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arc not vigorous; leaves devoid of glands; flowers large; fruit large; skin greenish-white, 

 mottled with spots of dull red; flesh juicy, melting, brisk; ripens in mid-season. 

 Gough Late Red Clingstone, i. Prince Treat. Fr. Trees 17. 1820. 



Listed by Prince in 1820. 

 Governor, i. Ant. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 75. 1873. 



Governor is a seedling of President which it surpasses in quality of fruit. It origi- 

 nated with L. E. Berckmans of Rome, Georgia, many years ago. Fruit very large, 

 roundish, regular; skin white, nearly covered with red and with a dark red cheek; flesh 

 white, melting, vinous, aromatic, free; quality good; ripens the middle of August. 

 Governor Briggs. i. Tex. Sta. Bui. 39:812. 1896. 



Briggs. 2. Mich. Sta. Bui. 169:209. 1899. 



The origin of this sort is unknown but it has been propagated in Michigan for some 

 years under the name Briggs. Tree unproductive; glands globose, small; fruit medium 

 to large, roundish-ovate, with a distinct suture; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, 

 red at the pit, juicy, tender, with a rich, vinous, sprightly flavor; quality good; pit free; 

 season in Michigan the last of August. 

 Governor Campbell, i. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909. 



This is an old, white clingstone which ripens in Texas about July 20th, as described 

 by F. T. Ramsey and Son, Austin, Texas. 

 Governor Garland, i. IT'. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 51. 1879. 2. Ibid. 112. 1880. 



The original Governor Garland tree grew six miles from Bcntonville, Arkansas. The 

 fruits are described as larger, earlier and inferior in flavor to Amsden. 

 Governor Hubbard, i. Tex. Sta. Bui. 8:34. 1889. 



Listed by the Texas Experiment Station. 

 Governor Lanham. i. Ramsey Cat. 9. 1909. 



Governor Lanham originated at Austin, Texas, and was introduced by F. T. Ram- 

 sey and Son, of that place. It resembles Elberta in size, shape and season but is a 

 clingstone. 

 Governor Phelps, i. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. m. 1S80. 



E. F. Hynes of Kansas introduced Governor Phelps; fruit large, yellow, clingstone. 

 Grand Admirable, i. Card. Mait. 3:56. 1861. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 78. 1862. 



An attractive clingstone from Louisville, Kentucky, first grown about 1840. On 

 the Station grounds the trees are only fairly productive; glands small, globose; flowers 

 appear early, small; fruit medium in size, roundish, inclined to oblate, angular, halves 

 unequal; skin tough, covered with short pubescence, creamy-white, with a carmine blush 

 and a few lively red mottlings; flesh tinged at the stone, juicy, moderately coarse, meaty, 

 with a trace of sprightliness; fair in quality; stone oval, somewhat pliunp; ripens the last 

 week in September. 

 Grand Carnation. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629. 



" Grand Carnation is like Carnation but greater and later, ripening the beginning 

 of September." 

 Grand Monarque. i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 97. 183 1. 



This variety bears reniform glands and small flowers. 



