Heirloom Peach Varieties in Watercolour
580 historic peach cultivars from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942)
Between 1886 and 1942 the U.S. Department of Agriculture commissioned artists to paint thousands of peach cultivars as official identification records. Browse the historic peachs below — many are heritage varieties no longer found in shops.
Abija Nipon
Ada Lyle
Admiral Dewey
Albright Winter
Alexander
Allen
Alton
Amelia Berta
Amsden
Angel
Annie Wyile
Arabah
Arctic
Argyles
Arkansas
Arkansas Traveler
Arline
Arp
Atlanta
Augbert
Aurora
Babcock
Bahn
Bailey
Baltimore 4104
Banner
Banner Free
Barbara
Barnard
Barnard Early
Bartow
Baston
Baylor Seedling No. 1
Beals Late White
Beautys Blush
Beaver No. 2
Becker
Bednar No. 2
Bednar No. 7
Bednar Seedling No. 2
Bednar Seedling No. 4
Bedners Seedling No. 2
Beers Late
Bell Favorite
Belle
Belle of Georgia
Bequett Cling
Bequett Free
Berenice
Berry
Bertha No. 72
Bidwell Early
Bidwells Early
Bilyer
Bilyer late
Bilyou
Bishop
Bittenger
Bloomington
Blue Brogden
Bokara
Bonanza 4031
Bowers
Bowers Early 4030
Boyds Early
Brackett
Brackett Cling
Brackett Seedling Cling
Braemar
Brigdon
Briggs Red May
Bronson Seedling 4106
Buck Horn
Burke Cling
Butler Late
Butter Cup
Camalia
Canary
Candoka
Capitol
Capps
Captain Ede
Carman
Carmen
Caroline
Carpenter Cling
Carpenters Cling
Carson
Catherine
Cave Seedling
Chairs Choice
Chalmers
Chamberta
Champion
Chas. Bednars No. 3
Chas. Bednars Seedling
Cheves
Chili
Chilow
Chinese
Chinese Cling
Chinese Free
Christiana
Clara
Clara Cling
Clarissa
Clifford
Cling
Clouser
Colburn
Colon
Columbia
Comal Cling
Conkling
Connecticut
Connett
Connetts Southern Early
Cooledge Favorite
Coosa
Crawford
Crawford Late
Crocketts Late White
Crosby
Crothers Late
Cumberland
Dalmont Favorite
Dawn
Day
Deans Red
December Free
Delaware
Demmings
Demmings September
Dennington
Dennis
Dennis Seedling No. 2
Denton
Dewey
Dewey 4861
Dewey Cling
Dewey x St. John
Dewey x Yellow St. John
Diamond
Diamond Jubilee
Dixie
Doctor Black
Donegal
Dover
Downer
Downs Gold Medal
Dr. Berckmans
Dripmore
Dripstone
Early Belle
Early Canada
Early Charlotte
Early China
Early Crawford
Early Davidson
Early Elberta
Early Halehaven
Early Hiley
Early Mamie Rosa
Early Michigan
Early Rivers
Early Rivers x Elberta
Early Rose
Early Smock
Early Toledo
Early Wheeler
Early Wheeler Cling
Early York
Eclipse
Edgewood
Edgmont
Elberta
Elberta Cling
Elberta Seedling
Ellis
Elriv
Elrose
Elvera
Emma
Emperor
Engle
Engles Mammouth
Ethel No. 33
Eureka
Evans Specialty
Everbearing
Family Favorite
Fannie
Farrels Late White
Fay
Fay Elberta
Fei-Tao
Ferdinand
Fertile Hale
Fireglow
Fisher
Fitzgerald
Florida Gem
Floridas Own
Ford
Ford Valley
Fords Late
Fords Late White
Foster
Fox
Frances
Frank
Frederica
Freestone
Frysinger Late
Gage
Garfield
Gary
Genii
Georges Late Cling
Georgia Cling
Gilberts Cling
Gillingham
Globe
Gold Miller
Gold Mine
Gold Nugget
Gold Ring
Golden Cling
Golden Drop
Golden East
Golden Globe
Golden Glow
Golden Jubilee
Graves
Great Eastern
Greensboro
Grosse Mignone
Halberta
Hale
Hale Haven
Haleberta
Hales Early
Halls Yellow
Hancis Golden
Hancock
Hardee
Harris Early
Haynes Surprise
Heacock Seedling No. 1
Heath free
Heath White
Heidelburg
Helen
Henderson
Henrietta
Henris Adenot
Henshaw
Highland Beauty
Hiley
Hills Club?
Hindmans No. 1
Hindmans No. 2
Hindmans No. 3
Hobson Cling
Hodgin
Holderbaum
Homsher
Honest John
Honey
Honey Seedling
Hughes
Hutchkins
Hyatts
Ida
Ideal
Illinois
Imp. Crawford
Imperial
Improved Bailey
Improved Muir
Iron Mountain
Ironclad
J.H. Hale
Jacques Rare Ripe
Japan Blood
Japanese Dwarf
Jennie Worthen
Jewel
Jewell
Joe
John Haas
John River
Johnsons Early
July Elberta
Jumbo
June Elberta
June Elberta Cling
Juno
Kalamazoo
Kalhaven
Katie
Keith
Kelleys Surprise
Kent
Kentucky
Kerr Dwarf
Kette
Kite Cling
Klondike
Klondyke
Kooch
Krummels
Krummels October
Lady Ingold
Late Admirable
Late Admiral
Late Elberta
Late Erris
Late Rose
Late Stump
Lee General
Leeton
Leigh
Lemon Cling
Lemon Free
Lent Golden
Lewellyn
Libbee x Foster
Lichty Seedling
Lindley
Lippiatts Late Orange
Lizzie
Lone Tree
Longhurst
Lord Palmerston
Lorentz
Lusby
Lyon
Madison Cling
Maggie
Mamie Ross
Mammoth Heath
Mammoth Strawberry
Marcella
Margaret
Marigold
Marquette
Marshall
Martha
Mary Bell
Marys Favorite
Masons Orange
Mathews Beauty
Matilda
Maxine
May Black
May Lee
May Lee Cling
Mayflower
McAlister
McDevitt Cling
McIntosh
McKevitts Cling
McLouth
Mealing Cling
Messina June Golden
Micado
Miller
Minnie Stanford
Miss Lola
Moores Favorite
Morris White
Motlow
Mountain Rareripe
Mountain Rose
Myers Seedling
Mystery
Nell
Nellie Seedling
Nestor
Neva Myss
New Boy
New Jersey
New Jersey 71
New Prolific
New Zealand
Niagara
No Name
Norton
Number 10
Number 11
Number 33-23
Number 53
Number 8
Number 9
Nurnberger
Nysson
Oakland Beauty
Oceana
October Seedling
Oklahoma Beauty
Old Mixon
Oldsnixon
Oliver
Onderdonks
Onward
Opulent
Orange Free
Oriole
Oscar
Oxford Cling
Oyama
Pallas
Paloro x Foster
Palovo
Parnell
Parsons Early
Peach Sport
Pearl
Peento
Pennsylvania Mammoth
Peregrine
Perfection
Persia
Persica Nectarine
Phillip Horton
Phillips Cling
Pickett
Picketts Late
Plant Cling
Poole No. 1
Princess of Wales
Prize
Prys Favorite
Quality
Queen of Dixie
Quetta
Raritan Rose
Ray
Reader
Red Bird
Red Bird Cling
Red Cheek Melocoton
Red Elberta
Red Georges
Red River
Redbird
Reed
Reeds Golden
Reeds Late Barnard
Reeves Favorite
Rings
Roberta
Robertson
Rochester
Rodes
Rodgers
Rogers
Roser
Routh Cling
Ruddings Late
Russell
Russell Nebraska
Salwey
Schley
Scotts Nonpareil
Sea Eagle
Selah
Seminole
Sheppards Early
Shipley Late Red
Shipleys Late
Shipper
Shippers Late Red
Shumaker
Silver Medal
Skinner
Slappey
Slappy
Smock
Sneed
Snowden
Snows Orange
South Haven
Southern Early
Sport Peach Nectarine
Sports of Late White
St. John
Stambaugh
Stanford
Starks Champion
Starks Early Elberta
Steadley
Stephens
Stephens Rare Ripe
Sterling
Stevens Late
Stinger No. 2
Stinger Seedling
Stonewall Jackson
Strunk
Stump
Suber
Sullivan Elberta
Summer Crest
Summerour
Sunflower
Sunglow
Sungold
Sunrise
Sunrise Cling
Surpasse
Susquehanna
Sutler Cling
Switzerland
Taber
Taft
Tena
Teton De Venus
Texan
Texas King
Thurber
Tillotson
Togo
Tonghina
Tornado
Triana
Triogen
Triumph
Troths Early
Turners Seedling
Tuscon
Tuskena
Tuskena Cling
Tyhurst
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Uneeda
Uneeda Cling
Utility
Valiant
Van Meters Late
Vanquer
Vedette
Veteran
Viceroy
Victor
Victor Labodie
Von Luttichan
Waddell
Wager
Waldo
Walker
Wards Late
Wark
Weaver
Wheelers Late
White Hale
White Heath Seedling
Wild
Willett
Williams
Wilma
Winnie Davis
Winstone
Wonderful
Woolsey Cling
Wooster
Worcester
World Beater
Worthen
Yakimima
Yazoo Cling
Yellow
Yellow Hiley
Yellow Rare Ripe
Yellow St. John
Yellow Swan
Yum Yum
Zane
Zea