Archive image from page 210 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 MAY LEE MUIR 179 said to have originated in North Carolina, but when and by whom does not appear. As grown at Geneva, New York, the tree and fruit characters are as follows: Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading-, open, hardy, productive; glands small, globose, usually at the base of the leaves. Fruit very early, 2 inches in diameter, round; cavity deep, narrow, abrupt ; suture deep; apex rounded, with the tip depressed in the suture; color creamy-white with a dark
Archive image from page 210 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 MAY LEE MUIR 179 said to have originated in North Carolina, but when and by whom does not appear. As grown at Geneva, New York, the tree and fruit characters are as follows: Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading-, open, hardy, productive; glands small, globose, usually at the base of the leaves. Fruit very early, 2 inches in diameter, round; cavity deep, narrow, abrupt ; suture deep; apex rounded, with the tip depressed in the suture; color creamy-white with a dark red blush, mottled and splashed with red; pubescence rather heavy and unsightly ; flesh greenish-white, tinged with red at the skin, juicy, ten- der, subacid; quality fair to good ; stone rather large, ovate, conspicuously winged, clinging tenaciously. MAY LEE. May Lee is a very early white- fleshed, clingstone, pink-cheeked peach intro- duced to rival Alexander. Triumph, and other early sorts. It fails because the peaches run small, the flesh clings too tenaciously, and the stones crack. The fruit is neither attractive in color nor high in quality. The peaches may be as good in quality as Alexander or Triumph but are no better. Maj' Lee originated with E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Texas, from a seed of Alamie Ross planted in 1896. Tree large, spreading, low-growing, very productiv Leaves 6 inches long, 1 inches wide, obovatC' lanceolate, thick, leathery ; margin crenate ; teeth tipped with small reddish glands; petiole inch long, gland less or with 1-5 large, reniform glands. Flowers mid season, 2 inches across, light pink ; pedicels very short, of medium thickness, glabrous; calyx-tube greenish red, campanulate. Fruit early; 2 inches in diameter, round, compressed, with unequal halves; cavity deep, narrow, abrupt; suture variable in depth, extending beyond the tip ; apex small, mucronate, depressed ; color creamy-white, with a blush toward the apex; toment' skin thick, toug
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