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this fact or to some other cause more liable to the 

 attacks of mildew than the glanded varieties. 



FIG. 10. PEACH LEAF WITH KIDNEY-SHAPED GLANDS. 



FREESTONE AND CLINGSTONE PEACHES AND 

 NECTARINES. 



Melting peaches and nectarines are those that 

 part freely from the stone (see Fig. n). Clingstone 

 peaches and nectarines have a firm, rich flesh, which 

 adheres to the stone (see Figs. 12 and 13). The 

 difference in freestone and clingstone fruits arises 



