The peaches of New York . stamens. Fruit matures early; about two and three-fourths inches in diameter, roimd, com-pressed, bulged along one size, with unequal halves; cavity deep, narrow, abrupt; suturevariable in depth, extending beyond the tip; apex small, mucronate, depressed; colorcreamy-white, usually with a blush toward the apex; tomentose; skin thick, tough, semi-free to free; flesh white, very juicy, tender and melting, sweet, mild, pleasantly flavored;good in quality; stone semi-clinging to clinging, one^and nine-sixteenths inches long, oneand one-eighth inches wide, oval, conspicuou
The peaches of New York . stamens. Fruit matures early; about two and three-fourths inches in diameter, roimd, com-pressed, bulged along one size, with unequal halves; cavity deep, narrow, abrupt; suturevariable in depth, extending beyond the tip; apex small, mucronate, depressed; colorcreamy-white, usually with a blush toward the apex; tomentose; skin thick, tough, semi-free to free; flesh white, very juicy, tender and melting, sweet, mild, pleasantly flavored;good in quality; stone semi-clinging to clinging, one^and nine-sixteenths inches long, oneand one-eighth inches wide, oval, conspicuously winged, flattened near the base, withdeeply grooved surfaces; ventral suture thin, winged, very deeply grooved along the edges;dorsal suture grooved. MORRIS WHITE I. Proc. Nat. Con. Fr. Cr. 39, 51. 1848. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 276. 1854. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cal_22. 1897. 4. Mich. Sta. Bid. 169:220. 1899. $. Fulton Peach Cull. 190, 191. 1908. White Rareripe. 6. Coxe Cult. Fr. Trees 222. 1817. 7. Prince Pom. Man. 2:26. MAY LEE THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 249 Morris White Freestone. 8. Land. Hort. Sac. Rpt. 6:410. 1826. 9. Floy-Lindley Guide OrcJt. 1846. Morris White Rareripe. 10. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 481. de Morris, ii. Mas Le Verger 7:171, 172. fig- 84. Blanche. 12. Leroy Diet. Pom. 6:171 fig., 172. 1879. Morris White is one of the ancients of American peach-orchards worthnoticing now only because of its worthy past. It is distinguished amongpeach varieties by its white flesh — white clear to the pit with no traceof red even on the surface or next to the stone. It is further distinguishedby its sweet, rich flavor — giving it high rank among the best of peaches —and by the great productiveness of the trees. Though undoubtedly theday of Morris White is passed for either commercial or home orchards, itmight still be used advantageously in breeding late, white-fleshed, free-stone peaches. William Robert Prince,^ in his Pomological Manual
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