Chapter VI: The Minor Varieties of Peaches (10)

=Sleeper Dwarf.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =29=:554. 1875. =2.=
_W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 115. 1880.

This dwarf peach originated with W. M. Sleeper, Oxford, Indiana. Tree dwarf and compact in habit of growth; fruit medium to large; skin greenish-white, tinged with crimson; flesh juicy, sweet, rich; season October.

=Slindon Park.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 941. 1865. =2.= _Ibid._
364. 1866.

A. Stewart, Slindon Park, England, raised this variety from a pit of Late Admirable. It is a large, late, freestone peach, having very good flavor.

=Sloan Carolina.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:35. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Slocum Early.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 295. 1854.

Glands globose; fruit large; color yellow, shaded with red; flesh yellow; ripens in August.

=Small White Magdalen.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:186. 1831.

_Small White._ =2.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 580. 1629.

Fruit small; skin white, dotted with red; flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet; season the middle of August.

=Smeigh.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 46. 1897.

Raised by Daniel Smeigh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fruit nearly large, roundish-conic; skin white, washed and mottled with red; flesh adherent, white, red at the pit, firm, compact, sweet, rich; season very late.

=Smith.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 5. 1915.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety originated in Lampasas County, Texas, more than forty years ago. It is said to be a regular and abundant bearer of deliciously sweet fruit.

=Smith Favorite.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 195. 1849. =2.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 633. 1857.

Raised by Calvin Smith, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a deep suture; skin yellow, nearly covered with deep, rich red; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, rich, delicious; freestone; season from the middle to the last of September.

=Smith Indian.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ =4.= 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this is a seedling which originated in Austin. It is a large, red-fleshed, juicy clingstone ripening the last of July.

=Smith Newington.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 101, Pl. 28 fig. 1.
1729. =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 498. 1845.

_Early Newington._ =3.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752.

_New York Early Newington._ =4.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 218.
1817.

_Weisser Härtling._ =5.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 72. 1822.

_Härtlings Magdalene._ =6.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:200.
1858.

_Pavie Blanc_ (_Gros_). =7.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:213 fig.,
214. 1879.

Smith Newington was never much grown in America but was at one time widely grown in England as an early clingstone. Flowers large; leaves serrate, without glands; fruit medium in size, oval; skin pale straw-color, with a lively red blush; flesh firm, juicy, pale yellow, stained red at the pit to which it adheres; of very good quality; ripens the last of August.

=Smithson.= =1.= _Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt._ 1st App. 37. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

=Smooth-Leaved Royal George.= =1.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._
271, 272. 1831. =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 224. 1832.

This peach seems to have originated with a Mr. Lee, Hammersmith, England. Glands globose. Fruit large, nearly round, yellowish-white, blushed with a beautiful, deep red on carmine; flesh yellowish-white, deep red next the pit, melting, juicy, sweet, with a high, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.

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

Listed in this reference.

=Smyrna.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

Mentioned as a good, yellow peach.

=Sneed.= =1.= _Gard. & For._ =6=:279. 1893. =2.= _U. S. D.
A. Pom. Rpt._ 44. 1895. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 22. 1897.
=4.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:226. 1899. =5.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._
=13=:107, 108. 1901. =6.= _Rev. Hort._ 350, 594, 595, Pl. 1904.

Sneed originated about 1885 in the yard of Judge John L. T. Sneed, Nashville, Tennessee, and is said to be a seedling of Family Favorite. According to the references the variety has been grown in the southwest under the names Peebles and Bowers. Sneed was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1897. Tree vigorous, moderately productive; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; color greenish-white, washed and mottled with bright red; flesh greenish-white, often stained with red under the skin, juicy, tender, melting, mild subacid, often slightly bitter; quality fair; stone small, clinging; season the middle to the last of July.

=Snow.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 224. 1832. =2.= Downing _Fr.
Trees Am._ 486, 487. 1845. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 78. 1862.
=4.= Thomas _Am. Fruit Cult._ 426. 1897.

_Neige._ =5.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 40, 221. 1876.

This unique peach is of American origin. The blossoms and the fruit are white, without a trace of color, and the flesh is white to the stone. Tree hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers small, white; fruit large, round, with a slight suture; skin thin, clear white; flesh white to the pit, juicy, melting, rich, sprightly, free; ripens the first of September.

=Snow Cling.= =1.= _Horticulturist_ =7=:177. 1857.

_Snow._ =2.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:817. 1896.

Fruit small, round, creamy-yellow, sweet, juicy, clingstone; glands small, globose; ripens early.

=Snow Favorite.= =1.= _Can. Hort._ =23=:381. 1900.

This peach originated in Syracuse, New York; it ripens with Early Crawford. Fruit of large size and high color; flavor excellent and quality good.

=Snow Orange.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 114, 115, 321.
1873. =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 30. 1875. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Sp.
Bul._ =44=:61, 62. 1910.

_Snow._ =4.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:226. 1899. =5.=
Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:356. 1903.

Snow Orange was introduced by L. P. Hall, Paw Paw, Michigan, more than fifty years ago and is supposed to be a seedling which originated upon the farm of a Mr. Snow of that place. Tree moderately vigorous and productive; glands obscurely reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, compressed; suture distinct; apex slightly pointed; color yellow, with a dull red cheek and slight mottlings of red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, sweet, sometimes with a slight bitter taste; quality good; pit free, large, plump; ripens the last of August.

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

Fruit roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, sweet, with a vinous flavor; ripens the last of August.

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

Listed in this reference.

=Soulard Cling.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 122. 1854.

Mentioned as a very good, native peach.

=Southern Early.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 314. 1889. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:226. 1899.

Originated in South Carolina. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the suture which is distinct; skin yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, moderately firm, with a pleasant, rich, sprightly flavor; quality good; stone free; season the last of August.

=Southwick.= =1.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 175. 1908.

_Southwick's Late._ =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 52. 1871. =3.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 1st App. 122. 1872.

Southwick is an accidental seedling found on the grounds of T. T. Southwick, Dansville, New York. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin yellowish-white, dotted and streaked with red; flesh white, separating freely from the stone, very juicy, melting, with a fine, delicate flavor; season the last of September.

=Souvenir de Gérard Galopin.= =1.= _Guide Prat._ 42. 1895.

Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit very large, with a purplish-black color; flesh juicy, good, yellow, red at the pit which is free; ripens the first of September.

=Souvenir de Java.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =20=:271. 1854. =2.= Mas
_Le Verger_ =7=:149, 150, fig. 73. 1866-73.

_Andenken an Java_. =3.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 387. 1889.

This variety was raised in the vicinity of Liége, Belgium, about 1849 by Madam Brahy. It was so called by a M. Papeleu because of courtesies shown him while in Java by Madam Brahy's father. Branches slender; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit above medium in size, globular, slightly depressed at the ends; cavity deep; skin thin, separating from the flesh, whitish-yellow, purple where exposed; flesh yellow, crimson at the pit, melting, vinous; stone small, oval, slightly obovate, free; ripens the last of August.

=Souvenir de Jean-Denis Couturier.= =1.= _Rev. Hort._ 108, 109.
1891.

This peach was grown about 1856 by Jean-Denis Couturier at Montreuil, Seine, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, with a fine red blush; flesh white, red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens the last of August.

=Souvenir de Jean Rey.= =1.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 63. 1867.

_Andenken an Jean Rey_. =2.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 387. 1889.

This is a variety raised by Jean Rey, a nurseryman, Toulouse, France. Leroy combines this variety with Schöne Toulouserin. Tree vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, rose-colored; fruit medium, globular; suture shallow; skin strongly pubescent, pale yellow, deep red where exposed; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, aromatic; stone russet, obtuse, free; ripens early in September.

=Spanish.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:32. 1832. =2.= Kenrick
_Am. Orch._ 183. 1835.

_Spanish Clingstone_. =3.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.

Fruit large, round; skin white, with a red blush; flesh adherent, very juicy, sweet, vinous, excellent; ripens early in October.

=Späte Mignot Pfirsich.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

_Tardive des Mignots_. =2.= Carrière _Var. Pêchers_ 60. 1867.

Fruit large, roundish, depressed at the base; skin white, washed with bright red; flesh free, white, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, pleasant-flavored; season early in September.

=Später Lackpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:216.
1858.

Fruit large, roundish, compressed at the ends; skin yellowish-white, with some red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, moderately firm; good; season late in October.

=Spath Seedling.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:68.
1900.

Said to be a tree of medium growth.

=Spence.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 10. 1909.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety originated in Austin. The fruit resembles that of Mamie Ross but is larger and has a better flavor. The flesh is inclined to be mealy; ripens the last of June in Texas.

=Spottswood.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:99. 1892. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =169=:226. 1899. =3.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:108.
1901.

This peach originated with the late Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, from a pit brought from Japan in 1860 by W. A. Spottswood, a Fleet Surgeon in the United States Navy. P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, introduced the variety about 1868. Fruit medium in size, roundish, inclining to oval; color creamy-white; flesh white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, mild, vinous; quality good; season early in September.

=Spring Grove.= =1.= _Pom. Mag._ =3=:97, Pl. 1830. =2.= Lindley
_Guide Orch. Gard._ 272. 1831. =3.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:17,
18. 1832. =4.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 232. 1866.

_Schnellwachsender Lieblingspfirsich_. =5.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:206. 1858.

This peach was raised by T. A. Knight, Downton Castle, Wiltshire, England, from a stone of Grosse Mignonne which had been fertilized by Red Nutmeg. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; fruit medium in size, round, with a shallow suture; color greenish-yellow, with a bright crimson blush; flesh greenish-yellow to the stone from which it separates, juicy, rich and pleasantly flavored; ripens the last of August.

=Squaw.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:817. 1896.

This is a small, inferior, yellow, freestone peach with small, reniform glands, ripening in Texas the last of July.

=Staley.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 318. 1889. =2.=
Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:356. 1903.

Staley originated as a sucker from a peach-root in Selma, Fresno County, California, and was introduced by F. M. Nevins of Selma. Fruit very large, elongated, somewhat flattened laterally; color creamy-white with touches of light red; flesh white, juicy, tender; quality very good; pit free; season late in California.

=Stanley.= =1.= Griffing Bros. _Cat._ 11 fig. 1900. =2.= _Fla.
Sta. Bul._ =73=:151. 1904.

Stanley is a seedling of Honey which originated in the nursery of Griffing Brothers, Macclenny, Florida. The variety is subject to brown-rot and is a poor shipper. Fruit roundish-oblong, medium to large; cavity deep, open; apex short, conical, nearly straight or a mere point; skin thick, greenish-white, washed with deep red on the sunny side; flesh white, rather soft, easily breaking down, sweet, insipid, with a tinge of bitter around the stone; quality no more than fair; stone clinging, oblong, plump; ripens the middle of June in Florida.

=Stanwick Early York.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =17=:365. 1875.

This is a productive variety but the fruit is small and not very attractive and drops badly in dry weather.

=Stark Early Elberta.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 46, 47. 1914.

_Goldfinch._ =2.= Barnes Bros. _Cat. 5._ 1913.

Stark Early Elberta was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri. The variety first fruited with Dr. Sumner Gleason of Kaysville, Utah. It is a seedling of Elberta and much like that variety but is said to ripen about a week earlier and to be handsomer and of better quality. On the grounds of this Station it seems to be identical with Elberta.

=Stark Heath.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 44. 1895. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:226. 1899. =3.= Stark Bros. _Yearbook_
71. 1910. =4.= _Ibid._ 52. 1916.

Stark Heath is said to be an improvement over Heath Cling. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly oval; apex prominent; suture distinct; color clear creamy-white, somewhat blushed; flesh creamy-white, juicy, tender, melting, with a vinous flavor; quality good; stone clinging; ripens a month after Elberta.

=Steadley. 1.= _Horticulturist_ =28=:25. 1873. =2.= _Mich.
Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 460. 1883. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:226.
1899. =4.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:356. 1903.

This variety is said to be a seedling of La Grange which it resembles. Leaves with reniform glands; fruit large, roundish, inclining to ovate, with a slight suture; skin creamy-white, washed with pink; flesh free, white, very juicy, tender, with a mild sprightliness; quality good; season from the middle to the last of September.

=Stearns. 1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:62. 1910.

This variety, which was introduced in 1906, originated with J. N. Stearns, South Haven, Michigan. The fruit is about the size of Elberta which it surpasses in quality and brilliancy of color. It is a perfect freestone, with yellow flesh and ripens just after Elberta.

=Steele. 1.= _Can. Hort._ =24=:418. 1901.

Originated with Dr. M. Steele, Tavistock, Perth County, Ontario. Tree productive; fruit large, with an attractive, creamy skin and red cheek; flesh white, tender, juicy; good; season the last of August.

=Stenson October. 1.= _La. Sta. Bul._ =81=:31. 1905.

Undesirable in Louisiana.

=Stephenson Cling. 1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 641, 642. 1857.
=2.= _Horticulturist_ N. S. =7=:178. 1857.

This peach is supposed to be a seedling of Blood Cling grown by Thomas Stephenson, Clark County, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a dark, dull, purplish-red blush; flesh white, with tinges of red and deep red at the stone, very tender, melting, juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens September first.

=Stetson. 1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:114. 1847. =2.= Hovey _Fr. Am._
=1=:53, Pl. 1851. =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 626. 1857.

This is an accidental seedling which sprang up in 1843 in the garden of N. Stetson, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Fruit large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin greenish-white, marbled and shaded with crimson; flesh white, pink at the stone, very melting, juicy, brisk, rich; stone free; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

=Stevens Late. 1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =104=:90. 1894. =2.=
_Ibid._ =169=:227. 1899.

_Late Rareripe Stevens_. =3.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1876.
=4.= _Ibid._ 15. 1878.

_Stevenson's Oct._ =5.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =11=:10. 1890.

Stevens Late originated in Delaware or New Jersey. Tree strong; fruit of medium size, roundish, with an indistinct suture; skin creamy-white, with a bright, mottled blush; flesh pale creamy-white, with a little red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; quality good; season early October.

=Stewart Nos. 1 and 2. 1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:290. 1897.

Listed in the reference; received at this Station from S. Richardson, Richardson, Utah.

=Stickler Cling. 1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 77. 1893.

Listed in this reference.

=Stiles.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893.

Stiles originated with Dr. E. P. Stiles, Austin, Texas, from a seed brought from Virginia and planted in 1866. Fruit of medium size, resembling Elberta in shape and color; flesh reddish-yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, free; quality good; ripens the last of June in Texas.

=Stilson.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 314. 1889.

Originated in California. Fruit very large, having a red cheek, with crimson stripes; flesh yellow, free; quality excellent; ripens after Late Crawford.

=Stinson.= =1.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =156=:135. 1911. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

_Stinson Late._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 157. 1881. =4.= _U.
S. D. A. Rpt._ 263. 1892.

_Stinson October._ =5.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =47=:11. 1893.

Fruit large, broadly oval; color creamy-white, shaded with dark purplish-red; flesh adherent, white, veined with red and red at the pit, mild subacid; quality good; season late.

=Stirling Castle.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 557. 1858. =2.= _Ibid._
734. 1860. =3.= _Mag. Hort._ =28=:365. 1862. =4.= Thomas _Guide
Prat._ 44. 1876.

Raised at Stirling Castle, England. Fruit large, roundish, with a well-colored, brownish-red surface; flesh red near the pit, vinous, aromatic; quality good; ripens early in September.

=Stone.= =1.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =5=:318. 1893.

Said to be a yellow-fleshed peach common in the south of Europe.

=Stonewall Jackson.= =1.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 21. 1877. =2.=
_Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:809. 1896. =3.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._
207. 1913.

_Stonewall._ =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 34. 1899. =5.= _Del.
Sta. Rpt._ =13=:108. 1901.

_General Jackson._ =6.= _S. C. Sta. Rpt._ =19=:16. 1906.

This peach may have originated in Texas as a seedling of Chinese Cling. Some authorities, however, say that it originated with Judge Campbell, Pensacola, Florida, from a peach-pit brought from Japan in 1860 by William A. Spottswood, a Fleet Surgeon in the United States Navy. It is supposed to have been introduced by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, about 1868. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate, inclined to conic; suture distinct; color creamy-yellow, with a faint crimson blush and many red dots; flesh white, red at the pit, firm, juicy, rich, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; stone large, clinging; season early.

=Storm No. 1.= =1.= _Flor. & Pom._ 84. 1880.

This is a seedling raised by James A. Storm of Missouri, and said to be a large, attractive, freestone peach, ripening just before Amsden.

=Stranahan.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul._ =44=:62. 1910.

_Stranahan's Late Orange._ =2.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 189.
1880.

Stranahan is a seedling raised in Michigan. Fruit very large, nearly round; color deep yellow, with a red cheek; flesh golden yellow, firm, free; quality good; season very late.

=Strawberry.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 200. 1841. =2.= Downing
_Fr. Trees Am._ 487. 1845. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 32. 1877.

_Rose._ =4.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 263. 1892.

Strawberry was introduced by Thomas Hancock, Burlington, New Jersey. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; skin nearly all marbled with dark red; flesh white, juicy, melting, rich, with a sprightly, vinous flavor; ripens early in August.

=Strong.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 44. 1895. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =169=:227. 1899.

Fruit medium to large, roundish; color creamy-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit from which it is free, tender, melting, moderately juicy, mild subacid, vinous; quality good; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

=Strout Early.= =1.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:357. 1903.

Originated in Indian Territory and resembles Alexander. Fruit medium in size, roundish, slightly compressed; flesh streaked with red, firm; of good quality; stone free; ripens early.

=Strunk.=

Trees of this peach were received at this Station for testing in 1913 from W. P. Strunk, Roodhouse, Illinois, who originated it from seed in 1904. According to a statement of the originator, the trees are productive and bear large, yellow, freestone fruit of good quality which ripens the last of August.

=Stuart.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1898.

Fruit medium in size; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh clinging; quality good; season the last of July.

=Studt.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 366. 1908.

This is a seedling with Persian blood which originated in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa.

=Sturtevant.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 290. 1852. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

Sturtevant was originated in 1826 by E. T. Sturtevant, Cleveland, Ohio. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog from 1862 until 1897. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed; skin very pubescent, rich yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, with veins of red running into the flesh; quality very good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

=Suber.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =62=:517, 518. 1902. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

Suber was originated by a colored man of that name at Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; color creamy-yellow, with a pinkish-red blush; flesh white, firm, meaty, sweet, vinous; quality good; clingstone; ripens early in Florida.

=Success.= =1.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ =1=:11. 1901. =2.=
Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:357. 1903. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 39. 1909.

Success probably originated in Texas. Fruit large, roundish, with a yellow surface; flesh firm, juicy, rich; good; pit free.

=Sulhamstead.= =1.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 252. 1831. =2.=
Hogg _Fruit Man._ 232. 1866. =3.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:89, 90,
fig. 43. 1866-73.

This variety originated about a century ago in the garden of a Mrs. Thoytes, of Sulhamstead House, near Reading, Berkshire, England. Leaves deeply serrate, glandless; fruit large, roundish; skin clear, pale yellow, marbled with dark red; flesh pale yellow, melting, juicy, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; pit free; ripens from the first to the middle of September.

=Sylphide.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:809. 1896. =2.= _Del.
Sta. Rpt._ =13=:109. 1901.

_Sylphide Cling._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 161. 1881.

Sylphide is a seedling of General Lee and originated in 1874 with Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, roundish-oblong, compressed, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, dotted with red; flesh adherent, white, red at the pit, juicy, mild subacid; ripens the last of August.

=Sumner Early.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 633, 634. 1869.

Fruit medium to large, with an attractive blush; flesh white, firm, free; ripens early.

=Sumner White Free.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 634. 1869.

Originated in South Carolina. Fruit large, nearly round, slightly depressed, with unequal sides; suture distinct; skin whitish-green, shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet; ripens the first of September.

=Sunrise.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1904.

Sunrise originated with Miller Brothers, Paw Paw, West Virginia, as a seedling of Heath Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; color creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh firm, very juicy, sweet; quality good; clingstone; ripens very late.

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

Listed in this reference.

=Superbe de Choisy.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889. =2.=
_Guide Prat._ 41. 1895.

Fruit very large; flesh juicy, sweet, agreeably aromatic, white, red at the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

=Superbe de Trévoux.= =1.= _Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 115 fig.
1906.

Fruit large, with a distinct suture which divides the fruit into two unequal faces; skin nearly covered with dark red; flesh juicy, sweet, pleasantly flavored; quality good; ripens the last of August.

=Superior Late.= =1.= _Country Gent._ =26=:256. 1865.

_Scattergood No. 1._ =2.= _Trans. Am. Inst._ 211. 1865.

This is a seedling raised about sixty years ago by H. V. Scattergood, Albany, New York. It is a large clingstone of good quality, ripening early in October.

=Surpasse Bon Ouvrier.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 3rd Ser. =1=:210.
1887.

Fruit large, round, furrowed on one side; color deep scarlet in the sun; flesh melting, sweet, yellowish-white, red at the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

=Surprise.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:33. 1832.

Tree productive; fruit very large, with a dingy-red or purplish surface; flesh deep yellow, with crimson veins running towards the center; quality very good; freestone.

=Surprise de Jodoigne.= =1.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =6=:91, 92, Pl.
1858.

Fruit medium in size, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellow, mottled and dotted with red; flesh juicy, sweet, yellow, red at the pit which is free; quality fair.

=Surprise de Pellaine.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 41. 1876.
=2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:281, 282 fig. 1879.

Introduced about 1864 by Henri Delloyer, a Belgian. Leaves glandless; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a well-marked suture; skin pale greenish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens the last of September.

=Sure Crop.= =1.= Lovett _Cat._ 24 fig. 1906.

Introduced by J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, New Jersey. Tree hardy, productive; fruit large, nearly round; skin white, with a bright carmine cheek; flesh very juicy, sweet, rich, sprightly; ripens early.

=Surties.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 1913.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this variety was originated by a Mr. Surties, Bexar County, Texas. The fruit resembles Honey but is less pointed; ripens the last of June in Texas.

=Susquehanna.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 184, 214. 1856.
=2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 633. 1857. =3.= Mas _Le Verger_
=7=:179, 180, fig. 88. 1866-73. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._
=6=:282, 283 fig. 1879.

_Griffith._ =5.= _Mag. Hort._ =24=:107. 1858.

Susquehanna was raised many years ago by a Mr. Griffith on the banks of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, but the exact place of origin has never been known. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves have large, reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round; skin rich yellow, with a beautiful red cheek; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

=Swainson Black.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.

This is a dark red, medium-sized peach, ripening the first of September.

=Swalsh.= =1.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 221, 222. 1817. =2.=
Elliott _Fr. Book_ 294. 1854.

_Swalze._ =3.= Langley _Pomona_ 105, Pl. 32 fig. 1. 1729.

_Double Swalsh._ =4.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 256. 1831.

This variety is said to have been brought into England by Lord Peterborough before 1729. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small, dark red; fruit medium in size, ovate, with a deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a bright, deep red blush; flesh white, pale red at the pit from which it separates, melting, juicy, pleasantly flavored; ripens the first of September.

=Swann Free.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Sweet.= =1.= _Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 167 fig. 1886-87.

Originated by M. E. Sweet, Kirtland, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color orange-yellow, mottled and striped with bright red; flesh light yellow, juicy, sweet; quality very good; season September.

=Sweet Water.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 16. 1820. =2.=
Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:24. 1832.

_Early Sweetwater._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:412. 1826.
=4.= Floy-Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._, 184. 1846.

According to Prince, Sweet Water originated in Flushing, New York, early in the Nineteenth Century. The peaches ripen a few days after Anne which Sweet Water resembles in shape of fruit and growth of tree. Leaves large, doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, nearly round; skin thin, white, with a small amount of color on the exposed side; flesh melting, white, juicy, sweet; stone small, round, nearly flat, free.

=Swick Wonder.= =1.= _Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 236. 1906.

Listed in this reference.

=Switzerland.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =10=:249. 1868. =2.= _Mich.
Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 378. 1895. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:227,
228. 1899.

This peach is supposed to have originated in Georgia. Tree productive, bearing leaves with globose glands; fruit medium to large, roundish, tapering slightly towards the apex, with a very shallow suture; color creamy-white, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit, tender, mild and vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

=Taber.= =1.= _Fla. Sta. Rpt._ =8=:86. 1896. =2.= _Fla. Sta.
Bul._ =73=:151, 152. 1904. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.
=4.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =156=:135. 1911.

Taber originated in 1892 with G. L. Taber, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, as a seedling of Honey. The American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list in 1909. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a long, recurved apex; skin white, well covered with red; flesh white, streaked with red, firm, juicy, rich, subacid; quality very good; clingstone; ripens the last of June in Florida.

=Tacker.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:109. 1901.

J. W. Tacker of Freestone County, Texas, grew this variety from an unknown peach-pit about 1845. It is said to reproduce itself closely from seed and is considered a valuable clingstone in Texas.

=Tallman Nos. 1, 2 and 3.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:31.
1895.

Listed in this reference.

=Tante Mélanie.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876.

Tree very prolific; glands reniform; flowers very small; fruit well-colored.

=Tarbell.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 194. 1849. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909. =3.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._ 208. 1913.

This variety was grown many years ago by C. H. Tarbell, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Fruit very large, roundish, flattened at the base, with a suture nearly around the fruit; skin rich yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, very juicy, rich, sweet; quality good; season the middle of September.

=Tardive d'Avignon.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive d'Auvergne.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:182. 1883.

_Belle tardive d'Auvergne._ =2.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 48. 1876.

Probably of Belgian origin. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish; of first quality; matures early in October.

=Tardive Béraud.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive Chevallier.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

=Tardive de Gros.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive des Lazaristes.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

=Tardive du Mont d'Or.= =1.= _Garden_ =52=:449. 1897. =2.=
_Rev. Hort._ 520, 521, Pl. 1897.

This peach seems to have been sent out about 1896 by Francisque Morel, a nurseryman at Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, shaded with deep red; flesh creamy-white, streaked with pink at the center, very juicy, sweet, aromatic; season the first of November in France.

=Tardive de Montauban.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876.

A large, yellow-fleshed peach ripening at the end of September.

=Tardive de Passebel.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Tasmanian Wonder.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

=Tausch.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 416. 1889.

_Tausch's Lieblingspfirsich._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:206, 207. 1858.

Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; skin yellowish-white, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the middle of September.

=Taylor.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= Waugh _Am.
Peach Orch._ 208. 1913.

Originated in the District of Columbia. Fruit large, round, with a yellow surface; clingstone; very good.

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

Said to be valuable in the South.

=Teindoux.= =1.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 229. 1817. =2.= Prince
_Pom. Man._ =2=:16, 17. 1832.

_Teindou._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:38, 39, Pl. 27.
1768. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:286, 287. 1879.

_Teint-Doux._ =5.= Christ _Wörterb._ 356. 1802.

_Sanftfarbige._ =6.= Christ _Handb._ 594. 1817.

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

Glands globose; fruit large, round, divided into two unequal sections by a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, mottled with red; flesh juicy, sweet, melting, with a delicate flavor, white, faintly streaked with red around the pit which is free; ripens the last of September.

=Teissier.= =1.= _Pom. France_ =6=:No. 16, Pl. 16. 1869. =2.=
_Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 117 fig. 1906.

_Pêche du Teissier._ =3.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =2=:32. 1862.

This variety was found on the grounds of a M. Teissier at Oullins, near Lyons, France, and was introduced to the trade about 1855. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to conic, with a well-marked suture; skin pale yellow, washed and mottled with deep red; flesh juicy, sweet, white, red at the pit which is free, vinous; quality very good; ripens the last of September.

=Temple Late.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 460. 1883.

_Temple White._ =2.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul._ =3=:33. 1902.

This is a medium-sized, oval, yellowish-red peach of good quality, ripening in September.

=Tennessee.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893.

This peach was raised about 1890 by Rev. J. G. Teter, Athens, Tennessee. Fruit large, round; skin heavily pubescent, creamy-white, with a trace of red; flesh creamy-white throughout, juicy, firm, meaty, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; ripens the last of October in Tennessee.

=Tennessee Everbearing.= =1.= Hood _Cat._ 28. 1909.

According to W. T. Hood and Company, Richmond, Virginia, this variety first fruited about 1888. It is a large, creamy-white clingstone with a deep blush and ripens its fruit continuously from August first to October first.

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

Listed in this reference.

=Teton de Venus.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:34, 35,
Pl. XXIII. 1768. =2.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 227, fig. 12.
1817. =3.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 273. 1831. =4.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 211. 1856. =5.= _Pom. France_ =6=:No. 30, Pl.
30. 1869. =6.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 45, 224. 1876. =7.= Leroy
_Dict. Pom._ =6=:288 fig., 289. 1879.

_Tuteon de Venice._ =8.= Langley _Pomona_ 101. 1729.

_Teton Venus._ =9.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752.

_Royal._ =10.= _Pom. Mag._ =2=:73, Pl. 1839.

_Venusbrust._ =11.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:209. 1858.

From all accounts this variety was known long before Merlet mentioned it in 1667 but its exact origin cannot be learned. According to Leroy it seems at one time to have been called Pêche du Chevalier but this name was permanently replaced by the present one about 1789--applied because of the unique shape of the fruit. In 1856 the American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list but dropped it in 1862. Tree of moderate vigor and productiveness; leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small, pale red; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oblong, with a deep suture on one side; apex terminated by a broad, prominent, obtuse nipple; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with deep red in the sun; flesh greenish-white, faintly tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, having an excellent flavor; stone large, oval, free; season the last of September.

=Texan.= =1.= _Tex. Nur. Cat._ 4. 1913.

Texan originated in the yard of the First National Bank at Whitesboro, Texas, and was introduced by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas. It is a large, white clingstone, with a blush, ripening with Elberta.

=Texas.= =1.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 159. 1889. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 34. 1899. =3.= Waugh _Am. Peach Orch._ 208. 1913.

_Texas King._ =4.= _Ohio Sta. Bul._ =170=:182. 1906.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the ends; color greenish-white, overspread with considerable crimson; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit and under the skin, firm, juicy, good; semi-clingstone; ripens about the middle of August.

=Thames Bank.= =1.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 233. 1866. =2.= _Gard.
Chron._ 1552. 1871.

This variety was raised by a Mr. Rust, who was a gardener for L. Sullivan, Broom House, Fulham, England. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin deep orange-yellow, streaked on one side with crimson; flesh yellow, tender, melting, juicy, highly flavored; season late.

=Thissell Free. 1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 313. 1889.

_Thissell White._ =2.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 315. 1895-97.

Originated with G. W. Thissell in California and is quite widely disseminated in that state. Fruit large, white, with a light red cheek; flesh white throughout, juicy, rich.

=Thomas Burns. 1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:236. 1878.

Introduced by Thomas F. Burns, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish, with a large suture; skin white, shaded and mottled with light red; flesh entirely white, juicy, melting, sweet, adherent; quality, very good; season very early.

=Thomas November. 1.= _Cultivator_ 3rd Ser. =4=:146. 1856. =2.=
Thomas _Guide Prat._ 51. 1876.

Glands reniform; flesh white, juicy, very firm, highly flavored; ripens the first of November.

=Thomas Rivers. 1.= _Garden_ =56=:34. 1899. =2.= Bunyard-Thomas
_Fr. Gard._ 114. 1904.

Originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Leaves glandless; fruit large, round, with a brilliant red blush; quality good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

=Thompson. 1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

A yellow freestone said to have originated in Florida.

=Thompson Orange. 1.= _Gard. Mon._ =20=:273. 1878. =2.= _Flor.
& Pom._ 84. 1880.

Said to have been raised at Wilson, North Carolina. It is a large, early, attractive, freestone peach with a good, subacid flavor.

=Tice. 1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 295. 1854.

_Tice's Late Red and Yellow._ =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 194.
1841.

Originated by James Tice, Middletown, New Jersey. Fruit large; color yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh free, yellow, juicy, sweet, delicious; ripens the last of September.

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

According to T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas, this variety originated with V. J. Tiebout, Ellis County, Texas. Fruit large; color rich orange-yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh firm but tender, free; quality good; ripens in Texas the last of August.

=Tillotson. 1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 279. 1854. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 34. 1883.

_Early Tillotson._ =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 475. 1845. =4.=
_Cultivator_ N. S. =6=:23, 86, 308. 1849. =5.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 78. 1862. =6.= Thomas _Am. Fruit Cult._ 315. 1867.

_Tillotson Précoce._ =7.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:165, 166, fig.
81. 1866-73. =8.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:290 fig. 1879.

According to Thomas, this peach originated many years ago in Cayuga County, New York. It seems to have been introduced by J. J. Thomas, Macedon, Wayne County, New York. The American Pomological Society added the variety to its fruit-list in 1862 as Early Tillotson but shortened the name to Tillotson in 1883. Tree hardy, moderately productive; leaves deeply serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, sides unequal, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-white, shaded with deep red: flesh white, red at the stone which is partially clinging, melting, juicy, with a rich, excellent flavor; season the middle of August.

=Tinley October.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 634. 1869.

Said to have originated at Macon, Georgia. Fruit medium in size, somewhat oblong; color white, with a light wash of red; flesh white, juicy, vinous, good; season the middle of October.

=Tippecanoe.= =1.= Hoffy _Orch. Comp._ =1=:Pl. 1841-42. =2.=
_Mag. Hort._ =8=:252. 1842. =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 499.
1845. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

_Pavie Tippécanoé._ =5.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:234 fig., 235.
1879.

Tippecanoe was raised from seed by George Thomas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was brought to notice in 1840. The variety received a place in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862. Leaves with reniform glands; fruit very large, nearly round, a little compressed on the sides; skin yellow, with a fine red blush; flesh yellow, adherent to the pit, firm, juicy, with a good, vinous flavor; ripens the last of September.

=Tirlemonter Magdalene.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:197, 198. 1858.

_Belle Tillemont._ =2.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 94. 1831.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; season the last of September.

=Titus.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 634. 1857. =2.=
_Horticulturist_ N. S. =7=:107 fig. 1857.

Originated with Mrs. Sarah Titus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, round; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet; quality good; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

=Toledo.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:31. 1895. =2.= _Ibid._
=169=:228. 1899.

_Early Toledo._ =3.= Storrs-Harrison _Cat._ 142. 1894.

_Toledo Prolific._ =4.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:68.
1900.

According to the catalog of the Storrs and Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, Toledo came from northeastern Ohio about 1890. Fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, washed, mottled and distinctly striped with red; flesh creamy-white, slightly colored at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, with a sweet, pleasant flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

=Tonbridge.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 104. 1831.

A hardy, yellow, dark red peach, ripening early in September.

=Tong Pa.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =31=:58. 1887. =2.= _Col. O.
Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 150. 1893.

Said to be a medium-sized peach of fair quality.

=Topaz.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farms Rpt._ 404. 1894. =2.= _Ariz.
Sta. Bul._ =34=:81. 1900.

Fruit of medium size; skin greenish-white, tinged with red; flesh not juicy but free and of good quality; ripens the last of November in Arizona.

=Toquin.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893. =2.= _Mich. Sta.
Bul._ =169=:228. 1899.

Said to have originated with H. E. Harrison, Toquin, Michigan. Fruit medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a dull red cheek; flesh free, yellow, melting, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; season the middle of September.

=Tornado.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:109. 1901.

This seedling of Elberta originated with W. S. White, Denison, Texas. The fruit resembles that of Elberta but is larger and of better quality; season early July.

=Toughina.= =1.= _Rural_ N. Y. =74=:1197. 1915.

Toughina was originated by J. W. Stubenrauch, Mexia, Texas, as a cross between Elberta and Bell October. The fruit is said to surpass that of its parents in quality and adaptability for distant shipping. Fruit very large, with a bright yellow skin, nearly covered with attractive red; flesh yellow, firm; quality very good; ripens immediately after Elberta.

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

This is a large, early peach originated by a Mrs. Towns, Garnett, Kansas.

=Townsend.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Mich.
Sta. Bul._ =169=:228. 1899. =3.= _Fla. Sta. Bul._ =73=:152.
1904.

Said to be a seedling from Honey. Fruit large, roundish, often flattened at the base, compressed; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh juicy, tender, mild, vinous, yellow, red at the pit which is free; quality good; season the last of September.

=Transparente Ronde.= =1.= Christ _Wörterb._ 357. 1802.

Said to be red on one side; with a firm, pleasing flesh.

=Triomphe de Saint-Laurent.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:291
fig., 292. 1879.

_Triomphe Saint-Laurent._ =2.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 40. 1876.

This peach was probably raised about 1860 by a M. Galopin in Liége, Belgium. Fruit large, roundish, with sides unequal; skin pale yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet; quality good; stone free; ripens the middle of August.

=Troy.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 210. 1676.

Troy is a large, early, red peach of good quality.

=Trueblood Late Free.= =1.= _Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 27. 1869.

Said to be a hardy variety of good quality.

=Tuckahoe.= =1.= _N. Mex. Sta. Bul._ =30=:235. 1899.

Said to ripen late in New Mexico.

=Tufts Early.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 190. 1849. =2.= Elliott
_Fr. Book_ 289. 1854.

Raised by E. Tufts, Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish; skin yellowish-white, with a red cheek; flesh free, white, red at the pit, very juicy, melting, with a sweet, delicious flavor; ripens the last of August.

=Tufts Rareripe.= =1.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_ 195. 1849.

This peach was originated by Bernard Tufts, Billerica, Massachusetts, and is said to come true from seed. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit medium in size, roundish; skin yellow, with a bright red blush; flesh yellow, melting, very sweet, free; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

=Turenne.= =1.= Noisette _Man. Comp. Jard._ =2=:479. 1860.

_Turenne Améliorée._ =2.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =5=:188. 1863.
=3.= Decaisne _Jard. Fruit._ =7=:Pl. 1872-75.

Turenne grew from seed many years ago near Lyons, Rhône, France. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat irregular; skin pale yellow, deeply mottled with crimson; flesh yellowish-white, deep red at the pit which is adherent, coarse, acid, bitter; ripens in September.

=Tuskena.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 75. 1873. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 34. 1899. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:228. 1899.

_Tuskena Cling._ =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 28. 1873.

_Tuscan Cling._ =5.= _Okla. Sta. Bul._ =2=:15. 1892.

_Yellow Tuscany._ =6.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:360.
1903.

Tuskena originated in Mississippi. It received a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1873 but was dropped in 1897, only to be replaced in 1899. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh adherent, yellow, red at the pit, firm, vinous, rich; quality good; season the last of September.

=Twenty-Ounce Cling.= =1.= _Oregon Nur. Cat._ 36. 1913.

According to the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, Oregon, this is a large, early peach desirable for canning.

=Twyford.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 104. 1831.

Twyford is probably a seedling of Noblesse. Fruit large, pale green, with a red blush; flesh tender and of good quality; season the first of September.

=Tyehurst.= =1.= _Can. Hort._ =14=:317. 1891. =2.= _Ont. Fr.
Exp. Sta. Rpt._ =2=:58. 1895.

Tyehurst is a chance seedling which originated about thirty years ago with E. Tyehurst, Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Fruit medium in size, round; skin light yellow, with only a faint carmine blush; flesh yellow, slightly stained at the pit, sweet, firm, free; quality fair; ripens the middle of September.

=Ulatis.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Tex. Sta.
Bul._ =39=:815. 1896. =3.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 310. 188g.

Ulatis originated near Vacaville, California, and is supposed to be a seedling of Alexander. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color creamy-white, with a red blush; flesh white, with a good flavor; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

=Unique.= =1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:161, 162, fig. 79. 1866-73.
=2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:293, 294 fig. 1879.

_New Cut-leaved._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 100. 1831.

_New Serrated._ =4.= _Ibid._ 101. 1831.

_Emperor of Russia._ =5.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 477. 1845.
=6.= Floy-Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 184, 185. 1846.

_De Smyrne._ =7.= _Mag. Hort._ =20=:271. 1854.

_Schöne Jersey Pfirsich._ =8.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 414. 1889.

_Emperor._ =9.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 37. 1909.

Unique was raised more than a century ago by Michael Floy, New York City, from a pit of a curious peach-tree with serrate leaves which he had discovered about 1809 in New Jersey. In England the variety was introduced about 1819 as Emperor of Russia. Tree of moderate vigor, bearing narrow, glandless leaves which are very deeply and doubly serrated; fruit large, roundish, broad, one side much longer than the other; skin dull yellowish-white, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, firm, juicy, rich and aromatic; stone free; season the last of August.

=Unnamed Chinese.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 291. 1893.

Professor C. S. Sargent grew this variety at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, from seed received in 1868 from Dr. Bretschneider, who found it as a cultivated variety in the mountains north of Pekin, China. Its chief importance is as a parent type in the production of new, hardy varieties. Fruit medium in size, roundish to oblong-conic, sides somewhat unequal, compressed; color greenish-white, with a faint, dotted blush; flesh greenish-white, slightly tinged with red at the free pit, firm, juicy, fibrous, subacid to sweet; quality good; season early September in Massachusetts.

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

_Unvergleichlich Schöne._ =2.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 70. 1822.

Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh white, tender, sweet, vinous; season the first of September.

=Utah Cling.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 6. 1897-98.

Introduced in 1893 by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas. It is a large, prolific, yellow peach with a red cheek.

=Utah Free.= =1.= Munson _Cat._ 6. 1897-98.

Also introduced by T. V. Munson and Son. A large, prolific, valuable, rich yellow peach.

=Vagaloggia Cotogna.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =25=:88. 1859.

This is an attractive, Italian peach of excellent quality.

=Vainqueur.= =1.= Baltet _Cult. Fr._ 238. 1908. =2.= _U. S. D.
A. Plant Immigrants_ =117=:958. 1916.

This is an early variety of the type of Alexander, valuable chiefly for breeding.

=Valdy.= =1.= Thomas _Guide Prat._ 53. 1876. =2.= Leroy _Dict.
Pom._ =6=:295 fig., 296. 1879.

Valdy was originated more than fifty years ago by a M. Valdy, Croix-Blanche, Lot-et-Garonne, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed with a dark carmine blush; flesh yellow, red at the center, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; pit free; ripens the middle of August.

=Van Buren Golden Dwarf.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =3=:53. 1861. =2.=
_Cult. & Count. Gent._ =28=:238. 1866. =3.= _Am. Jour. Hort._
=2=:171, 172 fig. 1867.

This sort is supposed by the originator, J. Van Buren of Georgia, to be an accidental cross between Italian Dwarf and Van Zandt, originating about 1857. The tree resembles a currant bush; has numerous buds; its fruits attain average size but vary in shape. Fruit large, oblong, sometimes round, pointed at the apex; skin golden yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh firm, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens from the middle of September until October.

=Van Deman.= =1.= _Green Nur. Cat._ 23 fig. 1916.

According to Green's Nursery Company, Rochester, New York, this peach originated near the summer home of the late Professor H. E. Van Deman, Beulah, Michigan. Fruit large, with a distinct suture; color clear yellow, with considerable red; flesh yellow, sweet, good; stone free; ripens early.

=Van Deman Early.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 110, 111.
1880.

Said to have originated with H. E. Van Deman, Geneva, Kansas. The tree fruited first in 1878. Fruit large; color white, covered with bright purple and crimson; flesh slightly adherent, white, good.

=Van Zandt. 1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:296 fig., 297. 1879.

_Van Zandt's Superb._ =2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:15. 1832.
=3.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 487. 1845.

Van Zandt originated about 1825 with R. B. Van Zandt, Flushing, New York. Leaves with globose glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a small suture; skin yellowish-white, mottled with dark red; flesh white, tinted with red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic; quality good; stone free; ripens the first of September.

=Vandermark. 1.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 196. 1847. =2.= Elliott
_Fr. Book_ 295. 1854.

Said to be a seedling of Lemon Cling. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, acid, adherent to the pit; season September.

=Vanderveer Optimum. 1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:12. 1832.

This peach is a seedling of Old Newington and was named after a Dr. Vanderveer, of Long Island, New York. Fruit large, pale yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh sweet, juicy, with a delicate flavor; clingstone; season the last of September.

=Vanguard. 1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820. =2.= Lindley
_Guide Orch. Gard._ 253. 1831. =3.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 233. 1866.

Probably Vanguard is but a variation of Noblesse, being included with it by some writers. The only distinction between the two is in habit of growth, Vanguard being more robust and hardy.

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

A late variety resembling Krummel.

=Variegated Free I. 1.= _Horticulturist_ =18=:276, 277 figs.
1863.

This variety originated many years ago with Isaac Pullen, Hightstown, New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, with a well-marked apex; skin yellow, striped and marbled with deep red; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, sweet; quality very good; ripens early in September.

=Variegated Free II. 1.= Black _Cult. Peach & Pear_ 113. 1886.

This peach is said to be a seedling of Variegated Free I and was introduced by H. R. Walker, Middletown, Delaware. It is a desirable white peach, with streaks and stripes of red.

=Veritable Chancelliere. 1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:23,
24. 1768.

_Kanzlerpfirsiche._ =2.= Christ _Handb._ 593. 1817.

_Schöne Kanzlerin._ =3.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde._ =3=:198.
1858.

This variety differs from Chancellor in having large flowers and globose glands.

=Verona. 1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

Listed as a good, red peach.

=Verte de Beaulieu. 1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:151, 152, fig. 12.
1883.

This variety was introduced and possibly originated by a M. Dumas near Lectoure, Gers, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-white, shaded with red; flesh white, juicy, sweet, aromatic; quality good; season the middle of September.

=Very Large Seedling Peach. 1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 112.
1880.

This variety is said to have been raised in New York City and to have ripened too late to be of value in the north.

=Vessier.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =27=:545. 1861.

Vessier is a late, French peach, with rich, melting flesh.

=Victor.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:110. 1901. =2.= _W. N. Y.
Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 11. 1907. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

_Early Victor._ =4.= _Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt._ 12, 13. 1905-06.

Victor is a variety of unknown parentage which originated with John B. Bass, Bass, Texas. Fruit medium in size, roundish; color creamy-white with a red blush; flesh creamy-white, melting, juicy, subacid, with an almond flavor; quality good; stone semi-clinging; season early.

=Victoria.= =1.= _Ariz. Sta. Bul._ =15=:62, 67. 1895. =2.=
_Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat._ 14. 1900.

Victoria is of American origin and belongs to the Spanish type. Fruit large, nearly round; skin yellow; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, free; ripens in Florida early in August.

=Vilmorin.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:68. 1900.
=2.= _Cat. Cong. Pom. France_ 119 fig. 1906.

Vilmorin was obtained by Alexis Lepère, Montreuil, France. Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the base; skin pale yellow, washed with bright red; flesh free, white, tinged with dark red at the pit, juicy, with a pleasant, sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

=Vineuse de Fromentin.= =1.= Christ _Wörterb._ 351. 1802. =2.=
Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 212. 1832.

_Weinhafte Fromentinerpfirsche._ =3.= Christ _Handb._ 594. 1817.

_Fromentiner Lieblingspfirsich._ =4.= Dochnahl _Führ.
Obstkunde_ =3=:202. 1858.

The fruit of this variety is similar to that of Grosse Mignonne with which it is often confused. Glands round; flowers large; fruit roundish, somewhat compressed at the ends; skin nearly covered with dark red; flesh white except at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone small, free.

=Vineuse Hâtive.= =1.= Poiteau _Pom. Franc._ =1=:No. 17, Pl.
1846. =2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:300, 301 fig., 302. 1879.