Chapter VI: The Minor Varieties of Peaches (11)

Although Poiteau and Leroy differ somewhat as to the origin of this peach, there is probably no doubt but that it was found near Paris, France, more than two centuries ago. Fruit medium in size, roundish, compressed at the ends; skin greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red under the skin and at the stone, juicy, vinous, sweet; stone free; ripens the last of August.

=Vinous Purple.= =1.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:190. 1831.

This variety resembles Grosse Mignonne but is distinct. Fruit large, divided on one side into two sections by a deep groove; skin fawn-colored, covered with very dark red; flesh white, red under the skin and around the pit, juicy, vinous, with a slightly acid flavor; stone free.

=Violet Hâtive.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 104, Pl. 30 fig. 6.
1729. =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 637. 1869.

_Grosse Violette Hâtive._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._
=2=:27, Pl. XVI fig. 1. 1768.

_Violette Hâtive._ =4.= Brookshaw _Hort. Reposit._ =1=:33, Pl.
17 fig. 2. 1823. =5.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 233, 234. 1866.

This is undoubtedly a French variety and may be a seedling of Galande. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, mottled with red over most of the surface; flesh white, juicy, sweet, vinous; season early September.

=Violet Muscat.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

This variety is listed as a fine, violet-colored peach of good quality.

=Violet Musk.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

This is a red peach with yellow flesh.

=Violette de Montpellier.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:183. 1883.

The tree of this variety is described as being moderately vigorous and bearing dense foliage which has reniform glands.

=Violetter Aprikosenpfirsich.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:218. 1858.

Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong; color yellow, with a violet-red blush; flesh juicy, tender, with a slightly acid flavor; ripens in August.

=Voorheis No. 1.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:35. 1889. =2.=
_Ibid._ =39=:815. 1896.

Tree vigorous, unproductive; fruit of medium size, ovate, with a pointed apex; color yellow, with a red cheek; quality good; season the last of June in Texas.

=Voorheis Silver.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =8=:35. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Wake Forest.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:108. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

=Walburton.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289. 1854. =2.=
Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

_Walburton Admirable._ =3.= _Gard. Chron._ 702. 1841. =4.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 627. 1857. =5.= Mas _Le Verger_
=7=:225, 226, fig. 111. 1866-73. =6.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 463.
1884.

Walburton is a late peach raised more than seventy-five years ago by Andrew Morton, Walburton, Sussex, England. The variety is supposed to be a seedling of Noblesse which it resembles in many respects. Tree hardy, productive; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-white, mottled, with a dark red blush; flesh white, stained at the pit, juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet flavor; ripens the last of September.

=Waldo.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 46. 1891. =2.= _Fla. Sta.
Bul._ =62=:518, 519. 1902. =3.= _Ala. Sta. Bul._ =156=:135.
1911. =4.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

Waldo was raised from a seed of Peento about 1886 by T. K. Godbey, Waldo, Florida; it first fruited in 1888. Tree moderately large and productive in the South; glands reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a shallow suture; apex blunt, often with a recurved tip; skin yellow, washed with a delicate red blush; flesh yellowish-white, slightly pink near the pit, juicy, with a sweet, delicious flavor; freestone; ripens the first of June in the South.

=Walker.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:228, 229. 1899. =2.=
Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

_Walker's Variegated Free._ =3.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 213.
1881. =4.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 177. 1908.

Said to have originated in Delaware. Glands globose; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish-oval, with a slight suture; color creamy-white, with a bright red cheek; flesh creamy-white, with red at the pit, tender, juicy, vinous, sprightly; quality good; pit free; season the last of September.

=Walker Early.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 500. 1871.

A productive, market sort ripening in August. Glands globose; fruit small, roundish; color white, with a red blush; quality good.

=Wallace.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:242. 1898.

Tree moderately vigorous; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, tough, rich, vinous, adherent; quality good; ripens the middle of August in Georgia.

=Waller.= =1.= Berckmans _Cat._ 13. 1916-17.

According to the P. J. Berckmans Company, Augusta, Georgia, this peach was originated by Waller Brothers near Sparta, Georgia. Tree productive, bears annually; fruit of the Crawford type, large; skin yellow but nearly covered with red; flesh stringy; of good quality.

=Wallis Best.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this peach originated as a seedling of Elberta on the grounds of Henry Wallis, St. Louis County, Missouri. It is said to resemble its parent in habit of growth, vigor and productiveness but is hardier and of higher quality.

=Wallis Heath Free.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

This variety originated with Henry Wallis, St. Louis County, Missouri, according to Stark Brothers of Louisiana, Missouri. Tree hardy, vigorous, very productive; fruit very large; flesh creamy yellow and of fine quality.

=Walter Early.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 183, 184. 1841. =2.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 488. 1845. =3.= Cole _Am. Fr. Book_
191. 1849.

Walter Early originated in New Jersey. Tree productive; leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh white, tinged red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, pleasant; ripens the last of August.

=Ward Late.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:305 fig., 306. 1879.
=2.= Fulton _Peach Cult._ 191, 192. 1908.

_Ward's Late Free._ =3.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 201. 1841. =4.=
_Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

_Ward's Freestone._ =5.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 280. 1854.

_Tardive de Ward._ =6.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:203, 204, fig. 100.
1866-73.

According to Leroy, Doctor A. Ward, Athens, Georgia, originated this variety. There is no statement as to the date of origin. The American Pomological Society listed this peach in its fruit-catalog in 1862 where it has since remained. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose or reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval, with a moderately deep suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with an attractive, crimson blush; flesh nearly white, occasionally tinged with red at the pit, free, rich, juicy, melting, with a vinous flavor; ripens the last of September.

=Ware.= =1.= _U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt._ 372. 1856. =2.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 80. 1862.

Ware was placed in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 without a description but was dropped in 1869.

=Wark.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =205=:31. 1903. =2.= _Mich. Sta.
Sp. Bul._ =44=:63. 1910.

Wark originated as a sprout from the roots of an old peach-tree in the orchard of James Wark near Douglas, Michigan. It resembles Triumph but is larger and freer from leaf-curl and brown-rot. It ripens later than Triumph.

=Washington.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ =6=:409. 1826. =2.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 488. 1845. =3.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289.
1854. =4.= Mas _Le Verger_ =7=:177, 178, fig. 87. 1866-73. =5.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:229. 1899.

_Washington Red Freestone._ =6.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 179. 1835.

_Washington Rareripe._ =7.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 234. 1866.

Washington originated in America and was named and introduced by Michael Floy of New York City. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish, broad, with a deep suture extending nearly around the fruit; skin yellowish-white, with a deep crimson cheek; flesh pale yellowish-white, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet, rich; stone usually free; season the middle of September.

=Washington Clingstone.= =1.= Prince _Cat. Fr. Trees_ 24. 1823.
=2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 232. 1832. =3.= Downing _Fr. Trees
Am._ 499. 1845. =4.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289. 1854.

Said to be of American origin. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin yellowish-green, with a slight red blush; flesh very juicy, tender, melting, with a sweet, luscious flavor; ripens the last of September.

=Watkin Cling.= =1.= _Cultivator_ 3rd Ser. =4=:146. 1856.

This variety originated in the South as a seedling of Heath Cling which it resembles except in later ripening.

=Watkin Early.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Weaver.= =1.= Ramsey _Cat._ 4. 1912.

According to P. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach originated from seed grown by D. W. Weaver of Austin. Fruit large; color yellow, overspread with red; flesh very yellow and very firm, adherent; quality good; ripens the first of September in Texas.

=Weber Golden Free.= =1.= Weber _Cat._ 17. 1906.

According to H. J. Weber and Sons Nursery Company, St. Louis, Missouri, the fruit of this variety is medium in size, golden yellow, with a bright red cheek, sweet and good in quality.

=Weber Prize.= =1.= _The Dalles Nur. Cat._ 17, fig. 1910.

According to R. H. Weber, proprietor of The Dalles Nurseries, The Dalles, Oregon, this variety originated in The Dalles. Fruit very large; color rich golden-yellow, considerably overspread with deep carmine and crimson; flesh yellow, firm, rich, delicious; pit very free; ripens the last of September.

=Weed.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt._ 44. 1895.

Weed originated on the farm of George Weed, Douglas, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, roundish; color yellow, with a purplish-red cheek; flesh free, yellow, deep red at the pit, soft, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; ripens the first of September.

=Weeping.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 229. 1832. =2.= Elliott
_Fr. Book_ 296. 1854.

_Reid's Weeping._ =3.= _Horticulturist_ =29=:165, 166. 1874.

_Reid._ =4.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:224. 1899.

This variety originated many years ago on the grounds of William Reid, Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Tree vigorous, spreading, with graceful, drooping branches; fruit large, roundish-ovate; skin yellow, with a bright red cheek; flesh yellow, stained with red at the pit, very juicy, tender, vinous; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

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

Fruit medium in size, yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, tender, sweet; season very late.

=Weisse Charlotte.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =3=:207.
1858.

Fruit large, round; skin yellowish-white, partly washed with red; flesh yellowish-white, often with tinges of red, sweet but with a slight astringent flavor; season the middle of October.

=Welch.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 272, 273, Pl. 35. 1903.

Welch was introduced by Charles B. Welch, Douglas, Michigan, having been raised as a seedling of Chili about 1880. The variety resembles its parent but is considered hardier, less subject to leaf-curl and brown-rot, better in quality and ripens its fruit later.

=Weld Freestone.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 179. 1835. =2.=
Elliott _Fr. Book_ 289. 1854.

Said to have been raised by Eben Weld, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin greenish-white, with a red blush; flesh rich, sweet, vinous, with a delicious flavor; ripens the last of September.

=Wellington.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 105. 1831. =2.=
_Can. Hort._ =24=:480. 1901.

This old sort has long been growing in Toronto, Canada, but only recently came before the public. The fruit is a large freestone, with yellow flesh and the tree shows distinct hardiness and vigor.

=West.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:242. 1898.

This is a low, spreading variety with reniform glands.

=Western Newington.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.

Listed in this reference as a clingstone.

=Whaley Favorite.= =1.= _Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt._ =28=:87.
1896.

This is a seedling peach raised by Mark Whaley, Olinda, Ontario, Canada. The fruit is a yellow freestone of fair size and ripens two weeks ahead of Early Crawford.

=Wheatstone.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =3=:22. 1884.

Listed as growing upon the Station grounds in 1884.

=Wheatley.= =1.= _Miss. Sta. Bul._ =93=:14. 1905.

Listed in this reference.

=Wheeler Early.= =1.= _Country Gent._ =23=:158. 1864. =2.= _Am.
Pom. Soc. Cat._ 30. 1875. =3.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 416.
1888.

Wheeler Early was listed by the American Pomological Society from 1875 until 1897. Glands globose; fruit small, roundish; skin white, blushed with red; flesh melting, not very high in quality; freestone; ripens early.

=Wheeler Late.= =1.= _Can. Exp. Farm Bul._ 2nd Ser. =3=:68.
1900.

This is a strong-growing variety which does not ripen its fruit in Canada.

=Wheeler Late Yellow.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Listed as growing in Delaware.

=White Ball.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:114. 1847. =2.= Downing
_Fr. Trees Am._ 636. 1869.

Said to have originated in Massachusetts. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly depressed; skin greenish-white, shaded and marbled with red; flesh free, white, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens early in September.

=White Blossom.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820.

_White Blossomed Incomparable._ =2.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._
97. 1831. =3.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:19. 1832.

_Pêcher à Fleurs et à Fruits Blancs._ =4.= Mas _Le Verger_
=7=:13, 14, fig. 5. 1866-73.

This singular variety has white blossoms and pale, straw-colored bark. It was found in a hedge in Kings County, New York. The fruit resembles the Snow peach but is inferior in size, flavor and appearance. Leaves light green, with reniform glands; fruit large, oval; flesh white to the stone, melting, juicy; ripens late in August.

=White Cling.= =1.= _Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 25. 1876.

This peach is a white-fleshed clingstone ripening in July.

=White Double Crop.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Mentioned in this reference.

=White Globe.= =1.= _Cultivator_ =4=:146. 1856.

This is a very juicy, clingstone peach, having a delicious, aromatic flavor and ripening early in September.

=White Imperial.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 488, 489. 1845.
=2.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 279, 280. 1854. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Cat._ 80. 1862.

This old sort originated with David Thomas, Cayuga County, New York, and is believed to be a seedling of Noblesse. It was introduced by J. J. Thomas, a son of the originator, Macedon, New York. Growers and pomologists have confused White Imperial with the Imperial of southern origin. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit large, roundish, broad, depressed at the apex; suture moderately deep; skin yellowish-white, tinged with light purplish-red in the sun; flesh nearly white, melting, juicy, of delicate texture, sweet; quality very good; freestone; ripens the last of August.

=White July.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Ala.
Bd. Agr. Rpt._ =36=:106. 1908.

This is a superior clingstone peach which ripens early in Alabama.

=White June.= =1.= _Green River Nur. Cat._ 15. 1899.

According to the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, this variety originated with W. W. Ware, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is a white peach of good quality, ripening with Alexander.

=White Magdalen.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 101, Pl. 27 fig. 6.
1729. =2.= Christ _Handb._ 598. 1817. =3.= Lindley _Guide Orch.
Gard._ 253. 1831.

_Magdalen._ =4.= Rea _Flora_ 210. 1676.

_Madeleine Blanche._ =5.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:11, 12,
13, Pl. VI. 1768. =6.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:147, 148 fig.,
149, 150. 1879.

_Madeleine Blanche précoce._ =7.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =12=:186.
1883.

White Magdalen is an old French sort, having been mentioned as early as 1628 by Lectier. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale red; fruit below medium in size, somewhat globular, halves unequal; deeply sutured; skin yellowish-white, marbled with deep red; flesh melting, stained near the pit, juicy but not high in flavor; stone free, small, obtuse; ripens the middle of August.

=White Monsieur.= =1.= Rea _Flora_ 211. 1676.

Said to be a fine, early peach.

=White Nectarine.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =13=:111. 1901.

This is an old English variety belonging to the Chinese Cling group of peaches. Fruit nearly large, roundish; color greenish-white, washed and striped with crimson; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a mild subacid, vinous flavor; pit free; season late.

=White Nutmeg.= =1.= Langley _Pomona_ 100, Pl. 27 fig. 1. 1729.
=2.= Miller _Gard. Dict._ 1752.

_Avant-pêche blanche._ =3.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:5, 6,
Pl. II. 1768. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:45, 46 fig., 47, 48.
1879.

_Weisse Frühpfirsche._ =5.= Christ _Handb._ 598. 1817.

_Kleiner weisser Frühpfirsche._ =6.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 68.
1822. =7.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_. =3=:196. 1858. =8.=
Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 402. 1889.

_Frühe Montagne?_ =9.= Liegel _Anweisung_ 68. 1822.

_Earliest White Nutmeg._ =10.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:173. 1831.

This is an old French sort spoken of in 1589. Leaves small, doubly serrate, without glands; flowers large, pale; fruit very small, oval, distinctly sutured; apex with an acute nipple; skin white, with a pale tinge; flesh white to the stone, juicy, musky; freestone; quality fair; stone small, oval; ripens the middle of July.

=White Pace.= =1.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 637. 1869.

This is a Southern variety, having Persian blood but with a comparatively white skin. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sweet, free; season August.

=White Winter.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 17. 1820. =2.=
Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:32. 1832.

This is an oval-shaped peach with white skin and flesh which ripens in October and is chiefly valued for preserves.

=Whitehead Red Heath.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 197. 1841.

This variety, which was sent out about 1840 by Richard Reynolds, Smithfield, Virginia, is said to be superior to Heath Cling with which it ripens. Fruit very large, with a deep red color.

=Whitlow Choice.= =1.= _Green River Nur. Cat._ 16. 1899.

This variety was found by the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky, on the farm of W. H. Whitlow near Casky, Kentucky. It is a freestone of good quality, resembling Yellow Rareripe and ripening the last of July.

=Wiard.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 117. 1900.

Wiard originated about twenty years ago on the grounds of Harry Wiard, Syracuse, New York. Fruit large, with golden-yellow skin, nearly covered with bright crimson; flesh yellow, very juicy; of good quality; freestone; season the middle of September.

=Wiggins.= =1.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._ =42=:242. 1898. =2.= _Del. Sta.
Rpt._ =13=:111, 112. 1901.

Said to have originated in Texas. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oblong, slightly compressed; skin creamy-yellow, with a red blush; flesh greenish-white, juicy, tender, sweet; quality excellent; stone free; ripens early in July in Texas.

=Wilbur.= =1.= Leonard Coates _Cat._ 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill, California, this is a very large, attractive, yellow, freestone peach ripening in September.

=Wilder.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =17=:270. 1875. =2.= _Ibid._
=18=:82. 1876.

Wilder probably originated with H. M. Engle, Marietta, Pennsylvania. It is said to be a promising variety.

=Wilkins.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._ 382. 1891.

_Wilkins Cling._ =2.= Kan. Hort. Soc. _Peach, The_ 148. 1899.

Wilkins is said to have originated with Colonel Wilkins of Maryland as a seedling of Heath Cling and is thought to be identical with that variety except in being larger and having clearer and more creamy color.

=Willard.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 115. 1900.

This variety originated with S. D. Willard, Geneva, New York, and is a peach of good quality, ripening after Early Crawford.

=Willett.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =118=:32. 1895. =2.= _Ibid._
=169=:229. 1899. =3.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 476, 477, Pl. LXI.
1902.

Cornelius O'Bryan of New York City is said to have originated this peach more than fifty years ago from a stone brought from South America. In 1874 Mr. O'Bryan's property came into the possession of Wallace P. Willett, who was so impressed with the new seedling that the following year he induced C. L. Van Dusen, Geneva, New York, to propagate it. Fruit large, roundish-ovate, compressed; skin deep yellow, blushed and often striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, fairly tender, with a vinous flavor; stone free; quality good; ripens the last of September.

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

Williams was discovered about 1875 by Lewis Williams, Hillsboro, Maryland. The fruit is said to be earlier and better than that of Alexander.

=Williams Catherine.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 95. 1831.

Very much like Catharine. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, pale green, blushed; of first quality; stone clings; matures late in September.

=Williams Cling.= =1.= L. R. Johnson _Cat._ 6. 1894.

L. R. Johnson, Coshocton, Ohio, says that this peach was grown from a seed of Bealmear Cling by J. F. Williams. It closely resembles its parent.

=Williams Early Purple.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 105. 1831.

This is said to be a good, pale green peach, blushed with dull red and ripening early in August.

=Williamson.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 44._ 1895. =2.=
_Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:229. 1899.

_Williamson Choice._ =3.= _Col., O., Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 32. 1892.

Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed and striped with crimson; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a mild, vinous flavor; freestone; ripens the last of September.

=Williamson Cling.= =1.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 186. 1835.

Fruit large, oblong, with a pointed apex; skin white, with a red blush; flesh white, very juicy, with a good flavor; season the middle of October.

=Willow-Leaf.= _1._ _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =31=:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

=Willson.= =1.= _Gard. Mon._ =24=:307. 1882.

This variety originated about 1878 with Pierpont Willson, Vineland, New Jersey. Fruit large, roundish, inclined to oblong; color yellowish-white, with a slight blush; flesh yellowish-white, dark red at the pit, very juicy, of excellent flavor; freestone; season the first of September.

=Wilson.= =1.= _Peachland Nur. Cat._ 12, 13. 1890.

Wilson was introduced more than twenty-five years ago by Charles Wright, proprietor of the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware. The variety resembles Reeves but is larger, more productive and ripens a week earlier.

=Windoes.= =1.= _Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 452. 1879.

This is a freestone peach ripening in the middle of September and of only local interest in Michigan, where it originated.

=Wine.= =1.= _Continental Pl. Cat._ 13, 14. 1915-16.

Wine is an old variety recently introduced by the Continental Plant Company, Kittrell, North Carolina. Said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit medium in size, with an attractive, red cheek; flesh very juicy and tender, with a wine-like flavor; freestone; season the last of July.

=Winesburgh Large Yellow.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:110. 1847.

This is said to be a large, very excellent seedling which originated long ago in Holmes County, Ohio.

=Winifred.= =1.= Leonard Coates _Cat._ 5. 1911-12.

According to the Leonard Coates Nursery Company, Morganhill, California, this is a very late, yellow clingstone equal to Levy.

=Winnepesaukee.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 149. 1897.

This is a peach of New Hampshire origin.

=Wirt Lady.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 84. 1898.

Said to ripen with Crothers.

=Witham Seedling.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 105. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

=Woburn Early Mignonne.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 100. 1831.

Mentioned in this reference.

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

Fruit of medium size, oblong, with a cream-white skin, faintly blushed with red; flesh white, firm, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; season the last of October.

=Wonderful.= =1.= _N. C. Sta. Rpt._ =12=:108. 1889. =2.= _Can.
Hort._ =16=:81. 1893. =3.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =169=:229. 1899.
=4.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903. =5.= _Am. Pom.
Soc. Cat._ 39. 1909.

Wonderful is a seedling peach which originated in New Jersey nearly thirty years ago. It has been confused with Smock which it closely resembles. Tree hardy but lacking in productiveness; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red blush when exposed; flesh yellow, red at the pit, moderately juicy, tender, free; quality fair; season the last of September.

=Woodlawn Golden.= =1.= _Woodlawn Nur. Cat._ 36. 1914.

This variety was recently introduced by Allen L. Wood, proprietor of the Woodlawn Nurseries, Rochester, New York. Fruit large; color golden yellow, with a red cheek; flesh free, yellow, firm, with a fine, rich flavor; season the first of September.

=Woodman Choice.= =1.= _N. Y. Sta. Rpt._ =15=:290. 1896.

At one time grown on the Station grounds. Fruit large, roundish; skin greenish-yellow, with a mottled blush; flesh deep yellow, stained with red at the pit, juicy, firm; freestone; quality good; season the last of September.

=Woolsey.= =1.= Budd-Hansen _Am. Hort. Man._ =2=:359. 1903.

_Woolsey Nebraska._ =2.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

Said to have originated in Gage County, Nebraska. Tree hardy in Nebraska; fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a red and crimson cheek; flesh yellow, rich, melting, vinous, good; pit free.

=Worcester.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 89. 1899.

Dr. J. Warren Worcester, Middletown, New York, raised this variety from a pit of a California peach. Fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; flesh yellow, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, rich; freestone; ripens rather late.

=World Fair.= =1.= Bailey _Am. Hort._ 185. 1892.

This variety, which was introduced by the Home Nursery Company, Normal, Illinois, is said to have originated about 1892 in Sappington, Missouri. Tree hardy, vigorous; fruit very large, roundish; color yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh juicy, with an excellent flavor; season about the middle of June in Missouri.

=Worth.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

Worth was introduced by Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, many years ago. The peach is a yellow freestone, with a brilliant red blush, resembling Early Crawford.

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

Tree very productive; fruit large, roundish; color rich orange-yellow, shaded with red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet, rich; quality very good; clingstone; season early in November in California.

=Wright Seedling.= =1.= _Gard. & For._ =8=:349. 1895. =2.=
_Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 277. 1901.

This peach was obtained by W. F. Wright, Johnson County, Nebraska. Said to reproduce itself from seed.

=Wyandotte Chief.= =1.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 50. 1879.
=2.= _Ibid._ 110. 1880.

This variety is said to have originated on the farm of Matthew Mudeator, near Wyandotte, Kansas. It is described as a handsome, dark red, rich, juicy, finely flavored, freestone peach, ripening very early.

=Wylie Cling.= =1.= Wickson _Cal. Fruits_ 200. 1908.

This is an old seedling grown by John Wylie, Green Valley, California. It is superior to Orange Cling in not splitting at the pit or dropping from the tree; a fine peach for canning and drying.

=XX Yellow.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

=Yates Early.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 296. 1854.

Said to be inferior to Early York which it resembles.

=Yates Red Cling.= =1.= Stark Bros. _Cat._ 40. 1913.

According to Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Missouri, this is a large, attractive, red-cheeked, white-fleshed, clingstone peach, ripening ten days earlier than Heath Cling.

=Yazoo.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39._ 1909. =2.= Waugh _Am.
Peach Orch._ 209. 1913.

This is a clingstone which originated in Mississippi.

=Yellow Admirable.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:33, 34,
Pl. XXII. 1768. =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 216. 1832. =3.= _Gard.
Chron._ 1159. 1864. =4.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =6=:40, 41 fig.,
42. 1879.

_Abricotée._ =5.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 92._ 1831. =6.=
Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 489. 1845. =7.= Noisette _Man. Comp.
Jard._ =2=:476. 1860.

_Apricot._ =8.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:194. 1831.

_Gelbe Wunderschöne._ =9.= _Deut. Obstcabinet_ =Pt. 7=:9. 1858.

_Gelber Aprikosenpfirsich._ =10.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_
=3=:217. 1858.

_Prachtvolle Apricosenpfirsich._ =11.= Lauche _Deut. Pom._
=VI=:No. 1, Pl. 1882.

Yellow Admirable is an old French sort which has never been cultivated in America. Tree vigorous, productive; leaves small, with reniform glands; flowers usually large, with an intense rose-color; fruit large, round, flattened; suture shallow; skin thick, finely pubescent, yellow, blushed with red where exposed; flesh yellow, faintly red near the stone, firm, rather dry, sweet, with the flavor of the apricot; good in quality; pit small for the size of the fruit, partially clinging, oval, blunt at the apex; ripens the middle of October.

=Yellow Apricot.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Hort._ 18. 1828.

Fruit very large; color yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, firm, with an apricot flavor; ripens the first of October.

=Yellow August.= =1.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._ =39=:817. 1896.

Said to be a very late and worthless variety in Texas.

=Yellow Chance.= =1.= _Cal. Sta. Rpt._ 391. 1894-95.

Said to be a seedling ripening the last of September.

=Yellow Chevreuse.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 95._ 1831.

Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; flesh melting.

=Yellow Extra.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =31=:58. 1887.

Listed in this reference.

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

Mentioned in this reference.

=Yellow Mignonne.= =1.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100._ 1832.

Mentioned in this reference as a pale, greenish-yellow peach having a red blush, dull yellow flesh and ripening in early September.

=Yellow Nutmeg.= =1.= Prince _Treat. Fr. Trees_ 16. 1820. =2.=
_Cultivator_ =6=:308 fig. 1849.

_Early Yellow Nutmeg._ =3.= _Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat._ 101. 1831.

This is a free grower having large flowers and reniform glands. Its flesh is deep yellow and of good quality and its season is early.

=Yellow Peach.= =1.= Parkinson _Par. Ter._ 580. 1629. =2.=
_Gard. Chron._ 1042. 1872.

This is a very old peach once considerably used in making peach-brandy. Tree small, bushy; fruit large, with a bright golden, pubescent skin; flesh very firm, clinging tenaciously to the pit.

=Yellow Preserving.= =1.= Coxe _Cult. Fr. Trees_ 224. 1817.
=2.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =2=:20. 1832.

Fruit small, with a greenish-yellow skin; flesh greenish-yellow, dry, with but little flavor; freestone; ripens in September.

=Yellow Rose.= =1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 51. 1901.

Yellow Rose is a seedling from F. G. Barker, Salina, Kansas. Trees hardy, reproducing true from seed; fruit fair in size; skin pale yellow, free from down; flesh firm, yellow; ripens early in October.

=Yellow Seedling.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =27=:154. 1861.

Listed as a large, promising freestone.

=Yellow Swan.= =1.= Sneed & Wood _Cir._ 1906.

According to John F. Sneed, Tyler, Texas, this peach was brought to notice by C. W. Wood, Swan, Texas. It is thought to be a seedling of Chinese Cling. Fruit large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, mottled with red on one side; flesh yellow, sometimes faintly red at the pit, semi-clinging, tender, sweet yet sprightly; quality good; ripens early in August.

=Yenshi.= =1.= _Green River Nur. Cat. 17._ 1899.

_Yenshi Hardy._ =2.= Lovett _Cat._ 34 fig. 1896.

According to the Lovett Company, Little Silver, New Jersey, this variety was introduced from northwestern China by Professor J. L. Budd, Ames, Iowa. Tree vigorous, very hardy; fruit large, roundish; color creamy-white, nearly covered with crimson; flesh tender, very juicy, high-flavored; freestone; ripens with Alexander.

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

This is an attractive, large, late, yellow peach.

=York Pearl.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =143=:186. 1897.

Listed in this reference.

=Yulu.= =1.= _Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt._ App. =33=:37. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

=Yum Yum.= =1.= _Del. Sta. Rpt._ =5=:100. 1892. =2.= _Fla. Sta.
Bul._ =62=:518, 519. 1902.

Originated by a Dr. Cushing, Waldo, Florida. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; skin light creamy-white, dotted and washed with delicate red; flesh white, firm, meaty, juicy, sweet, with almost an almond flavor; quality very good; clingstone; season early June in Florida.

=Zane.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263._ 1892. =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc.
Rpt._ 74. 1895.

Zane originated on Wheeling Island in the Ohio river and was brought to notice by Joseph Morrison, Cadiz, Ohio. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oblate; color yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit, tender, juicy, mild subacid; quality good; freestone; season early September.

=Zea.= =1.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._ =152=:199. 1898. =2.= _Ibid._
=205=:31. 1903.

Zea is large and attractive but is not so good nor as productive as Waddell with which it ripens.

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

Fruit medium in size, round; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh very yellow, with a sweet, vinous flavor; ripens the last of August.

=Zelia.= =1.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 41. 1877. =2.= _Pa. Fr. Gr.
Soc. Rpt._ 587. 1878.

Zelia originated in 1873 with L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Georgia. Fruit large; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh white, juicy, vinous; quality very good; freestone; ripens the last of September.

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

Listed in this reference.

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

Zella was brought to notice in 1893 by S. W. Gilbert, Thayer, Missouri. It is a large, white, freestone peach with a bright red blush and fine flavor.

=Zipf Seedling.= =1.= _Hopedale Nur. Cat. 22._ 1912.

According to the Hopedale Nurseries, Hopedale, Illinois, this variety originated as a chance seedling. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; flesh firm, of good flavor; ripens the middle of September.

=Zoar Beauty.= =1.= Elliott _Fr. Book_ 296. 1854.

_Beauty of Zoar._ =2.= _Mag. Hort._ =13=:110. 1847.

Glands globose; fruit medium in size, round; skin mostly red; flesh free, tinged with red; ripens in September.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES, WITH ABBREVIATIONS USED

The list of books which follows contains all American pomological works in which the peach is discussed at any length. Only such European books are listed, however, as were found useful in writing _The Peaches of New York_. Only periodicals are listed to which references are made in the text of the book. The reports and bulletins of experiment stations and horticultural societies are not included since the abbreviations used for such publications will be recognized by all. The date of copyright has been preferred to that of publication though sometimes it has been necessary to use the latter, as when there were several editions from the same copyright.

Am. Gard.

American Gardening. An Illustrated Journal of Horticulture
and Gardener's Chronicle. New York: 1892-1904. Copyright,
1903. (Before its union with Popular Gardening in 1892, the
publication was known as The American Garden. Both Popular
Gardening and The American Garden resulted from the union or
absorption of several other horticultural periodicals.)

Am. Gard. Mag.

The American Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Useful
Discoveries and Improvements in Horticulture and Rural Affairs.
See Mag. Hort.

Am. Hort. An.

American Horticultural Annual. A Year-book of Horticultural
Progress for the Professional and Amateur Gardener,
Fruit-grower, and Florist. (_Illustrated._) New York: 1867.
Copyright, 1867. New edition. New York: 1870. Copyright, 1869.

Am. Jour. Hort.

The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion.
(_Illustrated._) Volumes 1-5. Boston: 1867-1869. Copyrights,
1867-1869. Continued as Tilton's Journal of Horticulture
and Floral Magazine. (_Illustrated._) Volumes 6-9. Boston:
1869-1871. Copyrights, 1869-1871.

Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.

Proceedings of the American Pomological Society. Issued
usually biennially from 1850 to date. First published as the
Proceedings of the National Convention of Fruit Growers in 1848.

Ann. Hort.

Annals of Horticulture and yearbook of information on practical
gardening. 5 Volumes. London: 1846-1850.

Ann. Pom. Belge

Annales de Pomologie Belge et Étrangère; publiées par la
Commission royale de Pomologie Institutée par S. M. le Roi des
Belges. (_Illustré._) 8 Tomes. Bruxelles: 1853-1860.

Bailey, Ann. Hort.

Annals of Horticulture in North America for the Years
1889-1893. A Witness of Passing Events and a Record of
Progress. By L. H. Bailey. New York: 1890-1894. Copyrights,
1889, 1891-1894.

Bailey, Cyc. Hort.

Cyclopedia of American Horticulture Comprising Suggestions
for Cultivation of Horticultural Plants, Descriptions of
the Species of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Ornamental
Plants Sold in the United States and Canada, Together with
Geographical and Biographical Sketches. By L. H. Bailey,
assisted by Wilhelm Miller. (_Illustrated._) In Four Volumes.
New York: 1900-1902. Copyrights, 1900-1902.

Bailey, Ev. Nat. Fruits

Sketch of the Evolution of our Native Fruits. By L. H. Bailey.
(_Illustrated._) New York: 1898. Copyright, 1898.

Bailey, Stand. Cyc. Hort.

The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. A Discussion, for
the Amateur, and the Professional and Commercial Grower, of
the Kinds, Characteristics and Methods of Cultivation of the
Species of Plants Grown in the Regions of the United States and
Canada for Ornament, for Fancy, for Fruit and for Vegetables;
with Keys to the Natural Families and Genera, Descriptions of
the Horticultural Capabilities of the States and Provinces and
Dependent Islands, and Sketches of Eminent Horticulturists. By
L. H. Bailey. (_Illustrated._) In Six Volumes. New York and
London: 1914-1917. Copyrights, 1900, 1901, 1914, 1915, 1916,
1917.

Bailey, Sur. Unlike

The Survival of the Unlike. A Collection of Evolution Essays
Suggested by the Study of Domestic Plants. By L. H. Bailey.
(_Illustrated._) Fifth Edition. New York: 1906. Copyright, 1896.

Baltet, Cult. Fr.

Traité de la Culture Fruitière Commerciale et Bourgeoise. Par
Charles Baltet. (_Illustré._) Quatrième Édition. Paris: 1908.

Barry, Fr. Garden

The Fruit Garden. By P. Barry. (_Illustrated._) New York: 1852.
Copyright, 1851. Revised Edition, 1896. Copyright, 1883.

Beverly, Hist. Va.

History of Virginia. By Robert Beverly. 1722. Reprinted in
Richmond, 1855.

Black, Cult. Peach & Pear

The Cultivation of the Peach And The Pear, on the Delaware and
Chesapeake Peninsula; with a Chapter on Quince Culture and the
Culture of Some of the Nut-Bearing Trees. By John S. Black, M.
D. (_Illustrated._) Wilmington: 1886. Copyright, 1886.

Bradley, Gard.

New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, both Philosophical
and Practical. In three parts. By Richard Bradley.
(_Illustrated._) Seventh Edition with Appendix, London: 1739.

Bridgeman, Gard. Ass't.

The Young Gardener's Assistant, in three parts. By Thomas
Bridgeman. New Edition, with an Appendix. New York: 1857.
Copyright, 1847.

Brookshaw, Hort. Reposit.

The Horticultural Repository, containing Delineations of the
best Varieties of the Different Species of English Fruits. By
George Brookshaw. (_Illustrated._) In Two Volumes. London: 1823.

Brookshaw, Pom. Brit.

Pomona Britannica, or A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits
at present Cultivated In Great Britain; selected principally
from the Royal Gardens At Hampton Court, and the remainder from
The Most Celebrated Gardens Round London; Accurately Drawn and
Colored from Nature, with Full Descriptions of their Various
Qualities, Seasons, &c. By George Brookshaw. Volumes I and II.
London: 1817. Vol. I. The Peach.

Budd-Hansen, Am. Hort. Man.

American Horticultural Manual. By J. L. Budd, assisted by N. E.
Hansen. (_Illustrated._) In Two Volumes. Volume 2. New York and
London: 1903. Copyright, 1903.

Bunyard-Thomas, Fr. Gard.

The Fruit Garden. By George Bunyard and Owen Thomas.
(_Illustrated._) London and New York: 1904.

Can. Hort.

The Canadian Horticulturist. (_Illustrated._) Toronto and
Peterboro: 1878 to date.

Carrière, Var. Pêchers.

Description Et Classification des Variétés De Pêchers et de
Brugonniers. Par E. A. Carrière. Paris: 1867.

Cat. Cong. Pom. France

Société Pomologique de France Catalogue Descriptif des Fruits
Adoptés par le Congrès Pomologique. Lyon: 1887. Ibid.: 1906.

Cecil, Hist. Gard. Eng.

A History Of Gardening In England. By the Hon. Mrs. Evelyn
Cecil. Third and enlarged edition. (_Illustrated._) New York:
1910.

Christ, Handb.

Handbuch über die Obstbaumzucht und Obstlehre. Von J. L.
Christ. Vierte, sehr verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage.
Frankfurt: 1817.

Christ, Wörterb.

Pomologisches theoretisch-praktisches Handwörterbuch, oder
Alphabetisches Verzeichniss. Von J. L. Christ. Leipzig: 1802.

Cole, Am. Fr. Book

The American Fruit Book; containing directions for Raising,
Propagating, and Managing Fruit Trees, Shrubs, and Plants; with
a description of the Best Varieties of Fruit, including New and
Valuable Kinds. By S. W. Cole. (_Illustrated._) Boston: 1849.
Copyright, 1849.

Country Gent.

The Country Gentleman. Albany: 1853-1865. The Cultivator &
Country Gentleman. Albany: 1866-1897. The Country Gentleman.
Albany and Philadelphia: 1898 to date.

Coxe, Cult. Fr. Trees

A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees, and the Management
of Orchards and Cider; with accurate descriptions of the most
estimable varieties of Native and Foreign Apples, Pears,
Peaches, Plums and Cherries, cultivated in the middle states of
America. By William Coxe. (_Illustrated._) Philadelphia: 1817.
Copyright, 1817.

Cultivator

The Cultivator. Albany: 1834-1865. In 1866 united with The
Country Gentleman.

Cult. & Count. Gent.

The Cultivator & Country Gentleman. See Country Gent.

Darwin, Ans. and Pls. Domest.

The Variation of Animals And Plants under Domestication. By
Charles Darwin. (_Illustrated._) First edition. London: 1868.
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De Candolle, Or. Cult. Plants

Origin of Cultivated Plants. By Alphonse de Candolle. Geneva
[Switzerland]: 1882. New York: 1885.

Decaisne, Jard. Fruit.

Le Jardin Fruitier Du Muséum Ou Iconographie De Toutes Les
Espèces Et Variétés D'Arbres Fruitiers Cultivés dans cet
Établissement Avec Leur Description, Leur Histoire, Leur
Synonymie, Etc. Par J. Decaisne. Tome Septième. Paris:
1872-1875.

Decaisne & Naudin, Man. Amat. Jard.

Manuel de L'Amateur Des Jardins Traité Général D'Horticulture.
Par Jh. Decaisne et CH. Naudin. (_Illustré._) Tome Quatrième.
Paris.

Deut. Obstcabinet

Deutsches Obstcabinet in naturgetreuen fein colorirten
Abbildungen und Fruchtdurchschnitten zu Dittrich's
systematischem Handbuche der Obstkunde und zu jedem
pomologischen werke nebst einter kurzen Beschreibung und
Diagnose der Obstarten. Neue Auflage. Section VII. Jena: 1858.

Dochnahl, Führ. Obstkunde

Der sichere Führer in der Obstkunde auf botanisch-pomologischen
Wege oder Systematische Breschreibung aller Obstsorten. Von F.
J. Dochnahl. Vier Bände. Nürnberg: 1855-60. Volume 3, 1858.
Peaches.

Downing, Fr. Trees Am.

The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: or the culture,
propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of
fruit trees generally; with Descriptions Of All The Finest
Varieties Of Fruit, Native and Foreign, Cultivated In This
Country. By A. J. Downing. (_Illustrated._) New York & London:
1845. Copyright, 1845. Second edition, same text, with colored
plates, 1847. First revision, by Charles Downing. New York:
1857. Copyright, 1857. Second revision, by Charles Downing. New
York: 1869. First appendix, 1872. Second appendix, 1876. Third
appendix, 1881.

Duhamel, Trait. Arb. Fr.

Traité Des Arbres Fruitiers; Contenant Leur Figure, Leur
Description, Leur Culture, &c. Par M. Duhamel Du Monceau.
(_Illustré._) Tomes 1 et 2. Paris: 1768. Édition publié en
1872, en trois tomes. Nouvelle Édition en six tomes, 1807-1835.

Elliott, Fr. Book

Elliott's Fruit Book; or, the American Fruit-Grower's Guide
in Orchard and Garden. By F. R. Elliott. (_Illustrated._) New
York: 1858. Copyright, 1854. Revised edition. 1859.

Fish, Hardy-Fr. Bk.

The Hardy-Fruit Book. By D. T. Fish. (_Illustrated._) Two
Volumes. London: probably 1882.

Flor. & Pom.

The Florist And Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of
Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. Conducted at first
by Robert Hogg and John Spencer, later by Thomas Moore and
William Paul. (_Illustrated._) London: 1862-1884.

Floy-Lindley, Guide Orch. Gard.

A Guide to the Orchard And Fruit Garden or an account of the
Most Valuable Fruits cultivated in Great Britain. By George
Lindley; edited by John Lindley. American edition by Michael
Floy. New York: 1833. New edition; with an Appendix. New York:
1846. Copyright, 1846.

Forsyth, Treat. Fr. Trees

A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees. By
William Forsyth. London: 1802. Same with an Introduction and
Notes, by William Corbett. Albany: 1803. Seventh edition
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Fulton, Peach Cult.

Peach Culture. By James Alexander Fulton. (_Illustrated._)
Copyright, 1889. New, revised, and greatly enlarged edition.
New York: 1908.

Gard. Chron.

The Gardener's Chronicle. (_Illustrated._) London: 1841 to date.

Gard. & For.

Garden And Forest. A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art and
Forestry. Conducted by Charles S. Sargent. (_Illustrated._)
Volumes I-X. New York: 1888-1897, Copyrights, 1888-1897.

Gard. Mon.

The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser. Edited by
Thomas Meehan. (_Illustrated._) Philadelphia: 1859-1887.

Garden.

The Garden. (_Illustrated._) London: 1872 to date.

Gaucher, Pom. Prak. Obst.

Pomologie des Praktischen Obstbaumzüchters. Von N. Gaucher.
(_Illustrirt._) Stuttgart: 1894.

Gen. Farmer.

The Genesee Farmer. Edited by Luther Tucker, Rochester:
1831-1839. Then consolidated with the Cultivator. Another
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1845 to 1865. Also New Genesee Farmer and Monthly Genesee
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Gerarde, Herball.

The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. By John Gerarde.
Enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson. London: 1633. Reprinted
without alteration, 1636.

Guide Prat.

Guide Pratique de L'Amateur De Fruits. Description Et Culture,
des Variétés De Fruits Classées Par Séries De Mérite composant
les collections pomologiques De L'Etablissement Horticole
Simon-Louis Frères. A Plantières-Les-Metz (Lorraine Annexée)
Suivi D'Une Table Générale Alphabétique de tous les Synonymes
connus, Francais et Étrangers appartenent à chaque variété.
Deuxième Édition. Paris et Nancy: 1895.

Hoffy, N. Am. Pom.

Hoffy's North American Pomologist, containing numerous Finely
Colored Drawings, accompanied by letter press descriptions,
&c., of Fruits of American Origin. Edited by William D.
Brincklé. Book No. 1. Philadelphia: 1860. Copyright, 1860.

Hoffy, Orch. Com.

The Orchardist's Companion. Alfred Hoffy, Editor and Publisher.
A quarterly journal. Vol. I, 1841-2; Vol. II, 1842-3.
Philadelphia.

Hogg, Fruit Man.

The Fruit Manual: A Guide to the Fruits and Fruit Trees of
Great Britain. By Robert Hogg. First edition, London: 1860.
Second edition, 1861. Third edition, 1866. Fourth edition,
1873. Fifth edition, 1884.

Hooper, W. Fr. Book.

Hooper's Western Fruit Book: a compendious Collection of Facts
from the Notes and Experience of Successful Fruit Culturists,
arranged for practical use in The Orchard and Garden. By E. J.
Hooper. Cincinnati: 1857. Copyright, 1857.

Hort. Reg. (Am.).

Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine. Edited by T. G.
Fessenden and J. E. Teschemacher. Volume I. Boston: 1835.

Hort. Reg. (Eng.).

The Horticultural Register and General Magazine. By Joseph
Paxton and Joseph Harrison. Vol. I. London: 1833.

Horticulturist.

The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
Founded and first edited by A. J. Downing. (_Illustrated._)
Volumes 1 to 30. Albany, Philadelphia and New York: 1846-1875.

Hovey, Fr. Am.

The Fruits of America, containing Richly Colored Figures, and
full Descriptions of all the choicest Varieties cultivated in
the United States. By C. M. Hovey. Volume I. Boston and New
York: 1852. Volume II. Boston: 1856. Copyright, 1851.

Jour. Hort.

The Journal of Horticulture began as: The Cottage Gardener;
or Amateur's and Cottager's Guide to out-door gardening and
spade cultivation. 25 Volumes. London: 1849-1861. Continued
as The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country
Gentleman. A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic
Economy, Botany and Natural History. New Series. 38 Volumes.
London: 1861-1880. Continued as The Journal of Horticulture,
Cottage Gardener, and Home Farmer. A Chronicle of Country
Pursuits and Country Life, including Poultry, Pigeon, and
Bee-keeping. Third Series. 59 Volumes. London: 1880-1909.

Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc.

The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. London: 1846 to
date. Vols. 1-9, 1846-55, bear the title of The Journal of the
Horticultural Society of London.

Kalm, Travels N. Am.

Travels into North America. By Peter Kalm. Volumes 1-3.
1770-1771.

Kenrick, Am. Orch.

The New American Orchardist. By William Kenrick. Boston: 1833.
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Seventh edition, enlarged and improved, with a supplement.
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