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Ingraham. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. io8. 1885. 



Ingraham, named after its originator, was introduced by Joseph J. Robinson, Lamont, 

 Michigan. Fruit of medium size, dull greenish-white, with a few spots and blotches of 

 red; freestone; quality good; ripens the middle of September. 

 Ireland Choice, i. Okla. Sta. Bui. 2:14. 1892. 



Listed by the Oklahoma Station. 

 Ironclad, i. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 138. 191 1. 



A very hardy variety in Iowa; similar to Bailey in tree and fruit. 

 Isabella, i. Rea Flora 211. 1676. 



" Isabella peach is a fair reddish-yellow colour, and good taste." 

 Island. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 580. 1629. 



" The Island peach is a faire Peach and of a very good rellish." 

 Ispahan, i. Prince Pom. Man. 1:180, 181. 1831. 2. Kenrick Aw. Orch. 215. 1832. 



Ispahaner Strauchpfirsich. 3. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:195. 1858. 



This variety was discovered in 1799 by Brugniere and Oliver at Ispahan, Persia. 

 The tree attains a height of twelve feet and forms a thick, round bush filled with niunerous 

 slender branches. Leaves from one to two inches long, finely serrated, devoid of glands; 

 frtiit spherical, whitish-green; flesh melting, juicy; freestone; matures the middle of 

 September. 

 Italian, i. Langley Pomona 107, PI. 33, fig. 5. 1729. 



Italienischer Lackpfirsich. 2. Dochnahl Fw/tr. Obstkunde ^'•^'^2. 1858. 



Piche d'ltalie. 3. Thomas Guide Prat. 49. 1876. 



The fruit of this variety is very similar to that of Chevreuse H9,tive but larger; its 

 flowers are smaller; ripens the middle of September. 

 Italian Red. i. Del. Sta. Rpt. 5:98. 1892. 



Listed by Charles Wright, Seaford County, Delaware. 

 Italienischer Lieblingspfirsich. i. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 3:20s. 1858. 



Flowers large; fruit large, roundish, noticeably sutured, creamy-white, with a faint 

 blush; flesh aromatic; clingstone; ripens early in August. 

 Ives Blood Free. i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 404. 1894. 2. Billings Cat. 22. 1906. 



Medium to large in size, blood-red throughout. Tree hardy, productive; glands 

 reniform; flowers large. 

 J. Van. I. Van Lindley Cat. 60. 19 13. 



Originated about 1900 with W. E. JohnSon, Silver City, North Carolina. It is 

 probably a seedling of Elberta, which variety precedes it in ripening, according to J. Van 

 Lindley, Pomona, North Carolina. 

 Jack Ross. I. Tex. Sta. Bui. 8:34. i88g. 



The Texas Experiment Station Hsts this variety. 

 Jackson Cling, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 638. 1857. 2. HorticulturistN.S.T.ijS. 1857. 



This peach is a seedling raised many years ago by Mrs. L. A. Franklin, Athens, 

 Georgia. Fruit large, oblong, with a large, swollen apex; color dark yellow, covered with 

 a dark red blush ; flesh orange-yellow, dark red at the pit, firm, juicy, sprightly, rich ; good ; 

 season the last of August. 



