278 THE PEACH. 



and flesh clear, creamy white throughout. Tree hardy and 

 productive — blossoms pure white and shoots greenish — very 

 distinct — one of the most desirable of all the white peaches 

 for preserving. This remarkably fair and elegant fruit is of 

 American origin. The foliage is a light green — fruit ex- 

 ceedingly juicy, melting, with a sweet, rich, sprightly flavor. 

 Last of August to middle September. 



14. Druid Hill. — This is a free-stone peach of splendid 

 size, high flavor, and very late maturity. It originated with 

 L. M. Rogers, of Druid Hill, near Baltimore, and was named 

 after his country seat, by A. J. Downing, who says, ''We 

 know no other late free-stone variety which equals it in flavor 

 and size. The tree is unusually vigorous, the shoots and 

 leaves very large, and it bears abundantly. The very late 

 season of its maturity renders it valuable, as most of the 

 luscious sorts are then gone. Fruit very large, roundish, 

 skin pale greenish-white, clouded with red on the sunny side. 

 Flesh greenish- white, purple at the stone, very juicy and 

 melting, with an exceedingly rich vinous flavor. Flowers 

 small, globose glands. Ripens from the 20th of September to 

 1st October. 



15. Teton de Venus. — Large roundish, inclining to oval, 

 a broad suture dividing all around ; pale yellowish green, pale 

 red cheek, juicy, melting, exquisite flavor. One of the very 

 best free-stones — September. 



16. Red Rare Ripe. — A fine old variety. Large, Red Rare 

 Ripe of some — Early Red Rare Ripe — White, with a dark red 

 cheek, flesh pale, rich and high flavored, red at the stone, 

 melting, juicy, very high flavored ; flowers small ; fruit rather 

 large, globular, but broad ; leaves serrated — without glands. 

 August. 



" It must be observed that this is totally different, both 

 from \hQ Early York and Morris's Red Rare Ripe, with which 

 it is often confounded by some nurserymen. The fruit is 

 larger, broader and a week later than the first ; and its ser- 

 rated leaves and diff'erent flavor, separate it widely from the 

 latter." 



