Fruit large, dark red, almost black; flesh dark red; ripens at the end of September.

Pesca Mandorla. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

Exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society, Tuscany, Italy.

Pesca Melo. 1. Gard. Chron. 907. 1858.

Also exhibited at the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society, Tuscany, Italy.

Peter Cling. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 152. 1883.

Listed in this reference as coming from Washington County, Texas.

Petite Bourdine. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:141, 142, fig. 7. 1883.

Fruit of medium size, elongated-oval; skin pale yellowish-white, washed with deep red; flesh white, striped with dark red at the pit which is free, juicy, firm, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; season the middle of September.

Petite Imperial. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Petit Imperial Mammoth White. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 155. 1858.

Petit's Imperial. 3. Mag. Hort. 30:208. 1864.

A large, white, moderately juicy, vinous peach with reniform glands, ripening rather late.

Petite Mignonne. 1. Traité des Pêchers 8. 1750. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 1:174, 175. 1831. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.

Double de Troyes. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:8, 9, Pl. IV. 1768. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:107, 108 fig., 109. 1879.

Kleine Lieblingspfirsche. 6. Christ Handb. 596, 597. 1817.

Grosse rothe Frühpfirsche. 7. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 179, 180. 1825.

Kleiner lieblicher Lackpfirsich. 8. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:213, 214. 1858.

Besides being larger than Red Nutmeg, with which it is sometimes confused, this variety has small flowers of a very pale rose-color. It was first spoken of by the French in 1670. Leaves with small, reniform glands; fruit small, globose; skin thin, white, with some red; flesh stained at the pit, firm, sweet, aromatic; stone free, small, ovoid, plump; matures early in August.

Petite Pavie d'Ounous. 1. Mag. Hort. 26:152, 153. 1860.

Tree small; fruit nearly round, marked with a distinct suture; skin yellowish-white, dotted with a rose-color; flesh white, streaked with red at the stone which is adherent, firm, juicy, subacid and somewhat insipid; season very late.

Petite Violette Hâtive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:26, 27, Pl. XVI, fig. 2. 1768.

Fruit large, nearly round; skin yellowish-white, with a reddish-violet blush; flesh whitish-yellow, red at the pit, juicy, sweet, with a vinous, aromatic flavor; season the first of September.

Pettingill Early. 1. Rural N. Y. 14:119. 1863.

Said to have originated in Missouri from seed brought from New Hampshire and planted in 1852. A bright, attractive fruit.

Pfirsich-Nectarine. 1. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 16, Pl. 16. 1882.

This variety was raised from a nectarine seed about 1860 by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit large, roundish, slightly compressed; skin practically smooth on the sides but with fine pubescence at the base and apex, yellowish-white, with a dark red blush; flesh white, red at the pit, firm, juicy; quality good; season the middle of September.

Pfirsiche mit Nicht Ablöslichem Stein. 1. Deut. Obstcabinet 7:Pl. 35. 1858.

Fruit oval, with a deep suture; skin pale yellow, washed with purplish-red; flesh whitish-yellow, red at the pit, melting, with a pleasant, subacid flavor; season the middle of October.

Pfirsiche von Pau. 1. Deut. Obstcabinet 7:Pl. 11. 1858.

Fruit large, round, with a shallow suture; color pale green, with some red; flesh white, red at the pit, melting, juicy, subacid and pleasant; ripens the middle of October.

Phfleiger. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 293. 1854.

An unproductive variety which bears large, yellow, freestone fruit with good flavor and which ripens in September.

Phillips Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.

Phillips. 3. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 392. 1891.

This peach originated with Joseph Phillips, Sutter County, California, and was introduced by J. T. Bogue of Marysville. Fruit large, round, slightly compressed; color lemon-yellow, lightly shaded with red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, with a sweet flavor; quality good; season the first of September.

Piasa. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 166. 1895.

Said to produce a large, attractive yellow, freestone peach of good quality, but not sweet, ripening August first.

Pickett. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:31. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:223. 1899.

Said to have originated in Missouri. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly inclined to ovate; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh clinging, yellow, red at the pit, firm, juicy, with a mild, sprightly flavor; quality fair; ripens the last of September.

Picquet Late. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 627. 1869. 2. Horticulturist 28:151, 375. 1873.

Originated with Antoine Picquet, Belair, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit large, round, often somewhat flattened and one-sided; skin yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, melting, sweet, rich and aromatic; stone free; ripens early in September.

Piel Pfirsich. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 410. 1889.

Listed as a worthy, German variety.

Pierce Seedling. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1900.

Listed without a description.

Pignutt Late. 1. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1877.

This variety is said to have been disseminated in southern Illinois, where it proved to be a superior sort.

Pinckney. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841.

A very large, excellent, late peach.

Pineapple. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820.

Charlestowner Ananaspfirsche. 2. Christ Wörterb. 350. 1802.

Grosse Charlestowner Ananaspfirsche. 3. Christ Handb. 600, 601. 1817.

Pineapple Clingstone. 4. Lond. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 6:414. 1826.

Ananas-Aprikosenpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:220. 1858.

Pineapple, according to Christ, is a seedling of Alberge introduced from South Carolina some time previous to 1800. When perfectly ripe, the juice is rich and lively and has the flavor of a pineapple.

Pingree. 1. Rural N. Y. 57:21. 1898.

Listed in this reference.

Pitmaston Seedling Noblesse. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 101. 1831.

Listed but not described.

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

Plant Cling. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 134. 1897.

Plant is an attractive peach of unknown origin. Tree low, compact, only moderately healthy, unproductive; fruit very large, round, lemon-yellow, with a red blush; flesh pale yellow, juicy, coarse, sweet but of poor quality; clingstone; ripens from July 25th to August 10th.

Plowden. 1. Horticulturist 26:288. 1871. 2. Gard. Mon. 13:245, 246, 278, 343. 1871.

Plowden originated about sixty miles below Washington, D. C. The fruit resembles that of Hale Early but ripens about ten days earlier. Fruit large, roundish; flesh white, very juicy; quality good; stone free.

Pocahontas. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 205. 1858.

Listed in this reference.

Poinsett. 1. Horticulturist 4:277. 1849-50. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 287. 1854.

Originated in South Carolina. Leaves glandless; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a pointed apex; color ruddy yellow; flesh firm, juicy; clingstone; season September.

Pond Late. 1. Tex. Nur. Cat. 13. 1909.

According to the Texas Nursery Company, Sherman, Texas, this peach originated and was introduced by E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin yellow; flesh yellow, free; of good quality; season September.

Pond Seedling. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 179. 1886.

A large, desirable, hardy, late peach, ripening about September 25th.

Poole Island. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:14. 1892.

Listed in this reference.

Poole Large Yellow. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 491. 1845. 3. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:54. 1900.

Pool Favorite. 4. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 97. 1910.

This peach originated near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1840. Fruit large, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin deep yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh free, yellow, red at the pit, rich, juicy, of excellent flavor; ripens from the last of September to early October.

Porpree. 1. Langley Pomona 105, Pl. XXXII fig. III. 1729.

Pourprée. 2. Knoop Fructologie 2:87. 1771.

Porpree, according to some authors, resembles Rossanna. Tree very branchy, productive; leaves sharply serrate; flowers small, purple; fruit large, round, often irregular; skin slightly pubescent, purplish; flesh purple, juicy, vinous; quality good; pit adherent, purplish; ripens the last of August.

Port Royal. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 102. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Porter. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 203. 1879.

Listed in this reference.

Portugal. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 277. 1831.

Portugiesische Pfirsche. 4. Christ Handb. 597. 1817.

Leaves usually glandless; fruit large, round; skin pale yellow, dark red in the sun; flesh white, faint red at the stone which is closely adherent, firm, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Potomac Heath. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 127, 128. 1854.

This large, late peach of good quality is said to have been brought to notice by John Dowling, Fairfax, Virginia.

Pound Hardy. 1. Can. Exp. Farm Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:67. 1900.

Mentioned in the reference as being a tree of medium growth.

Pourpre de Frogmore. 1. Guide Prat. 38. 1895.

Of English origin. Glands globose; fruit medium in size, roundish, very largely covered with deep purple; flesh white, melting, sweet, refreshing; matures the second half of September.

Pourprée du Grand-Jardin. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

Glands globose; flowers of medium size; fruit large, red; of first quality; ripens late in August.

Pourprée Hâtive. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:19, 20; Pl. XI. 1768.

This variety is distinct from Grosse Mignonne with which it has been confused. Fruit large, round, with a deep suture; color a deep, mottled red in the sun; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, vinous, pleasantly flavored.

Pourprée Joseph Norin. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed by Mas.

Pourprée Tardive de Lyon. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 410. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

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

Powell's Mammoth. 2. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Mentioned in these references.

Powers September. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896.

Listed in this reference.

Prächtige von Choisy. 1. Gaucher Pom. Prak. Obst. No. 89, Tab. 7. 1894.

Fruit large or very large, roundish-oval, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a deep, mottled blush; flesh whitish throughout, juicy, melting, pleasant-flavored; season the last of September.

Prachtvolle Blutpfirsich. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

Sanguine Grosse Admirable. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 64. 1867.

Glands reniform; flowers large; fruit of medium size; skin covered with a grayish pubescence, marbled and streaked with deep red; flesh deep red, juicy, moderately sweet; stone red, oval; ripens at the end of September.

Prado. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 222. 1876.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, ripening the last of September.

Präsident Griepenkerl. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Pratt. 1. Cult. & Count. Gent. 52:746. 1887. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899.

Said to have been brought to notice by J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, red at the pit, juicy, tender, mild; quality good; pit free; ripens the last of August.

Précoce de Bagnolet. 1. Rev. Hort. 103. 1901.

This peach was raised from seed of Grosse Mignonne Hâtive a number of years ago by a M. Savart, Bagnolet, Seine, France. Fruit large, flattened, with a small suture; skin white, slightly rose-colored in the sun; flesh white, juicy, sweet, vinous; quality good; stone free; ripens a few days earlier than Hale Early.

Précoce de Beauregard. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 237. 1908.

Said to grow in the vicinity of Hyeres, Var, France.

Précoce de Bonpas. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 237. 1908.

Said to grow in the Pyrenees Mountains.

Précoce de Chartreuse. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:271. 1854.

Fruit of medium size, highly colored; skin fine; flesh delicate, melting, vinous; ripens early in September.

Précoce de Croncels. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 249, fig. 150. 1908.

Fruit large, yellowish-amber, tinted with purplish-red; flesh juicy, firm, with an agreeable flavor; ripens the first of August.

Précoce Gaudin. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Précoce de Mezen. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 52. 1876.

Said to have bell-shaped flowers and reniform glands.

Précoce du Périgord. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

Fruit large and of good quality.

Précoce de Saint-Assicle. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889.

St. Ascycles. 2. Cal. Sta. Rpt. 393. 1895-97.

Said to be of French origin.

Precocious. 1. Gard. Mon. 17:368. 1875.

According to the reference, this is a seedling which grew with J. Lewis, Alvin, Illinois, about 1873. Said to have bloomed when three months old.

Premier. 1. Jour. Hort. N. S. 33:80. 1877. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 456. 1884.

This peach is a cross between Grosse Mignonne and Bellegarde, raised in the Royal Gardens, Frogmore, England. Fruit large, round; suture shallow, terminated at the apex with a sharp nipple; skin nearly covered with purplish-red, becoming very dark in the sun; flesh juicy, tender, melting, with a rich, pleasant flavor; stone free.

President. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:33, 34. 1832. 3. Pom. Mag. 2:54, Pl. 1839. 4. Elliott Fr. Book 278. 1854.

Präsidenten-Lackpfirsich. 5. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:211. 1858.

President originated at Bedford, New York, nearly a century ago and has long since passed from cultivation. Tree healthy, productive, bearing leaves with globose glands; fruit large, roundish-oval, with a shallow suture; skin pale yellowish-green, with a red cheek; flesh white, red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet, highly flavored; ripens the middle of September.

President Church. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 623, 624. 1857. 2. Horticulturist N. S. 7:179. 1857. 3. Mas Le Verger 7:221, 222, fig. 109. 1866-73. 4. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:245, 246 fig. 1879.

Church. 5. Ga. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 62. 1891.

This variety was raised by Rev. A. Church, President of Franklin College, Athens, Georgia. Glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture often a mere line; skin pale yellow, mottled and washed with dark red; flesh white, pale red at the pit, juicy, melting, with a delicious flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

President Lyon. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1880.

This variety was raised from a seed of Early Crawford planted in 1870 by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; glands reniform; fruit similar to Early Crawford but larger.

Preston. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 690. 1897. 3. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:105, 106. 1901.

Preston originated with a Mr. Preston, near Greensboro, North Carolina, and was introduced by J. Van Lindley of Pomona. Its parentage is unknown. Fruit large, creamy-yellow, with a red cheek; flesh light yellow, juicy, adherent; quality good; ripens two weeks later than Chinese Cling.

Price. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:808, 809. 1896.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly pointed; color greenish-white, with a light red cheek; freestone; season the first of August.

Pride of Autumn. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 50. 1876.

This peach has rose-colored flowers, reniform glands and ripens in October.

Pride of Franklin. 1. Rural N. Y. 46:352. 1887. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 198. 1899.

Said to be grown extensively in New Jersey. Fruit large, round, with yellow skin and flesh; freestone; quality good; resembles Late Crawford and ripens about five days later.

Pride of Idaho. 1. Chase Cat. 20. 1895. 2. N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:290. 1897.

According to the R. G. Chase Company, Geneva, New York, this peach originated in the mountains of Western Idaho. Fruit of medium size, having a yellow skin, with a slight blush; ripens after Late Crawford.

Pride of Northboro. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 434. 1904.

Said to have done well in the vicinity of Shenandoah, Iowa.

Prince Blood Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:32. 1832.

A superior variety of its class raised by William Prince; used mostly for preserves, compotes, and pickles. Flowers small; fruit large, oval; skin very downy, dark purplish; flesh crimson; flavor indifferent.

Prince Climax. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 641. 1857.

Said to have originated on the farm of George Mitchell, Flushing, New York. Tree very productive; fruit large, oval; skin yellow, mottled with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow, very rich, aromatic, with a pineapple flavor; stone adherent; ripens from the middle to the end of September.

Prince Eugène. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 228. 1866.

Eugen von Savoyen. 2. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

Prinz Eugen. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 50, 223. 1876.

Similar to Early Purple, of which it is a seedling, but smaller and more deeply sutured. Tree vigorous and very productive; ripens the middle of August.

Prince John. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 302. 1859. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:246, 247 fig. 1879.

This variety is of American origin and was sent to France in 1860 by P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. Fruit large, roundish or roundish-oval; skin orange-yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh deep yellow, firm, very juicy, with a delicious flavor; stone free; ripens the middle of September in France.

Prince Late Yellow Freestone. 1. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't. Pt. 3:107, 108. 1857.

A beautiful, greenish-yellow fruit, tinged with red, having a firm, rich flesh.

Prince of Wales. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 229. 1866. 2. Am. Hort. Ann. 79, 80. 1870. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Prinz von Wales. 4. Gaucher Pom. Prak. Obst. No. 90, Tab. 17. 1894.

Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, raised this peach from a seed of Pitmaston Orange nectarine. It fruited first in America with James H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York, in 1869. The variety held a place in the American Pomological Society's fruit-list from 1877 to 1891. Tree vigorous, bearing leaves with reniform glands; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly flattened, with one side enlarged; suture distinct, extending beyond the apex; skin creamy-white, shaded and mottled with red in the sun; flesh white, stained red at the stone from which it freely separates, juicy, tender, melting, sweet, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.

Princess Paragon. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:177. 1857.

Fruit large, oval, with one side larger than the other; skin yellowish-white, dotted and nearly overspread with red; flesh white, melting, juicy; quality good; freestone; ripens the middle of August.

Princess of Wales. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 229. 1866. 2. Am. Hort. Ann. 80. 1870. 3. Jour. Hort. N. S. 24:471. 1873. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Princesse de Galles. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:248 fig., 249. 1879.

Prinzessin von Wales. 6. Lauche Deut. Pom. VI:No. 17, Pl. 1882.

Princess. 7. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899.

This peach is another seedling raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, about 1863, from a seed of Pavie de Pompone. It first fruited in America some six years later with James H. Ricketts, Newburgh, New York. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit-catalog from 1877 until 1897. Tree vigorous, with leaves having globose glands; fruit large, round, narrowing towards the apex which is terminated by a nipple; suture indistinct; skin creamy-white, shaded with a red cheek; flesh free, white, red at the stone, juicy, melting, sweet, good; ripens the last of September.

Princesse Marie. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 228, 229. 1866. 2. Le Bon Jard. 328, 329. 1882.

Prinzessin Marie von Württemberg. 3. Koch Deut. Obst. 540. 1876.

Tree vigorous, with glandless leaves; fruit of medium size, roundish; skin yellowish-white, dotted with pale red and shaded with dark red; flesh yellowish-white, rayed with red at the pit, melting, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Prize. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:223. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903.

Fruit large, roundish, with a slight suture; skin yellow, more or less blushed with thin red; flesh free, yellow, red at the pit, juicy, very tender, with a vinous, sprightly flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of September.

Probst Friedrich Pfirsich. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference.

Professeur Vilaire. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 238. 1908.

Listed in this reference.

Proudfoot. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:137, 138, fig. 5. 1883.

Probably originated with a Dr. Proudfoot, Cleveland, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish-conic; skin greenish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh yellow, rather dark red at the pit which is free, juicy, sweet, tender, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; ripens from the first to the middle of October.

Pry Favorite. 1. W. Va. Sta. Bul. 82:406. 1902.

Said to ripen earlier than Lorentz.

Pullen. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 177. 1908.

Pullen's Seedling. 2. Gard. Mon. 3:215, 216 fig. 1861.

Raised by Isaac Pullen, Hightstown, New Jersey. Fruit very large, compressed; color yellow, blushed with dark red; flesh yellow, with an excellent flavor; ripens the last of September.

Purdy. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 279. 1882.

Valued for the size and attractiveness of the fruit; ripens just before Late Crawford.

Purple Peach. 1. Gard. Mon. 25:305. 1883.

This is a seedling, valued chiefly as an ornamental.

Pyramidal. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:250, 251 fig., 252. 1879.

This peach which was found near Poissy, Seine-et-Oise, France, in 1823, is valued chiefly as an ornamental. Fruit small, roundish-oval, irregular; skin yellowish-white, marbled with deep carmine; flesh yellowish-white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, very sweet; quality good; stone free; season the first of September.

Quaker. 1. Augustine Nur. Cat. No. 43:7. 1910.

According to Augustine and Company, Normal, Illinois, this peach was found in northwestern Iowa about 1900, by Colonel Milton L. Haney, and was later introduced by the firm named. Tree hardy; fruit of medium size; of fair quality.

Quality. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290. 1893. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 73. 1895.

Originated with J. W. Kerr, Denton, Maryland. Fruit medium to large, roundish; color white, with a red cheek; flesh free, creamy-white, tinged with red at the stone, juicy, melting, vinous, sprightly; quality very good; season the last of August.

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

Mentioned as growing on the Missouri Station grounds.

Queen Caroline. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 102. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Queen of Delaware. 1. Fulton Peach Cult. 178. 1908.

Originated in Delaware. Tree vigorous; fruit large, attractive white, with a red blush; flavor excellent.

Queen Olga. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Bul. 2nd Ser. 3:67. 1900.

Königin Olga. 2. Gard. Chron. 437. 1885. 3. Lucas Handb. Obst. 476. 1893.

Queen Olga is a seedling of Willermoz grown at Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany. Larger and earlier than its parent; flesh yellow, stained about the pit from which it separates readily.

Queen of the South. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:517. 1902.

This peach is supposed to be a seedling of Peento and has been replaced by better sorts. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, with a shallow suture; skin dark yellow, washed with dull red; flesh yellow, red at the pit, firm, juicy, sweet, slightly acid, pleasant; stone free; season July.

Queenes. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629.

"The Queenes Peach is a faire great yellowish browne Peach, shadowed as it were over with deepe red, and is ripe at Bartholmew tide, of a very pleasant good taste."

Quetier. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 411. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 41. 1895.

Glands reniform; fruit large; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, vinous, with a pleasant flavor; stone free; ripens from the first to the middle of October.

Quince. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

"Quince Peach is something of that fashion, yellow and good."

R. S. Stevens. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899. 2. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1900.

This peach is a seedling which originated on the grounds of late congressman, R. S. Stevens, Attica, New York. On the Station grounds the tree is rather strong, hardy, fairly productive; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed; suture distinct; apex a mere point; skin yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, tender, very mild, vinous, juicy; quality good; pit very small, nearly round, plump; season early September.

Radclyffe. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 55. 1876.

Obtained from a seed of Desse Tardive grown by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit very large, with a pale color and excellent flavor; ripens the last of September.

Ragan Smock. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 94. 1881.

This variety is a seedling of Smock raised by Z. S. Ragan, Independence, Missouri. The fruit has golden flesh, ripens late and is a delicious, semi-clingstone peach.

Ragan Yellow. 1. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894.

Listed in this reference.

Rainbow. 1. Can. Hort. 24:486 fig., 487. 1901.

Rainbow was raised from a peach-pit brought from Mackinac Island, Michigan, in 1897 by David Sare, London, Ontario, Canada. Fruit large, with an attractive straw-color, mottled with purplish-red; flesh yellow, with pink markings, juicy, pleasant-flavored; stone nearly free.

Raisin. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813. 1896. 2. Munson Cat. 16. 1914-15.

According to T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas, this peach is supposed to be the result of a cross between Columbia and Heath Cling. Fruit small, oval, with an acute apex; skin dull yellowish-white, mottled with reddish-brown; flesh adherent, white, tinted with red, with a subacid flavor; quality good; ripens the middle of August in Texas.

Rambouillet. 1. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 3. Christ Wörterb. 355. 1802. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 268. 1831. 5. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:254. 1879.

This variety was raised about 1670 near Paris, France, and evidently was named in honor of Marquis de Rambouillet of Paris. It was introduced into England in 1729 where it was grown for many years. Fruit of medium size, elongated-oval, with a deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a fine, red blush; flesh yellow, deep red at the pit which is free, juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor; ripens the middle of September.

Ramsey Early Cling. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 115. 1880.

Originated by A. M. Ramsey, Mahomet, Texas; the fruit is said to excel Alexander.

Ramsey Late. 1. Austin Nur. Cat. 4. 1912.

According to F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas, this peach originated with Mr. Ramsey near Bowie, Texas. The tree is productive and the fruit is a white clingstone resembling Heath Cling; the fruit ripens in September.

Ranck. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51 fig. 1888-89.

This is a seedling of Early Crawford which originated with Martin A. Ranck about 1886. Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblate; color pale creamy-yellow, splashed and shaded with red; flesh free, nearly white, slightly red at the pit, juicy, moderately firm, with a rich, high flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Raymaekers. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:256, 257 fig. 1879. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 457. 1884.

Raymaekers' Magdalene. 3. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:199. 1858.

This peach was probably raised in Belgium about 1825. Fruit large, roundish, somewhat depressed, with a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, with a deep crimson blush; flesh greenish-white, stained with red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, melting, vinous; quality good; ripens early in September.

Raymond Cling. 1. Horticulturist N. S. 7:179. 1857. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Ray. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 628. 1869.

This variety, grown by Dr. H. Ray, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, is a seedling of an old Indian peach. In 1873, it was listed in the American Pomological Society's fruit-catalog but was dropped in 1897. The variety should not be confused with Ray, a sort of more recent origin. Glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; apex pointed; skin creamy-white, shaded and spotted with red; flesh white, juicy, vinous, well-flavored; ripens the last of August.

Read Seedling. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 167 fig. 1886-87.

This variety was first brought to public notice in 1886 by Professor M. C. Read, Hudson, Ohio. Fruit of medium size, with white, juicy flesh which is red near the stone; quality good; stone free; season early September.

Reagen. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:813, 814. 1896.

Fruit large; color greenish-white, with a red cheek; flavor pleasantly acid; stone free; season the last of July in Texas.

Red Bird. 1. Bradley Bros. Cat. 31. 1913. 2. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 206. 1913.

According to Bradley Brothers, Makanda, Illinois, the tree of this variety is hardy and bears early and abundantly; fruit large, with bright, glowing red color and fine quality; ripens early.

Red Ceylon. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13. 1900.

Fruit large, with a dull green color; flesh blood-red to the stone from which it separates freely, a little too acid for most palates but excellent for cooking; of the Peento type and productive in southern Florida.

Red Magdalen. 1. Langley Pomona 100, Pl. 27 fig. 5. 1729. 2. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 26 fig. 3. 1817. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 268, 269. 1831.

Madeleine Rouge. 4. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:14, 15, Pl. VII. 1768. 5. Pom. France 6:No. 7, Pl. 7. 1869.

Madeleine de Courson. 6. Pom. Mag. 1:30, Pl. 1828. 7. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 262. 1831. 8. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:150, 151, fig. 152. 1879.

Coursoner Magdalene. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:196. 1858.

Rothe Magdalene. 10. Ibid. 3:196, 197. 1858.

Rote Magdalenenpfirsich. 11. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

This variety, probably known for over two centuries, has been confused with several other old sorts and, as the numerous synonyms show, has been grown under various names. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed, with a long, deep suture; skin pale yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh white, stained with red at the stone which is free, juicy, melting, vinous, rich; quality good; ripens the first of September.

Red Nectarine. 1. Gard. Chron. 1466. 1873.

Mentioned as a hardy, free-bearing, Syrian variety.

Red Nutmeg. 1. Langley Pomona 100. 1729. 2. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 251. 1831. 3. Prince Pom. Man. 1:174. 1831. 4. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 482. 1845.

Avant-Pêche Rouge. 5. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:7, 8, Pl. III. 1768. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:50, 51. 1879. 7. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:163, 164, fig. 18. 1883.

Scarlet Nutmeg. 8. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820.

Rothe Frühpfirsche von Troyes. 9. Liegel Anweisung 68. 1822.

Kleiner Rother Frühpfirsich. 10. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:203, 204. 1858.

Rote Frühpfirsich. 11. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

Red Nutmeg, probably known more than two centuries ago, has little to recommend it aside from its earliness. Tree moderate in growth, rather dwarf, having large, rose-colored flowers and leaves with reniform glands; fruit small, roundish, with a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, with a bright, rich red cheek; flesh yellowish-white, usually red at the stone which is free, juicy, sweet but with a musky flavor; ripens from the middle to the last of July.

Red Peach. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.

"The red Peach is a faire Peach, and of a very good relish."

Red Rareripe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 221. 1832. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 485, 486. 1845. 3. Fulton Peach Cult. 188. 1908.

Early Red Rareripe of Rhoades. 4. Kenrick Am. Orch. 220. 1832.

Early Red Rareripe. 5. Ibid. 184. 1841.

This peach has often been confused with Early York and Morris Red Rareripe. The fruit is larger and broader and ripens a week later than the first and its serrate, glandless leaves serve to distinguish it from the latter. Because of its similarity to Royal George, it is supposed to be an American seedling of that variety. Leaves serrate, glandless; flowers small; fruit large, roundish but broad and depressed; suture broad, extending nearly around the fruit; skin white, mottled with red dots, with a rich, dark red cheek; flesh white, red at the stone, juicy, melting, rich, highly flavored; ripens from the middle to the last of August.

Red River. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 2. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896. 3. Ont. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 7:55. 1900. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Introduced by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison, Texas. Fruit large, roundish; skin creamy-white, with a fine red cheek; flesh creamy-white, juicy, fine-grained, with a pleasant flavor; quality good; pit nearly free; ripens the first of August.

Red Seedling. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 118:37. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:224. 1899.

Supposed to have originated at South Haven, Michigan. Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a distinct suture; color creamy-white, with a bright red blush; flesh creamy-white, slightly red at the pit from which it separates, juicy, tender, with a mild, vinous flavor; season from the middle to the last of August.

Redding. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 42:240, 241. 1898.

Originated at the Georgia Experiment Station, Experiment, Georgia. Glands globose; fruit of medium size, roundish; color deep yellow, with a red blush; flesh free, yellow, firm, juicy, melting; quality good; ripens the first of July in Georgia.

Reed. 1. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895.

Reed Early Golden. 2. Gard. Mon. 26:308. 1884.

Fruit large, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, blushed and striped with red; flesh yellow, tinged with red at the stone which is free, tender, mild subacid, rich; quality very good; ripens the last of August.

Reeks. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 279. 1882.

Reeks ripens with Amsden and Alexander; is larger and fully as attractive as these sorts.

Reeves Mammoth. 1. Fla. Sta. Rpt. 8:89. 1896. 2. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 13. 1900.

This sort is said to have originated in Orange County, Florida. It is advertised as a fine, large, productive, freestone peach, ripening early in August.

Regan Pride. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 95. 1882.

Listed in this reference as a good variety.

Ren. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896.

Tree vigorous but not productive; glands large, reniform; fruit of medium size, round, with an acute point; color yellow, splashed with red; flavor pleasant acid; stone clinging; ripens the last of June in Texas.

Rendatler. 1. Carrière Var. Pêchers 81. 1867. 2. Decaisne Jard. Fruit. 7:Pl. 1872-75.

Belle Mousseuse. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 52, 216. 1876.

Fruit large, nearly round, with a distinct suture; skin pale yellow, with an attractive, red blush; flesh yellowish-white, tinged with red at the pit which is free, juicy, tender, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; ripens in Paris the last of August.

Reuinsiela. 1. Ariz. Sta. Bul. 15:62. 1895.

Listed in this reference.

Rey. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

Mentioned in this reference.

Reynolds. 1. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bul. 12:10, 11, Pl. 8. 1904.

Fruit large, more oblate than Elberta; skin yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, of the texture of Elberta but juicier and better flavored; season ten days earlier than Elberta.

Richardson Mammoth. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892.

Listed as growing in the Delaware Station Experiment orchard on the farm of Charles Wright, near Seaford, Delaware.

Richmond. 1. Tilton Jour. Hort. 8:328, 329 fig. 1870. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App. 122. 1872. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 1877.

Richmond is one of a large number of seedlings raised by Dr. E. W. Sylvester, Lyons, New York. It was placed upon the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society in 1877 where it still remains. Glands reniform; fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly compressed, with a distinct suture; skin yellow, shaded and mottled with dark, rich red; flesh yellow, red at the stone which is free, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous; quality very good; ripens the last of September.

Rickets. 1. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. XXXII fig. IV. 1729.

First propagated by a Mr. Rickets. Fruit light yellow, with a vermilion blush; flesh white, red at the pit, juicy, melting, sweet; ripens the last of August.

Riepper. 1. N. Mex. Sta. Bul. 30:235. 1899.

Said to ripen in September in New Mexico.

Rigaudière. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:260, 261 fig. 1879.

Raised in 1863 by Auguste Boisselot, Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. Fruit above medium in size, round, with a distinct suture; color clear yellow, mottled and washed with dark red; flesh free, white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens the first of August.

Ringold. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:814. 1896. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224, 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903.

Ringold Mammoth Cling. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881.

Said to be taking the place of Heath Cling in Ohio and Michigan. Fruit large, roundish, Somewhat ovate; skin creamy-white; flesh entirely white, tender, rich, sprightly; quality good; clingstone; season early October.

Rival. 1. Fla. Sta. Bul. 62:517. 1902.

Fruit roundish-oblong, flattened at the base and apex; color pale yellow, washed with dull red; flesh free, yellow, red at the pit, juicy, firm, with an agreeable, sweet, slightly acid flavor; season July.

River Bank. 1. Utah Sta. Bul. 18:14. 1892. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903.

Tree vigorous and hardy; fruit large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed; color greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, tender, mild; quality good; pit semi-free; ripens the last of July.

Rivers Early York. 1. Mag. Hort. 34:89. 1868. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869. 3. Jour. Hort. N. S. 17:58. 1869. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 458. 1884.

This variety is a seedling of Early York, raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. It differs from its parent chiefly in having globose glands on its leaves. Tree not as susceptible to mildew as is Early York; fruit of medium size roundish; skin marbled with red; flesh melting, juicy, with a nectarine flavor; stone free; quality good; season in England, early August.

Robena. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 209, Pl. IV. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 143:186. 1897.

Raised about 1887 by Dr. Thomas Taylor, Washington, D. C. Tree productive; glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a long, shallow suture; skin yellow, shaded with red and crimson; flesh free, yellow, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, mild subacid, vinous; quality good; season early October.

Robert. 1. Ga. Sta. Bul. 11:44. 1891. 2. Ibid. 42:241. 1898. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 39. 1909.

Glands large, globose; fruit large, roundish, with a lemon-yellow color; flesh semi-clinging, white but red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in August.

Robert Lavallée. 1. Guide Prat. 41. 1895.

Fruit large, oval; color deep red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, red around the pit which is nearly free, juicy, sweet, with a vinous flavor; ripens the middle of September.

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

Fruit of medium size, roundish; color reddish-yellow, washed with dark red; flesh free, reddish-yellow, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens from the first to the middle of August.

Robertson. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 412. 1889.

Listed in this reference.

Robinson Crusoe. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 228. 1832. 2. Bridgeman Gard. Ass't. Pt. 3:108. 1857.

Early Robinson Crusoe. 3. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1841.

This peach was raised long ago by a Dr. Coxe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from a pit brought from Juan Fernandez Island in the Pacific Ocean. Fruit large, round; skin pale yellow, with a light red blush; flesh very juicy, sweet and delicious; ripens early in September.

Rockey. 1. Rural N. Y. 63:130, fig. 59. 1904.

Introduced by J. W. Rockey, Miamisburg, Ohio. Fruit large, roundish; color yellow, with a blush; flesh yellow, sweet, free; ripens in southern Ohio about the middle of October.

Rodgers. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 290, 291. 1893.

Said to have come from W. C. Rodgers, Nashville, Arkansas. Fruit below medium in size, oblong, pointed, irregular; skin dull yellowish-white, striped and blushed with red; flesh adherent, dull yellowish-white, with some red at the stone, firm, mild, sweet; quality good; season the middle of November in Arkansas.

Rodman Red. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 196. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869.

Rodman's Cling. 3. Hooper W. Fr. Book 229. 1857.

Fruit large, roundish-oblong; skin almost white, nearly covered with red; flesh white, red near the pit, juicy, firm, with a vinous, aromatic flavor; season the last of September.

Rogers I. 1. Gard. Mon. 19:115. 1877.

This peach, which originated in Newbury, Massachusetts, is supposed to be a seedling of Early Crawford. It resembles its parent but is earlier and sweeter; ripens the middle of September.

Rogers II. 1. Del. Sta. Rpt. 13:107. 1901.

This variety is a seedling of Chinese Cling, having originated with a Mr. Rogers, near McKinney, Texas. Fruit of medium size, round; color creamy-white, with a full red cheek; flesh free, white, tender, melting, mild subacid; good; ripens just before Mamie Ross.

Roman. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 582. 1629. 2. Rea Flora 211. 1676.

Said to be a very good, yellow peach.

Romorantin. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:261, 262 fig. 1879.

Jaune de Romorantin. 2. Carrière Var. Pêchers 62. 1867.

As its name indicates, this variety originated in Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France. Fruit medium to large, roundish, with unequal sides and a distinct suture; skin greenish-yellow, shaded with dark red; flesh white, red at the pit, very juicy, vinous, sweet; quality good; stone free; season the middle of September.

Romorantin à Chair Rouge. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:186. 1883.

Listed in this reference without description.

Ronde de Vallabrêques. 1. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 103. 1831.

Listed in this reference.

Rose Aromatic. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869.

Originated with J. F. Nesmith, Indian Town, South Carolina. Fruit of medium size, oblong, one side enlarged; suture distinct; skin yellow, washed with red; flesh white, red near the pit which is free, rather dry, with an aromatic flavor; season the last of July.

Rosebank. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 279. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 625. 1857.

Originated with James Dougall, Windsor, Canada. Fruit large, round, with a deep suture; skin greenish-white, with a mottled, dark red cheek; flesh free, white, juicy, melting, rich, excellent; season varies from the last of August to early September.

Rosedale. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:816. 1896.

Originated in southern Texas. A small, yellow, subacid, clingstone peach, ripening the last of August.

Rosen-Magdalene. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:200. 1858.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a shallow suture; skin greenish-yellow, rarely tinged with red; flesh firm, moderately juicy; ripens the last of September.

Rosenburg Cling. 1. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

This large, yellow, clingstone peach originated on Kings River, Fresno County, California. It is said to be productive and superior to Lemon Cling.

Roser. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 179. 1886. 2. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:224. 1899.

Fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining to ovate; skin creamy-white; flesh free, white, juicy, tender, sprightly; quality fair; season early October.

Roseville. 1. Mich. Sta. Bul. 169:225. 1899.

Roseville Cling. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889.

Originated in Placer County, California. Fruit large, roundish-oval; color creamy-white; flesh adherent, creamy-white, red at the pit, juicy, firm, vinous, rich; quality good; season the last of September.

Rossanna. 1. Miller Gard. Dict. 1752. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:11, Pl. VI. 1768. 3. Forsyth Treat. Fr. Trees 29. 1803. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 269. 1831.

Rozanna. 5. Langley Pomona 101, Pl. XXVII fig. 111. 1729.

Roussaine. 6. Knoop Fructologie 2:88. 1771.

Alberge-Aprikosenpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:217, 218. 1858.

Rossanna, though called Alberge by several writers, is a distinct variety. Tree a medium grower, very productive; flowers small, pale, dull red; leaves crenate; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly larger and more flattened than Alberge; suture prominent; apex terminating in a short nipple; skin yellow, almost entirely overlaid with deep purple; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, firm, often mealy, sweet, vinous; stone small, free; ripens the middle of September.

Round Transparent. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:188. 1832.

This peach is distinct from Grosse Mignonne although very similar in most characters. The chief differences between the two are that this sort has reniform glands and smaller fruit. The variety was introduced to America from France about 1825 by William Robert Prince, Flushing, New York.

Roussane Berthelane. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:265, 266 fig. 1879.

Fruit large, roundish-oval, with a pronounced suture; skin clear greenish-yellow, with a dark red blush; flesh white, very juicy, tender, sweet, with a pleasant flavor; stone free; season the middle of September.

Roussanne Nouvelle. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:180. 1883.

Fruit very large, round; skin very pubescent, deep red; flesh white, free; ripens the last of August.

Royal Charlotte. 1. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 16. 1820. 2. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 103. 1831.

New Royal Charlotte. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 265. 1831.

Mittelgrossblühende Magdalene. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.

Madeleine à moyennes fleurs. 5. Mas Le Verger 7:151, 152, fig. 74. 1866-73.

Madeleine Hâtive. 6. Leroy Dict. Pom. 6:152, 153 fig., 154. 1879.

This English peach originated in Kew Gardens and at first was known as Kew. Leaves doubly serrate, glandless; flowers of medium size, dark red; fruit above medium in size, ovate; skin pale greenish-white, with a deep red, marbled cheek; flesh white, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; stone ovoid, free; ripens early in September.

Royal George. 1. Christ Wörterb. 356. 1802. 2. Pom. Mag. 3:119, Pl. 1830. 3. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 270. 1831. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 1:179, 180. 1831. 5. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 485. 1845. 6. Hogg Fruit Man. 459, 460. 1884. 7. Mas Le Verger 7:121, 122. fig. 59. 1866-73.

Millet's Mignonne. 8. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 262, 263. 1831.

Königliche Magdalene. 9. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:197. 1858.

König Georgs Pfirsich. 10. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 402. 1889.

It is very doubtful if the variety here described as Royal George is the original variety. According to Hogg the first mention of Royal George is by Switzer who said, in 1724, that it was raised by a Mr. Oram, Brompton Lane, England. At this time George the First was on the throne and, no doubt, the peach was named for him. The variety became popular but was difficult to propagate since it united with peach stocks very poorly. Hence, nurserymen substituted Millet's Mignonne, a new sort at that time which had been introduced by a Mr. Millet, North End, Fulham, England. The original Royal George was probably a seedling of Grosse Mignonne and but little different from that variety in many characters. The long list of synonyms given Royal George by writers attests the length of time this name has been extant and the confusion surrounding its identity. Flowers small; leaves serrate, without glands; fruit large, round, somewhat depressed, with a moderately deep suture; skin very pale yellowish-white, sprinkled with many red dots and marbled with deep red; flesh pale yellowish-white, very red at the stone from which it separates, very juicy, melting, rich and highly flavored; usually ripens the first of September.

Royal George Clingstone. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:20. 1832.

Differs from Royal George by being more oblong in shape and having flesh adherent to the stone.

Royal George Mignonne. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 270, 271. 1831.

According to Lindley, this variety is reported to have been raised from seed by a friend of a Mr. Ronalds, Brentford, England. Although it closely resembles Royal George, Lindley says they are distinct.

Royal Vineyard. 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876.

An English variety, ripening a week before Barrington; glands reniform.

Royale. 1. Rea Flora 212. 1676. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:35, 36, Pl. 24. 1768. 3. Leroy Dict Pom. 6:267 fig., 268. 1879.

Late Admirable. 4. Langley Pomona 106, Pl. 32, fig. 5. 1729. 5. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 260, 261. 1831. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 28. 1873.

Könglecher Lackpfirsich. 7. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:209. 1858.

Royale is an old French sort which originated about 1644 near Port-Royal-des-Champs, France. It resembles Admirable of which it is a seedling and has been confused more or less with Belle de Vitry, Bourdine and Teton de Venus, all of which are listed separately in this text. In 1873 there appeared a Late Admirable in the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society which is identical with Royale. Leaves crenate, with globose glands; flowers small, pale red; fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval; suture deep; apex with a small, pointed nipple; skin pale greenish-yellow, marbled and streaked with dark red; flesh whitish, stained at the pit, melting, juicy; freestone; ripens at the end of September.

Royale de Barsac. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 237. 1908.

Listed in this reference.

Rüdiger Starhemberg. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 3:205. 1858.

A seedling of Karl Schwarzenberg which it closely resembles; ripens at the end of September.

Ruding Late. 1. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 460. 1883.

Glands reniform; flowers small; fruit large, roundish-conic; skin white, with a red blush; freestone; quality good; season the middle of September.

Rumbullion. 1. Brookshaw Pom. Brit. 1:Pl. 27 fig. 2. 1817. 2. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 2:99, Pl. 53. 1823.

Rumbolion. 3. Langley Pomona 106. 1729.

Fruit large, light yellow, with a red blush; flesh yellow, light red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in September.

Runde Feine Durchsichtige. 1. Liegel Anweisung 69. 1822.

Fruit yellowish-white, blushed with attractive red; flesh white, red at the pit, sweet but with a slight subacid flavor.

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

Said to have originated with a Mr. Runyon on the Sacramento River, California, and to surpass Orange Cling. Glands globose; fruit very large, yellow, with a dark crimson cheek; flesh rich, sweet, with a vinous flavor.

Rupley. 1. Tex. Sta. Bul. 39:817. 1896.

Said to have been originated by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. Tree vigorous, productive; glands globose; fruit small, oval, with a light orange color; flavor fair; clingstone; ripens the middle of July in Texas.

Russell. 1. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 291. 1893. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 34. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:355 fig. 1903. 4. U. S. D. A. Yearbook 429, Pl. LIII. 1911.

Russet No. 1. 5. Gard. & For. 8:349. 1895.

J. M. Russell, Wymore, Nebraska, grew Russell from a stone of Chili which may have been fertilized by Alexander. The variety first fruited in 1893. In 1899, it was added to the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society. Fruit large, roundish-oblong; color creamy-white, shaded and washed with crimson; flesh greenish-white, with yellow veins, red at the pit, juicy, very melting, mild subacid, rich; quality very good; stone free; season in Nebraska a month later than Alexander.

Russell No. 3. 1. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 277. 1901.

Listed as a promising seedling in Nebraska.

Russet. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629.