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Historical. Originated by C. G. Patten, Charles City, la. (2), who states 

 that it is a seedling of the Oldenburg from seed grown near Portage, Wis., 

 and planted by him at Charles City, la., in the fall of 1869. It was first 

 illustrated and described in the catalogue of the originator in the autumn of 

 1885 when stock of this variety was first offered for sale. In 1899 it was 

 entered in the catalogue of the American Pomological Society as a valuable 

 variety for the Upper Mississippi valley (6). It has as yet been but little 

 disseminated in New York. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous with moderately long, somewhat stout, curved, 

 drooping branches.- Form spreading, dense, flat. Tu'igs rather short, some- 

 what curved, moderately stout or rather slender; internodes medium to long. 

 Bark brownish-red with some olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin ; 

 slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small, roundish, sometimes raised. 

 Buds medium size, plump, acute, free, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form oblate 

 or roundish oblate, sometimes inclined to conic, usually regular, pretty 

 symmetrical. Stem very short to medium in length, moderately thick. 

 Cavity acuminate, deep or sometimes medium in depth, rather broad or 

 compressed, russeted and with outspreading russet rays. Calyx large or 

 very large, closed or somewhat open. Basin deep to medium in depth, 

 medium in width, often abrupt, usually smooth and symmetrical. 



Skin moderately thin, tough, smooth, clear pale greenish-yellow, some- 

 times blushed and occasionally faintly striped. Dots small, numerous, pale 

 and submerged or brownish. 



Calyx tube conical to funnel-shape. Stamens median to basal. 



Core below medium to small, axile or somewhat abaxile ; cells sometimes 

 unsymmetrical, closed or partly open ; core lines clasping. Carpels roundish, 

 irregular. Seeds dark brown, medium or above, plump, obtuse. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, moderately firm, a little coarse, rather tender, 

 juicy, sprightly subacid, good in quality especially for culinary purposes. 



Season October to January. 



PEACH (MONTREAL). 



REFERENCES, i. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1876 7. 2. Raynes, Ib., 1879 -.26. 

 3. Budd, la. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1880:524. 4. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1881:178. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1883:12. 6. Thomas, 1885:520. 7. Mon- 

 treal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1885:99. 8. Ib., 1886-87:92. 9. Burnet, Can. Hort., 

 12:339. !889. 10. Hamilton, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 15:26. 1890. 

 ii. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:246. 12. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1893:133. 

 13. Hoskins, Am. Card., 15:272. 1894. 14. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui, 76:82. 

 1902. 15. Budd-Hansen, 1903:147. 



SYNONYMS. Canada Peach (14). Montreal Peach (3, 14). PEACH (3, 

 ii, 14). PEACH APPLE of Montreal (13). PEACH OF MONTREAL (i, 4, 5, 6, 

 7, 8, 9). PEACH of Montreal (2, 10, 12, 15). Pomme Peche (i). 



