Chapter VI: The Minor Varieties of Peaches (6)

A singular and peculiar fruit raised by a Mr. Coxe from a seed brought from Georgia. Tree a slow grower and moderately productive. Fruit large, roundish, broad and depressed; flesh bright yellow, of the texture of a very ripe pineapple, rich, juicy, and of a very excellent flavor; stone free.

=Indian Chief.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 290. 1893.

A seedling of Hughes I. X. L., evidently of the Spanish type; of little value. Trees on the Station grounds spreading, vigorous; leaves coarsely crenate; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, pointed; cavity large, deep; surface rather harsh; skin thick, tough, dark yellow, striped and splashed; flesh yellow, streaked with red near stone and skin, firm, mild, subacid; stone oval, clinging; ripens in Louisiana the second week in August.

=Indian Rose.= =1.= _N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 107. 1912.

Mentioned as growing in New Jersey.

=Infant Wonder.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 114. 1880.
=2.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:35. 1895. =3.= _Ibid._ =169=:216.
1899.

Infant Wonder was raised by Captain Daniel Webster, Denison, Texas. Tree strong, spreading; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; cavity narrow, deep; skin creamy-white, with a thin blush where exposed; flesh red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous, with a slight bitterness; pit large, oval, pointed, free; ripens the last of August.

=Ingold.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 33. 1899.

_Ingold Lady._ =2.= _Gard. Mon._ =26=:80. 1884.

Ingold originated with Alfred Ingold, Guilford County, North Carolina. On the Station grounds the variety proved a very shy bearer, with fruit of fair size, high in quality. Tree upright-spreading, tall; leaves long, broad, with small, globose glands; flowers appear late; fruit roundish to cordate; cavity deep; apex somewhat pointed, with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin tough, covered with short, thick pubescence, pale yellow deepening to orange, with splashes of dull, dark red; flesh yellow, tinged at the stone, juicy, firm but tender, sweet, rich; very good; stone free, ovate-cordate, plump; ripens the last of August.

=Ingraham.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 108. 1885.

Ingraham, named after its originator, was introduced by Joseph J. Robinson, Lamont, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, dull greenish-white, with a few spots and blotches of red; freestone; quality good; ripens the middle of September.

=Ireland Choice.= =1.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:14. 1892.

Listed by the Oklahoma Station.

=Ironclad.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 138. 1911.

A very hardy variety in Iowa; similar to Bailey in tree and fruit.

=Isabella.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

"Isabella peach is a fair reddish-yellow colour, and good taste."

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

"The Island peach is a faire Peach and of a very good rellish."

=Ispahan.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:180, 181. 1831. =2.=
Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 215. 1832.

_Ispahaner Strauchpfirsich._ =3.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:195. 1858.

This variety was discovered in 1799 by Brugniere and Oliver at Ispahan, Persia. The tree attains a height of twelve feet and forms a thick, round bush filled with numerous slender branches. Leaves from one to two inches long, finely serrated, devoid of glands; fruit spherical, whitish-green; flesh melting, juicy; freestone; matures the middle of September.

=Italian.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 107, Pl. 33, fig. 5. 1729.

_Italienischer Lackpfirsich._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:212. 1858.

_Pêche d'Italie._ =3.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876.

The fruit of this variety is very similar to that of Chevreuse Hâtive but larger; its flowers are smaller; ripens the middle of September.

=Italian Red.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:98. 1892.

Listed by Charles Wright, Seaford County, Delaware.

=Italienischer Lieblingspfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:208. 1858.

Flowers large; fruit large, roundish, noticeably sutured, creamy-white, with a faint blush; flesh aromatic; clingstone; ripens early in August.

=Ives Blood Free.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 404. 1894. =2.=
Billings _Cat._ 22. 1906.

Medium to large in size, blood-red throughout. Tree hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers large.

=J. Van.= =1.= Van Lindley _Cat._ 60. 1913.

Originated about 1900 with W. E. Johnson, Silver City, North Carolina. It is probably a seedling of Elberta, which variety precedes it in ripening, according to. J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina.

=Jack Ross.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

The Texas Experiment Station lists this variety.

=Jackson Cling.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 638. 1857. =2.=
_Horticulturist_ N. S. =7=:178. 1857.

This peach is a seedling raised many years ago by Mrs. L. A. Franklin, Athens, Georgia. Fruit large, oblong, with a large, swollen apex; color dark yellow, covered with a dark red blush; flesh orange-yellow, dark red at the pit, firm, juicy, sprightly, rich; good; season the last of August.

=Jacques.= =1.= Hovey _Fr. Am._ =2=:57, Pl. 1851. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862.

_Jacques' Yellow Rareripe._ =3.= Prince _Treat. Hort._ 18.
1828. =4.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 223. 1832.

_Jacques' Rareripe._ =5.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 631. 1857.

_Jaques._ =6.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 275. 1854. =7.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 37. 1909.

This variety originated or was introduced by Colonel Jacques, Somerville, Massachusetts, at least a hundred years ago. It held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 to 1891 when it was dropped but in 1909 was replaced. Leaves crenate, with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, often compressed, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, much streaked and mottled with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, free, melting, juicy, with a sweet yet sprightly flavor; season the middle of September.

=Jacques Late.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:217. 1899.

Tree vigorous, roundish, with large leaves bearing globose glands; fruit medium to large, roundish-ovate; suture shallow; color creamy-white, with a light red blush; flesh creamy-white, red at the pit, free, tender, juicy, rather acid, slightly bitter; quality good; season the last of September.

=Jakobi-Aprikosenpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:220. 1858.

Flowers medium in size; fruit of medium size, roundish, faintly sutured; skin clear yellow, blushed with red; flesh firm, aromatic; matures at the end of July.

=Jane.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =19=:516. 1853. =2.= Downing _Fr.
Trees Am._ 617. 1857.

Originated with Isaac B. Baxter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, roundish-oblate; color yellowish-white, with a red cheek; quality very good; freestone; ripens at the last of September.

=Japan Nos. 1, 2 and 3.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:98. 1892.

Three varieties listed by the Delaware Station.

=Japan Nos. 7 and 10.= =1.= _Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 151. 1893.

Varieties sent out by Lovett's Nursery Company, Little Silver, New Jersey; both are small, late clingstones unworthy of cultivation.

=Japan No. 9.= =1.= _Col. O. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 150. 1893.

A medium-sized, white, freestone of good quality; very susceptible to rot.

=Japan Dwarf.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =129=:24. 1896. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 37. 1909.

_Japan Blood._ =3.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 54. 1892. =4.= _Miss.
Sta. Bul._ =93=:13. 1905.

_Japan Dwarf Blood._ =5.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:819. 1896. =6.=
Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:348. 1903.

_Japan Dream._ =7.= _Winfield Nur. Cat._ 14, 15. 1915.

This variety was introduced about a quarter of a century ago from Japan. It is dwarf in habit of growth and comes into bearing early, frequently two years from planting. Japan Dream, said to be a superior strain of this variety, seems to be in every way identical. Tree low, dwarfish, spreading, with a compact head, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish, somewhat flattened and pointed at the apex; color attractive greenish-yellow, mostly overspread with crimson; flesh blood-red, juicy, acid until fully ripe when it becomes very good; stone free; season very early.

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

Leaves large, with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin light greenish-yellow, with considerable dull purplish-red; flesh white to the pit, moderately juicy, insipid; stone free, of medium size; ripens the middle of August.

=Japanese Wonder.= =1.= _La. Sta. Bul._ =112=:31. 1908.

An inferior variety, ripening in Louisiana the last of June.

=Jarle Late.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:66. 1900.

_Jarle Late White._ =2.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 404. 1894.

Tree a moderate grower.

=Jarrell Late Yellow.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:98. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Jarretts Late White.= =1.= _Pa. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 48. 1882.

Listed as growing in Pennsylvania.

=Jaune d'Agen.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876.

Listed as an excellent variety; glands reniform.

=Jaune de Barsac.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 401. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Jaune de Bertholon.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:159, 160, fig.
16. 1883.

An old variety from Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, irregularly roundish-ovoid; skin thin, tender, yellow, purple where exposed; flesh deep yellow, stained at the pit, tender, melting, sweet; stone large for the size of fruit, free; ripens at the end of August.

=Jaune des Capucins.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:135, 136, fig.
4. 1883.

A variety raised from seed in the gardens of the Capuchin Monks, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Tree vigorous; leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, deeply sutured; cavity large, deep; skin thin, fine, clear yellow, deep red where exposed; flesh deep yellow, stained at the stone, melting, aromatic; quality excellent; stone of medium size, oval, nearly free; ripens the first half of September.

=Jaune d'Espagne.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Jaune Hâtive de Doué.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 44. 1876.

Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh melting, juicy, agreeable; ripens the last of August.

=Jaune de Mezen.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Jellico.= =1.= _Texas Nur. Cat._ 4. 1913.

According to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, Jellico is a white, oblong clingstone, very fine for canning; matures in August.

=Jennings.= =1.= _Franklin Davis Nur. Cat._ 21. 1907.

The Franklin Davis Nursery Company, Baltimore, Maryland, states that Jennings originated in Richmond, Virginia. On the Station grounds the fruit is very similar to Elberta but ripens later. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit large, oval-cordate, halves unequal, with a faint drawing in of the sides about the cavity; apex often with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, covered with thick, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow to darker, with a lively red blush becoming duller, attractive; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, juicy, stringy, resembles Elberta; stone free, large, oval to ovate, more or less purple.

=Jersey Mixon.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893.

=Jersey Pride.= =1.= _Rural N. Y._ =53=:7. 1894.

Jersey Pride originated with the Newark Nursery, Newark, New Jersey.

=Jersey Yellow.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =129=:24. 1896. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:217. 1899.

Trees spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, enlarged on one side of the suture; cavity narrow, deep; distinctly sutured; color clear yellow, slightly blushed; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, mild, often slightly bitter; stone plump, free; quality fair; matures early in October.

=Jewel.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:86. 1896. =2.= _Fla. Sta.
Bul._ =62=:514, 515. 1902. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 37. 1909.

Jewel, one of the leading commercial peaches of Florida, is a seedling of Waldo. It originated with T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida. Fruit oblong, medium to large; cavity abrupt; suture frequently lacking; apex bluntly pointed, short, recurved; skin velvety, creamy, washed with red where exposed; flesh white, faintly stained at the stone, juicy, sweet; stone free, reddish, oval, one inch long; ripens two weeks earlier than Waldo.

=Johnson Late Purple.= =1.= Brookshaw _Pom. Brit._ =1=:Pl. 24,
fig. 1. 1817.

This variety is peculiarly marked with large, strong, dark blotches and heavy pubescence. It received its name from its originator, a gardener at Kew Green, England. The tree is an excellent bearer and ripens its fruit late in August.

=Jones.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:30. 1895. =2.= _Ibid._
=169=:217. 1899.

Tree strong, roundish-upright; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, inclined to ovate; cavity deep; suture distinct, two-thirds around fruit; color yellow, with a mottled cheek of dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, vinous; pit long, oval, nearly free; quality fair to good; ripens the middle of September.

=Jones Cling.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:237. 1898.

Listed as a round-topped, dense tree, with medium-sized leaves and reniform glands.

=Jones Early.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:447, 448. 1847.

Raised by S. T. Jones, Staten Island, New York. Leaves crenate, with small, globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, oblique at the apex; suture shallow, extending around the fruit; skin yellowish-white, tinged with pale red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, stained at the stone, tender, juicy, rich; stone small, free; ripens early in August.

=Jones Large Early.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:447. 1847.

Another of S. T. Jones' seedlings; leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the ends; suture deep; skin clear white, blushed with crimson where exposed; flesh white, pink at the stone, juicy, rich, sprightly; stone of medium size; ripens early in August.

=Jones No. 34.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:290. 1897.

Fruit medium to small, roundish; cavity broad; skin bright yellow, downy; flesh stained at the stone, mild, firm, rather dry, poor in quality; freestone; ripens at this Station early in September.

=Jose Sweet.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 200. 1841. =2.=
_Horticulturist_ =2=:400. 1847-48.

A peach of delicious flavor but not very attractive outwardly; greenish-white, with a dull cheek. Flowers small; glands globose; ripens the last of September.

=Josephine.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 188. 1880.

Josephine is a seedling of Late Crawford grown by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan, about 1875. On the Station grounds the fruit ripens early in October. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves with crenate margins and globose glands; fruit large, roundish; cavity broad; suture shallow; skin orange-yellow, with a heavy, dark red blush, considerably mottled, heavily pubescent; flesh stained at the stone, juicy, rich, vinous; quality good; stone large, elliptical, free.

=Joys Early.= =1.= _N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 107. 1912.

Joys Early was introduced by R. G. Joyce of New York. The variety was grown for a time in New Jersey.

=Judd.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:49. 1910.

This is a cross between Chili and Barnard made by G. E. Prater, Jr., Paw Paw, Michigan. It is said to be an improvement over its parents.

=Jühlke Liebling.= =1.= Lauche _Deut. Pom._ =VI=:No. 13, Pl.
1882.

Raised from seed by August Fritze of Werder, near Potsdam, Prussia, Germany, in 1870. Tree vigorous, bears early; leaves of medium size, with small glands; flowers large, rose-colored; fruit large, globular, strongly sutured; skin heavily pubescent, thin, pale yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, melting, aromatic, sweet; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

=Julia.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 205. 1858.

A southern variety.

=June Beauty.= =1.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 408. 1892-93. =2.= _Fla.
Sta. Bul._ =62=:515. 1902.

June Beauty originated with Peter C. Minnich, Waldo, Florida, from a seed of Peento. Fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong; stone semi-clinging; ripens the middle of June in Florida.

=June Elberta.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 43. 1914.

June Elberta was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri. In the hands of some growers it is thought to be Arp, which it closely resembles.

=June Rose.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:89. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =118=:30, 35. 1895. =3.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:812.
1896. =4.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:103. 1901.

June Rose is a seedling of Rivers crossed with Mountain Rose grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. Tree fairly vigorous and productive; glands globose; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish; suture distinct; skin greenish-white, with a red cheek; flesh white, stained at the stone, juicy, tender, vinous; freestone; ripens in Texas about the middle of June.

=Juneripe.= =1.= Childs _Cat._ 147. 1905.

A variety listed by J. L. Childs, Floral Park, New York. A large, handsomely colored, yellow peach ripening at the end of June.

=Juno I.= =1.= Berckmans _Cat._ 13. 1899. =2.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._
=13=:103, 104. 1901.

Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, raised Juno I from a seed of General Lee in 1879. Fruit large, deep yellow, mottled; flesh fine, juicy, subacid; ripens the middle of August in Georgia.

=Juno II.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 188. 1880.

This is another of C. C. Engle's seedlings of Late Crawford grown at Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; leaves long, broad, with globose glands; fruit very large, round, compressed; skin yellow, dark red in the sun; flesh slightly stained at the pit, vinous, juicy, rich; clingstone; ripens October first.

=Kallola.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 301. 1890. =2.= Lovett
_Cat._ 41. 1893. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:30, 35. 1895.

_Kaloola Free._ =4.= _La. Sta. Bul._ =68=:843. 1894.

A seedling of Chinese Cling; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin white, tinged in the sun; flesh greenish-white, faintly stained about the pit, tender, juicy, vinous; quality fair; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

=Kalo Cling.= =1.= _La. Sta. Bul._ =68=:843. 1894.

Grown about Calhoun, Louisiana.

=Karl Schwarzenberg.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde._ =3=:205.
1858.

_Charles Schwarzenberg._ =2.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

A seedling of Early Purple, introduced about 1827. Trees vigorous; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, strongly sutured; skin whitish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white throughout, fine, juicy, aromatic; freestone; ripens early in September.

=Katherine.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:104. 1901.

The origin and parentage of Katherine are unknown. Said to be the earliest, good, clingstone peach; tree prolific and productive.

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

Katie held a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1891 until 1897. Fruit small, greenish-white; late in ripening.

=Kay.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 203. 1879.

Recommended in Hancock County, Illinois.

=Keene Favorite.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 156. 1880.

A variety that does well about Centralia, Illinois.

=Keevit Cling.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:66.
1900.

Listed as a medium grower in Canada.

=Keith.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 290. 1893.

Keith is a seedling of Peento ripening a little later than its parent. It originated with Robert Keith, Waldo, Florida. Fruit roundish-oval, of medium size; suture deep near the base; cavity deep; skin thick, tender, greenish-yellow, mottled and shaded with red; flesh white, tinged at the stone, tender, melting, subacid, slightly bitter; quality good; stone plump, oval, clinging.

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

Raised by H. M. Kelley, Irving, Illinois; said to ripen three weeks before Amsden.

=Kelly Surprise.= =1.= _Texas Nur. Cat._ 5. 1913.

A semi-clingstone, yellow-fleshed variety ripening in June, according to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas.

=Kelsey Cling.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 188. 1880.

Named after its originator, Stephen Kelsey, Three Rivers, Michigan. Tree vigorous; leaves crenate, with reniform glands; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin with a light coat of pubescence, creamy-white, with a marbled cheek; flesh stained at the pit, tender, firm, juicy, rich; ripens with Heath Cling.

=Kenrick Clingstone.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 185. 1835.

A variety of New England origin first fruiting in 1833. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, pointed at the apex; color golden-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, vinous, excellent; season the last of September.

=Kent I.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 42, 43. 1895. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:48. 1910.

J. D. Husted called this peach, his seedling No. 18, Kent, in honor of the county in Michigan where it originated. Glands globose; fruit roundish, above medium in size; skin rather harsh, with short down, greenish-white, washed, mottled and striped with crimson; flesh stained at the stone, tender yet firm, juicy, subacid; ripens in Georgia early in July.

=Kent II.= =1.= Berckmans _Cat._ 9. 1908-09.

The catalog of P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, describes this peach as a new clingstone originating with L. W. Kent, Augusta, Georgia; skin very tough but peels readily; flesh yellow, buttery; ripens in Georgia August 1st to 15th.

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

Tree productive; flowers small; fruit large; flesh red; clingstone; ripens early in September.

=Kerr.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 22. 1897.

_Jessie Kerr._ =2.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 314. 1889.

Kerr is a southern variety said to be larger and earlier than Alexander. It originated in Maryland. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. The fruit is of medium size and a freestone.

=Kerr Dwarf.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 43. 1895.

_Kerr Cling No. 1?_ =2.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 392. 1891.

The tree is semi-dwarf in habit, with dense foliage; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish; suture shallow; skin yellow, washed, mottled and splashed with red, thick, tough; flesh stained slightly about the pit, firm, juicy, mild subacid, sprightly; stone large, oval, adherent; matures early in September.

=Kestrel.= =1.= Bunyard _Cat. Fr. Trees_ 35. 1913-14.

Kestrel is a variety raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit large, rich crimson; flesh tender, juicy; ripens early in August.

=Kew Seedling.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

Glands globose; flowers small; fruit of second size, pale yellow and dark red; flesh melting; of second quality; matures early in September.

=Keyport.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 22. 1897.

_Keyport White._ =2.= _Mich. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 411. 1871. =3.=
_Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 30. 1875. =4.= _N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 42.
1878.

Keyport originated in the garden of Joseph Beer, Keyport, New Jersey, about 1852. In 1875 it was given a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society as Keyport White; later the name was changed to Keyport. Tree a good grower and a heavy bearer; leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, freestone; ripens very late.

=Kibby Golden.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:290. 1897.

Fruit above medium in size, distinctly sutured; light yellow, approaching white, almost entirely overspread with light pink; flesh decidedly tinged with red, changing to whitish toward the pit, soft, coarse, juicy, sweet; fair in quality; ripens the middle of September.

=Kilbourn.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 419. 1885. =2.= _Ill.
Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 159. 1889.

Because of hardiness, this peach is sometimes called Canada Iron Clad. Fruit large; flesh adheres to the stone; ripens with Hale Early.

=King Solomon.= =1.= Smith Bros. _Cat._ 15. 1913.

Said by Smith Brothers, Concord, Georgia, to be one of the best late, yellow peaches; larger than Elberta. It was propagated for many years in Georgia from seed; ripens there the last of September.

=Kinnaman Early.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:236. 1878. =2.= _W. N.
Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 51. 1879.

This variety originated with Samuel Kinnaman of Delaware; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin pale brownish-red on a pale greenish ground; flesh greenish-white to the stone, juicy, sweet; very good; adheres partially to the pit; ripens a few days earlier than Alexander.

=Kite.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =62=:515. 1902.

Kite is a Peento seedling which originated with Robert Kite, Waldo, Florida, about 1885. Fruit of medium size, roundish; cavity large, abrupt; suture wide, extending beyond the apex; skin velvety, thick, creamy, washed with red; flesh creamy, pink at the pit, firm, tender, juicy; quality medium, lacks character; clingstone; season the first of June.

=Kitrells Favorite.= =1.= _Pa. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 48. 1882.

Listed in this reference.

=Kleine Charlestowner Ananaspfirsche.= =1.= Christ _Wörterb._
350. 1802. =2.= Christ _Handb._ 601. 1817.

Very similar to Pineapple but smaller and more aromatic.

=Kleiner Blutpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:193, 194. 1858.

_Sanguine à petit fruit._ =2.= Noisette _Man. Comp. Jard._
=2=:478. 1860.

Smaller and more heavily pubescent than Sanguinole.

=Klondike.= =1.= _Rural N. Y._ =56=:662. 1897. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 37. 1909.

Klondike is a chance seedling found in York County, Pennsylvania about 1885. The tree on the Station grounds is only a moderate producer and its fruit is not as good as Champion. It was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1909. Tree upright-spreading, open; leaves broad, with small, globose glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, halves unequal, compressed; sides inclined to draw in about the cavity; apex with a small, mamelon tip; skin thin, tender, with short pubescence, creamy-white, splashed and blushed with dark red; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet though sprightly, high in flavor; quality good; stone nearly free, oval; ripens the third week in September.

=Kohler Cling.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 38. 1902-03.

Large, yellow; ripens with Heath Cling.

=Knapp Castle Seedling.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

Fruit very much like Noblesse, large; leaves glandless; flowers large; skin pale green and red; flesh melting; quality good; ripens at the end of August.

=Knight Early.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831.

Fruit of medium size; leaves with globose glands; flowers large; skin pale green, blushed with dark red; flesh melting; quality good; ripens the middle of August.

=Knight Mammoth.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Knight Markley Admirable.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 1009. 1871.

Raised by G. Darby, Markley, Sussex, England; fruit oval, with a prominent, mamelon tip at the apex; freestone.

=Knowles Hybrid.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:290. 1897.

As this variety grows on the Station grounds it is not very promising. Fruit above medium in size, irregular; suture indistinct; skin rich yellow, blushed with carmine; flesh coarse, leathery, sweet; quality fair; clingstone; ripens at the end of September.

=Kraus 4 & 16.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =143=:184. 1897.

Two varieties listed in this reference.

=Krengelbacher Lieblingspfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:205. 1858.

Fruit large, similar in shape to a walnut, ribbed; skin greenish-yellow; flesh white, pleasantly subacid; ripens in September.

=Krummel.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 210. 1906.

_Krummel Late._ =2.= Weber & Son _Cat._ 15. 1900.

_Krummel October._ =3.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 223. 1904.

Krummel was found by a Mr. Krummel of St. Louis, Missouri. It is said to be one of the best of the very late, yellow freestones.

=Kruse Kent.= =1.= Bunyard _Cat. Fr. Trees_ 35. 1913-14.

Raised from Sea Eagle by a Mr. Kruse, late of Truro, Cornwall County, England. Flowers very dark; fruit large, white-fleshed, very late; a great improvement over its parent.

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

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

=La Chalonnaise.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 402. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=La Fleur.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 197. 1883. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =169=:218. 1899. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:50,
51 fig. 1910.

This is a seedling of Chili which originated with G. H. La Fleur, Mill Grove, Michigan. It is popular in some places in Michigan because of hardiness. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium to large, oval to oblong, usually irregular or lopsided; suture continuous; skin heavily pubescent, thick, tenacious, light yellow, with a bright crimson cheek; flesh golden yellow, stringy, moderately juicy, mild subacid; quality very good; stone free; season between Late Crawford and Smock.

=La France.= =1.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 407. 1892-93. =2.= _Cat.
Cong. Pom. France_ 104 fig. 1906.

M. Boussey, a nurseryman at Montreuil-sous-Bois, France, first propagated this variety. Glands globose; fruit very large, roundish, deeply sutured; skin thinly pubescent, clear red; flesh white, juicy, aromatic; quality very good; freestone; ripens early in August.

=La Grange.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 194. 1841. =2.= Downing
_Fr. Trees Am._ 480. 1845. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862.

_Tardive d'Oullins._ =4.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:39, 40, fig. 18.
1866-73. _5._ Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:141, 142 fig., 143. 1879.

La Grange originated about 1840 with John Hulse, Burlington, New Jersey. A few years later a French sort, Tardive d'Oullins, said to have been found at Oullins, Rhône, France, made its appearance. The two were found to be the same. In 1862, La Grange was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained until 1891 and was reentered in 1909. Its lateness, size and productiveness have won it a good name among growers in New Jersey. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, oblong; skin greenish-white; flesh pale, juicy, melting, rich, sweet; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

=La Magnifique.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed as growing in Texas.

=La Reine.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:805. 1896.

La Reine was introduced by G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, in 1889. Tree vigorous, but not recommended in Texas; fruit rather small, oblong; skin greenish, with a red cheek; flesh red at the stone, adherent; ripens early in August.

=La Rieva.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

=Lady Anne Stewart.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:414. 1826.

Fruit of medium size, white, with a slight blush, very juicy, rich; stone free, flat, hollow at one end; ripens the middle of September.

=Lady Farham.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed as growing in Texas.

=Lady Lindsey.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 16. 1914-15.

A seedling grown by Mrs. George Lindsey, Greenville, Texas. It is a large, yellow-fleshed clingstone, ripening between Munson Cling and Levy, according to the catalog of T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas.

=Lady Palmerston.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876. =2.=
Hogg _Fruit Man._ 451. 1884.

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from a pit of Pineapple nectarine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, greenish-yellow, marked with crimson; flesh pale yellow, rich, melting; freestone; matures late in September.

=Lafayette I.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 230. 1832.

A large, yellow-fleshed clingstone; ripens late in August; sometimes called Meiggs Lafayette.

=Lafayette II.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =152=:199. 1898.

This is another of C. C. Engle's seedlings from Paw Paw, Michigan.

=Lafayette Free.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 190. 1841.

Introduced about 1840 from Monmouth County, New Jersey. Fruit large, round, dark crimson where exposed; flesh very juicy, stained with crimson throughout; freestone; ripens the last of August.

=Lakeside Cling.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 29. 1888-89.

A variety from Ottawa County, Ohio.

=Lancaster.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 391. 1891.

_Lancaster Yellow Rareripe._ =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 85. 1854.

Raised by Dr. H. A. Muhlenberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, free, very juicy.

=Lane.= =1.= _Austin Nur. Cat._ 1913.

According to the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas, Lane is a large, golden clingstone raised by a Mr. Lane, Jacksonville, Texas; ripens with Elberta.

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

Listed in this reference.

=Langlicher Blutpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:193. 1858.

Very similar to Sanguinole but the fruit is longer and ripens earlier.

=Lantheaume.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 408. 1889. =2.= _Guide
Prat._ 40. 1895.

Glands reniform; fruit large to very large, of a beautiful yellow, deepening on maturity; flesh firm, sweet, juicy, aromatic; clingstone; ripens the last of October.

=Laporte.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:159, 160, fig. 78. 1866-73.

Obtained from a seed of Belle de Vitry by A. M. Laporte near Lyons, Rhône, France. Leaves with very large, reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, slightly oval, tapering to the apex; suture extends beyond the apex; skin thin, tender, creamy, washed and strongly splashed with deep red; flesh white, stained darker nearer the pit, juicy, sugary, melting; stone large for the size of the fruit; freestone; ripens at the end of August.

=Larents.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

=Large Early.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 97. 1831. =2.= Cole
_Am. Fr. Book_ 193. 1849. =3.= Hooper _W. Fr. Book_ 224. 1857.

This name has been incorrectly used as a synonym of Large Early York. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; suture distinct; skin whitish, with a red cheek, purple in the sun; flesh white, red at the stone, delicate, sweet, rich; quality good; stone very small; season the last of August.

=Large Early Mignonne.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876.
=2.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 451. 1884.

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, in 1865 from a pit of Belle Beausse. Glands round; flowers large; fruit very large; skin pale straw-yellow, blushed where exposed; flesh melting, very juicy, rich.

=Large-Fruited Mignonne.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 100.
1831.

A large-flowered variety with glandless, serrate leaves.

=Large White Cling.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.
=2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 495. 1845. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 211. 1856.

_New York White Cling._ =4.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:410.
1826.

_Williams New York?_ =5.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 105. 1831.

This variety was raised about 1807 by David Williamson of New York. It soon became very popular among the clingstones in New England and held a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1856 until 1891. Tree hardy and a regular bearer; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round; suture slight; skin white, with a light red cheek; flesh tender, melting, juicy, sweet; ripens the first half of September.

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

Raised by D. F. Larkin, Hunts Station, Tennessee. Said to be as fine as Large Early York and earlier than Alexander.

=Larkin Trophy.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881.

Listed as growing in northern Texas.

=Last of Season.= =1.= _Utah Sta. Bul._ =18=:13. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Late Barnard.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:218. 1899.

Tree strong, roundish-upright, with drooping branches, fairly productive; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, compressed near the suture; cavity narrow, deep; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich, sweet; quality good; stone large, plump, free; season the middle of September.

=Late Catherine.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.

Ripens in October.

=Late Delaware.= =1.= _Pa. Dept. Ag. Rpt._ 149. 1895.

Listed in this reference.

=Late Devonian.= =1.= _Garden_ =53=:35. 1898. =2.=
Bunyard-Thomas _Fr. Gard._ 113. 1904. =3.= Bunyard _Cat. Fr.
Trees_ 36. 1913-14.

Raised by Messrs. Veitch, Exeter, England, from a pit of Belle de Vitry crossed with Royale; introduced in 1894. The tree is very hardy and the fruit is winning a place among the good, late varieties of England. Glands globose; flowers large, rich pink; fruit large; skin rather woolly, greenish-yellow, with bright red marblings; flesh juicy, pale red at the stone, melting, brisk; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

=Late Elberta.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 38. 1902-03. =2.=
Stark Bros. _Cat._ 35. 1914.

This variety on the Station grounds seems to be identical with Elberta in tree and fruit-characters.

=Late Free White.= =1.= _Am. Jour. Hort._ =8=:49. 1870.

This is a large, palatable peach, ripening about October 15th.

=Late Mignonne.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:187. 1831.

_Mignonne Tardive._ =2.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:79, 80, fig. 38.
1866-73.

The origin of Late Mignonne is doubtful; it is thought to be an American strain of Grosse Mignonne. Glands small, globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish-truncate, noticeably sutured; skin tender, heavily pubescent, greenish-white, more or less covered with deep purple; flesh white, stained with purple around the pit, melting, sweet; stone small, ovoid, free; matures the first of September.

=Late Morris White.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 54. 1876. =2.=
_Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 393. 1895-97.

This peach differs from Morris White only in time of maturity, this sort being later. The fruit is large and of good quality, ripening in September.

=Late October.= =1.= _Wash. Bd. Hort. Rpt._ 149. 1891-92.

One of the latest varieties of the season.

=Late Purple.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:17, 18, Pl.
IX. 1768. =2.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 71. 1822. =3.= Prince _Pom.
Man._ =1=:191. 1831. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:243, 244 fig.,
245. 1879.

_Späte Purpurfarbige Pfirsiche._ =5.= Sickler _Teutsche Obst._
=8=:308-313, Tab. 16. 1797.

_Grosse Pourprée._ =6.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 102. 1831.

_Später purpurrothe Lackpfirsich._ =7.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:213. 1858.

_Pourprée tardive à petites fleurs?_ =8.= Thomas _Guide Prat._
50. 1876.

An old variety mentioned as early as 1714 by French writers. Tree productive; glands usually reniform; flowers small, with an intense rose-color; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal; skin very pubescent, whitish, deep purple where exposed; flesh stained at the pit, fine, melting, juicy, vinous; of first quality; stone free, plump, roundish; ripens the middle of September.

=Late Red Magdalen.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:185. 1831.

This variety has been confused with Royal George but is distinct. It ripens much later. Flowers small; fruit of medium size, highly colored and well-flavored; ripens the last of October.

=Late Robinson Crusoe.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 192. 1841.

This peach was raised by Dr. Coxe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a stone brought from Crusoe's Island of Juan Fernandez. Tree very productive; fruit large, round, white, with a pale red wash; ripens the first of October.

=Late Rose.= =1.= _Wright Nur. Cat._ 14. 1892.

This is a New Jersey variety of small value in the Station orchard. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, often compressed, bulged along the suture; skin greenish-white, with an unattractive blush; flesh stained at the pit, juicy, coarse and stringy; quality good; freestone; ripens the first week in October.

=Late Serrate.= =1.= _Am. Jour. Hort._ =3=:344. 1868.

A late, freestone peach grown by W. C. Flagg, Alton, Illinois; ripens about October 15th.

=Late White.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:89. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:218. 1899.

A seedling from C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree fairly vigorous, drooping; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed near the suture; apex prominent; suture distinct; color creamy-white, bright red in the sun; flesh red at the pit, juicy, sprightly, vinous; quality good; pit free, large, plump, oval; ripens late in September.

=Late Yellow Alberge.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:22. 1832.
=2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 496. 1845.

_Algiers yellow winter clingstone._ =3.= Prince _Treat. Fr.
Trees_ 18. 1820.

_October yellow clingstone._ =4.= _Ibid._ 17. 1820.

_Algiers Yellow._ =5.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:16. 1832.

Late Yellow Alberge is a very late, clingstone peach highly esteemed in southern France. At one time it was much grown in America but was superseded by Heath Cling. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, distinctly sutured; skin downy; flesh yellow to the stone, very firm, juicy, sweet; matures in October.

=Laura.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:89. 1896. =2.= _Fla. Sta.
Bul._ =62=:515. 1902.

A seedling of Peento. Fruit very large, nearly round; flesh white, sweet, juicy; quality excellent; clingstone; ripens about with Peento.

=Laura Cling.= =1.= Weber & Sons _Cat._ 19. 1906.

Laura Cling is identical with Krummel except that it is a clingstone while Krummel is a freestone. It originated in Missouri, according to H. J. Weber & Sons, Nursery, Missouri.

=Laurenel.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =12=:158. 1870.

A seedling from Monroe, Ohio; said to be larger and earlier than Hale Early.

=Laurent de Bavay.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 75, 76. 1867.

Probably of Belgian origin. Tree vigorous, a strong grower; glands globose; flowers large; fruit very large, roundish, halves unequal; skin heavily pubescent, pale yellow, washed with deep red; flesh white, red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet; stone large, oval, free; ripens late in September.

=Lawrence.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 52. 1871.

Introduced by W. K. Tipton, Jerusalem, Ohio, who says it is superior to Hale Early in flavor and a week earlier.

=Lawton.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 127. 1875.

Raised by C. W. Lawton, Seattle, Washington, from a seed imported from England; fruit very large and ripens early.

=Leader.= =1.= Burbank _Cat._ 1912-13.

According to Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, Leader is of the Muir-Crawford type ripening in California in July; freestone.

=Leatherbury Late.= =1.= _Pa. Hort. Assoc. Rpt._ 48. 1882.

Listed in this reference.

=Leatherland Late.= =1.= _N. Mex. Sta. Bul._ =30=:243. 1899.

Listed by the New Mexico Station.

=Lemon Cling.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820. =2.=
Floy-Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 188. 1846. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 78. 1862.

_Large Yellow Pine Apple._ =4.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 224.
1817.

_Kennedy Carolina._ =5.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.

_Kennedy Lemon Cling._ =6.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 98. 1831.

_Pine Apple Clingstone._ =7.= Hoffy _Orch. Comp._ =1=:Pl.
1841-42.

_Englischer Lackpfirsich._ =8.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:215. 1858.

_Pavie Citron._ =9.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:216. 1879.

Lemon Cling dates back to before the Revolutionary War. From all accounts it originated in South Carolina, probably in Charleston. A number of seminal varieties, all very similar to Lemon Cling, are cultivated; all of these some writers combine under the name Lemon Cling. Robert Kennedy introduced the fruit into New York about 1800 where it became known as Kennedy's Carolina or Kennedy's Lemon Clingstone. The variety is very popular in many sections, especially California, as a canning peach. It was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862. Tree vigorous, highly productive, bears regularly; leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers small, deep red; fruit large, oval, resembling a lemon; apex terminating in a large nipple; skin deep yellow, brownish-red where exposed; flesh firm, with a deep, lemon color, red at the stone, juicy, sprightly, vinous, with an agreeable acidity; very good when perfectly ripe; stone clings; ripens in September.

=Lemon Clingstone (Hoyte).= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 98.
1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit large; skin yellow and dark red; of second quality; ripens at the end of September.

=Leny Winter.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =23=:18. 1881.

A large, yellow peach; will keep through November if gathered before a hard frost.

=Leona.= =1.= _Austin Nur. Cat._ 4. 1912.

Similar to a bright-colored Elberta but earlier and more productive, according to the catalog of the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas.

=Léonie.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:143, 144 fig. 1879.

Charles Buisson raised Léonie from seed about 1863 at Tronche, Isère, France. Leaves glandless; flowers of medium size; fruit medium in size, roundish-oval; suture deep; skin thin, whitish-yellow, carmine where exposed; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, aromatic; of second quality; stone small, plump, roundish-oval, free; ripens the last half of September.

=Lenoir.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 621. 1869.

Lenoir is of medium size, round, halves unequal; skin white, washed and splashed with red; flesh juicy, aromatic; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

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

A worthless, southern variety similar to Blood Cling.

=Leopold I.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 195. 1841.

_Leopold Clingstone._ =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862.

Leopold I originated at Smithfield, Virginia. It was put on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862. Fruit very large, round, yellow, juicy; ripens in August.

=Leopold II.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =3=:370. 1862. _2._
_Pom. France_ =6=:No. 9, Pl. 9. 1869. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._
18. 1871.

_Leopold Magdalene._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:199,
200. 1858.

_Leopold Free._ =5.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1869.

This peach was introduced by a M. Van Orlé, Villerne, Belgium. The variety was brought to America and appeared on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1869 until 1899. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, slightly attenuated at the base; suture distinct; skin yellowish-white, richly colored with carmine; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality very good; pit slightly adherent, oval; ripens the middle of September.

=Lepère.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 38, 39. 1867.

Tree vigorous, very productive; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit large, globular; cavity deep; skin thinly pubescent, blood-red where exposed; flesh whitish-yellow, blood-red at the pit, firm, juicy, aromatic; quality good; pit roundish-oval, clinging; ripens at the end of August.

=Leroy Winter.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 276. 1896.

A late, yellow variety from Missouri.

=Lewenau Lieblingspfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:207. 1858.

A seedling of Admirable, raised about 1851. Glands reniform; flowers large, white; fruit roundish, flattened, strongly sutured; skin greenish-yellow, heavily pubescent; flesh white, red at the stone, sprightly; stone free, sharply pointed; matures the middle of September.

=Lewis.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 279. 1882. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 33. 1899. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:52. 1910.

_Early Lewis._ =4.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 195. 1902-03.

Lewis is the only white-fleshed seedling which appeared from about one hundred Chili pits, planted by N. W. Lewis, Allegan County, Michigan. The variety was placed on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1899 where it still remains. Tree vigorous, bears early, productive, but subject to leaf-curl; glands reniform; flowers large; fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly flattened at the ends, a trifle irregular; suture shallow; skin smooth, thin, tough, creamy-white, splashed and mottled with crimson; flesh white, juicy, vinous; quality good; stone free, large; season immediately following Hale Early.

=Libra.= =1.= _Garden_ =64=:109. 1903. =2.= Bunyard _Cat. Fr.
Trees_ 36. 1913-14.

A seedling raised by R. D. Blackmore and introduced by Will Taylor, Hampton, England. The fruits are large, very juicy; ripen in July.

=Liefmanns.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 403. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Liermann Pfirsich.= =1.= Lauche _Ergänzungsband_ 711 fig.,
712. 1883.

Tree vigorous, productive; fruit very large, globular, surface irregular; suture deep, dividing the fruit unevenly; skin tender, yellowish-white, without a blush; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, aromatic; stone roundish, flattened at the base; ripens on a west wall toward the end of August.

=Lilard October.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889.

Listed as growing on the Station grounds.

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

Exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893 from Illinois.

=Limon.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 98. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Lina Hauser.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

_Lina Lackpfirsich._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:214,
215. 1858.

Glands reniform; flowers small, white; fruit large, roundish, halves unequal, greenish-yellow and dark red; flesh stained at the pit, aromatic; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

=Lincoln.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 194. 1849.

Lincoln originated in Lincoln, Massachusetts, about 1800. Tree hardy, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, roundish; suture prominent; skin rich yellow, with considerable dark purplish-red; flesh tinged at the stone, juicy, rich, sweet; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

=Lincoln Cling.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ =15=:491. 1860.

A spicy-flavored clingstone from a Dr. Hunter, Lincoln, North Carolina; fruit yellow, with a prominent, mamelon tip at the apex.

=Lindley I.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 49. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers pale red; fruit very large; matures in September.

=Lindley II.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 238, 239. 1911.

Lindley II was found in a block of Elbertas by J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina. Flesh yellow, firm, free; ripens with Hiley.

=Linzey White.= =1.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 246. 1893.

Grown by S. W. Gilbert of Iowa.

=Lipscomb.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:813. 1896.

Lipscomb is vigorous but not productive; glands reniform; fruit small, round; color yellow, with a red cheek; flavor subacid; stone semi-clinging; ripens the last of June in Texas.

=Lisle.= =1.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752. =2.= Prince _Pom.
Man._ =2=:21. 1832.

Fruit roundish, of medium size; skin violet where exposed; flesh melting, vinous, pale yellow except about the pit; clingstone; ripens early in September.

=Little Anne.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 167. 1871.

Little Anne, ripening ten days earlier than Hale Early, was discarded on account of the small size of the fruit and tenderness of the tree.

=Lizzie.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 114, 115, 116, Pl. X.
1913.

Lizzie originated with J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, from an Elberta seed probably fertilized with Bell October. Tree thrifty, productive; fruit globular to obovate, sides often unequal, medium to large; suture shallow except at the cavity; skin tough, rich yellow, striped with light red; flesh stained at the pit, firm, meaty, juicy, vinous; good to very good; stone broad, obovate, large, free; ripens two weeks after Elberta.

=Lock Cling.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 248. 1884. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:30. 1895.

_Lock Late._ =3.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit yellow, late, clingstone.

=Lockwood.= =1.= Ilgenfritz _Cat._ 24, fig. 1896.

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

=Lodge.= =1.= Harrison _Cat._ 17. 1904.

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

=Lone Ark.= =1.= _N. Mex. Sta. Bul._ =30=:243. 1899.

Listed in this reference.

=Lone Tree.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 420. 1898. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 38. 1909.

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

=Long Leaved.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Longhurst.= =1.= Green _Cat._ 18. 1893. =2.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._
=169=:218. 1899. =3.= _Can. Hort._ =29=:105. 1906. =4.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 38. 1909.

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

=Longworthy.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:813. 1896.

_Longworthy Late Rareripe._ =2.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 415.
1858.

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

=Lonoke.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:34. 1889. =2.= Munson
_Cat._ 6. 1893.

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

=Lord Fauconberg Mignonne.= =1.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._
261, 262. 1831.

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

=Lord Palmerston.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 225. 1866. =2.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 621. 1869. =3.= Lauche _Ergänzungsband_
715 fig., 716. 1883. =4.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 452. 1884.

_Palmerston._ =5.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:222. 1899.

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

=Lorentz.= =1.= Reid _Cat._ 33 fig. 1894. =2.= _Mich. Sta.
Bul._ =169=:204, 219. 1899. =3.= _Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt._
=7=:54. 1900. =4.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:350. 1903.
=5.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 38. 1909.

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

=Lottie.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:89. 1896.

Grown by the Florida Experiment Station.

=Loudon.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 60, 61. 1867.

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

=Louisiana.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 38. 1909.

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

=Love All.= =1.= Lovett _Cat._ 39. 1889.

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

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

Recommended for planting in Mississippi.

=Lovell.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 314. 1889. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 33. 1899. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:219. 1899.

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

=Lovell White Madison.= =1.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:14. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Lovett.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 38. 1909.

_Lovett White._ =2.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 314. 1889. =3.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:219. 1899.

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

=Lowes Favorite.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 105. 1903.

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

=Lowets White.= =1.= _Guide Prat._ 42. 1895.

Fruit large, white, sweet; very late.

=Lows Large Melting.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 98. 1831.

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

=Lucia.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 391. 1891.

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

=Luizet Dwarf.= =1.= _Am. Jour. Hort._ =6=:249. 1869.