Chapter VI: The Minor Varieties of Peaches (5)

=General Laudon. 1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:205. 1858.

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

=General Taylor. 1.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1876. =2.= _Tex.
Sta. Bul._ =39=:812. 1896.

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

=Genesee. 1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 16. 1883.

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

=Genueser. 1.= Christ _Handb._ 591. 1817.

_Pêche de Genes._ =2.= Christ _Wörterb._ 351. 1802.

_Genueser Aprikosenpfirsich._ =3.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:218. 1858.

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

=George Late. 1.= _Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt._ 73. 1891. =2.= _Cal.
Nur. Cat._ 20. 1898.

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

=Georgia Press. 1.= _Greensboro Nur. Cat._ 25. 1898.

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

=Gest Superb. 1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 292. 1854.

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

=Gestreifter Blutpfirsich. 1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:194. 1858.

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

=Gettysburg. 1.= _Rural N. Y._ =62=:820, fig. 304. 1903.

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

=Gibbon. 1.= _Gard. Mon._ =21=:149. 1879.

Fruit large, oval, terminating in an acute, swollen tip; skin clear yellow, blushed; flesh yellow, melting, juicy; ripens the middle of August.

=Gibbon October. 1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 44. 1891. =2.=
Griffing _Cat._ 10. 1910.

A seedling of the Spanish type from northern Florida. In 1891, it appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society but was soon dropped. It is one of the last white-fleshed, freestone peaches to mature, ripening at the last of September.

=Gibson. 1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 242. 1886. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:42. 1910.

A seedling raised by Eugene Gibson, New Richmond, Michigan. The variety was said to be earlier than either Amsden or Alexander. It was thought by some to be identical with the Champion of Michigan. Leaves deeply serrate; susceptible to mildew.

=Gibson Late.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =21=:362. 1879.

Gibson Late has small value as grown on the Station grounds. Tree neither vigorous nor productive; fruit medium to above in size, oblong-oval, sometimes roundish-oval, with a bulge along the suture; skin with considerable pubescence, greenish-yellow, with a faint blush; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, coarse, stringy; quality fair; freestone; ripens the latter half of October.

=Gibson Seedling.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed as grown in Texas.

=Gillingham.= =1.= _Oregon Nur. Cat._ 35. 1913.

The Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, states that Gillingham resembles Early Crawford but ripens a few days later; the tree bears young and abundantly.

=Gilman Early.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 199. 1841.

A variety ripening in August; productive.

=Gilmore.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 246. 1893.

This variety was found growing in Gilmore, Arkansas, by S. W. Gilbert, Thayer, Missouri; said to be "very early and good to look at but not fit to eat."

=Gladstone.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 448. 1884.

This is another variety grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Leaves glandless; flowers large; fruit very large, round, often oblate; suture shallow; skin pale yellowish-green, with a faint red cheek; flesh white, tender, melting, vinous; freestone.

=Glasgow.= =1.= _Rural N. Y._ =14=:119. 1863.

Glasgow is listed as a freestone grown in Missouri.

=Glen.= =1.= _Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat._ 19. 1911.

Glen is a cross between Peento and Honey from Glen Saint Mary, Florida. Fruit two and one-half inches long, ending in a blunt point; deeply sutured; skin tough, yellow, often entirely covered with red; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, firm; freestone; season early in June.

=Glendale.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:812. 1896.

Glendale, better known as Glendale Beauty, did not prove productive in Texas. Glands large, globose; fruit large, ovate, with an acute apex; skin yellow; flesh firm, sweet; freestone; ripens early in July.

=Globe.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =27=:334. 1885. =2.= _Mich. Hort.
Soc. Rpt._ 314. 1889. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 30. 1889. =4.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:214. 1899.

Globe is a chance seedling from Berks Center, Pennsylvania. The tree is a rapid and vigorous grower and usually productive. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1889 where it still remains. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round, slightly ovate; cavity broad; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, vinous, sprightly; quality good; pit large, oval, plump, free; ripens at the last of September.

=Gold Ball.= =1.= Bailey _Ann. Hort._ 184. 1892.

A large, yellow-fleshed clingstone introduced in 1892 by Ramsey & Son, Mahomet, Texas.

=Gold Dust.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 107. 1882. =2.=
_Boonville Nur. Cat._ 18. 1912.

Gold Dust originated with J. C. Evans, Howell County, Missouri. The peaches on the Station grounds are very attractive. Trees moderately productive; glands reniform, large; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, roundish-cordate, halves unequal; apex ends in a small, recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin but tough, heavily pubescent, golden-yellow, overspread with lively red and with few splashes of darker red; flesh tinged at the pit, juicy, meaty, sprightly; quality fair; stone adherent, large, oval to ovate, acutely pointed at the apex; ripens late in September.

=Gold Mine.= =1.= Greening Bros. _Cat._ 85. 1901. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:45, Pl. 1910.

G. E. Prater, Paw Paw, Michigan, grew and introduced Gold Mine. It is a cross between Barnard and Late Crawford, resembling the latter parent. On the Station grounds the variety lacks productiveness; trees vigorous, hardy; glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, oval to cordate, halves decidedly unequal; apex with a large, mucronate tip; skin thick, tough, coarsely pubescent, greenish-yellow, blushed with dull red; flesh yellow except at the pit, juicy, coarse, sprightly, pleasing; quality good; pit free, large, ovate, plump, tinged with purple; ripens late in September.

=Golden.= =1.= _Horticulturist N. S._ =7=:178. 1857.

Golden is a mediocre variety from Georgia.

=Golden Ampère.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Golden Ball.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 292. 1854.

Golden Ball is of American origin. Glands globose; fruit large, roundish, orange-yellow; flesh stained at the stone, juicy; freestone; ripens early in September.

=Golden Belt.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 195. 1902-03.

Listed as grown at one time in Kansas.

=Golden Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 147. 1881. =2.=
Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 314. 1889. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 33.
1899. =4.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._ 202. 1913.

Golden Cling is one of the standard peaches of California. It has held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society since 1899. The variety originated with A. T. Hatch, Suisum Valley, California. Fruit large, oval, compressed, yellow-fleshed; quality good; season late; good for kitchen or market.

=Golden Cuba.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =31=:58. 1887.

Listed as growing in Michigan.

=Golden Eagle.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 448. 1884.

_Aigle doré_. =2.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 54. 1876.

Golden Eagle was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, as a second generation from Late Crawford. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit very large, round, deeply sutured; skin deep orange, with a red cheek on the sunny side; flesh stained at the pit, tender, melting, rich; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

=Golden Gate.= =1.= _New Haven Nur. Cat._ 7. 1899-1900.

Dr. Smith, Hermann, Missouri, originated Golden Gate. Fruit yellow; season follows Elberta according to the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missouri.

=Golden Purple.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 200. 1841.

_Gold and Purple._ =2.= Prince _Treat. Hort._ 17, 18. 1828.
=3.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 43, 44. 1867.

_Pourpre Dorée._ =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:239, 240 fig. 1879.

Golden Purple originated in Georgia and was sent out by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit of medium size, round, with a distinct suture; color golden-yellow, with a deep crimson blush; flesh greenish-yellow, slightly red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; stone free; season the last of July.

=Golden Rareripe.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 192. 1841. =2.=
_Jour. Hort. N. S._ =5=:188. 1863. =3.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 448.
1884.

An American variety from Monmouth County, New Jersey, little known in America but listed by several English nurserymen. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit resembles the Crawfords.

=Golden Sweet Cling.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 36. 1913.

Originated near Fort Smith, Arkansas. Fruit large, juicy and sweet, according to the catalog of Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri.

=Goode.= =1.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:347. 1903.

_Goode October_. =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 614. 1869.

This variety originated in South Carolina. Fruit large, round or slightly oblong; skin white, veined with red, heavily pubescent; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, vinous; clingstone; matures early in October.

=Gooding.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:100, 101. 1901.

A Mr. Gooding, formerly of Smith County, Texas, originated this variety. It was introduced in 1892 by John F. Sneed, Tyler, Texas. The fruit resembles Mamie Ross but is a few days later.

=Gordon.= =1.= Harrison _Cat._ 13. 1904.

Gordon is a very late variety from J. G. Harrison and Sons, Berlin, Maryland. The trees are not productive on the Station grounds. Glands small, globose; flowers appear late; fruit large, oval-cordate, halves unequal; apex tipped with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, blushed with lively red, with a few dull splashes; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, tender, rich; quality very good; stone large, oval to obovate, flattened, wedge-shape at the base, free; ripens at the last of September.

=Gorgas.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =19=:519. 1853. =2.= Downing _Fr.
Trees Am._ 615, 616. 1857. =3.= Hoffy _N. Am. Pom._ No. 1, Pl.
1860. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:130, 131 fig. 1879.

Gorgas originated with Benjamin Gullis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a stone of Morris White planted in the fall of 1846. The variety first fruited in 1850. Tree vigorous, bearing glandless leaves; fruit moderately large, roundish, with a swollen point at the apex; suture indistinct; color yellowish-white, clouded and blotched with red on the cheek; flesh white, stained at the stone which is free, firm, juicy, sweet and agreeably flavored; quality very good; ripens late in September.

=Goshawk.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ 3rd Ser. =13=:494. 1886. =2.=
Bunyard-Thomas _Fr. Gard._ 113. 1904.

_Autour._ =3.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 55, 215. 1876.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised Goshawk from a seed of Coolidge impregnated with pollen from the Stanwick nectarine. On the Station grounds the trees are not vigorous; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit large; skin greenish-white, mottled with spots of dull red; flesh juicy, melting, brisk; ripens in mid-season.

=Gough Late Red Clingstone.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17.
1820.

Listed by Prince in 1820.

=Governor.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 75. 1873.

Governor is a seedling of President which it surpasses in quality of fruit. It originated with L. E. Berckmans of Rome, Georgia, many years ago. Fruit very large, roundish, regular; skin white, nearly covered with red and with a dark red cheek; flesh white, melting, vinous, aromatic, free; quality good; ripens the middle of August.

=Governor Briggs.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:812. 1896.

_Briggs._ =2.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:209. 1899.

The origin of this sort is unknown but it has been propagated in Michigan for some years under the name Briggs. Tree unproductive; glands globose, small; fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a rich, vinous, sprightly flavor; quality good; pit free; season in Michigan the last of August.

=Governor Campbell.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 9. 1909.

This is an old, white clingstone which ripens in Texas about July 20th, as described by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas.

=Governor Garland.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 51. 1879.
=2.= _Ibid._ 112. 1880.

The original Governor Garland tree grew six miles from Bentonville, Arkansas. The fruits are described as larger, earlier and inferior in flavor to Amsden.

=Governor Hubbard.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed by the Texas Experiment Station.

=Governor Lanham.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 9. 1909.

Governor Lanham originated at Austin, Texas, and was introduced by F. T. Ramsey and Son, of that place. It resembles Elberta in size, shape and season but is a clingstone.

=Governor Phelps.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 111. 1880.

E. F. Hynes of Kansas introduced Governor Phelps; fruit large, yellow, clingstone.

=Grand Admirable.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =3=:56. 1861. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862.

An attractive clingstone from Louisville, Kentucky, first grown about 1840. On the Station grounds the trees are only fairly productive; glands small, globose; flowers appear early, small; fruit medium in size, roundish, inclined to oblate, angular, halves unequal; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, with a carmine blush and a few lively red mottlings; flesh tinged at the stone, juicy, moderately coarse, meaty, with a trace of sprightliness; fair in quality; stone oval, somewhat plump; ripens the last week in September.

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

"Grand Carnation is like Carnation but greater and later, ripening the beginning of September."

=Grand Monarque.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

This variety bears reniform glands and small flowers.

=Grand Reporter.= =1.= _Weber Nur. Cat._ 14. 1900.

Grand Reporter was found by a Mr. Pfister, Creve Coeur Lake, Missouri. Tree hardy and productive, with fruit similar to Late Crawford but a week later, according to H. J. Weber, Nursery, Missouri.

=Grandeville.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

Leaves deeply serrate and glandless; flowers large.

=Granger.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 189. 1880.

A seedling grown by S. L. Staley about 1850 and later given to F. Granger, Monterey, Michigan. It is distinguishable from Late Crawford only by a slight difference in habit of tree; leaves large, with globose glands.

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

A clingstone peach from J. T. Grant, Georgia. Fruit above medium in size, oblong, tapering; distinctly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, with a pale cream color, blushed considerably; flesh pale red at the stone, juicy, tender.

=Grant Large Yellow.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 194. 1841.

Originated with a Mr. Grant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ripens late.

=Grauer-Pfirsich.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Graven Red Cheek Cling.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:110. 1847.

A seedling from Holmes County, Ohio.

=Graves.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =21=:362. 1879.

_Graves Semi-Cling._ =2.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 115. 1880.

_Graves Early._ =3.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:816. 1896.

A supposed hybrid between the apricot and peach by William Graves, Hazlehurst, Mississippi; larger and earlier than Alexander.

=Gray.= =1.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =112=:171. 1900. =2.= _Ibid._
=117=:308. 1901. =3.= _Ibid._ =156=:133. 1911.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, rather long and flattened, with a prominent point at the apex; skin smooth, pale yellow, sprinkled with red; flesh yellow, thick, firm, rich; freestone; ripens the last of June; not recommended.

=Great Eastern.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 614. 1869.

Great Eastern originated in the Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Georgia. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit very large, round, often a trifle flattened; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, well-flavored; ripens the middle of July.

=Great Northern.= =1.= _Ont. Sta. Rpt._ =3=:42. 1896.

Mentioned as growing in Ontario.

=Great Western.= =1.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:14. 1892. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:214. 1899.

Trees strong, round-headed, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish or slightly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; apex prominent; skin creamy-white; flesh juicy, white to the pit, firm, mild, slightly bitter; quality poor; pit adherent, roundish-oval, pointed, plump; season the early part of October.

=Great White.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 580. 1629.

"The great white Peach is white on the outside as the meate is also, and is a good well rellished fruit."

=Green Catharine.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831. =2.=
_Horticulturist_ =1=:210, 258, 259. 1846-47. =3.= Leroy _Dict.
Pom._ =6=:84 fig., 85. 1879.

W. R. Prince says, in the second reference, that Green Catharine was brought to notice by his grandfather. Glands small, globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, distinctly sutured; skin pale green in shade, becoming whitish-yellow, streaked with carmine; flesh greenish-white except at the stone, melting, fibrous, juicy, somewhat acid; stone free, plump; ripens at the end of August.

=Green Rareripe.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ =2=:401. 1847-48.

A productive and fine-flavored freestone adapted to New England. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of medium size; ripens in September.

=Green Winter.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 18. 1820. =2.=
Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:15. 1832.

Green Winter is of no value as a table fruit but makes beautiful preserves, the fruits retaining their green color; the flesh is firm and adheres closely to the stone; matures in October.

=Gregory.= =1.= _Horticulturist N. S._ =5=:70. 1855.

_Gregory Late_. =2.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 448. 1884.

Introduced by William Gregory, a nurseryman at Cirencester, England, about 1849. It is an excellent, late, melting peach, but does not color nor ripen well in ordinary seasons. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, ovate, pointed; skin greenish, with a red blush; flesh vinous, sugary, high in quality; ripens early in October.

=Gresham.= =1.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 357. 1895-97.

Listed in this reference.

=Griffing No. 4. 1.= Griffing Bros. _Cat._ 20. 1914.

The catalog of Griffing Brothers, Jacksonville, Florida, describes the fruit as large, roundish; skin golden yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh streaked with red near the pit, fine-grained, juicy, subacid; clingstone; ripens the last of June.

=Grimes.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 14. 1914-15.

Grimes is thought to be a second generation seedling from Mamie Ross, which it closely resembles. It originated with T. H. Graves, Anderson, Texas; ripens in Texas about June 20th, as described by the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas.

=Griswold.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 205. 1858. =2.= Elliott
_Fr. Book_ 297. 1859.

Fruit large, round, greenish-white, slightly tinged with red; flesh very juicy and highly flavored; ripens the middle of September.

=Grosse Bourdine. 1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876

Listed in this reference.

=Grosse Gallande.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 186. 1841.

Fruit large, attractive, roundish; color white, with a red blush; flavor excellent; ripens early in September.

=Grosse Madeleine Lepére.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Grosse Mignonne.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:18, 19,
Pl. X. 1768. =2.= _Pom. Mag._ =1=:23, Pl. 1828. =3.= Lindley
_Guide Orch. Gard._ 258, 259. 1831. =4.= Downing _Fr. Trees
Am._ 478. 1845. =5.= _Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Gr._ 37, 51. 1848.
=6.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 40, 219. 1876. =7.= Leroy _Dict.
Pom._ =6=:162, 163 fig., 164. 1879. =8.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 449.
1884.

_Grimwood's Royal George._ =9.= Brookshaw _Pom. Brit._ =1=:Pl.
21, fig. 1. 1817.

_Early Vineyard._ =10.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 257. 1831.

_Neil's Early Purple._ =11.= _Ibid._ 263, 264. 1831.

_Royal Kensington._ =12.= _Ibid._ 271. 1831.

_Superb Royal._ =13.= _Ibid._ 272, 273. 1831.

_Gemeiner Lieblingspfirsich._ =14.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:201, 202. 1858.

_Veloutée de Piémont._ =15.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 51. 1876.

_Grosse Mignon Pfirsich._ =16.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 398, 399.
1889.

The numerous synonyms for this variety are an evidence of the esteem in which it was long held. It undoubtedly originated in France; according to Leroy it was mentioned by Merlet in 1667. During the reign of George the Third, Grimwood, of the Kensington Nursery, sent it out as Grimwood's Royal George. A Mr. Lee of Hammersmith, England, called it Early Vineyard; Shailer, of Chelsea, Superb Royal; Forsyth, a royal gardener at Kensington in 1784, called it Royal Kensington. Lindley described the same variety under several different names, apparently believing them to be distinct. At the first meeting of the American Pomological Society, in 1848, Grosse Mignonne was placed on the list of recommended fruits, a place it held until 1899 when it was dropped. Tree large, moderately vigorous, subject to mildew, productive; glands small, globose; fruit large, roundish, depressed and marked with a hollow suture at the top, which seems to divide it into two lobes; color pale greenish-yellow, mottled with red which deepens to brownish-red on the sunny side; flesh free, pale yellow, rayed with red at the stone, melting, juicy, with a rich, delicate, vinous flavor; quality good; ripens at the last of August.

=Grosse Mignonne Lepére.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:185. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Grosse Mignonne Saint-Cyr.= =1.= Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A variety of doubtful value, bearing globose glands and medium-sized flowers.

=Grosse Montagne Précoce.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =29=:53. 1863.

Another seedling from Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, which sprang from a seed of a very early, clingstone peach; the fruit is large and early, but a clingstone.

=Grosse de Stresa.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876.

Listed as received from Italy.

=Grosse de Vitry.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Grosser Blutpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:194. 1858.

_Sanguine à gros fruit._ =2.= Noisette _Man. Comp. Jard._
=2=:477, 478. 1860.

This variety differs from Sanguinole in being larger.

=Grosster Aprikosenpfirsich. 1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:220. 1858.

Flowers small, flesh-colored; fruit very large, roundish, lightly sutured; skin yellow, often without any red; flesh yellow to the stone, fine, sweet; clingstone; ripens at the end of August.

=Grover Cleveland.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 314. 1889.

Grover Cleveland originated as a chance seedling with J. W. Gates, Vacaville, California. Tree hardy, prolific; fruit small, yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh stained at the pit, firm; stone small, clinging; good for shipping and canning.

=Grover Red.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 188. 1881.

Grover Red is an early, white-fleshed freestone grown about Warsaw, Illinois.

=Grubbs Cling.= =1.= _N. Mex. Sta. Bul._ =30=:243. 1899.

Tested at the New Mexico Experiment Station.

=Guadalupe.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 263. 1892. =2.= _Tex. Sta.
Bul._ =39=:805. 1896.

G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Texas, grew Guadalupe from a peach of the Spanish type. Glands reniform; fruit roundish-oblate, conical, small; suture deep; apex prominent; skin covered with a short, persistent down, thick, tough, dull creamy-white; flesh tinged at the stone, vinous, aromatic; quality very good; clingstone; ripens in August in southern Texas.

=Gudgeon.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 301. 1890. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =169=:215. 1899.

Tree upright, roundish, not very productive; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; apex prominent; color creamy-white, with a bright red blush; flesh red at the stone, juicy, sprightly; quality fair; stone free, oval, pointed; season the first of October.

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

A variety of doubtful merit, bearing reniform glands.

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

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety was raised by a Mr. Guinn, Cherokee County, Texas. As grown on the Station grounds the fruits are very susceptible to brown-rot. Tree vigorous, moderately hardy; glands small, globose; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, cordate, halves decidedly unequal; cavity deep and wide, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin moderately thin and tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, deep yellow, blushed with dull red, with a few carmine mottlings; flesh tinged with red at the stone, juicy, coarse, firm, sprightly, moderately high in flavor, fairly good; stone free, ovate, noticeably bulged; ripens the last of August.

=Gulley.= =1.= Bailey _Ann. Hort._ 173. 1890.

Mentioned as introduced by A. G. Gulley of Michigan in 1890.

=Gurney.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:45, 46 fig. 1910.

One of the many late seedlings of the Chili type. Originated with C. A. Gurney, Hart, Michigan. On the Station grounds it grows as follows: Tree vigorous, spreading, an early bearer; fruit of medium size, conic, cleft into halves by a deep suture which extends beyond the apex; skin thick, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, light yellow, with a faint red cheek; flesh light yellow, red at the pit, fine, juicy, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free.

=Gustave Thuret.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 58. 1867.

The seed of this variety came from China and was planted about 1862 at Antipolis, Alpes-Maritimes, France, by Gustave Thuret. Tree moderately vigorous; leaves with small, reniform glands; flowers large; fruit very small, halves unequal; noticeably sutured, with a small, mamelon tip at the apex; skin whitish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh whitish-yellow, tinged at the pit, firm though tender, juicy, sweet; stone ovoid, often clinging; ripens the latter part of August.

=Haas.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:89. 1894. =2.= _Ibid._
=169=:215. 1899.

_John Haas._ =3.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 313. 1889.

A variety from Delaware resembling Hale Early and ripening with it. Trees strong, spreading, moderately productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium to large, roundish, faintly sutured; cavity broad and deep; skin creamy-white, partially washed and striped with red; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, tender, vinous; quality fair to good; pit small, oval, plump, free; season from the first to the middle of August.

=Hacker Seedling.= =1.= _Am. Jour. Hort._ =3=:342. 1868.

Formerly grown about Makanda, Illinois.

=Hague.= =1.= Harrison _Cat._ 18. 1910.

Hague is a large, yellow-fleshed freestone which ripens the last of August, according to J. G. Harrison, Berlin, Maryland.

=Haines.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 458. 1883.

_Haines' Early Red._ =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 479. 1845.
=3.= _Gen. Farmer_ =8=:243. 1847. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78.
1862.

Haines is an early peach from New Jersey. The variety has been confused with several other sorts. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, round, depressed at the base, with a distinct suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin pale yellowish-white, with deep red in the sun; flesh greenish-white, melting, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; quality good; season the middle of August.

=Hale.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 284. 1854.

_Hale's Melocoton._ =2.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 193. 1849.

Hale originated with a Col. E. Hale of Stowe, Massachusetts. Fruit moderately large, oblong, flattened at the base, with a slight suture on one side; color bright yellow; flesh yellow, rich, sweet; of excellent quality; freestone; ripens early in September.

=Hale Oblong.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:89. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:215. 1899.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Very similar to Hale Round and Hale but more productive; fruit larger and pit less adherent than Hale Early.

=Hale Rareripe.= =1.= _La. Sta. Bul._ =3=:45. 1890.

Listed by the Louisiana Experiment Station.

=Hale Round.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:89. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =118=:35. 1895.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, very similar to Hale Oblong. Tree more productive; fruit larger and pit less adherent than Hale Early.

=Hall.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =62=:514. 1902.

_Hall Yellow._ =2.= _Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat._ 13, 14. 1903.

Hall is a seedling of Angel. It was originated by R. C. Hall, Volusia County, Florida, about 1900. Many years ago a Mr. Hall of Maine originated a peach which he called Hall Down-Easter. Several writers since, have, in describing the Hall, of Florida, erroneously given its origin as Maine. Fruit large, roundish-oblate, sometimes inclined to oblong, bulged on one side; suture very shallow; apex rounded; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, with red lines radiating into the flesh, meaty, moderately juicy, with an agreeable acid flavor; quality good; stone free; season early.

=Halliday.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 166. 1895.

Halliday is a medium-sized, white-fleshed clingstone, which ripens about the first of August.

=Halsteads Early.= =1.= _W. Va. Sta. Bul._ =82=:406. 1902.

Halsteads Early is a white-fleshed peach of medium size, ripening in West Virginia the last of August.

=Hamner.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =18=:241. 1876.

A chance seedling clingstone which sprung up in Galveston, Texas.

=Hance.= =1.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:347. 1903. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:215. 1899.

_Hance Golden Rareripe._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 124. 1881.

_Hance Golden._ =4.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:89. 1894.

Hance originated in New Jersey. Trees fairly strong, moderately productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish; suture indistinct; cavity broad; color yellow, with a dark red cheek in the sun; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; season early September.

=Hance Smock.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:89. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:215. 1899.

Hance Smock came from Delaware. Tree upright, quite vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish to oval; deeply sutured near the apex, often extending beyond; color pale yellow, with a marbled cheek; flesh yellow except at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit large, oval, pointed, free; season early in October.

=Hannah.= =1.= _Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 64. 1902.

Hannah sprung from a seed of Arkansas, grown by William Hannah, Greene County, Indiana. Flesh clear yellow, freestone; used for canning locally.

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

Raised by Dr. Samuel Hape, Atlanta, Georgia; equal to any early, white variety known in 1879.

=Hardy White Tuscany.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 317. 1889.

This variety is very susceptible to leaf-curl; fruit large, clear white, with a pale pink wash; flesh very firm, white to the pit.

=Harker.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1887.

_Harker Seedling._ =2.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 9. 1857. =3.=
Elliott _Fr. Book_ 297. 1859. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 30.
1877.

A popular variety from New Jersey which appeared on the American Pomological Society's fruit-list in 1877 as Harker Seedling. In 1887 the name was changed to Harker and in 1891 the variety was dropped. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy; freestone; ripens early in September.

=Harper Early.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 51. 1879. =2.=
_Ibid._ 112. 1880.

Harper Early is said to have originated in Wilson County, Kansas. It is neither as large nor as early as Amsden.

=Harris Early.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 314. 1889.

Similar to Mountain Rose; a shy bearer.

=Harris Winter.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:340. 1878. =2.= _W. N.
Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 112. 1880.

Harris Winter is a late variety of value in the South but too late for cultivation in the North; originated in North Carolina.

=Harter Blutpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:194.
1858.

A dark red clingstone somewhat similar to Sanguinole; flowers and stone are small; ripens at the end of October.

=Hartshorn.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 195. 1849.

J. Hartshorn, Reading, Massachusetts, introduced this seedling which is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit large, roundish-oval, rich yellow, deeply blushed; flesh rather coarse; clingstone; ripens the middle of September; good for preserves.

=Hastings.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =73=:145. 1904.

Hastings is a Honey-like peach which originated with Griffing Brothers, Macclenny, Florida, about 1900. Fruit medium to large, oval, very irregular, with a recurved tip at the apex; cavity deep, abrupt; skin very fuzzy, thin, tough, dull greenish-yellow, washed and streaked with deep red; flesh red at the stone, firm, meaty, juicy, sweet; stone free, oval, plump, with a broad, recurved point; season the last of June.

=Hastings Rareripe.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ =2=:400. 1847-48.

Probably of New England origin. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, often a little flattened; skin yellowish-white, with a purplish-red cheek; ripens the middle of September.

=Hatch.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 192. 1849.

This variety originated in Franklin, Connecticut, with S. O. Hatch, and reproduces itself from seed. Fruit very large, roundish, pointed; suture shallow; skin deep yellow, blushed where exposed; flesh melting, sweet; excellent; freestone; ripens September 1st.

=Hâtive d'Aikelin.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876.

_Aikelin Frühpfirsich._ =2.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 386. 1889.

This peach originated in Württemberg, Germany; fruit of medium size, globular; skin deep purple on a whitish ground; of first quality; ripens late in August.

=Hâtive de Chine.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 400. 1889.

Listed in the reference given.

=Hâtive de Ferrières.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 617. 1857.
=2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 297. 1859.

A variety of French origin probably distinct from Grosse Mignonne. Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin white, nearly covered with rich red; flesh white, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavor, free; season the last of August.

=Hâtive de Gaillard.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 400. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Hâtive de Holland.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:229, 230, fig.
113. 1866-73.

_Frühe Hollandische._ =2.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 395. 1889.

Tree moderately vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened at the ends; skin thin, yellowish-white, striped with red; flesh white often to the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone clinging, large for the size of the fruit, oval, acute at the base; ripens early in August.

=Hâtive Lepère.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 400. 1889.

Listed without description.

=Hatt.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876.

Mentioned as received from France.

=Haun Golden.= =1.= _Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt._ =25=:147. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

=Haupt.= 1. _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:812. 1896. =2.= _Del. Sta.
Rpt._ =13=:102. 1901.

Tree vigorous, unproductive; glands globose; fruit of medium size, oval, with a pointed apex; skin creamy-white, blushed with red; flesh rather acid; quality fair; stone clinging; ripens in Texas the last of July.

=Haupt Seedlings.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Haupt August, Haupt October Free, and Haupt No. 14, are seedlings, listed but not described, originating with W. W. Haupt, Kyle, Texas.

=Hawkins Winter.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Heath Ringold. 1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 206. 1896.

A small, red and white, freestone variety of no value.

=Heckel.= =1.= Leonard Coates _Cat._ 7. 1910-11.

A yellow freestone raised by George Heckel, Morganhill, California, according to Leonard Coates of that place.

=Heim Lackpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:215.
1858.

A seedling originating about 1855. Tree productive; glands reniform, large; flowers of medium size; fruit of medium size, roundish, somewhat flattened, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, with mottlings of purplish-red, heavily pubescent; flesh stained at the pit, tender, juicy, aromatic; stone free, oval, acutely pointed; ripens late in September.

=Hemphill.= =1.= Hoopes Bros. & Thomas _Cat._ 16. 1907.

Hemphill originated with Judge Hemphill, West Chester, Pennsylvania, according to the catalog of Hoopes Brother and Thomas Company of that place. At Geneva this variety proves to be weak and unproductive. Fruit large, white, clingstone; season early in October.

=Hemskirk.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 105, Pl. 31 fig. 4. 1729.
=2.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 259. 1831.

A beautiful, early fruit from the Royal Gardens at Kensington, England. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, with a pale rose-color; fruit below medium in size, oblate, somewhat narrowed at the apex; skin greenish-yellow, with a bright red blush, marbled with deeper red; flesh faintly tinged at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous; stone free, small, nearly round, smooth; ripens at the end of August.

=Henry Clay.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ N. S. =3=:139. 1853.

A southern peach grown by Rev. A. B. Lawrence, Woodville, Mississippi. Leaves very large; fruit very large; skin creamy-white, with a deep crimson blush; flesh white, with the peculiar flavor of both strawberry and pineapple; pit small, free; ripens the last of July.

=Henshaw.= =1.= _W. Va. Sta. Bul._ =82=:406. 1902.

A large, white peach with a red blush ripening the latter part of August.

=Herbert.= =1.= Bailey _Ann. Hort._ 185. 1892.

A cross between Chinese Cling and Salwey, introduced by J. H. Jones, Georgia. Fruit large, yellow; clingstone; ripens about August 20th.

=Hermione.= =1.= _Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt._ 587. 1878.

A white-fleshed variety listed by the Pennsylvania Fruit-Growers' Society.

=Hero.= =1.= Bailey _Ann. Hort._ 185. 1892.

Hero was introduced by J. H. Jones of Georgia. It is a seedling of Chinese Cling but larger, higher colored and freer from rot; ripens in Georgia July 20th.

=Hewellay.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Hewellen.= =1.= _Cultivator_ 3rd Ser. =4=:146. 1856.

A very early clingstone of southern origin.

=Hicks Seedling.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 54. 1876.

Listed as a variety of American origin.

=Hilard.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:816. 1896.

In Texas, Hilard proved a small, worthless variety ripening in October.

=Hilborn.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 301. 1890. =2.= _Ibid._
449. 1896.

One of the best peaches for British Columbia; fruit of medium size, globular; color creamy-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh juicy, tender; ripens the middle of August.

=Hill Home Chief.= =1.= _Ohio Sta. Bul._ =170=:176, 1906.

A white-fleshed sort of no particular merit which ripens on the Station grounds about the middle of September. Tree open, hardy, unproductive; leaves with small, reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit above medium in size, oval-cordate, halves slightly unequal; sides about the cavity drawn in, forming a prune-like neck; suture extends about three-quarters around the fruit; skin thin, tough, creamy, overlaid with a lively blush often becoming duller or even lacking; flesh stained at the pit, rather dry, firm, sprightly; stone free, obovate.

=Hine Seedling.= =1.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 222. 1857.

Raised by Daniel Hine of Talmadge, Ohio, from Heath Cling. Earlier and better colored than its parent. Leaves with globose glands; flowers large; fruit large, round; flesh juicy, sweet; clingstone; ripens in September.

=Hinkley Seedling.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 366. 1908.

A hardy seedling from Iowa.

=Hlubek Lieblingspfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:206. 1858.

Glands reniform; flowers large, white; fruit of medium size, roundish, deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, with a dark red blush; flesh red at the stone, sweet, vinous; stone oval, free; ripens early in September.

=Hobbs Early.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =3=:87. 1861.

O. T. Hobbs, Randolph, Pennsylvania, says this variety is a seedling of Fay Early Anne, originating at the American Garden of Experiments. The fruit is very early and the pit small.

=Hobson.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:102. 1901.

Hobson is a seedling of Mamie Ross grown by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas. Fruit of medium size, oval, compressed; apex uneven, blunt; skin firm, thick, creamy-white, faintly blushed; flesh firm, moderately juicy, astringent; stone clinging, short, blunt; good for canning.

=Hobson Choice.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:236. 1898.

Originated on the grounds of the Georgia Experiment Station. It is very similar to Admiral Dewey. Tree low in habit, spreading; leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, globular, deep yellow; freestone; ripens the last of June.

=Hoffmanns White.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, whitish, with a red blush; flesh melting; quality good; ripens from the beginning to the middle of September.

=Hoffmans Favorite.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit medium in size, melting, white; of second quality; ripens early in September.

=Hoffner.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 292. 1854. =2.= Downing _Fr.
Trees Am._ 617. 1869.

Originated near Cincinnati, Ohio. Glands globose; fruit medium to large, roundish; skin greenish-white, blushed; flesh yellowish-white, juicy; freestone; ripens in August.

=Holderbaum.= =1.= _Rural N. Y._ =59=:706. 1900.

_Holder._ =2.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:347. 1903.

Holderbaum originated in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The trees on the Station grounds are weak and only moderately productive. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit medium to above in size, roundish-oblate; cavity deep, narrow; suture deepens at the apex, often extending entirely around the fruit, with a mucronate tip at the apex; skin thin, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush of red, often mottled with darker red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, juicy, melting, sprightly, rich; very good; stone free, rather small, oval; ripens at the end of August.

=Hollister.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 169. 1895.

Mentioned as a small, dry, white peach ripening in October.

=Holsinger Salwey.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 24. 1912.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this variety is supposed to be an improved Salwey from the orchard of Major Frank Holsinger, Wyandotte County, Kansas. Rated by Mr. Holsinger as the best of forty-nine Salwey seedlings raised by him.

=Holt Early.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 188. 1881.

An early, white freestone from Warsaw, Illinois.

=Honest Abe.= =1.= _Cal. Bd. Hort. Rpt._ 69. 1883. =2.= Wickson
_Cal. Fruits_ 312. 1891.

Honest Abe is a California variety from Healdsburg; said to be curl-proof. Fruit large, yellow, blushed; ripens between the Crawfords.

=Honest John.= =1.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 299. 1854. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 44. 1856. =3.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 115.
1873. =4.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =59=:14. 1890. =5.= _Mich. Sta.
Sp. Bul._ =44=:46. 1910.

Honest John is an old variety whose origin is given both as in western New York and as in Michigan. The Honest John grown in Michigan and disseminated by C. C. Engle of Paw Paw, is probably the true variety. Half a century ago it was grown extensively in peach-sections but inferior quality and small size of fruit condemn it. Several writers have confused Honest John with Large York, George IV and Haines but all of these are distinct. Tree large, vigorous; fruit large, roundish-oval, compressed; apex roundish or slightly pointed; color greenish-yellow changing to deep yellow, mottled and blushed with dull carmine; fresh yellow, tinged with red near the pit, moderately juicy, meaty yet tender, subacid, inferior in flavor; fair in quality; stone free; ripens in mid-season.

=Honey.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ N. S. =8=:456. 1858. =2.= _Jour.
Hort._ N. S. =5=:188. 1863. =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 617.
1869. =4.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 450. 1884. =5.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 30. 1889. =6.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =73=:141-143. 1904.

_Montigny._ =7.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:69, 70, fig. 33. 1866-73.
=8.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 59, 60. 1867. =9.= Leroy _Dict.
Pom._ =6=:169, 170 fig. 1879.

Honey is a Chinese peach probably first raised in Europe from seed sent to the Jardin des Plantes at Paris, by de Montigny, Consul of France, at Shanghai. The name Honey may have been applied to it in England. It reproduces itself closely from seed and a number of slight variations from the original type have been found in America. The strain chiefly grown in this country was raised by Charles Downing from seed brought from China. Downing's seedlings failed but prior to their failure he had sent grafts from them to Henry Lyons, Columbia, South Carolina, who grew some trees. The variety was probably disseminated in America from this source. In 1889 the American Pomological Society added Honey to its list of fruits. Tree vigorous, hardy and productive in the South; glands usually reniform but sometimes globose; fruit small to medium, oblong-oval, tapering at the apex into a long, sharp nipple or beak, and marked with a distinct suture; color whitish-yellow, washed and dotted with red, which deepens to almost a crimson blush; flesh creamy-white, streaked with red around the pit, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet, with a distinct, rich, honey-like flavor; quality very good; pit free; season in the South from the middle of June to the first of July.

=Honey Cling.= =1.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 369, 371, 373. 1892-94.

Fruit white, very highly colored and very sweet.

=Honey Seedling.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:86, 89. 1896.

A seedling of Honey propagated by the Florida Station.

=Honeywell.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 299. 1875.

John Honeywell, Randolph, Ohio, raised this peach. Said to be earlier than Alexander.

=Hoover Heath.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1887. =2.= _Ga.
Sta. Bul._ =42=:236. 1898.

_Hoover Late Heath._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28. 1873.

_Hoover Late._ =4.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 297. 1875.

This variety is a seedling of Heath. It appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1873 as Hoover Late Heath. In 1887 the name was changed to its present form; in 1899 the variety was dropped. Tree low in habit, straggling, spreading; glands reniform.

=Hopes Early Red.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed but not described.

=Hopkinsville.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 3rd App. 170. 1881.

Raised from seed by James Quisenburg, near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Tree reproduces itself from seed; leaves without glands; flowers small; fruit large, oblong, with a mamelon tip at the apex; skin dull white, quite downy, mottled with red; flesh tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting; freestone; ripens early in September.

=Horton Delicious.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 637. 1857.

Probably from Georgia. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture shallow; skin moderately downy, creamy-white, with a faint blush; flesh white to the stone, with a Heath Cling flavor; quality best; ripens from the first to the middle of October.

=Horton Rivers.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 73, 74. 1890.

Horton Rivers is a seedling of Early Rivers and is very similar to it. The trees did not prove hardy nor productive on the Station grounds. Tree dense and spreading; leaves long and broad, with reniform glands; blossoms appear early; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, oblique; suture indistinct except at the ends; apex with a prolonged, recurved tip; skin thin, tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, creamy-white, with a slight blush usually near the cavity; flesh white, juicy, tender, sweet, sprightly, high in flavor; quality good; stone free, large, oval, faintly obovate, not very plump; ripens the third week in August.

=Houpt October.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:816. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

=Howard.= 1. _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 111. 1880.

A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes of Kansas.

=Howell Cling.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:812. 1896.

Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands small, reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, creamy-white; clingstone; ripens the last of August.

=Howers Frühpfirsich.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 401. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Hoyte Lemon Cling.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:414. 1826.

A seedling of Pineapple which originated with a Mr. Hoyte of New York City. Fruit very large, resembles Pineapple; ripens late.

=Hubbard Early.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 298. 1859.

Hubbard Early is a medium-sized, white-fleshed peach of fair quality; season from July to August.

=Hudson.= =1.= _Am. Gard._ =21=:693 fig. 1900.

Hudson is a yellow peach put out by H. S. Wiley, Cayuga, New York. The trees on the Station grounds were not productive; stone free; season very late.

=Hudson November.= =1.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =11=:9. 1890.

Flowers large; fruit of medium size, white; flesh firm; clingstone; ripens late in October; easily injured by drouth.

=Hughes I. X. L.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 392. 1891. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:30. 1895.

Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, greenish-yellow, mottled and striped with deep crimson; flesh lemon-yellow, mild subacid; clingstone; season late in October in the South where it may be profitable.

=Hull Athenian.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 638. 1857.

Named after Henry Hull, Jr., of Athens, Georgia. Fruit very large, oblong; suture but a line; skin very downy, yellowish-white, marbled with dull red where exposed; flesh white, pale red at the stone, firm, vinous; ripens in October.

=Hull Late.= =1.= Leonard Coates _Cat._ 7. 1911.

According to Leonard Coates, Morganhill, California, this variety is a very late, market clingstone, valuable for shipping.

=Hunter.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 95. 1854.

_Hunter Favorite._ =2.= _Horticulturist_ =15=:491. 1860.

Dr. Hunter of Lincoln, North Carolina, raised this freestone peach; color yellow; stone small; season the last of September.

=Husted Early.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 42. 1895. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:47. 1910.

Husted Early, or Husted No. 16 as it was first called, is often confused with Early Michigan. Although they are very similar in fruit, the tree-characters are different. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit roundish, medium in size; skin woolly, greenish-white, with a crimson blush, thick, tenacious; flesh fine-grained, juicy, subacid; stone oval, free; ripens in Georgia early in July.

=Husted's Seedlings.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 191. 1879.

In this reference are described several seedlings which were sent out by J. D. Husted, Lowell, Michigan, from a large number originated by him.

=Husted No. 17.= This variety is thought to have originated
as a cross between Chili and Hale Early. Fruit large,
creamy-white, marbled with dark red; flesh creamy-white, firm,
melting, juicy, mild, sweet, rich; ripens early.

=Husted No. 20.= Fruit nearly large; color clear yellow,
striped and shaded with dark red; flesh bright yellow, almost
melting, very juicy, mild, vinous, rich.

=Husted No. 22.= Fruit medium to large, bright yellow, with a
dull red blush; flesh pale yellow, delicate, melting, juicy,
very mild, vinous.

=Husted No. 26.= Fruit large, clear yellow, with a dark red
blush; flesh bright yellow, fine-grained, melting, juicy, rich,
with a mild, vinous, almost almond flavor.

=Husted No. 46.= Fruit large, yellow, faintly marbled with dull
red; flesh orange-yellow, dark red at the pit, firm, slightly
fibrous, juicy, with a mild acid flavor.

=Huston Seedling.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:98. 1892.

Listed as growing in Delaware.

=Hutchinson.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =13=:31. 1871.

This fruit is similar in appearance to the old Red Rareripe. The variety is said to have borne regularly for forty years in the vicinity of Reading, Massachusetts.

=Hyatt.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 159. 1889. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =118=:35. 1895.

Hyatt is very much like Hale Early but more highly colored and better flavored; when fully ripe it is nearly free from the pit.

=Hybride Quétier.= =1.= _Rev. Hort._ 115. 1888.

This variety grew from a pit of Grosse Mignonne fertilized by an apricot. Fruit of medium size, pale yellow, very juicy; ripens in October.

=Hydelberg.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 228. 1910-11.

Hydelberg is a good, yellow peach ripening in Kansas about August 10th.

=Hynds Yellow.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 6. 1903-04.

Hynds Yellow is briefly described by the Munson Nurseries, Denison, Texas. It ripens earlier than Elberta. On the Station grounds it is a very mediocre sort. Tree vigorous, upright; leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, bulged near the apex, halves unequal; apex tipped with a small, recurved, mamelon point; skin covered with long, thick pubescence, thin, tough, light orange-yellow, with few stripes and splashes of dull red; flesh stained with red at the stone, juicy, firm, mild, not very pleasing; stone free, small, oval to ovate, usually bulged near the apex.

=Hynes Nectar.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 111. 1880.

This peach originated with E. F. Hynes, West Plains, Missouri. It is said by the originator to be a delicious freestone ripening a few days before Hynes.

=Hyslop Cling.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:27. 1832. =2.=
Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 223. 1857. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78.
1862.

This variety is named after David Hyslop, Brookline, Massachusetts, who disseminated cions of it as early as 1810. It was very desirable for northern climates and for that reason was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 where it remained until 1897. Fruit large, roundish; skin white, with a crimson blush; flesh very juicy, vinous; ripens in October.

=Hyslop Favorite.= =1.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:14. 1892.

Listed as growing in Oklahoma.

=Ice Mountain.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:30. 1895. =2.=
_Ibid._ =152=:197, 200. 1898.

A very late freestone from Delaware. Flowers large; glands reniform; fruit small though good; moderately productive.

=Idaho Mammoth.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 37. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this peach is a large, yellow-fleshed freestone which originated with Major Manning of Idaho.

=Imperatrice Eugenie.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, of first quality; ripens at the end of September.

=Imperial (Middleton).= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 298. 1859.

An American variety of unknown origin. Fruit large, roundish, yellow mingled with red; flesh yellow, sweet, free; ripens the middle of September.

=Imperial (Pettit).= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 298. 1859.

Elliott mentions this variety as of American origin. Fruit large, roundish-oval, yellow, with red in the sun; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, subacid, free; season the middle of September.

=Improved Pyramidal.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 75. 1873.

The habit of this variety is similar to that of a Lombardy poplar; it often attains a height of thirty feet. The original tree was found in Kentucky by W. P. Robinson. Fruit medium to large; skin white, covered with carmine; flesh juicy, melting, vinous; quality best; matures August first.

=Incomparable.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =5=:549. 1824.
=2.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 275. 1831.

_Pavie Admirable._ =3.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 232. 1832.

Incomparable ripens with and is very similar to Catharine. The variety appeared on the list of fruits of the American Pomological Society from 1877 to 1897. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, pale; fruit large, roundish, with a slight swelling on one side; skin light yellow, pale red in the sun, becoming deep crimson; flesh tinged with red at the pit, juicy, sugary; stone roundish, nearly smooth, adherent.

=Incomparable en Beauté.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 224. 1866.

A showy fruit but only fair in quality. Glands round; flowers small; fruit large, round, depressed at the ends; skin pale yellowish-green, streaked with crimson where exposed; flesh white, stained at the stone, melting, juicy, vinous; ripens the middle of September.

=Incomparable Guilloux.= =1.= _Rev. Hort._ 478. 1905.

M. Guilloux, horticulturist at Saint-Genis Laval, Rhône, France, obtained this variety by crossing Bonouvrier and Amsden. Tree vigorous; leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, highly colored; flesh melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone slightly adherent; ripens with Hale Early.

=Indian.= =1.= _Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt._ 139, 140. 1893.