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Martin HofEman claims this variety originated with him at York Island, and that 

 buds were taken by Gouvemeur Morris of Morrisania, near New York City. Glands 

 globose; flowers small; fruit very large, heavy, nearly round; flesh light yeUow, firm, 

 compact, juicy, rich, aromatic; stone free, larpe; ripens the middle of September. 

 Mother Porter, i. Wickson Cal. Fruits 315. 1889. 



W. W. Smith found this seedling in the yard of a Mrs. Porter, Napa, California. 

 The fruit is yellow-fleshed to the pit to which it clings. 

 Mountain Cling, i. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 120. 1898. 



Mentioned as grown in Iowa for home use. 

 Mountain Rareripe, i. iV. /. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 39, 40. 1884. 



Mountain Rareripe resembles Oldmixon Cling in general appearance and ripens about 

 with it. It is recommended as a profitable variety for market. 

 Mountain White, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 31:58. 1887. 



Listed by the Michigan Experiment Station. 

 Mountaineer, i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 100. 1831. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 226. 1866. 



Mountaineer is a coarse peach raised from a pit of Red Nutmeg crossed with Early 

 Violet nectarine. Glands globose; flowers large; fruit large, roundish, somewhat pointed 

 at the apex; skin smooth, pale yellow and dark red; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, 

 rich; freestone; matures early in September. 

 Mr. Gladstone, i. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. and Ser. 3:67. 1900. 



Listed as a weak grower. 

 Mrs. Hunley. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 623. 1869. 



This variety, of southern origin, comes from the Fruitland Nursery, Augusta, Georgia. 

 Leaves with reniform glands; flowers small; fruit of medium size, one-sided, pale yellow; 

 flesh yellow, rich, melting; ripens late in September. 

 Mrs. Poinsett, i. Horticulturist 4:276. 1849-50. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 285. 1854. 



This variety is the result of crossing Blood Cling with some yellow freestone. It 

 was named after Mrs. J. R. Poinsett of South Carolina. The limbs are inclined to be 

 pendant; leaves with globose glands; fruit globular; suture distinct; skin yellow, 

 veined with red; flesh yellow, juicy, melting; stone partially clinging; ripens early in 

 September. 

 Munson Cling, i. Munson Cat. 6. 1904-05. 



This is a seedling of Elberta with which it ripens; the fruit is more spherical. It was 

 grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. 

 Munson Free. i. Munson Cat. 7. 1904-05. 



This is another Elberta seedling grown by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. On the 

 Station grounds the fruit ripens with Elberta and just after it. Tree upright, unpro- 

 ductive, quite spreading; leaves large, leathery, with reniform glands; flowers appear in 

 mid-season, of medium size, reddish-pink; fruit large, oval-conic, halves unequal, sides 

 drawn in about the cavity; cavity shallow; suture shallow; apex with a recurved, mamelon 

 tip; skin thin, tough, with long, coarse pubescence, lemon-yellow, with narrow splashes 

 and stripes of darker red; flesh red at the pit, juicy, stringy, firm, sprightly in some cases; 

 quality good; stone free, large, oval-pointed, winged. 



