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Unnamed Chinese, i. U. S. D. A. Rpl. 291. 1893. 



Professor C. S. Sargent grew this variety at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, 

 Massachusetts, from seed received in 1868 from Dr. Bretschneider, who found it as a 

 cultivated variety in the mountains north of Pekin, China. Its chief importance is as a 

 parent type in the production of new, hardy varieties. Fruit medium in size, roundish 

 to oblong-conic, sides somewhat unequal, compressed; color greenish-white, with a faint, 

 dotted blush ; flesh greenish-white, slightly tinged with red at the free pit, firm, juicy, 

 fibrous, sul^aciil to sweet; quality good; season early September in Massachusetts. 

 Unvergleichlicher Lieblingspfirsich. i. Doc\mah\ Fiihr. Obstkunde y. 206. 1858. 



Unvergleichlich Schone. 2. Liegel Anweisung 70. 1822. 



Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin yellow, with a deep red blush; flesh 

 white, tender, sweet, \'inous; season the first of September. 

 Utah Cling, i. Munson Cat. 6. 1897-98. 



Introduced in 1893 by T. V. Munson and Son, Denison. Texas. It is a large, prolific, 

 yellow peach with a red cheek. 

 Utah Free. i. Munson Cat. 6. 1897-98. 



Also introduced by T. V. Munson and Son. A large, prolific, valuable, rich yellow 

 peach. 

 Vagaloggia Cotogna. i. Mag. Hort. 25:88. 1859. 



This is an attractive, Italian peach of excellent quality. 

 Vainqueur. i. Baltet Cult. Fr. 238. 1908. 2. U. S. D. A. Plant Immigrants 117:958. 

 1916. 



This is an early variety of the type of Alexander, valuable chiefly for breeding. 

 Valdy. I. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 6:295 fig-. 296. 1879. 



Valdy was originated more than fifty years ago by a M. Valdy, Croix-Blanche, Lot-et- 

 Garonne, France. Fruit large, roundish; skin yellow, washed with a dark carmine blush; 

 flesh yellow, red at the center, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant, aromatic flavor; pit free; 

 ripens the middle of August. 



Van Buren Golden Dwarf, i. Card. Man. 3:53. i86i. 2. Ctdt. & Count. Gent. 28:238. 

 1866. 3. Am. Jour. Hort. 2:171, 172 fig. 1867. 



This sort is supposed by the originator, J. Van Buren of Georgia, to be an accidental 

 cross between Italian Dwarf and Van Zandt, originating about 1857. The tree resembles 

 a currant bush; has numerous buds; its fruits attain average size but vary in shape. 

 Fruit large, oblong, sometimes round, pointed at the apex ; skin golden yellow, with a 

 crimson cheek; flesh firm, juicy, sprightly; clingstone; ripens from the middle of September 

 until October. 

 Van Deman. i. Green Nur. Cat. 23 fig. 1916. 



According to Green's Nursery Company, Rochester, New York, this peach originated 

 near the simimer home of the late Professor H. E. Van Deman, Beulah, Michigan. Fruit 

 large, with a distinct suture; color clear yellow, with considerable red; flesh yellow, sweet, 

 good; stone free; ripens early. 

 Van Deman Early, i. II'. A^. V. Hort. Soc. Rpl. no, in. 1880. 



Said to have originated with H. E. Van Deman, Geneva, Kansas. The tree fruited 



