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THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 



Riepper. i. N. Mex. Sta. Btd. 30:235. 1899. 



Said to ripen in September in New Mexico. 

 Rigaudiere. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 6:260, 261 fig. 1879. 



Raised in 1863 by Auguste Boisselot, Nantes, Loire-Inferieure, France. Fruit above 

 meditim in size, round, with a distinct suture; color clear yellow, mottled and washed 

 with dark red; flesh free, white, red at the pit, juicy, with a sweet, aromatic flavor; ripens 

 the first of August. 



Ringold. 1. Tex. Sta. Btd. 3g:&i4- 1896. 2. Mich. Sta. Bui. 160:224. 1899. 3. Budd- 

 Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903. 



Ringold Mamtnoth Cling. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 161. 1881. 



Said to be taking the place of Heath Cling in Ohio and Michigan . Fruit large, roundish , 

 Somewhat ovate; skin creamy-white; flesh entirely white, tender, rich, sprightly; quality 

 good; clingstone; season early October. 

 Rival. I. Fla. Sta. Btd. 62:517. 1902. 



Fruit roundish-oblong, flattened at the base and apex ; color pale }'ellow, washed with 

 dull red; flesh free, yellow, red at the pit, juicy, firm, with an agreeable, sweet, slightly 

 acid flavor; season July. 



River Bank. i. Utah Sta. Bui. 18:14. 1892. 2. Mieh. Sta. Bui. 169:224. 1899. 

 3. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:354. 1903. 



Tree vigorous and hardy; frviit large, roundish-oval, slightly compressed; color 

 greenish-yeUow, with a dark red blush; flesh yellowsh-white, juicy, tender, mild; quality 

 good; pit semi-free; ripens the last of July. 



Rivers Early York. i. Mag. Hort. 34:89. 1868. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 630. 1869. 

 3. Jour. Hort. N. S. 17:58. 1869. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 458. 1884. 



This variety is a seedling of Early York, raised many years ago by Thomas Rivers, 

 Sawbridgeworth, England. It differs from its parent chiefly in having globose glands 

 on its leaves. Tree not as susceptible to mildew a? is Early York; fruit of medium size 

 roundish; skin marbled with red; flesh melting, juicy, with a nectarine flavor; stone free; 

 quality good; season in England, early August. 

 Robena. i. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 209, PI. IV. 1893. 2. Mich. Sta. Bid. 143:186. 1897. 



Raised about 1887 by Dr. Thomas Taylor, Washington, D. C. Tree productive; 

 glands reniform; fruit large, roundish, with a long, shallow suture; skin yellow, shaded 

 with red and crimson; flesh free, yellow, tinged with red at the pit, juicy, melting, mild 

 subacid, vinous; quality good; season early October. 



Robert. I. Ga. Sta. Bid. 11:44. 1891. 2. Ibid. 42:241. 1S98. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 

 39. 1909. 



Glands large, globose; fruit large, roundish, with a lemon-yellow color; flesh semi- 

 clinging, white but red at the pit, juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor; ripens early in 

 August. 

 Robert Lavallee. i. Guide Prat. 41. 1895. 



Fruit large, oval; color deep red in the sun; flesh yellowish-white, red around the 

 pit which is nearly free, juicy, sweet, with a vinous flavor; ripens the middle of 

 September. 



