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This is a very early form of Grosse Mignonne which ripens about eight days earlier 

 than Early Grosse Mignonne. Glands round; flowers large; fruit of medium size, roundish, 

 inclining to oval, distinctly sutured; apex mamelon; skin nearly entirely covered with 

 blight red; flesh tender, melting, very juicy. 

 Mignonne Frizee. i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:10. 1832. 



Pecher a fleurs jrisec. 2. Poiteau Pom. Franc. i:No. 13, PI. 1S46. 



Krauser Lieblingspfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Fw/ir. Obstkunde 3:204. 1858. 



The principal traits distinguishing this variety are found in its flowers, which 

 are curled and frizzled; the leaves have globose rfands; fruit ripens at the end of 

 August. 

 Mignonne Purple, i. Loud. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 183 1. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Mignonne de Saint Loup. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 404. 1889. 



Mentioned in this reference. 

 Mikado, i. Capps Bros. Cat. 2. 1908. 



Mikado, a gold-medal peach at the St. Louis Exposition, was introduced by Capps 

 Brothers, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. On the Station grounds it is a light producer and i.> 

 susceptible to mildew and leaf-curl. Tree above medium in size, dense-topped; leaves 

 large, with reniform glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit above medium in size, 

 roundish, slightly cordate, angular, halves decidedly unequal; cavitj' deep, wide; apex 

 with a recurved, mamelon tip; skin thick, tough, covered with short pubescence, with 

 splashes of dull red mingled with a lighter blush on a light yellow ground; flesh stained 

 at the stone, juicy, stringy, moderately coarse, sprightly; quality good; stone large, ovate, 

 broad, plump, with a clinging tendency; ripens the middle of October. 

 Miller, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 38. 1909. 



Miller Cling. 2. Budd- Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:351. 1903. 



The American Pomological Society lists this variety in its fruit-catalog for 1909. 

 Fruit large, yellow, firm. 

 Miller Cling, i. Ga. Sta. Bui 42:238. 1898. 



An early, white-fleshed cling of much promise, listed in this reference. 

 Millhiser. i. A'. 1'. Sta. Rpt. 12:613. ^^9i- 2. Hood Cat. 34. 1905. 



This variety originated with M. Millhiser, Richmond, Virginia. As it grows in the 

 Station orchards it is of doubtful value, being only a fair yielder and somewhat susceptible 

 to leaf-curl. Tree large, vigorous, the lower branches slightly drooping; leaves fairly broad, 

 with globose glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, 

 halves unequal; cavity deep, abrupt; suture deepens at the apex; skin tough, covered 

 with short, coarse pubescence, creamy -white, with a slight blush; flesh white to the stone, 

 juicy, moderately coarse, tender, stringy, sweet and aromatic; of fair quality; stone large, 

 broadly oval, plump, nearly free; ripens the last of September. 

 Millionaire, i. E. D. Smith Cat. 30. 1898. 



E. D. Smith, Winona, Ontario, Canada, reports that this variety is a Canadian 

 seedling found near St. Catharines. Fruit large, yellow; freestone; ripens a week later 

 than Earlv Crawford. 



