Thought by many to be the most visually beautiful Peach, the large round fruit displayed “a rich creamy white color, covered with deepest carmin on sunny side; often this brilliant color is splashed or streaked with creamy white and pink, so beautifully intermingled.” The tree was one of the North China configuration typified by the Elberta Peach, only with darker and larger leaves. It became a freestone Peach when fully right, and the rich, melting flesh added flavor to eye-appeal at the market place. They were available through July into early August. Possibly Extinct-not retained in USDA Collection. It was discussed and depicted in the 1901 USDA Yearbook.  

From The Delaware Nursuries Catalog of 1910.  "Another of the North China type.  Tree same habit of growth as the Elberta, but has larger and darker colored foliage.  It is extremely hard in fruit bud and very productive.  Fruit large to very large, round, rich creamy white color, covered with deepest carmin on sunny side; often this brilliant color is spashed or streaked with creamy white and pink, so beautifully intermingled as to make Carman one of the must beautiful peaches grown.  Flesh very tender and melting, semi-cling until fully rip, when it is free. First part of August."

Nurseries selling Carman Peach prior to 1920:

Alabama Nursery Company, Huntsville AL 1900. F. Hillenmeyer, Bluegrass Nursery, Lexington, KY 1909. Clingman Nursery & Orchard, Kiethville LA 1908. Colmant Nurseries, West End AL 1904. Smith Brothers Concord Nursery, Concord GA 1909. Delaware Nurseries, Milford DE 1910. Chattanooga Nurseries Dixie Garden Handbook, Chattanooga TN 1907. Van Lindley Nursery, Pomona NC 1915,Willow Lake Nursery, Marshallville GA 1900. Turkey Creek Nursuries, Macclenny FL 1906. Munson Hill Nurseries & Greenhouses, Falls Church VA 1908.  

Image. U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705, Royal Steadman, 1917.

David S. Shields