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Mark Chili, i. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bui. 44:55 fig. 1910. 



Mark Chili is a Chili seedling raised by W. D. Markham, Hart, Michigan. The fruit 

 is similar to that of its parent but is larger and later. Tree vigorous, free from diseases; 

 flowers large; fruit large, oblong, decidedly ribbed; suture continuous, deepening toward the 

 apex; skin heavily pubescent, thick, tough, Hght yellow, with a rich, dark cheek of solid 

 red; flesh deep yellow, red at the pit, melting, juicy, brisk subacid; stone oval, free; very 

 good in quality. 

 Markham. i. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bui. 44:53, 54 fig.. 1910. 



W. D. Markham, Hart, Michigan, raised this Chili seedling about 1880. It is, very 

 similar to Early Crawford which it follows in ripening. In the Station orchard the trees 

 are vigorous, spreading, not very productive; leaves broad, with very small, globose 

 glands; flowers appear in mid-season; fruit of medium size, roundish, halves decidedly 

 unequal on some specimens; cavity deep, with radiating streaks of red; suture but a line 

 until near the apex; skin heavily pubescent, tenacious, golden yellow, with a blush vary- 

 ing in size and shade; flesh tinged with red at the pit, tender, stringy, sweet, rich in flavor; 

 quality good; stone large, broadly oval, flattened near the base, apex ending in a long 

 point. 

 Marks Cling, i. Tex. Sta. Bui. 8:34. 1889. 



Listed as growing at the Texas Experiment Station. 

 Marlborough, i. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:27, PI. 14. 1823. 



Marlborough was found in the garden of the late Duke of Marlborough near Brent- 

 ford, England. Leaves long, narrow, not affected by mildew; blossoms large; fruit round- 

 ish; skin thin, white, with a brilliant red blush; flesh stained at the pit, with a pineapple 

 flavor; ripens about August loth. 

 Marquis of Downshire. i. Gard. Chron. 1506. 1870. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 453. 1884. 



Royal Ascot. 3. Garden 52:307. 1898. 



This peach was raised at East Hempsted Park, Berkshire, England, and was dis- 

 tributed by the Royal Ascot Nurseries. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit medium in 

 size, slightly oblate, uneven in outline; suture distinct; skin greenish-yellow, with a Hght 

 red cheek, mottled with darker red where exposed; flesh stained at the pit, tender, juicy, 

 melting, sweet;' freestone; ripens late. 



Marquise de Brissac. i. Thomas Guide Prat. 53. 1876. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 6:159 

 fig., 160. 1879. 



This variety was found in the vicinity of Angers, France, and named after the Mar- 

 quise de Brissac. Glands small, reniform; flowers of medium size; fruit large, oval- 

 roundish, with a noticeable, mamelon tip at the apex; distinctly sutured; skin thick, 

 heavily pubescent, pale yellow, with a few splashes of carmine; flesh greenish-white, 

 stained at the stone, juicy, melting, very sweet, vinous; very good; stone free, large; 

 matures early in October. 

 Marshall, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 118:30. 1895. 2. Ibid. 169:219. 1899. 



Marshall Late. 3. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 451. 1896. 



Marshall comes from and is known only in Ohio. Tree fairly vigorous, roundish- 

 upright; glands reniform; flowers small or medium; fruit mediiun to large, roundish. 



