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Miner, i. Tex. Sta. Bid. 39:816. i8()6. 



Tree fairly vigorous; glands reniform; fruit of medium size, oval, with a large apex, 

 yellow; flesh subacid, pleasant; ripens early in July. 

 Minerva, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 143:185. 1897. 



Listed among the fruits grown in Michigan. 

 Minion, i. Langley Pomona 10 1, PI. 28 fig. 2. 1729. 



" Minion abounds with fine juice and firm pulp which adheres to the stone; ripens 

 on a South wall July 20." 

 Minnie, i. Mich. Sta. Bid. 143:185. 1897. 



Minnie is a stray variety planted on the grounds of the Michigan Agricultural College 

 in 1892. It is a freestone, ripening in Michigan the last of September. 

 Minot. I. U. S. D. .4. Pom. Rpt. 43. 1895. 



Fruit of medium size, oblique, oval; cavity broad, oval, deep; suture deep; skin 

 thick, velvety, rich yellow, with a crimson cheek; flesh yellow to the stone, sprightly 

 subacid; stone large, oval, free; ripens the last of September. 

 Mint Free. i. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Rpt. 14, 1905-06. 



Mint Free is described as a greenish-white clingstone, ripening throughout July. 

 Miss May. i. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1880. 



Miss May originated with a Mr. Carroll, Dresden, Texas; fruit large, of first quality 

 and very late. 

 Miss Percival. i. Card. Mon. 21:336. 1879. 



A large, white freestone; very productive. 

 Missouri Apricot, i. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:99. 1892. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Missouri Beauty, i. Mo. State Fr. Sta. Bid. 3:32. 1902. 



Listed as grown in Missouri. 

 Missouri Mammoth, i. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 410. 1865. 



This variety, as grown in Missouri, resembles Columbia of which it is believed to 

 be a seedling. 



Mitchell. I. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 47. 1899. 2. Ibid. 217. 1901. 3. .A)ii. Pom. Soc. 

 Rpt. 251. 1903. 



Mitchell originated in Iowa with M. J. Graham of Adel; it is one of the few hardy 

 sorts grown in Iowa. Fruit of medivmi size, slightly oval; suture distinct but not deep; 

 apex conical; skin white, with a red cheek; flesh streaked with red and red at the pit, 

 melting, juicy; stone free, of medium size; quality fair; ripens the last of September. 

 Mitchell Mammoth, i. L'. .*?. Pat. Of. Rpt. 380. 1858. 2. .4m. Pom. Soc. Cat. 30. 

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This peach, of Southern origin, won a place in tlic fruit-list of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society in 1875 which it held until 1897; fruit large, late in ripening; flesh white; 

 clingstone. 

 Mobray Heath Cling, i. Peachland Nur. Cat. 12. 1892. 



According to the Peachland Nurseries, Seaford, Delaware, this variety is a beautiful, 

 white cling from Dorchester County, Maryland. 



