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Geary, i. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:346. 1903. 



Gearys Hold-On. 2. Card. Mon. 19:174. 1877. 3. Hood Cat. 31. 1905. 



Hold-On. 4. Fulton Peach Cult. 176. 1908. 



Geary is said to be a seedling of Smock; on the Station grounds it ripens with it. Tree 

 large, vigorous but not very productive, slightly drooping; leaves finely serrate, with large, 

 reniform glands; flowers small, faded pink, darker at the edges; fruit above medium in 

 size, oval, halves unequal; cavity deep, sides drawn up forming a prune-like neck; tip 

 mucronate; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, golden-yellow, slightly splashed 

 with darker red on a dull blush ; flesh pale yellow, stained at the pit, rather dr>', coarse, 

 sweet; fair in quality; stone large, oval, flattened, more or less pointed, free. 

 Gebhardt. i. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bui. 44:41- 1910. 



A locally known seedling of Hale Early grown by Benton (}ebliardt, Oceana County, 

 Michigan, about 1878. It is valued for high qualit>- in fruit. Tree hardy and an 

 early and regular bearer, not very susceptible to fungus; fruit above medium in size, 

 roundish-oblong, flattened slightly at the ends; cavity broad; suture continuous, deeper 

 at the ends; skin velvety, creamy-white, with a solid, dark crimson cheek; flesh creamy- 

 white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, aromatic; quality very good; stone free; ripens just 

 before Early Michigan. 

 Gem. I. Munson Cat. 6. 1893. 2. Tex. Sta. Rid. 39:812. i8g6. 



Similar to Oldmixon Cling, but with more color in the cheek; glands reniform; season 

 very late; unproductive. 

 Gemina. i. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 181. 1895. 



Mentioned as a very late and very hardy variety; recommended for Missouri. 

 General Bidwell. i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889. 



A seedling named by the California Horticultural Society in 1886 and recommended 

 for cultivation. Fruit larger than Orange Cling, yellow; flesh solid, juicy, rich; pit small, 

 free; ripens between Late Crawford and Salwey. 

 General Custer, i. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. iii. 1880. 



A seedling raised by E. F. Hynes, Kansas, about 1878. 

 General Grant, i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 317. 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bui. 169:214. 1899. 



Originated with W. W. Smith, Vacaville, California. Trees fairly strong; glands 

 reniform; flowers small; fruit medium to large, roundish, tapering towards the apex; 

 cavity narrow, deep; suture extends two-thirds around the fruit; skin pale creamy-white, 

 with a mottled cheek; flesh red at the pit, moderately juicy, firm, vinous; pit roundish- 

 o\-al, pointed, plump, adherent; ripens late. 

 General Greene, i. N. C. Sta. Rpt. 12:108. 1889. 2. Greensboro Nur. Cat. 25. 1898. 



A large, white-fleshed freestone, ripening the last of August. The variety originated 

 in Guilford County, North Carolina. 

 General Harrison, i. Glen St. Mary Nur. Cat. 20. 1906. 



According to the Glen Saint Mary Nurseries, Glen Saint Mary, Florida, this \-ariety 

 was originated at Cocoa, Florida, by C. W. Harrison. Fruit above medium in size, shaped 

 like the Honey seedlings without the long points; color light yellow, overlaid with red; 

 flesh white; clingstone; ripens in July. 



