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form, large; flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, roundish-cordate, halves 

 unequal; apex ends in a small, recurved, mamelon tip; skin thin but tough, heavily 

 pubescent, golden-yellow, overspread with lively red and with few splashes of darker red; 

 flesh tinged at the pit, juicy, meaty, sprightly; quality fair; stone adherent, large, oval to 

 ovate, acutely pointed at the apex; ripens late in September. ' . 

 Gold Mine. i. Greening Bros. Cat. 85. 1901. 2. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bui. 44:45, PI. 1910. 



G. E. Prater, Paw Paw, Michigan, grew and introduced Gold Mine. It is a cross 

 between Barnard and Late Crawford, resembling the latter parent. On the Station 

 grounds the variety lacks productiveness; trees vigorous, hardy; glands small, globose; 

 flowers appear in mid-season, small; fruit large, oval to cordate, halves decidedly unequal; 

 apex with a large, mucronate tip; skin thick, tough, coarsely pubescent, greenish- vellow, 

 blushed with dull red; flesh yellow except at the pit, juicy, coarse, sprightly, pleasing; 

 quaUty good; pit free, large, ovate, plump, tinged with purple; ripens late in September. 

 Golden, i. Horticulturist N. S. 7:178. 1857. 



Golden is a mediocre variety from Georgia. 

 Golden Ampere, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 12:185. 1883. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Golden Ball. i. Elliott Fr. Book 292. 1854. 



Golden Ball is of American origin. Glands globose; fruit large, roundish, orange- 

 yellow; flesh stained at the stone, juicy; freestone; ripens early in September. 

 Golden Belt. i. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1902-03. 



Listed as grown at one time in Kansas. 

 Golden Cling, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 147. 1881. 2. Wickson Cal. Fruits 314. 1889. 

 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 33. 1899. 4. Waugh Am. Peach Orch. 202. 1913. 



Golden Cling is one of the standard peaches of California. It has held a place on 

 the fruit-list of the American Pomological Society since 1899. The variety originated 

 with A. T. Hatch, Suisvmi Valley, California. Fruit large, oval, compressed, yellow- 

 fleshed; quality good; season late; good for kitchen or market. 

 Golden Cuba. i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 31:58. 1887. 



Listed as growing in Michigan. 

 Golden Eagle, i. Hogg Fruit Man. 448. 1884. 



Aigle dare. 2. Thomas Guide Prat. 54. 1876. 



Golden Eagle was raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, as a second 

 generation from Late Crawford. Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit very 

 large, round, deeply sutured; skin deep orange, with a red cheek on the sunny side; 

 flesh stained at the pit, tender, melting, rich; freestone; ripens at the end of September. 

 Golden Gate. i. New Haven Nur. Cat. 7. 1899-1900. 



Dr. Smith, Hermann, Missouri, originated Golden Gate. Fruit yellow; season follows 

 Elberta according to the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Missoiiri. 

 Golden Purple, i. Kenrick Am. Orch. 200. 1841. 



Gold and Purple. 2. Prince Treat. Hort. 17, 18. 1828. 3. Carriere Var. Pechers 

 43, 44. 1867. 



Pourpre Dorie. 4. Leroy Diet. Pom. 6:239, 240 fig. 1879. 



