone free; ripens at the end of July.

=Blanche Énorme de Mézel.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 64.
1867.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit large, spherical, rarely elongated; skin very pubescent, pale yellow, occasionally blushed in the sun; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, melting, sweet; stone oval, free; ripens the second half of August.

=Blanche Tardive de Sabarot.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 388.
1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Blanton Cling.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 635. 1857.

_Yellow Blanton Cling._ =2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 277. 1854.

A seedling of Lemon Cling and very similar to it but a few days later. Leaves large; glands reniform; fruit large, resembling Lemon Cling. Reproduces itself from seed.

=Bledsoe Early Cling.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50.
1879. =2.= _Ibid._ 110. 1880.

A seedling raised by Ira L. Wood, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Said to be earlier and better than Amsden.

=Bledsoe Seedling.= =1.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 214. 1857.

A good commercial peach about Frankfort, Kentucky. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit roundish-oblong, of medium size, yellow, with a red blush; flesh mild, sweet; ripens in September.

=Blodgett's Seedlings.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =24=:334, 335. 1882.

The following are seedlings mentioned as having originated with a Lorin Blodgett:

Blodgett Crimson Cling,
Blodgett Crimson Freestone,
Blodgett Golden Cling,
Blodgett Golden Freestone,
Blodgett Golden October Cling,
Blodgett Golden Pointed Cling.

These peaches do not seem to have been recognized by other writers.

=Blondeau.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876. =2.= _Soc. Nat.
Hort. France Pom._ 296 fig., 297. 1904.

Joseph Blondeau, Montrueil, Seine, France, introduced this variety about 1856. Tree moderately vigorous, very productive; glands globose; flowers small, deep red; fruit large, roundish; cavity large, deep; skin milky-white, purple where exposed; flesh milky-white, reddish around the pit, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality excellent; stone elliptical, plump, free; ripens late in September.

=Blood Free.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 21. 1897.

_Blood Freestone._ =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 601. 1869.

_Indian Blood Freestone._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28. 1873.
=4.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1876.

Blood Free was probably raised by John M. Ives, Salem, Massachusetts, and is distinct from Blood Cling in having its stone free. The American Pomological Society placed the variety in its list of fruits in 1873 as Indian Blood Freestone but in 1897 shortened the name to Blood Free. Tree vigorous, hardy; fruit of medium size, compressed; apex roundish; skin greenish-white overspread with splashes and stripes of dark red; flesh blood-red throughout, juicy, coarse, tough and meaty; quality fair; stone free; season very late.

=Bloor.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:31. 1910.

Named after the originator, John Bloor, Mears, Michigan. Tree upright, exceptionally hardy in bud and branch; fruit resembles Kalamazoo with which it ripens but is superior to it.

=Blush.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:92. 1901.

_Beauty Blush._ =2.= Bailey _Ann. Hort._ 184. 1892.

A little known seedling from Chinese Cling raised by J.H. Jones, Herndon, Georgia. Fruit large, high-colored, melting, delicious; freestone; ripens in Georgia the last of June.

=Bogg Leviathan.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 114. 1880.

_Bogg Mammoth._ =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881.

A very large peach of good quality, ripening three weeks later than Late Crawford, excellent for drying and canning. Raised by a Mr. Bogg, Bonham, Texas.

=Boisselot.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 52. 1876. =2.= Leroy
_Dict. Pom._ =6=:68 fig., 69. 1879.

Auguste Boisselot, Nantes, Loire-Inferieure, France, originated this variety. Glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin thick, whitish, marbled and streaked with red; flesh white, melting, rather firm, juicy, often disagreeable; stone elongated, free; ripens the last of August.

=Bokhara.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 377. 1896. =2.= _Ibid._
256. 1897. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =187=:68. 1901. =4.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.

Bokhara is remarkable for great hardiness but has little else to recommend it. It was introduced by the late J. L. Budd from pits received from Bokhara, Russia, about 1890 and in 1909 was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Several distinct peaches are grown under this name, probably all from the pits planted by Professor Budd. As Bokhara grows on the Station grounds the leaves are large; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, medium in size, pink; fruit of medium size, oblong-oval, bulged near the apex making the halves unequal; suture shallow; apex with a prolonged tip; skin thin, tender, with a thick, short pubescence, greenish-yellow, pale, faintly blushed and striped with dull red; flesh greenish-white, stringy, mealy, sweet; quality poor; stone oval, narrow, conspicuously winged; ripens late in August.

=Boley.= =1.= _New Haven Nur. Cat._ 6. 1899-1900.

This variety is described in the catalog of the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri, as a large, white-fleshed variety ripening in Missouri about August 20th.

=Bollweiler Favorite= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:33, 34, fig. 15.
1866-73. =2.= Lauche _Deut. Pom._ =VI=:No. 2, Pl. 1882.

Obtained by Eugene Baumann, Bollweiler, Elsass, Germany. Tree productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture shallow; skin tender, whitish-yellow, blushed; flesh white, tender, sweet, pleasing; stone oval, free; ripens early in August.

=Bollweiler Magdalene.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 177. 1835.
=2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:197. 1858.

_Bollwiller de Madeleine._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 98.
1831.

_Grosse-Madeline._ =4.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 40, 219. 1876.

Another variety from the same source as above. Tree vigorous, productive; glandless; flowers large; fruit medium in size, roundish; suture shallow; skin greenish-white; flesh very pleasing; stone free; ripens the last of August.

=Bonanza.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =169=:208. 1899.

Bonanza is of Texas origin and is planted only in the South. It is very late in ripening and is not productive nor is the fruit high in quality on the Station grounds. Tree vigorous, hardy; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small, dark pink at the edges; fruit small to above, roundish-oval, with a prune-like neck, halves unequal; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin tough, with long, coarse pubescence, creamy-white, with a small blush of lively red; flesh white, rather dry, stringy, with a slight astringency; stone oval, slightly flattened, with a long, sharp apex; ripens the second week of October.

=Bonito.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889. =2.= _Ibid._
=39=:815. 1896.

Vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit rather small, roundish, with an acute projection; color creamy-white; stone adherent; ripens July 25th.

=Bonlez.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:43, 44, fig. 20. 1866-73.
=2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 606. 1869.

_Bonlezer Lackpfirsich._ =3.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:212. 1858.

Bonlez was obtained by Bivort of Belgium about 1830. Tree moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, depressed, deeply sutured; skin downy, white, blushed; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; stone oval, thick, free; ripens the middle of September.

=Bonne Dame de Laeken.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat_. 52. 1876.

A variety of Belgian origin; fruit large; tree productive.

=Bonne Gros de Noisette.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 601.
1869.

_Guter grosser Lackpfirsich._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:211. 1858.

Originated with a M. Noisette, Paris, France. Fruit large, roundish, depressed; suture deep; color white, faintly marbled in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, vinous, aromatic; freestone; ripens in September.

=Bonne Grosse.= =1.= Noisette _Man. Comp. Jard._ =2=:480. 1860.

Bonne Grosse originated about 1820 in France. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, roundish, greenish, blushed with red; flesh firm, vinous, good; ripens at the end of September.

=Bonne-Julie.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat_. 52, 216. 1876.

Fruit large; skin washed and spotted with carmine-red; flesh melting, very juicy, pleasing; ripens the second half of August.

=Bonneuil.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 227. 1866. =2=. Carrière
_Var. Pêchers_ 46. 1867.

_Bonneuil Lackpfirsich._ =3.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:216. 1858.

This is a very late clingstone ripening the second week in November; a long keeper. Glandless; flowers large; fruit above medium in size, roundish, distinctly sutured; apex mamelon; skin greenish-white, with a faint blush in the sun; flesh firm, white, juicy; not highly flavored.

=Bonouvrier.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:147, 148, fig. 72.
1866-73. =2.= Bobbink & Atkins _Cat._ 119. 1914.

Bonouvrier originated with a M. Bonouvrier, Montreuil, Seine, France. Glands globose; flowers medium in size; fruit large, roundish, compressed; suture more pronounced at the apex; skin white, largely blushed with deep purple; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, sweet; stone nearly free; ripens at the end of September.

=Boquier.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 316. 1889.

A large, yellow, Californian variety with good shipping qualities.

=Bordeaux.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28. 1875.

_Bordeaux Cling._ =2=. Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 635. 1857.

_Belle de Bordeaux._ =3.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2d Ser. =3=:63.
1900.

Bordeaux was raised from a stone brought from Bordeaux, France. It held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1891. Fruit large, oblong, a little one-sided; suture shallow; skin downy, lemon-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, melting, vinous; stone clinging; ripens early in August.

=Böttchers Frühpfirsich.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Not described in this reference.

=Bourdeaux.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676. =2=. Miller _Gard.
Dict_. 1752.

Listed among yellow varieties of lesser merit.

=Bourdine.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 102, Pl. 28 fig. 5. 1729.
=2.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:20, 21, Pl. 12. 1768. =3.=
Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 245, 246. 1831. =4.= _Gard.
Chron._ 152. 1865. =5.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:70, 71 fig., 72,
73, 74. 1879.

_Bourdin Lackpfirsich._ =6.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:208, 209. 1858.

_Boudin._ =7.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 215. 1866.

Bourdine is an old French sort written of by Merlet and Quintinye. It has been confused with Royale, Louis XIV having so named it on receiving it from his gardener, Bourdine. Duhamel maintains that these two are distinct varieties and we have followed him. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small, edged with carmine; fruit large, roundish, halves unequal; suture deep and wide; skin greenish-white, blushed and marbled; flesh white, melting, separates readily from the pit, sugary; quality good; stone small, nearly round; ripens the middle of September.

=Bourdine Royale.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Bowers Early.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =19=:274. 1877. =2.= _W. N.
Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50. 1879.

A large, freestone peach, earlier than Amsden, said to have originated in Frederick, Maryland, in 1876.

=Bowslaugh Late.= =1.= _Can. Hort._ =11=:151. 1888.

_Bowslaugh._ =2.= _Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt._ =22=:31. 1890.

A fine, late, yellow seedling of the Crawford type; originated in the Niagara district, Ontario, Canada.

=Boyd Early.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Boyles.= =1.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:51. 1894. =2.= _Mich. Sta.
Sp. Bul._ =44=:31. 1910.

A variety found by James Boyles, Douglas, Michigan. A very good substitute for Early Crawford. Tree vigorous; fruit large, yellow, pleasing.

=Brackett.= =1.= Berckmans _Cat._ 12. 1912-13.

P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, states that this variety was named in honor of the late Colonel G. B. Brackett. It is a yellow-fleshed freestone, a cross between Smock and Chinese Cling, ripening just after Elberta, said to be of best quality.

=Braddick American.= =1.= Brookshaw _Hort. Reposit._ =1=:59,
Pl. 29. 1823. =2.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 273, 274. 1831.

_Braddick's North American._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94.
1831.

Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, slightly tapering towards the apex; deeply sutured; skin pale yellow, tinged with red; flesh pale yellow nearly to the stone, juicy; stone clings; ripens the middle of September.

=Braddick New York.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.

Braddick New York is a freestone of second size and quality, ripening early in September; glands reniform; flowers small; color pale green, with a blush.

=Braddick Red.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.

Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit large, pale green, blushed with dark red; flesh melting, free from the pit; of first quality; ripens at the end of August.

=Braddick South American.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94.
1831.

Not described in this reference.

=Braddick Summer.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, pale green; flesh melting; of second quality; pit free; ripens late in August.

=Bradley.= =1.= _Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt._ 39, Pl. 1879. =2.=
_Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:97. 1892.

Bradley originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Not generally disseminated. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large; flesh white, firm, juicy; freestone; ripens after Late Crawford.

=Brainard Large Yellow.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 189. 1841.

Fruit large, yellow in the shade; of excellent flavor; ripens in September.

=Brandy.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 199. 1841.

Brandy is a round, medium-sized fruit, with crimson flesh; ripens in August.

=Brandywine.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881. =2.= _Rural
N. Y._ =46=:352. 1887. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1899. =4.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:208, 209. 1899. =5.= Budd-Hansen _Am.
Hort. Man._ =2=:339. 1903. =6.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 175. 1908.

According to the references, Delaware is the place of origin of this peach and Late Crawford may be its parent. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands globose; fruit large, flattened and ovate, compressed at the suture which is distinct; apex prominent; color yellow, washed and striped with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, mild but not rich; quality good; pit free; season the last of September.

=Brant.= =1.= _Utah Sta. Bul._ =18=:12. 1892.

Listed as once grown in Utah.

=Bray Rareripe.= =1.= _N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 42. 1878. =2.=
_Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ 12. 1905-06.

_Bray White._ =3.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 243. 1886.

This variety resembles Oldmixon Free except in season, being later. It originated with D. Bray, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The peach as it grows on the Station grounds is hardy but not productive; glands globose; flowers small, appear in mid-season; fruit large, roundish; cavity shallow; apex mamelon, recurved; skin tough, thick, heavily pubescent, creamy-white, blushed with lively red; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly, pleasing; good in quality; stone free, broadly oval, flattened; ripens late in September.

=Braunauer Lackpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:214. 1858.

_Braunauer Rote Frühe Pfirsich._ =2.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 389.
1889.

A seedling of Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich. Tree productive; glands reniform; fruit above medium in size, oval; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow; flesh reddish at the pit, aromatic; stone free; ripens the middle of September.

=Braunauer Magdalene.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 389. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

=Brett.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =22=:370. 1880. =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 36. 1909.

_Mrs. Brett._ =3.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:352. 1903.

Brett was introduced by Joseph H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York; listed by the American Pomological Society in 1909. It is earlier than Oldmixon Free and superior to it in color and quality.

=Brevoort.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:414. 1826. =2.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 472. 1845.

_Brevoort Seedling Melter._ =3.= Floy-Lindley _Guide Orch.
Gard._ 183. 1846.

Raised by Henry Brevoort of New York, from Morrisania Pound. Leaves crenated; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit below medium in size, roundish; skin grayish-white, bright red where exposed; flesh firm, juicy, sugary; stone small, flat, free; ripens the middle of August.

=Brevoort Seedling Pound.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._
=6=:412. 1826.

Another seedling of Morrisania Pound, raised by Henry Brevoort. Resembles its parent in shape and flavor, but ripens two weeks earlier.

=Brice Early.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50. 1879. =2.=
_Gard. Mon._ =25=:272. 1883.

Dr. S. M. Brice of Kansas originated this variety about 1874; it is said to rival other early, white clings.

=Briggs.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 193. 1849. =2.= Waugh _Am.
Peach Orch._ 199. 1913. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.

_Briggs' May._ =4.= _Ibid._ 28. 1877.

_Brigg's Early May._ =5.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 113. 1880.

_Rouge de Mai._ =6.= _Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 526. 1906.

The name Briggs has been applied to three distinct varieties. This peach originated in Dedham, Massachusetts, many years ago. The American Pomological Society added it to its fruit-list in 1877 as Briggs' May, dropping it in 1891 but replacing it as Briggs in 1909. Tree hardy, reproducing itself closely from seed; fruit large, roundish-truncate, with a distinct suture; skin white, nearly covered with bright red; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor; quality good; pit free; season the first of September.

=Briggs Red May.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =18=:145, 241. 1876. =2.=
Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 309. 1889.

_Briggs._ =3.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:339, 340. 1903.

This variety originated about 1870 as a chance seedling on the farm of John G. Briggs, near Yuba City, California. Fruit medium to large, round; skin white, with a rich red cheek; flesh greenish-white, melting, juicy, free; quality very good; season early.

=Bright.= =1.= _Can. Hort._ =26=:483. 1903.

Charles E. Bright, Brampton, Canada, originated this variety about 1895. Fruit large, creamy-white; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; matures early in October.

=Brodie.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 184. 1835.

Fruit large, round, red in the sun; very juicy; clingstone.

=Bronough Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 158. 1881. =2.=
_Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:815. 1896.

A very late variety with reniform glands. "Does not do well in Texas."

=Bronzée.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Fruit not described in this reference.

=Brooks.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 104, Pl. 31 fig. 3. 1729.

Raised by Lord Brooks, Twickenham, Middlesex, England. Fruit large; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens on a west wall about August 8th.

=Brown.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 170. 1882. =2.= _U. S. D.
A. Yearbook_ 273. 1903.

This is a white-fleshed seedling of Chili found by Orrin Brown, Berrien County, Michigan. Tree hardy, with the drooping habit of Chili. Fruit averages larger than Hale Early which it closely follows in ripening.

=Brown Choice.= =1.= Black _Cult. Peach & Pear_ 115. 1886.

_Brown Best._ =2.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 177, 178. 1908.

A large, white-fleshed variety ripening with Late Crawford.

=Brown Early.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 115. 1880.

An early variety originated by W. L. Brown, Ashley, Illinois.

=Brown Nutmeg.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:24, 25. 1832.

This is a stray variety which has often been confused with Red Nutmeg but the two are distinct. Fruit much smaller than Red Nutmeg, somewhat oval, with a mamelon apex; skin yellowish, with considerable dingy red; flavor pleasant; ripens in July.

=Browns Frühpfirsich.= =1.= Stoll _O. U. Pom._ Pl. 52 fig. 4.
1888.

A seedling of Hale Early ripening after it. Fruit globular, slightly compressed at the ends; skin woolly, whitish-yellow, spotted red where exposed; flesh white, adherent; stone large for the size of fruit.

=Brunson.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 79. 1889. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:32, Pl. 1910.

Brunson is a chance seedling found about 1880 by Rufus Brunson, Benton Harbor, Michigan. It is grown in Michigan but not as much as Kalamazoo which it closely resembles. On the Station grounds the trees are hardy, unproductive, large, with lower branches drooping. Glands reniform; flowers appear early, small; fruit large, cordate; apex usually mamelon; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, lemon-yellow, splashed with dark, dull red on a lively blush giving it a bronze effect; flesh yellow, firm, mild; good; stone broadly oval, bulged near the apex, terminating in a long, sharp point; ripens the middle of September.

=Buck.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 318. 1889.

A seedling grown by L. W. Buck, Vaca Valley, California; a good shipper.

=Buckeye.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 4. 1855.

A seedling from Clark County, Ohio, having pale yellowish-white flesh. It is inferior to Late Crawford and ripens ten days later.

=Buckinghamshire Minion.= =1.= Brookshaw _Pom. Brit._ =1=:Pl.
23. 1817.

Skin thin; flesh red at the stone; ripens the middle of August.

=Bullard.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 186. 1841.

Originated with a Mr. Bullard, Framingham, Massachusetts. Fruit very large, round, deep yellow in the sun; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens early in September.

=Bullard Cling.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 196. 1841.

A large, round clingstone from Massachusetts.

=Bullmann Aprikosenpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:219. 1858.

Leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, somewhat oblate, faintly sutured; flesh yellow, sprightly; stone acutely pointed, free; ripens at the end of August.

=Buonaparte.= =1.= Bridgeman _Gard. Ass't_ =Pt. 3=:105. 1857.

A fine, early market variety introduced by Joseph Buonaparte, New Jersey.

=Burchell Early.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Burdock.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 106, Pl. 33 fig. 2. 1729.

Fruit large, blushed with vermilion-red; flesh firm, juicy; stone clinging; ripens on a south wall August 30th.

=Burford October Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 191. 1860.

Reported as grown successfully in Mississippi.

=Burgess Beauty.= =.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 183. 1841.

A variety from Middletown, New Jersey. Earlier, better, and more productive than Early York.

=Burke.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =27=:79. 1886. =2.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._
=13=:92. 1901.

Burke is of southern origin having come from Avoyelles, Louisiana. The peaches ought to ship well as they are thick-skinned. On the Station grounds the fruit drops badly and lacks both color and quality. Tree vigorous, hardy, unproductive; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, large; fruit large, oblong-oval, halves unequal, sides drawn up about the cavity, with a mucronate tip at the apex; skin thick, tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, creamy-yellow, with a slight blush of lively red; flesh white, stained at the pit, firm, juicy, tender, pleasing; quality fair; stone clinging, oval, pointed at the ends, plump on one side; ripens the first week in September.

=Burlington Large Early.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Burnap.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 3. 1912.

This variety is described by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, as a productive, white clingstone found by S. L. Burnap, Austin, Texas.

=Burns.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:273. 1878. 2. _W. N. Y. Hort.
Soc. Rpt._ 51. 1879.

Burns is claimed by its originator, T. F. Burns, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, to ripen a month earlier than Alexander.

=Burrough.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:97. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Buski.= =1.= _Ariz. Sta. Bul._ =15=:67. 1895.

Listed as having been grown in Arizona.

=Bustian October.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =16=:315. 1874. =2.= _Ga.
Sta. Bul._ =42=:233. 1898.

Bustian October originated in Fayette County, Georgia. Ripens too late for the North. Tree spreading, dense; glands reniform; flowers conspicuous; fruit large, sweet; clingstone; ripens the middle of October.

=Butler Late.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =11=:108. 1889. =2.= Hood
_Cat._ 30. 1905.

Butler Late originated with J. T. Butler, Richmond, Virginia. The fruit on the Station grounds lacks in size and flavor. Tree hardy, not very productive; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, small, margins deep pink; fruit medium in size, irregularly oval, angular; cavity shallow; suture extends nearly around the fruit, deepens near the apex; skin thin, tough, with thick pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with lively red, deepening to dark red; flesh white, rather dry, stringy, slightly sprightly; fair in quality; stone wedge-shape at the base, obovate, acutely pointed at the apex, semi-clinging; ripens the last of September.

=Butterpfirsich.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 391. 1889.

_Beure._ =2.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:31, 32, fig. 14. 1866-73.
=3.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 79. 1867.

Found in the village of Beure, Doubs, France. Tree productive; glandless; flowers small, deep red; fruit of medium size, halves unequal, depressed at the apex; cavity deep, narrow; skin marbled with deep red in the sun; flesh whitish, faintly red at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; stone small, oval, nearly free; ripens August 15th.

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

F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Texas, introduced Buttram from Deaf Smith County, Texas. A large, yellow clingstone ripening in Texas about September 15th.

=C. Cling.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:288. 1897.

Listed by this Station in 1897; received from the Farmers Nursery Company, Tadmor, Ohio.

=Cabin.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair, 1893, as having been grown in Illinois.

=Cable.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.

_Cable Late._ =2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 282. 1854. =3.= Downing
_Fr. Trees Am._ 602. 1869.

_Cable Late Malacatune._ =4.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 215. 1857.

A seedling of Red Cheek Melocoton, raised by E. Cable, Cleveland, Ohio. Resembles Late Crawford but the fruit is larger and earlier.

=Cable Early.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 291. 1854.

One of E. Cable's seedlings; glands globose; fruit large, yellow, subacid; ripens in September.

=Cable Medium Melocoton.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 291. 1854.

A yellow variety with globose glands; ripening in September.

=Cabler Indian.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 44. 1891. =2.= _Glen
St. Mary Nur. Cat._ 11. 1900.

Cabler Indian originated in Texas. In 1891 it appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained about ten years. Fruit large; flesh purplish, rich, subacid; clingstone; ripens in Florida July 15th.

=California.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 316. 1889. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.

California originated in Sacramento, California; it is highly prized in its native state. It was entered on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Fruit large, round, orange-yellow, largely blushed with dark red; flavor delicate, rich, vinous; clingstone.

=Callie Scaff.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:237. 1878.

A seedling of Early York from J. D. Scaff, Water Valley, Kentucky. It is an early sort, said to excel Amsden.

=Calloway Cling.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =24=:83, 148. 1882.

_Calaway._ =2.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:815. 1896.

Introduced about 1875 by G. W. Stoner, Shrevesport, Louisiana. Remarkable for the size, quality, and lateness of the peaches.

=Camak Serrate.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 186. 1858.

_Camak Red Twigged._ =2.= _Mag. Hort._ =15=:501, 502. 1849.

This variety is grown more for its tree than for its fruit. The tree has vermilion-colored twigs in winter and golden foliage in summer. Fruit large, oval; suture distinct; apex noticeably mamelon; flesh yellow, juicy; flavor reminding one of an unripe pineapple; season very late.

=Cambria.= =1.= Brookshaw _Hort. Reposit._ =2=:197, Pl. 103.
1823.

_Cambray._ =2.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.

Cambria is a poor table-fruit but is one of the best for preserving. Leaves coarsely serrated; flowers large; fruit pale greenish-white, blushed; ripens the last of September.

=Cambridge Belle.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 282. 1854. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 72. 1862.

_Hovey Cambridge Belle._ =3.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:114. 1847.

Cambridge Belle held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Fruit large, roundish, clear waxen, tinted where exposed; ripens early in September.

=Camden Superb.= =1.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:11. 1901.

Listed but not described.

=Camelia.= =1.= _Rural N. Y._ =62=:533. 1903.

Camelia originated on the farm of a Mr. Wright, Randolph County, North Carolina. It is very similar to Carman.

=Campbell.= =1.= _Ala. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 106. 1908.

Campbell is a strain of Chinese Cling raised by Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida. It is too tender for commercial purposes.

=Canary.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 291. 1854. =2.= Hogg _Fruit
Man._ 215, 216. 1866. =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 602. 1869.

Canary takes its name from the peculiar coloring of its fruit; it is of American origin. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium in size, roundish-oblong; skin thin, bright yellow flesh melting, juicy, rich; stone free; ripens in the North in August.

=Canner Choice.= =1.= _Tex. Nur. Cat._ 5. 1913.

Mentioned by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, as a white clingstone, ripening in July.

=Cannon.= =1.= _Peachland Nur. Cat._ 11. 1892.

This variety, according to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, is grown in Bridgeville, Delaware, where it originated with H. P. Cannon. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, yellow; ripens late.

=Caper.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 164. 1899.

Recommended for Delaware.

=Capital.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 25. 1894.

Fruit above medium to large, roundish; cavity broad and deep; suture deep at the cavity; with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin velvety, thin, tenacious, yellow, with a slight blush; flesh lemon-yellow, stained at the stone, firm but tender, sprightly; quality very good; stone very small, oval, free; ripens the first of October.

=Capps.= =1.= Capps Bros. _Cat._ 1908.

Capps was raised and introduced by Capps Brothers, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, about 1902. At this Station the trees are unproductive. Tree low, open; leaves large, with both globose and reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, roundish-oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, wide; skin tough, covered with a thick, coarse pubescence, golden yellow, usually blushed with lively red; flesh yellow, stained at the pit, fine, tender, pleasing when fully ripe; quality variable; stone large, oval, plump, flattened and pointed at the base, with numerous pittings, free; ripens the middle of September.

=Cardinale.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:43, Pl. 31.
1768. =2.= Christ _Wörterb._ 349. 1802. =3.= Prince _Pom. Man._
=1=:199. 1831. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:82 fig., 83. 1879.

_Grosse Blutpfirsche._ =5.= Christ _Handb._ 595, 596. 1817.

_Sanguine Cardinale._ =6.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 65. 1867.

According to Duhamel, this is a sub-variety of Sanguinole which it surpasses. It was brought to America by W. R. Prince as a curiosity. The flesh is dark purple; the quality is poor. In warmer climates, it does much better than here and is esteemed for preserves and compotes; ripens in October.

=Carey Mammoth Cling.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ =2=:400. 1847-48.

This variety is not large as the name would indicate. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit oval; flesh white and well-flavored; ripens the last of September.

=Carl Late.= =1.= _Pa. Dept. Agr. Rpt._ 149. 1895.

Listed as having been grown in the Juniata peach-belt, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

=Carl Wredow.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 391. 1889.

Listed but not described.

=Carlisle.= =1.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:19. 1894. =2.= Brown
Bros. _Cat._ 32. 1900.

A hardy, vigorous and productive peach originating in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Fruit with thin skin, considerably blushed; flesh deep yellow, firm, aromatic; pit small; ripens after Early Crawford.

=Carmine.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 294. 1859.

Carmine is a freestone peach of American origin, with reniform glands and small flowers. Fruit large, oblong, reddish, with sweet, juicy flesh; ripens in August.

=Carnation.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 580. 1629.

"The Carnation Peach is of three sorts, two are round, and the third long; they are all of a whitish colour, shadowed over with red, and more red on the side is next the sunne; the lesser round is the more common, and the later ripe."

=Caroline Beauty.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:612. 1893. =2.=
Hood _Cat._ 30. 1905.

A white-fleshed clingstone from Caroline County, Virginia, where it is largely used for preserves. It matures on the Station grounds early in October.

=Caroline Incomparable.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 43. 1867.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small, pale rose; fruit large, irregular in outline, conical, mamelon at the apex; skin orange-yellow, blushed and marbled with deep red; flesh stained at the pit, firm, fibrous, sugary, juicy; stone clinging, acutely oval; ripens the first of September.

=Carolinen Härtling.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Carpenter.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909.

_Carpenter Cling._ =2.= _Ibid._ 44. 1891. =3.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._
=13=:91, 92. 1901.

Carpenter is a seedling of Chinese Cling which originated with a Mr. Carpenter of Texas. It was put on the American Pomological Society's list of fruits in 1891 as Carpenter Cling, but was dropped in 1897, reappearing in 1909 as Carpenter. Fruit large, white-fleshed, clingstone; ripens July 15th.

=Carpenter Red Rareripe.= =1.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 215. 1857.

Best known about Frankfort, Kentucky. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit roundish, of medium size; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; quality fair; freestone; ripens in September.

=Carpenter White.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 609. 1857. =2.=
_Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862.

_Carpenter Late._ =3.= Kan. Hort. Soc. _Peach, The_ 139. 1899.

William S. Carpenter, New York City, introduced this variety. It held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1869. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, round, white; flesh white to the pit, juicy, melting, separating from the stone, of excellent flavor; matures the middle of October.

=Carroll Late.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:97. 1892.

Listed as growing at the Delaware Station.

=Carson.= =1.= Berckmans _Cat._ 11. 1912-13.

Carson came from Hancock County, Georgia, according to the catalog of P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree productive; fruit above medium in size; skin pale yellow, totally overspread with light carmine; flesh white, juicy, vinous; stone adherent; ripens late in July in Georgia.

=Carter Large.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 7. 1857.

A seedling from Pennsylvania, resembling Oldmixon Free. Tree hardy, productive; flowers large; valuable as a market sort.

=Caruth Late.= =1.= J. S. Kerr _Cat._ 5. 1898.

Caruth Late was introduced by J. S. Kerr, Sherman, Texas. The variety is very prolific, bright yellow, and a freestone.

=Catharine.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 107, Pl. 33 fig. 6. 1729.
=2.= _Pom. Mag._ =1=:9, Pl. 1828. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28.
1875.

_Catharinen-Lackpfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:216. 1858.

This is an old variety long grown in England and France, in the latter country as La Belle Catharine. The fruit is similar to Incomparable but higher in flavor. It was placed on the list of fruits of the American Pomological Society in 1875 where it remained until 1897. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, roundish, surface uneven; color pale yellow, marbled with red; flesh white, strongly red at the pit, very firm, juicy; stone clinging, roundish-oval; ripens the last of September.

=Catline.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.

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

=Cécile.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers small.

=Cécile Mignonne.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876. =2.=
Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:85, 86 fig. 1879.

A seedling raised by Charles Buisson, Grenoble, Isère, France. Tree productive; glands small, globose; flowers large, pink; fruit above medium in size, irregularly ovoid; skin tender, finely pubescent, yellowish-white, streaked and spotted with carmine; flesh white, faintly tinged at the stone, melting, juicy, sugary; of first quality; stone ovoid, free; matures early in August.

=Célestin Port.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:86, 87 fig. 1879.

A variety named after Célestin Port, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France, about 1870. Tree productive; glands very small, globose; flowers of medium size, deep pink; fruit large, globular, flattened at the ends; suture narrow; skin thick, tough, heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow, with a dull red blush; flesh white, firm but melting, stained at the stone, very juicy, vinous; stone large, roundish-oval, free; matures early in August.

=Centennial.= =1.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:22. 1894. =2.= _Can.
Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =1=:13. 1898.

Centennial is a strong, round-topped grower; fruit large and late.

=Chalmer Yellow Free.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 178. 1903.

A variety grown in Illinois; said to be earlier, larger, and better than Elberta. It reproduces itself from seed.

=Champion (of Michigan).= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =143=:187.
1897. =2.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 479. 1908.

This is an early variety which originated with Eugene Gibson in western Michigan and was introduced by him about 1887. The variety was subject to mildew and the fruit proved to be of so little value that the sort was soon dropped from cultivation. The leaves are serrate and the stone clings. Although very different from the well-known Champion of Illinois, it was at first sold for the latter, much to the disappointment of buyers.

=Chancellor.= =1.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ No. 14. 1752. =2.=
Brookshaw _Pom. Brit._ =1=:Pl. 30 fig. 1. 1817. =3.= Lindley
_Guide Orch. Gard._ 255, 256. 1831. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._
=6=:88 fig., 89. 1879.

_Stewards Late Galande._ =5.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

_English Chancellor._ =6.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:188, 189.
1831.

_Kleinblühender Kanzlerpfirsich._ =7.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:214. 1858.

This peach was named after Chancellor Pierre Seguier, Paris, France, in whose garden it grew about 1670. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, reddish; fruit large, oval, distinctly sutured; skin pale yellow, mottled with dark crimson; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting; stone oblong, tapering, free; ripens the middle of September.

=Chapman.= =1.= Little _Price List_ 2. 1897.

Chapman resembles Late Crawford of which it is a seedling. Introduced by W. S. Little and Company, Rochester, New York.

=Charles Ingouf.= =1.= _Rev. Hort._ 113. 1906.

Named after Charles Ingouf, a nephew of the pomologist, Charles Baltet, Troyes, France, in whose nursery this seedling was found. Fruit large, early, blushed with carmine on a creamy ground; ripens between Amsden and Hale Early.

=Charles Rongé.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:81, 82, fig. 39.
1866-73.

Charles Rongé was introduced by a M. Galopin, Liege, Belgium. Glands small, globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, spherical, compressed at the ends; noticeably sutured; skin tender, covered with short pubescence, pale green, blushed with intense carmine; flesh white to the pit, melting, sugary; first quality; stone small for the size of fruit, ovoid, semi-free; ripens early in August.

=Chas. Wood.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 404. 1894.

Grown in Canada.

=Charlotte.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1909. =2.= Waugh
_Am. Peach Orch._ 200. 1913.

Charlotte should not be confused with the yellow-fleshed Early Charlotte. This variety is said to have originated in Europe and is a large, oval, white-fleshed freestone, ripening in early mid-season; it was added to the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1909.

=Chartreux.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 67, 68. 1867.

Chartreux was obtained from seed of either Brugnon Musque or Brugnon des Chartreux, planted in 1859. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit medium to large, roundish, depressed; skin very pubescent, yellowish, streaked with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit; stone free, oval, roundish at the base; ripens the last of August.

=Chase Early.= =1.= R. G. Chase _Cat._ 19, Pl. 1900.

Chase Early is a seedling of Mountain Rose according to R. G. Chase, Geneva, New York. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta. Leaves large, with small, globose glands; flowers small, dark pink at the edge of the petals; fruit large, roundish-oblate; skin tough, thick, creamy-white, with a lively red blush and a few dull splashes; flesh white except at the pit, melting, juicy, sprightly; quality good; stone oval.

=Chazotte.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 41. 1876.

Chazotte is productive, vigorous; glands reniform; fruit very large, irregular in outline; flesh red at the pit, melting, juicy; ripens at the end of September.

=Chelcie Cling.= =1.= _Cult. & Count. Gent._ =47=:513. 1882.

This variety, which reproduces itself from seed, is a seedling of Oldmixon Cling.

=Cherokee.= =1.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ 12. 1905-06.

Fruit a straw-yellow color with a brownish-red blush; semi-free; ripens the latter part of July.

=Cherry Peach.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 582. 1629. =2.=
Forsyth _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 30. 1803.

_Pêche Cerise._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:25, 26, Pl.
15. 1768. =4.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 38, Pl. 1846.

_Kirschpfirsche._ =5.= Christ _Handb._ 602, 603. 1817.

Fruit small, roundish, with a deep suture and a large, pointed apex; skin the color of wax, with a cherry-red blush, sometimes with very fine pubescence; flesh citron-yellow, fine, melting, rather insipid; ripens the first of September.

=Chevreuse.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 106, Pl. 33 fig. 1. 1729.

_Belle Chevreuse._ =2.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:22, 23.
1768. =3.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 30, Pl. 1846.

_Schöne Peruvianische._ =4.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 69. 1822.

_Schöner peruanischer Lackpfirsich._ =5.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:213. 1858.

_Chevreuse Hâtive._ =6.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:91, 92 fig.,
93. 1879.

Chevreuse is an old French sort, Nicolas de Bonnefond having mentioned it in 1665. In 1768 Duhamel failed to recognize the presence of the glands, thus causing some confusion between this and the variety he describes as Chevreuse Hâtive. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, elongated; skin greenish-white, marbled and streaked in the sun; flesh white except beneath the blush and at the stone, melting, sweet, agreeable; stone free, large; ripens early in September.

=Chevreuse Clingstone.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:33. 1832.

A variety received by W. R. Prince from the Mediterranean region. Fruit of good size, oval, greenish-yellow; ripens at the end of September.

=Chevreuse à Feuilles Cloquées.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_
53. 1867.

_Freestone._ =2.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Although resembling Late Purple, this variety is distinct. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers very small, deep pink; fruit large, irregular in outline; skin heavily pubescent, tender, deep red on a yellow ground; flesh white except at the stone, melting, juicy; stone elliptical, free; ripens late in August.

=Chevreuse Hâtive.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:21, 22.
1768. =2.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 31, Pl. 1846.

_Frühe Peruvianerin._ =3.= Liegel _Syst. Anleit._ 179. 1825.

_Früher peruanischer Lackpfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:212. 1858.

Chevreuse Hâtive, although very similar to Chevreuse, is here listed separately. Some authors, including Christ and Leroy, combine the two varieties. The Chevreuse Hâtive ripens from the middle of August to the beginning of September.

=Chevreuse Tardive.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:24,
25, Pl. XIV. 1768. =2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:178. 1831. =3.=
Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:93, 94 fig., 95. 1879.

_Später peruanischer Lackpfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:212. 1858.

This peach is often called Pourprée because of its color but it should not be confused with the old Late Purple. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish, often compressed; suture distinct, deep; with a mamelon tip at apex; skin thick, pale yellow, spotted and washed with reddish-purple; flesh white except about the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sweet, pleasing; stone elongated, free; matures at the end of September.

=Chick Early Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 75. 1873.

This variety originated with I. W. & R. S. Chick, Newberry, South Carolina. Flesh white, vinous, juicy; ripens with Tillotson or before.

=Chili No. 2.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:88. 91. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:210. 1899.

_Engle-Chili._ =3.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:40 fig., 41.
1910.

This is a seedling of Chili raised by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; cavity deep; apex prominent; skin thick, yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, fine-grained, moderately juicy, tender, mild but rich; quality good; stone long, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

=Chili No. 3.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:88, 91. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:210. 1899.

This is another seedling of the same origin as Chili No. 2. Tree moderately strong, spreading; flowers small or medium; fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly oblong, compressed; suture indistinct; apex not prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, slightly red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, mild, sweet; quality fair to good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season the last of September.

=Chilian.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 291. 1854.

This is an American peach of unknown origin. Fruit of medium size, yellowish-white, with a red cheek, lacking in flavor; freestone; season September.

=Chilow.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 9. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, Chilow is a yellow-fleshed seedling of Chinese Cling, which ripens at this Station the latter part of September. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers appearing in mid-season, large, showy; fruit medium in size, oblong-oval; suture deeper at the cavity, extending beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, with coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with a faint, dull blush near the cavity; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, coarse, meaty, juicy, mild; fair in quality; stone below medium in size, oval, flattened, clinging.

=Chilson.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:33. 1910.

N. and C. Chilson, Battle Creek, Michigan, first exhibited this peach in 1870. Described as a yellow-fleshed clingstone, of medium size.

=Chinese Blood.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:816. 1896.