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Floyd. I. Ortiz Fruit Farm Cat. 27. 1900. 



According to the catalog of the Ortiz Fruit Farm, Mexico, Missouri, Floyd was found 

 in Mexico, Missouri, by Wallace Bassford of that place. Tree verj' hardy; fruit hangs 

 well, large; skin tough, creamy-white, blushed where exposed; flesh tender, white, juicy; 

 freest one; riijcns September 2 5lh. 

 Flushing Heath, i. \'an Lintllcy Cat. 17. 1892. 



This is a large, white-fleshed clingstone which ripens the last of August, according 

 to the Van Lindley Company, Pomona, North Carolina. 

 Ford. I. Budd- Hansen >1 MI. Hor^ MoH. 2:345. 1903. 



New Ford. 2. Mich. Sia. Bui. 118:30. 1895. 3. Jbid. 169:213. 1899, 



Probably originated in Delaware. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, with drooping 

 branches; glands globose; flowers small; fruit large, roundish, yellow, blushed with red; 

 fle.sh yellow, tinged at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, mild, .sweet; quality good; pit free, 

 oval, plump, pointed; ripens early in September. 

 Ford Choice, i. A'. Y. Sta. Rpt. 15:289. 1897. 



Ford Choice was received at this Station for testing in 1892 from J. S. Ford, Pittsford, 

 New York. Fruit large, irregularly oval, with a shallow suture; skin yellow, with markings 

 of dark red; flesh yellow, slightly stained with red at the pit which is nearly free, juicy, 

 somewhat stringy, firm; quality good; ripens early in September. 

 Ford Late. i. ///. Hori. Soc. Rpt. 53. 1896. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:345. 1903. 



Ford Late, as it fruits on the Station grounds, is of doubtful value. Trees vigorous, 

 productive; leaves with small, globose glands; flowers appear early, large, pink; fruit large, 

 oval, tapering, halves unequal, sides drawn in about the cavity; apex with a mucronate 

 tip; skin covered with long, coarse pubescence, thin, tough, lemon-j'ellow to creamy, with 

 a faint blush of pink; flesh white, neither very juicy nor stringy, sprightly; stone brown, 

 free, large, obovate, with a wedge-shaped base; ripens early in October. 

 Ford No. I. I. Tex. Sta. Bid. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:807. 1896. 3. Mich. Sta. 

 Bui. 169:213. 1899. 



Tree strong, spreading, productive if not too far south; glands few, reniform; fruit 

 mediimi to large, roundish-elongated, faintly sutured ; skin creamy-white, with a delicate 

 wash of bright red; flesh creamy-white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, sprightly, 

 vinous; quality good; pit pltmip, semi-clinging; ripens from the middle to the last of August. 

 Ford No. 2. I. Tc.v. Sta. Bid. 8:34. 1889. 2. Ibid. 39:811. 1896. 3. Mich. Sta. 

 Bill. 169:213. 1899. 



Trees round-headed, fairly productive ; glands globose ; flowers small ; fruit of medium 

 size, roundish, slightly ovate; suture indistinctly marked; cavity broad, deep; color yellow, 

 with a red cheek; flesh red at the stone, tender, vinous, juicy; stone oval, pointed, plump, 

 free; quality good; ripens on the Station grounds the last of September. 

 Ford No. 3. I. Tex. Sta. Bui. 8: 3^^. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bui. 169:214. 1899. 



Described as follows as it grows on the Station grounds: Trees strong; glands reni- 

 form; flow-ers small; fruit of medium size, roundish; apex indistinct; skin greenish-yellow, 

 with a thin bloom; flesh white, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, tender, vinous; stone free, 

 plump, pointed; quahty poor; ripens the last of October. 



