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covered with white red ; fiesh white, tinged with refl at the 

 stone ; very juicy, of a rich, sweet, slightly vinous fiavor ; 

 hardy. Has produced its like from the seed for twenty years. 

 Last of August. (We consider this a valuable variety that 

 does not require the delay and trouble of grafting.) 



70. Hale's Melocoton. — ^Large, medicinal, oblong, flat at 

 the base, slight suture on one side ; bright yellow ; flesh yel- 

 low, of a very sweet and excellent quality. Keeps well ; 

 free-stone ; matures last of August. Produces the same from 

 the seed. 



71. Allen's Walpole Melocotox. — Allen's Walpole. 

 Aliens. 



Small, roundish, white, red cheek, flesh white, very juicy^ 

 of pleasant vinous flavor ; hardy and a great bearer. Has 

 been raised for forty years from the seed uniformly true. 



72. Tuft's Rareripe. — (Coles.) 



This valuable free- stone peach (already described) produces 

 invariably the same from the seed. 



73. Batchelder. — (Coles.) 



Large, round, white, with a deep blush ; flesh white, melt- 

 ing, juicy, very pleasant, rich, vinous flavor. Should be well 

 ripened on the tree ; very hardy ; produces crops when many 

 others fail ; reproduces itself uniformly from the seed. We 

 have young trees all uniform and the same as the parents. 

 (Our authority for this is Mr. Coles of the American Fruit 

 Book.) 



74. Heath Cling. — White Ueatli Cling, White English^ 

 JEliza Tho-mas, White Globe, Henrietta, etc., etc. 



This is the most delicious and superb of all seedlings, (already 

 described.) It is a native of Maryland from seed brought 

 from the Mediterranean. It is still propagated from the 

 stone, generally with undeviating sameness, which renders 

 the tree more hardy and durable than if grafted, and adds 

 greatly to the value of this splendid fruit. 



75. Columbia. — Coxe. (Already described. 



This fine yellow free-stone peach was originated by Mr. 

 Coxe, from a seed brought from Georgia. In consequence of 

 its rough and thick skin, it is rather too much for the curculio, 



