This is another seedling of Late Crawford grown by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. As tested in the Station orchard, it is of doubtful value. Tree spreading; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, bulged; suture shallow except at the apex; surface velvety, yellow, washed and mottled with red; flesh stained at the pit, melting, juicy, vinous, sprightly; quality very good; stone above medium in size, oval, free; season late.

Murray Malacatune. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.

Listed as a large, fine fruit.

Murrays Early Anne. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:24. 1832.

According to Prince, this is a seedling of Anne.

Muscade de Montauban. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

A productive variety devoid of glands, with medium-sized flowers and large fruit; ripens late.

Muscogee. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873.

Muscogee was raised by J. C. Cook, Columbus, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish or a little one-sided; skin dingy, pale yellow, striped like Columbia; flesh white, faintly red at the stone, melting, juicy, buttery, rich; quality very good; pit small, round, free; matures the middle of August.

Musi. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Growing at De Funiak Springs, Florida.

Musk. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Musk peach is a large, good tasted beautiful fruit."

Müskirter Aprikosenpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:218. 1858.

Tree very productive; flowers small; fruit of medium size, round, yellow, with a light red blush; flesh firm, vinous; ripens at the end of July.

Musser. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:274. 1877. 2. Stoll Pomologie Pl. 52 fig. 2. 1888.

A variety from Pennsylvania; fruit globular, more flattened near the stem; suture broad; cavity deep; skin somewhat woolly, white except where washed with red; flesh very juicy, vinous, sugary, somewhat fibrous; stone clinging, small; ripens very early.

Muyzerwinkel. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 221. 1876.

Listed in this reference.

My Choice. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1893.

Listed as exhibited by the Illinois Station.

Myer Seedling. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 8:352. 1889.

A freestone, making fair sauce but not rich.

Myers. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 238. 1906.

Myers is one of the hardy seedlings from Iowa.

Myers Rareripe. 1. Am. Gard. 11:715. 1890.

A variety from Alameda, California.

Mystery. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:221. 1899.

Yellow Mystery. 2. Lovett Cat. 39. 1889.

A variety from Maryland ripening a week before Troth. Tree moderately vigorous, fairly productive; fruit large, roundish, compressed; cavity narrow, deep; suture indistinct; skin dark yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh red at the pit, juicy, coarse but tender, vinous; freestone.

Nain Aubinel. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:176, 177 fig. 1879.

This dwarf originated with a M. Aubinel, a nurseryman at Grenade, Haute-Garonne, France, about 1846, but was not introduced until some years later. Tree dwarf in habit; branches short; leaves with large, reniform glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, irregular, halves unequal; apex with a mamelon tip; skin thick, yellow, purple in the sun, heavily pubescent; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, vinous; of second quality; stone free, of medium size, oval, plump; ripens the first of September.

Nall. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 314. 1889.

Nall originated with a Mr. Nall, Louisville, Kentucky. It is described as a strong grower and sure bearer. The fruit is a yellow cling.

Namaper. 1. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 4:71. 1897. 2. Ibid. 7:54. 1900.

A promising market sort, very productive and vigorous, little subject to leaf-curl; fruit large, oval, resembling Elberta but ripens a week later.

Nancy. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:57. 1910.

Nancy was named by Peter Collier, Adrian, Michigan, about 1900. The fruit is large and ripens late; has no special merit.

Nanticoke. 1. Pa. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 48. 1882. 2. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 406. 1890.

A profitable, yellow freestone; upright grower.

Napoleon. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 624. 1869.

Supposed to have originated near Macon, Georgia; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, round; skin very downy, dark red; flesh pink, juicy, rich; freestone; ripens the last of July.

Nash. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

National. 1. Burbank Cat. 1912-13.

A giant Muir-Crawford peach. Tree strong, productive; fruits ripen before the Crawfords, according to Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California.

Native Seedling. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Natural Seedling No. 81. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Navar. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

"Navar peach is of a whitish color and comes clean from the stone."

Near. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:58 fig. 1910.

Near originated with John Near, Shelby, Michigan. It is a seedling of Chili, probably fertilized by Early Crawford. It ripens a week ahead of Chili and is considered promising but has not yet been disseminated.

Nectar. 1. Barnes Bros. Cat. 4. 1913.

According to Barnes Brothers, Yalesville, Connecticut, Nectar was received in a shipment from Texas. Tree thrifty, hardy; flowers large; fruit of medium size; skin and flesh yellow, nearly free; ripens before Greensboro.

Nectarine. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 15:208. 1868. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 454. 1884.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, grew this peach from a pit of the Grand Noir nectarine. Leaves with reniform glands, small; flowers large; fruit very large, ovate, terminating in a pointed nipple; skin nearly smooth like a nectarine, yellow, with a mottled, red cheek; flesh semi-transparent, red at the stone, melting, brisk, rich; freestone; ripens the middle of September.

Need. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:221. 1899.

Tree moderately strong, round, upright; glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly ovate; suture extends two-thirds around the fruit; flesh yellow, stained at the stone, juicy, tender, mild, vinous; quality fair; season the last of August.

Neil (Marshall). 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:221. 1899.

Tree moderately vigorous, unproductive; fruit of medium size, roundish, irregular, with a suture distinct only at the apex; color yellow, with a light marbling of red; flesh yellow, tender, moderately juicy, mild and pleasant, free; of fair quality; season early October.

Nelson. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813. 1896.

A small, late cling of little value in Texas.

Nelson Seedlings. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11, 12. 1901. 2. Ibid. 14. 1905-06.

These seedlings are mentioned by numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5, numbers 4 and 5 being yellow-fleshed freestones.

Nettie Corbet. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 17. 1892.

According to J. Van Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina, Robert Corbet, Gates County, North Carolina, originated and named this peach after his daughter, Nettie. Fruit large, of a dingy yellow color; freestone; ripens in August.

New Bellegarde. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 264, 265. 1831.

New Bellegarde is very similar to Galande but is probably distinct. Fruit medium in size, slightly oblong, with a very shallow suture; color pale yellow, marbled and shaded with deep red; flesh pale yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, highly flavored, free; ripens the first of September.

New England Cling. 1. Rural N. Y. 14:119. 1863.

A very profitable clingstone and uniformly productive.

New Golden Purple. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 190. 1841.

A variety from Virginia where it is highly esteemed; fruit large, yellow-fleshed, stained with red at the stone; freestone; ripens two weeks before Heath Cling.

New Globe. 1. Green River Nur. Cat. 15. 1899.

Tree vigorous; fruit golden-yellow, large, freestone, according to the Green River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

New Noblesse. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 249. 1831.

New Noblesse was grown at one time about Brentford, England. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, oval, with an obscure suture; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled where exposed; flesh greenish-yellow to the stone from which it separates, juicy, rich; ripens early in September.

New White Rareripe. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 103. 1831.

Listed but not described.

New York Early Lemon Clingstone. 1. Lond. Hort Soc. Rpt. 6:413, 414. 1826.

A seedling of the Lemon Clingstone; fruit larger and ripens a fortnight earlier than that of its parent.

Newhall. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 313. 1889.

Sylvester Newhall, San Jose, California, was the originator of this variety; tree hardy, vigorous, not affected by leaf-curl; fruit large; flesh deep yellow, juicy, vinous, rich; ripens a week before Late Crawford.

Newman. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 194. 1849.

A seedling from Charles Newman, Reading, Massachusetts; fruit large, round; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens the last of September.

Newington (of America). 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831. 2. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

This is an unproductive clingstone ripening at the end of September. The glands are globose and the fruit is of first size but the sort is unworthy cultivation.

Nicarde. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 238. 1908.

A variety grown in France.

Nichols. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Nichols Orange Cling. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

This is a productive clingstone which originated with Joseph Nichols, Niles, California. In 1909 it gained a place on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society.

Nicholson Smock. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Grown on the Delaware Station grounds.

Nicols Beauty. 1. Peachland Nur. Cat. 14. 1892.

A large, yellow variety from Delmar, Delaware, according to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware.

Nina Cling. 1. Harrison Cat. 18. 1910.

According to J. G. Harrison and Sons, Berlin, Maryland, Nina Cling is a yellow peach of high quality ripening about the middle of August.

Nivette. 1. Langley Pomona 103, 104, Pl. XXX fig. IV. 1729. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:196, 197. 1831. 3. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 24, Pl. 1846.

Nivette Veloutée. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:39, 40, Pl. 28. 1768. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:135, 136, fig. 66. 1866-73. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:197, 198 fig., 199. 1879.

White Rareripe. 7. Horticulturist 1:210, 258. 1846-47.

The origin of Nivette is unknown. It is a very old variety and seems to have been popular in the Old World for many years. In America, where it was first known early in the Nineteenth Century, it became confused with Morris White. The distinguishing characters between the two are: Morris White has reniform glands and white flesh while Nivette has globose glands and flesh which is red at the pit. Tree vigorous, upright, productive; fruit large, roundish, more or less elongated, flattened a little at the base, having a distinct suture, which so divides the fruit that one side is more projecting than the other; apex a mamelon point; color yellowish-white, occasionally tinged with some red veins and with a blush on the sunny side; flesh white, with red veins around the stone, very juicy, melting, with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor; quality good to very good; stone free, oval; season the last of September.

Nix. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 10. 1909.

Nix Late Cling. 2. Cultivator 3rd Ser. 4:146. 1856.

Nix Late White. 3. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 25. 1876.

Nix October. 4. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889.

Nix Late. 5. J. S. Kerr Cat. 5. 1898.

An old, southern peach highly esteemed at one time.

Noblesse. 1. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. 28 fig. 3. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 249, 250. 1831. 3. Pom. Mag. 2:95, fig. 1839. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1863.

Noblest. 5. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752.

Edlepfirsche. 6. Christ Handb. 592. 1817.

Mellish Favorite. 7. Kenrick Am. Orch. 178. 1835.

Edle Magdalene. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:198. 1858.

Noblesse is a very old, English variety. It was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1862 where it remained until 1897. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale; fruit large, roundish, terminating in an acute nipple at the apex; skin pale yellowish-green, marbled with dull red, with streaks and blotches of darker red; flesh pale white to the stone, melting, juicy, highly flavored; stone large, obovate, free; ripens at the end of August.

Noblesse Early. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Noblesse of Oatlands. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Nonpareil. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1854.

Scotts Nonpareil. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 301. 1849. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862.

Nonpareil originated in Burlington, New Jersey. The fruit resembles that of Late Crawford but is sweeter. Nonpareil was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1862 until 1871. Glands globose; ripens the middle of September.

Normand. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894. 2. Ibid. 169:222. 1899.

Normand Choice. 3. Lovett Cat. 34. 1891.

Tree strong, upright; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish to oval; flesh creamy-white to the stone, firm, mild; stone slightly adherent; quality fair; season early October.

North China No. 2. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

Received at this Station from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. Fruit small, round, greenish-white, mottled with dull red; flesh juicy, sweet, good, free; ripens the first of September.

Norton Late. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 50. 1901.

This is a fine, large peach resembling Elberta, ripening the last of September; obtained from J. I. Norton, Salina, Kansas.

Norvell Mammoth. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 64. 1902.

A seedling clingstone raised by Dr. H. V. Norvell, Bloomfield, Indiana. Fruit larger than Heath Cling; ripens the middle of September.

Novalis. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 309. 1889.

Novalis is a seedling of Peento which originated with S. M. Gass, San Diego, California. Fruit slightly oblong; flesh white; ripens with the Alexander to which it is superior in flavor.

Nugent June. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 111. 1880. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1883.

This variety originated with E. J. Nugent, Ottawa, Kansas. It was on the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society from 1883 until 1891. Fruit very early, yellow; clingstone.

Number 2. 1. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 80. 1898.

This sort is a seedling of Marcella grown by E. T. Daniels, Kiowa, Kansas. It resembles Late Crawford but ripens the last of October.

Number 34 H. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 104:90. 1894.

Listed as having reniform glands; flowers large; flesh yellow; ripening the middle of September.

Number 83. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:86. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Nutmeg. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Nutmeg peach is of two sorts, one that will be hard when it is ripe and eateth not so pleasantly as the other, which will be soft and mellow; they are both small peaches having very little or no resemblance at all to a nutmeg except in being a little longer than round and are early ripe."

Oblong. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 458. 1883.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-oval, yellowish-red; ripens at the end of September.

Oceana. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 194:46. 1901. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:58. 1910.

Oceana was grown from a pit of Chili by B. F. Garver, Oceana County, Michigan. Fruit large, yellow; ripens just after Barnard.

October Beauty. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 2. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:239. 1898.

Tree upright, dense; leaves very large, with globose glands; clingstone; of little value.

October Free. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 14. 1905-06.

A yellow freestone, ripening in Missouri about September 13th.

October White. 1. Am. Gard. 11:715. 1890.

This is a late, white-fleshed peach which originated as a sport from Myers Rareripe.

October White Clingstone. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Listed in this reference.

October Yellow. 1. Am. Jour. Hort. 3:334. 1868.

A rather small, yellow, freestone peach of good quality, ripening in Illinois early in October. It may be the October Free from Missouri.

Octoberta. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 10. 1909.

T. Heep, Austin, Texas, raised this variety about 1909, probably from a pit of Elberta. The fruit ripens in September and October, according to the Austin Nursery Company, Austin, Texas.

O'Gwynne. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858.

Listed as growing in the south.

Oignies. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 7:45, 46, Pl. 1859.

There is a difference of opinion as to the origin of this variety but it is generally believed to have come from seed in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish; suture large but shallow; skin heavily pubescent, greenish-yellow, more or less colored with red; flesh yellowish-white, colored at the stone, melting, juicy; stone oval, medium in size, free; ripens early in September.

Old English. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1889.

Listed by the Texas Experiment Station.

Old Newington. 1. Langley Pomona 104, Pl. 31 fig. 1. 1729. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:9, 10. 1832.

Newington. 3. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

Large Newington. 4. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 226. 1817.

Newington Magdalene? 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200. 1858.

Old Newington was at one time a favorite cling in England, having been cultivated there for over two hundred years. Flowers large; leaves doubly serrate, glandless; fruit large, globular, with a slight suture; skin pale yellowish-white, with a red cheek; flesh pale yellowish-white, stained with deep red at the stone, firm, juicy, rich; ripens the middle of September.

Old Royal Charlotte. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 250, 251. 1831.

Old Royal Charlotte has been known in England since about 1760. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large, pale; fruit of medium size, roundish, narrowed at the apex; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled with deep red; flesh white to the stone, soft, vinous; stone obtuse, free; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Old Settler. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 532. 1898.

A hardy variety grown in Iowa.

Olden. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891.

This white-fleshed freestone ripens the first of September in southern Missouri.

Olga. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41. 1877.

A seedling of Lady Parham raised by L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Georgia, about 1873.

Onderdonk. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 46. 1891. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:806. 1896. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:353. 1903. 4. Ala. Sta. Bul. 156:134. 1911.

Onderdonk's Favorite. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 160. 1881.

Onderdonk bears the name of its originator, G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Texas. Tree vigorous and productive in the south; leaves with reniform glands; fruit of medium size, oblong, flattened, with a pointed apex; color lemon-yellow; flesh yellow, slightly acid, moderately tender; quality fair; pit free; ripens in the south the first of August.

Opoix. 1. Rev. Hort. 103. 1901.

Opoix is a Russian variety named in honor of a French gardener, a M. Opoix. Tree vigorous; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, distinctly sutured; flesh white, vinous, juicy, sweet; freestone; ripens early in October.

Orange Cling. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 497. 1845. 3. Gard. & For. 6:520. 1893. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899.

Orange. 5. Kenrick Am. Orch. 228. 1832.

In California this variety is said frequently to produce a second crop of small, inferior fruit. Leaves serrate, often without glands; fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin deep orange, with a dark red cheek; flesh dark yellow, firm, juicy, with a vinous flavor; season September.

Orange Free. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 690. 1897.

A medium-sized, round, freestone, with yellow flesh.

Orange Smock. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893.

Regarded by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland, as superior to any other peach of the Smock type. The tree is stocky and productive and the fruit ripens in Maryland about September 5th.

Orchard Queen. 1. Gard. Chron. 237. 1848. 2. Koch Deut. Obst. 539. 1876. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:258 fig., 259, 260. 1879.

Monstrueuse de Doué. 4. Horticulturist N. S. 5:70. 1855.

Monstrous of Douay. 5. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 33. 1874.

This variety originated with Jamin Lorèze, near Doué, Maine-et-Loire, France, about 1847. Tree very hardy, productive; glands reniform; flowers small. Fruit valuable for the market, with its large size and firm flesh; oval, distinctly sutured; skin yellowish-white, blushed with purplish-red where exposed; flesh white, stained near the pit, firm, juicy, sprightly; stone free, large, ovoid, plump; matures late in August.

Ord. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Ord is allied to Chancellor. Glands reniform; flowers small; skin greenish-yellow; flesh melting; of second quality; ripens at the beginning of September.

Oriole. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 21:612. 1893. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:105. 1901.

Oriole originated with Dr. L. E. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia, about 1876 from a pit of General Lee. On the Station grounds the variety is a fair producer but the fruit is only good for pickling. Tree inclined to spread, vigorous; leaves broad, nearly flat, serrate; glands reniform; flowers appear in mid-season, large, pink; fruit large, oval to roundish-oval; cavity deep, narrow; suture shallow, deepening at the apex which ends in a mucronate tip; skin thick, tough, covered with coarse, thick pubescence; color golden-yellow, with a varying blush and often with splashes of duller red; flesh light yellow, stained at the pit, moderately juicy, meaty, coarse, sprightly; stone clinging, oval, pointed, winged; ripens the third week in September.

Orlando. 1. La. Sta. Bul. 22:681. 1893. 2. Ibid. 27:943. 1894.

Fruit of medium size; color white, with a red cheek; flesh stained near the pit; clingstone; ripens in Louisiana early in June.

Orleance. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

"Orleance red peach is a fine fruit, and leaves the stone."

Orleans. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 158. 1898.

Orleans is best known in Orleans County, New York, where it originated with Julius Harris of Ridgeway. On the Station grounds the trees are not very productive. Trees upright, slightly spreading, open; leaves numerous, rugose at the midrib, slightly curled up; glands small and globose; flowers appear late, small; fruit large, roundish-oval to roundish-conic, halves unequal, bulged at the apex; cavity deep; suture shallow; apex often tipped with a mucronate point; skin tough, covered with thick pubescence, greenish-yellow, becoming almost orange, slightly splashed with dull red forming a mottled blush; flesh tinged with red about the pit, juicy, coarse, stringy, sweet, mild, high-flavored; very good in quality; stone free, large, ovate, conspicuously winged; ripens the middle of September.

Orman. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 8:34. 1899. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

Listed by the American Pomological Society as having originated in Texas.

Oro. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 263. 1892.

Oro was brought to notice by C. S. Bell, Oroville, California. Glands reniform; fruit large, oblate-conic; skin thin, tender, yellow, with a bright red blush; flesh reddish-yellow, melting, juicy, vinous, subacid; freestone; ripens in California the last of September.

Ortiz Cling. 1. Boonville Nur. Cat. 19. 1912.

This clingstone ripens in September and attains the size of Elberta. It is excellent for preserving.

Oscar. 1. Greening Bros. Cat. 81. 1899.

Oscar Black Prince. 2. Ont. Sta. Rpt. 43. 1899.

This variety is from Greening Brothers, Monroe, Michigan. The fruit is much like that of Alexander but darker in color and perhaps is a little better in quality; it ripens about two weeks later than Alexander.

Osceola. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:233, 234, fig. 115. 1866-73. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 629. 1869.

A peach of the Indian type which originated in Macon County, Georgia. Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the ends; apex tipped with a mamelon point; skin thick, golden-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh stained with dull red at the pit, fibrous, sweet, pleasant; stone free, roundish-oval, plump; matures late in September.

Osprey. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 455. 1884.

Orfraie. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 55, 222. 1876.

Osprey originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, about 1860 from a seed of Pitmaston Orange nectarine. Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit very large, oblate, distinctly sutured; skin creamy, with a crimson stain where exposed; flesh tender, melting, deeply stained at the pit to which it clings, sprightly.

Ostrander Early. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

This variety originated in Rochester, New York. The fruit resembles that of Early Crawford but is ten days earlier.

Ostrander Late. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Brown Bros. Cat. 35. 1900.

Listed as a yellow-fleshed freestone, bearing globose glands; ripens in November.

Overheiser. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:59. 1910.

This is a variety from western Michigan resembling Honest John but the peach lacks the flavor and aroma of the fruit of Honest John.

Oviedo. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:819. 1896. 2. Fla. Sta. Bul. 73:149. 1904. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909.

S. J. Kennard, Waldo, Florida, grew Oviedo from a pit of Honey about 1892. In 1909 the variety appeared in the list of the American Pomological Society. Tree a rapid grower, productive; fruit roundish-oblong, bulged on one side; skin thin, tough, becoming smoother on ripening, greenish-yellow, marbled with dull red where exposed; flesh firm, meaty, white, stained at the pit, medium juicy, sweet, agreeable; quality very good; stone free, elliptical, curved, with a recurved point; season late in June in Florida.

Owen. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 195. 1849. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

J. Owen found this variety in his garden at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Glands globose; fruit very large, roundish; flesh yellow, tinged at the pit, tender, juicy; freestone; ripens the last of September.

Oxford. 1. Concord Nur. Cat. 16. 1899.

According to the Concord Nurseries, Concord, Georgia, this variety is a very desirable peach for home or market to follow Elberta; flesh firm, crisp, adherent.

Ozark Queen. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 1:11. 1901.

Listed in this reference.

Padley. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 24 fig. 2. 1817. 2. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:33, Pl. 17 fig. 1. 1823.

Padley was raised by William Padley, once a gardener for the King of England, at Hampton Court, England. It is described as being a peach with delicious flavor, ripening the first of August.

Palestine. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 4. 1913.

Briefly described by the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, as a very large, round, yellow clingstone, ripening from August to September.

Pansy. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:222. 1899.

Fruit large, roundish-oblong, compressed, with a shallow suture; color yellow, washed and blushed with deep red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone which is free, tender, melting, juicy, mild subacid; quality fair to good; season the middle of August.

Paragon. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

Prince's Paragon. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 624. 1857.

Paragon was probably first introduced by William R. Prince, Flushing, New York. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellowish-green, shaded with red; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, rich, free; season the middle of September.

Parfumée de Montauban. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 408. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Parham. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 22. 1897.

Lady Parham. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 299. 1859. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 619. 1869. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 18. 1871.

Parham appeared in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1871 as Lady Parham; in 1897 the name was changed to Parham. The variety originated with Thomas Affleck of Mississippi. Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves unequal, distinctly sutured; skin yellowish-white; flesh pale red at the stone, firm, rich, vinous; freestone; ripens the middle of October.

Parker. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 311. 1889. 2. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1910.

Originated about 1885 as a seedling of Early Crawford in the orchard of J. C. Parker, near San Diego, California. Fruit large, oblong, swollen on one side of the suture which is quite prominent; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, with an agreeable, acid flavor; ripens the first of October.

Parks. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.

Parks' Cling. 3. Gard. Mon. 13:56, 313, 348. 1871.

Parks originated by chance on the grounds of A. L. Parks, Alton, Illinois. Fruit large, roundish-oblate, with a deep suture extending entirely around the fruit; skin light creamy-yellow, nearly covered with red; flesh adherent, creamy-white, stained with red along the veins and at the stone, very juicy; of fair quality; season very late.

Parnell. 1. Gard. Mon. 22:275. 1880.

Said to have been originated by J. H. Parnell, West Point, Georgia. Fruit large, dark red, very juicy and of an excellent flavor, with a small, free pit; season early.

Parson Early. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 310. 1889. 2. Munson Cat. 6. 1905-06.

This peach is supposed to be of California origin. It is a large, freestone fruit, with a red cheek and white flesh, ripening early, and the tree is an abundant bearer.

Pass-Violet. 1. Langley Pomona 103, Pl. XXX fig. III. 1729.

Fruit of an orange color, faintly dotted with brownish-red; flesh very red around the stone which is free; ripens early in August.

Patterson. 1. Am. Gard. 11:379. 1890.

Said to have originated in Greenfield, Indiana, some time prior to 1888. Fruit uniformly large, greenish-yellow, overspread with considerable red; flesh yellow, juicy, of fair quality; season the last of September.

Pau. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:41, 42. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:204, 205 fig., 206. 1879.

Lackpfirsich von Pau. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:211. 1858.

Pau is an old sort spoken of early in the Seventeenth Century. Leaves with small, globose glands; flowers of medium size; fruit very large, roundish; cavity large; suture distinct; skin heavily pubescent, yellowish-white, marbled and striped with reddish-brown; flesh white, stained near the pit, melting, fibrous, juicy, sprightly; quality fair; stone free, large, ovoid, plump; ripens at the end of September.

Paul Boynton. 1. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1896.

Received at this Station in 1889 from the Greenmont Nurseries, Dansville, New York. A large, roundish-oval, yellowish-red peach of fair quality, ripening the last of October.

Pavie Abricotée. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 44. 1867.

Aprikosenartiger Härtling. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 387. 1889.

Tree moderately vigorous, productive; leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit medium to above in size, oblate; suture deep; skin deep orange, intense red where exposed; flesh yellow, red about the stone, melting, fibrous, juicy, sugary, aromatic; stone clinging, oval; ripens early in September.

Pavie Alberge. 1. Duhamel Trait Arb. Fr. 2:11. 1768.

Yellow Alberge Clingstone. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:22. 1832.

Herz-Pfirsiche. 3. Deut. Obstcabinet 7:Pl. 6. 1858.

Härtling Aprikosenpfirsich. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde. 3:219. 1858.

Pavie Alberge Jaune. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:209, 210 fig., 211. 1879.

Tree medium in size, productive; leaves large, with reniform glands; flowers variable, rose-colored; fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened, with a moderately deep suture; skin lightly pubescent, yellow, marbled with dark purplish-red; flesh golden-yellow, red at the pit which is closely adherent, juicy, sweet, aromatic; of fair quality; ripens the last of September.

Pavie Demming. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:216. 1879.

Sent out in 1860 by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, with a yellowish-orange color, dotted and washed with dark red; season late.

Pavie Duff Jaune. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:216, 217. 1879.

According to Leroy this peach was sent out in 1860 by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, greenish-white, with a deep red blush, ripening the last of August.

Pavie Duperron. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:63, 64, fig. 30. 1866-73.

According to Mas, this peach was raised from seed of Malta by a M. Duperron, near Pont-de-Veyle, Ain, France. Fruit large, roundish-oval; skin yellowish-white, with considerable red in the form of a blush; flesh clinging, yellow, deep red near the pit, sweet, somewhat aromatic; quality good; ripens in October.

Pavie Genisaut. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:570. 1854.

Listed as a yellow, clingstone peach coming from Bordeaux, France, many years ago.

Pavie d'Italie Très Hâtif. 1. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 185. 1825.

Listed in this reference as a desirable fruit.

Pavie de Jalagnier. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Pavie Jaune. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:34. 1768. 2. Christ Wörterb. 355. 1802. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 230. 1832. 4. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 35, Pl. 1846.

Grosser Pavien-Aprikosenpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:219, 220. 1858.

Pavie Alberge. 6. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:481. 1860.

Pavie Jaune should not be confused with Pavie Alberge which ripens later. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; flowers small, faintly colored; fruit very large, round, a little flattened; suture shallow, wide; skin heavily pubescent, dark yellow, blushed, marbled with darker red; flesh yellow, red about the pit, firm, not fibrous, vinous, juicy; quality good; stone adherent, oval, obtuse at the ends; ripens the middle of September.

Pavie Mazères. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:227, 228, fig. 112. 1866-73.

This peach is a chance seedling found by a M. Mazères, Toulouse, France. Fruit large, roundish, irregular; skin yellowish-white, with a deep blush; flesh clinging, white, stained deep red at the pit, juicy, sweet and pleasantly flavored; season from the middle to the last of October.

Pavie Mirlicoton. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:223. 1879.

A variety once grown in France but long since lost to cultivation.

Pavie Muy-Swantzel. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:224 fig., 225. 1879.

Originated in America and introduced into France about 1850 by D. Dauvesse, Orleans, Loiret, France. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed at the base, with a distinct suture; color greenish-white, washed, striped and dotted with red; flesh white, tinged with red near the pit which is adherent, juicy, firm, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens the last of July.

Pavie de Pamiers. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:13, 14. 1832. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 45. 1867. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:225 fig., 226, 227. 1879.

Pavie de Pamiers is of French origin and was introduced into America in 1832 by William Robert Prince, Flushing, New York. Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the ends, with a large, distinct suture; skin white, with an attractive, red blush; flesh white, red at the stone, firm but tender, juicy, sweet; quality good; ripens in the south of France early in August.

Pavie de Pompone. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 498. 1845.

3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:229, 230 fig., 231. 1879.

Pavy Royal. 5. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. 32 fig. 2. 1729.

Pavie rouge de Pomponne. 6. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:37, 38, Pl. 26. 1768.

Monströse Härtling. 7. Christ Handb. 599, 600. 1817.

Monstrous Pavie. 8. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 220. 1817.

Riesenpfirsche. 9. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 185. 1825.

Monstreuse. 10. Prince Treat. Hort. 17. 1828.

Monstrous Pomponne. 11. Prince Pom. Man. 1:197. 1831.

Monströser Lieblingspfirsich. 12. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:207, 208. 1858.

This old French variety was spoken of by many early writers. Among these was Arnauld d'Andilly who raised the first fruits in 1655 at his home, the Pompone estate, Seine-et-Marne, France. It was early introduced into America and in 1877 was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society where it remained for twenty years. Duhamel mentions a Red Pavie that differs from this variety only in that it ripens earlier and is smaller. Tree vigorous; leaves crenate, with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit very large, somewhat oval, with a well-defined suture; apex with a mamelon tip; skin an intense red on a yellowish-white ground; flesh firm, red at the pit; stone adherent, small for the size of fruit; ripens in dry seasons from the middle to the end of October.

Pavie Tardif. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 233, 234. 1832. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 36, Pl. 1846.

Fruit large, compressed at the sides, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, washed with a red blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, with a pleasant flavor; ripens the last of October.

Pavie Très-Tardif Madame Vergé. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 409. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Pavien Lieblingspfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:208. 1858.

Tree hardy and productive; fruit moderately large, of a yellowish-straw color, with a dark reddish-purple blush; flesh firm, very juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens in September.

Pavier Pleureur. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:228 fig., 229. 1879.

Pêcher Pleureur. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 51, 52. 1867.

Trauerpfirsich. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

This curious old peach of unknown origin has been known for nearly a century. It is said to reproduce itself from seed. Fruit of medium size, roundish, regular; skin clear yellow, washed with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sharp, bitter flavor; clingstone; ripens the last of September.

Payne. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:60 fig. 1910. 2. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 428, 429, Pl. 35. 1910.

Payne originated in 1901 as a sprout from a peach-stock in the orchard of E. B. Payne and Sons, near Cloverdale, Michigan. Fruit large, round, with a shallow suture; color yellow, blushed and splashed with crimson; flesh yellow, slightly stained with red at the pit, melting, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens the last of August.

Peach de Pavie. 1. Rea Flora 210. 1676.

Said to be a good, yellow peach.

Peach du Troas. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The peach du Troas is a long and great whitish yellow Peach, red on the outside, early ripe, and is another kinde of Nutmeg Peach."

Pearce. 1. Greening Bros. Cat. 82. 1899. 2. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:55. 1900.

According to Greening Brothers, Monroe, Michigan, this variety was raised by P. S. Pearce, Catawba Island, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, free, with excellent flavor and good quality; season the middle of September.

Pearl I. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857.

Originated many years ago with Mrs. L. A. Franklin, Athens, Georgia. Fruit large, round, creamy-white, with a rich red cheek; flesh adherent, white but red at the pit, firm, juicy, vinous, excellent; season the last of August.

Pearl II. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 44:61. 1910.

This peach is said to be a cross between Late Crawford and Hale Early, originating with C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Fruit large, roundish, slightly elongated, with a shallow suture; color creamy-white, slightly shaded with crimson stripes; flesh free, creamy-white, juicy, melting, fibrous, with a rich, vinous flavor; season the middle of September.

Pearson No. I. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 15:114. 1868.

Raised by a Mr. Pearson, Chilwell, England. Fruit large, yellow; flesh deep orange-yellow, very melting, juicy, pleasantly flavored; quality good.

Pêche Baboud. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:171, 172. 1883.

Leaves of medium size, with reniform glands; flowers very small; fruit large, irregularly ovoid, surface uneven; apex with a mamelon tip; skin fine, with heavy pubescence, pale yellow, blushed with intense purple in the sun; flesh white, stained about the pit, slightly acidulated, aromatic; stone large, nearly free; ripens the middle of August.

Pêche de Bisconte. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche Blonde. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 26, Pl. 1846.

Leaves small, with reniform glands; flowers large; fruit of medium size, elongated, with rugose surface; skin yellow, blushed and striped with clear red; flesh white, stained faintly at the pit, vinous; stone large, long; ripens at the end of August.

Pêche de Brahy. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche Everardt. 1. Rev. Hort. 316. 1889.

Fruit large, regular, spherical; flesh orange-yellow, stained at the pit, juicy; ripens at the end of August.

Pêche Grosse Violette. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 3:89, Pl. 1855.

Tree productive; fruit large, round, distinctly sutured; skin with a deep red blush on a greenish-yellow ground; flesh white, red at the pit, sweet, vinous, aromatic; matures the middle of September.

Pêche d'Ile. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche d'Ispahan. 1. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 7, Pl. 1846.

This peach was raised from seed brought to Paris, France, from Asia, about 1800, by a French naturalist, Olivier. Fruit small, nearly round, marked with a deep suture; skin greenish-white; flesh greenish-white, juicy, fibrous, with a delicious flavor when fully mature; season the middle of September.

Pêche Jaune Hâtive de Doné. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed but not described.

Pêche de Lion. 1. Christ Wörterb. 351. 1802.

A beautiful, somewhat elongated fruit, with firm, yellow flesh; freestone; ripens at the end of October.

Pêche du Quesnoy. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Said to resemble Grosse Mignonne.

Pêche Quétier. 1. Flor. & Pom. 216. 1876.

Said to be a seedling of an English variety, raised by a M. Quétier, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. Fruit large, round, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh free, yellow, sweet, vinous, excellent; season late.

Pêche Reine des Tardives. 1. Rev. Hort. 324, 325, Pl. 1889.

Raised from a pit of Baltet which it resembles. Fruit large, oval, sides often unequal; skin yellow, washed with considerable red; flesh free, yellow, with red veins extending through it, juicy, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; season very late.

Pêche Rouge de Mai. 1. Rev. Hort. 276, Pl. 1888.

Fruit roundish-oblate, somewhat irregular; skin almost entirely covered with bright red; flesh white, semi-free, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens the beginning of August.

Pêche de Sainte-Anne. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 51, 223. 1876. 2. Guide Prat. 35, 210. 1895.

Originated in the Province of Lombardy, Italy. Fruit large, beautifully colored with dark red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, fibrous, sweet; ripens the first of August.

Pêche Souvenir de Pierre Tochon. 1. Rev. Hort. 246, 247. 1906.

This peach was raised in 1891 but its parentage is unknown. Fruit very large, regular; color yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, sweet; purplish-red next the pit which is free; quality very good; ripens the middle of September.

Pêche de Syrie. 1. Mas Le Verger 7:7, 8, fig. 2. 1866-73. 2. Pom. France 6:No. 26, Pl. 26. 1869. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:283, 284 fig., 285. 1879.

D'Egypt. 4. Mag. Hort. 20:270. 1854.

Syrische Pfirsich. 5. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 416. 1889.

This variety probably originated from a peach-pit brought to France from Egypt about 1802 by a M. Barral, a surgeon in the French army. Fruit medium in size, roundish-oval, with a moderately deep suture; skin pale yellow, washed with dark red; flesh yellowish-white, tinged with red at the center, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, vinous, aromatic flavor; quality good; stone free; ripens from the first to the middle of September.

Pêche Théophile Sueur. 1. Rev. Hort. 574, 575, Pl. 1909.

Arthur Chevreau, a horticulturist at Montreuil-sous-Bois, France, obtained this variety from a peach-pit which he planted in 1897. Tree vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, roundish, with a highly colored surface; flesh white, with red veins at the center, juicy, sweet; good to very good in quality; stone free; season early in September.

Pêche Tondu. 1. Rev. Hort. 261, 262. 1888.

Originated at Montreuil, France, in 1878. Tree vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit large, oval; skin blushed with deep red; flesh white, stained at the pit, sweet, aromatic; ripens at the end of September.

Pêche de Trianon. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 51. 1876.

Listed in this reference.

Pêche de Vérone. 1. Christ Wörterb. 356. 1802. 2. Mas Le Verger 7:239, 240, fig. 118. 1866-73. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:298 fig., 299. 1879.

This peach originated about 1830 in Verona, Venetia, Italy. Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; skin yellowish-white, dotted and washed with red in the sun; flesh free, white, tinged with purplish-red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens the first of September.

Pêche de Verviers. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

A glandless variety with rose-colored flowers.

Pêche de Vigne Blanche. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 236. 1908.

Listed as a pubescent, freestone variety.

Pêche de Vigne Jaune. 1. Baltet Cult Fr. 236. 1908.

This is also a freestone peach with pubescent skin.

Pêche de Vigne Rouge. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 236. 1908.

Still another pubescent, freestone peach.

Pêche Vineuse Jaune. 1. Carriére Var. Pêchers 63. 1867.

Said to have been obtained in France by a M. Morel. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin yellowish-orange, with a carmine blush; flesh free, pale yellow, purplish-red at the pit, juicy, sweet, aromatic; season the middle of August.

Pêcher à Bois Jaune. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75. 2. Rev. Hort. 516. 1889.

This variety originated in the vicinity of Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France, and is valued both for its fruit and as an ornamental. Fruit of medium size, nearly round, often depressed at the base, with a distinct suture; skin orange-yellow, dotted and washed with red; flesh free, yellow, somewhat red about the pit, juicy, sweet and aromatic; ripens the last of September.

Pêcher Douteux. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 102. 1867.

The tree of this variety has many characteristics of the almond while the fruit resembles the peach. Fruit of medium size, marked with a deep suture; skin yellowish-white, blushed with red; flesh free, white, slightly tinged with red at the pit, rather sweet and aromatic, with an agreeable flavor; season very late.

Pêcher à Fleur Semi-Double. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:42, 43, Pl. XXX. 1768.

Pêcher à Fleurs Doubles. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. 1:No. 25, Pl. 1846.

This curious old peach has double flowers and bears its fruits in clusters of from one to four. Fruit small, roundish, with a well-marked suture; skin pale yellow, washed with clear red; flesh greenish-white, often red at the pit, fibrous, juicy, sweet, with an agreeable flavor; ripens the last of September.

Pêcher Hâtif de Chine. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Said to resemble Honey in certain characters. Fruit medium in size, roundish; color greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh free, white or sometimes tinged with red, juicy, often with an astringent flavor; ripens the last of July.

Pêcher Hybride Quétier. 1. Rev. Hort. 115. 1888. 2. Ibid. 42, 43. 1889.

This peach originated with a M. Quétier, Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France, as a cross between Grosse Mignonne and an apricot. Tree vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, somewhat flattened, with a deep suture; skin greenish-yellow, marbled with red; flesh strongly adherent to the stone, white, juicy, firm, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens early in October in France.

Pêcher Nain à Fleur Double. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:45, 46. 1768.

Said to be a dwarf, double-flowering peach seldom bearing fruit and useful only as an ornamental.

Pêcher Nain d'Orléans. 1. Rev. Hort. 42 fig. 18, 43, 44. 1908.

According to the reference this peach was mentioned by Louis Ligier in 1714. Fruit of medium size, round, with a deep suture; skin pale greenish-yellow, with a red blush; flesh white, tinged red at the pit which is adherent, moderately sweet, not of high flavor.

Pêcher Petite Madeleine. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 78, 79. 1867. 2. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Leaves glandless; flowers small; fruit small, round, slightly depressed; skin greenish-white, marbled with red; flesh free, white, dark red at the stone, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens the middle of August.

Pêcher Thuret. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit 7:Pl. 1872-75.

This peach was raised in 1862 by Gustave Thuret, Antibes, Alpes Maritimes, France, from a seed sent from China. Fruit large, with a distinct suture on one side; skin yellow, washed with dark red; flesh yellowish-white, red at the pit which is usually free, juicy, sweet, pleasantly flavored; season the last of August.

Peck Orange Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889.

In the reference Luther Burbank says that this variety is an improved seedling of Orange Cling, originated at Healdsburg, California. Fruit large, with yellow flesh; valuable for market or drying.

Pendleton. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:240. 1898. 2. Berckmans Cat. 13. 1899.

A very large, yellow, clingstone peach of good quality, ripening the first of September.

Penelope. 1. Hoffy N. Am. Pom. 1:Pl. 1860.

This peach originated with Isaac Baxter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fruit large, roundish; skin greenish-white, slightly stained with red; flesh greenish-white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, rich; quality very good; season the middle of September.

Peninsula. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:353. 1903.

Peninsula Yellow. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Fruit large, roundish, often inclined to oval, with a shallow suture; color yellow, washed with red; flesh yellow, red at the pit which is free, juicy, firm, with a vinous, sprightly flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Pennington. 1. Okla. Sta. Bul. 2:14. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Peregrine. 1. Garden 64:126, 127, 157. 1903. 2. Ibid. 69:334. 1906.

This variety is supposed to be a seedling of the Spencer nectarine, raised by Thomas Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, England, and introduced about 1906. Fruit large, with a bright crimson color; flesh melting and juicy, with a pleasant flavor; season early August.

Perfection. 1. Chico Nur. Cat. 26. 1904.

According to the Chico Nursery Company, Chico, California, Perfection originated near Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Fruit large, yellow, with a beautiful blush; flesh yellow, red at the pit, thick, fine-grained; season early in September.

Period Early Nutmeg. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Persian Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889. 2. Fancher Creek Nur. Cat. 27. 1906.

This variety is supposed to have originated from a seed of Heath Cling at Visalia, California. Fruit large, with clear white skin; flesh white to the pit, very firm, sweet; valuable for canning; ripens with its parent.

Persique. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:40, 41, Pl. XXIX. 1768. 3. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 229, 230, fig. 15. 1817. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 2:13. 1832. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:236, 237. 1879.

Grosse Perseque. 6. Kenrick Am. Orch. 232. 1832.

Persique Clingstone. 7. Prince Pom. Man. 2:36. 1832.

Persischer Lackpfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:215. 1858.

Persée. 9. Le Bon Jard. 329. 1882.

Persique is a very old variety of unknown origin, the name having often been confused with other sorts. Fruit large, oblong, somewhat angular, often with small protuberances over the surface and with a distinct swelling at the apex; skin velvety, with considerable red; flesh white, light red next the stone, juicy, melting, with a rich, agreeable flavor; stone large, free; ripens from the last of September to early October.

Peruvianischer Blutpfirsich. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:194. 1858.