38 THE BOOK OF THE PEACH. 



13. -[Goshawk. A very large, pale-coloured peach, 



delicious flavour. A grand mid-season 

 peach. 



14. Royal George. Large, thin-skinned, highly 



flavoured fruit : September. 



15. *^Thomas Rivers. This is a large round free- 



stone peach, with a bright red cheek : ripening 

 the end of September. Flesh firm, juicy, 

 and full of flavour. Forces well. It was 

 introduced by its raiser, Mr. Rivers, in the 

 autumn of 1898, having received a first-class 

 certificate from the Fruit Committee of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society on the 28th of 

 June the same year. 



1 6. Noblesse. Large, fine sweet flavour. An old 



favourite, and very hardy. 



17. Chancellor. A fine September peach. Skin 



downy and of a deep crimson, rich flavour, 

 and very juicy. 



1 8. Barrington. Large, melting, and excellent in 



every way. Succeeds Royal George and 

 Noblesse. 



19. Stirling Castle. A medium-sized, well-coloured 



peach of the Royal George type: ripening in 

 September. 



20. Violette Hdtive, or English Galande. This is 



a fine peach, being of robust constitution 

 and very fruitful, the fruit being large 



