514 THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 



good; fruit medium in size, round-conic, necked, dark red, soft, well flavored; very good; 

 early to late. 



Peabody. i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 163:64, 70. 1898. 



Grown by J. Little in Michigan about 1895. Perfect. Plants lacking vigor; berries 

 small to medium, round-conic, light scarlet; flesh light red, soft; poor; midseason. 



Peabody Seedling, i. Mag. Hort. 22:416. 1856. 



Pcabody's New Hautbois. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 684. 1857. 



Originated with Charles A. Peabody, Coliunbus, Georgia; introduced in 1856. Perfect. 

 Plants vigorous, productive ; berries medium in size, irregularly conic, necked, dark crimson ; 

 flesh dark red, firm, sweet; good; early. 



Peach. I. A^. Y. Sta. Bui. 401: i&y. 1915. 



A chance seedling found in an abandoned peach orchard in 1888 by L. H. Girton, 

 Bristol, Indiana. Perfect. As grown here, plants medium in nimiber, large, vigorous, 

 unproductive, attacked by mildew; fruit-stems long; fruit above medium to below in size; 

 wedge to round-conic, glossy medium red, green tipped, juicy, firm, sprightly, well flavored, 

 with red flesh, aromatic; very good; midseason. 



Peak Emperor, i. Horticulturist 24:276. 1869. 



Originated with Ellwood Peak, South Bend, Indiana, as a cross between Hovey and 

 Wilson; introduced in 1867. Imperfect. Plants strong, vigorous; berries large, conic, 

 often necked, dark crimson, firm, mildly subacid; good; late. 



Pearl, i. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 447:75. 1918. 



Originated by J. W. Loomis, Hobart, Indiana, as a seedling of Gandy; introduced in 

 1912. Perfect. On the Station grounds, plants numerous, large, healthy, productive; 

 leaves large, thick; flowers very late, large; fruit-stems medium in length, very thick, erect; 

 calyx large; seeds raised; berries very large, retain size well, necked, medium to light red, 

 juicy, very firm, sprightly, with red flesh; good; very late. Worthy of trial for a sprightly, 

 late variety of high quality. 



Pearl (of New Jersey), i. Rural N. Y. 47:710. 1888. 2. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:77. 

 1916. 

 Originated in New Jersey; introduced in 1889. Perfect to semi-perfect. Berries 

 medium to large, round-conic to long-conic, crimson, firm, acid; very good; early. 



Peckham. i. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:77. 1916. 



Peckham Wonder. 2. A''. Y. Sta. Bui. 401: 187. 1915. 



Foxmd in a meadow in 1907 by W. U. Peckham, Silver Springs, New York. Perfect. 

 Plants at this Station, medium in number, vigor, and height, attacked by mildew, produc- 

 tive; fruit-stems thick, erect; fruit of medium size, long-conic to wedge, necked, dull dark 

 red, colors unevenly, with green tips, firm, subacid, with red flesh, inferior in flavor; poor; 

 midseason. 



Peerless, i. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:77. 1916. 2. Hedrick Cyc. Hardy Fr. 343. 1922. 



Originated in 19 10 as a cross between Cooper and Autumn by Samuel Cooper, who, 



with the R. M. Kellogg Company, Three Rivers, Michigan, introduced it in 1915. This 



