a very large and favorite tree stood near my 

 father's mansion, \vhich cheered us with its 

 abundant crops. 



Notwithstanding the existence of such 

 conclusive evidence, Mr. Parsons, in an- 

 nouncing that his is " quite a distinct jridt 

 from the Green Catharine of the London 

 Horticultural Society^s Catalogue,^'' refrains 

 from acknowledging his own inaccuracy, 

 but seeks to conceal it by arraigning the 

 accuracy of the London Horticultural Soci- 

 ety, the real object being to arraign that of 

 my father and self; and he concludes by 

 saying, '■'■ J presume they have received their 

 tree frovi some douhijnl source.'''' 



I forbear all comment, for he who runs 

 may read ; but will conclude with a short 

 description of the genuine variety referred 

 to. 



Green Catharine, Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 

 Fruit of the freestone class, very large and 

 showy, round, pale green, with a red cheek 

 when exposed to the sun, but devoid of 

 redness when shaded ; flesh tender, very 

 juicy, of peculiar flavor, with rather an ex- 

 cess of acidit}^ bright blood-red at the 

 stone, the redness extending somewhat into 

 the flesh ; the skin may be peeled off' com- 

 pletely and readily ; the period of maturity 

 is from September 10th to 20th. Being a 

 very beautiful fruit, and of large size, it 

 would command the highest price at market, 

 but is seldom met with there, and seems to 

 be entirely unknown to the orchardists of 

 New-Jersey and Delaware. A powerful sun 

 is indispensable to develop this variety in 

 size, beauty and flavor. It is consequently 

 insipid in the climate of England, or in any 

 shady or cold location. 



Wm. R. Prince. 



Flushing, Nov. 12th, 1846. 



Remarks.— We give place to the forego- 

 ing solely for the pomological remarks, and 



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entirely repudiate the tone in which it is 

 written. 



Mr. Prince, as it is well known, is fonder 

 of nothing than a controversy with a rival 

 nurseryman — or as he expressed it in one 

 of his former communications to us, " a fair 

 fight." Our readers, therefore, must make 

 due allowance for the motives he imputes 

 to Messrs. Parsons, whom we believe to be 

 men of integrity. 



Regarding the two fruits themselves, we 

 will observe, first, that the description Mr. 

 Parsons has given, in our last number, of 

 the White Rareripe peach, does correspond 

 almost precisely with that of the well-known 

 Nivette. We remarked at the time of pub- 

 lishing it, that all our efforts to find a White 

 Rareripe among the many bearing this name 

 in various gardens, had been unsuccessful. 

 They all proved to be the Morris White 

 Rareripe — a peach, we may remark, very 

 variable in appearance, and maturing at 

 various times in various soils, but always 

 white at the stone, and always having reni- 

 form glands. We think the presumption, 

 therefore, a strong one, that the peach des- 

 cribed by Mr. Parsons is the Nivette. 



We cannot find any reason for doubting 

 that the Green Catharine of the London 

 Horticultural Society's Catalogue is correct. 

 Indeed the fact that it is only pronounced 

 of third quality there, while Mr. Parsons 

 finds it of the first quality here, only proves 

 that it is not suited to the English climate. 

 Scarcely one of our high flavored peaches 

 except the George 4th, retains its character 

 in England. There is not sun enough to 

 give them their natural flavor. 



Mr. Prince's description of this latter 

 peach is imperfect, inasmuch as he does not 

 describe the glands of the leaf, or the size 

 of the blossoms, two points without knowing 

 which, nothing can be determined in this 

 fruit. — Ed. 



