THE PEACH. 



Royal Charlotte. 



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New Tlojal Charlotte. Lord Fauconberg's Mignonne. 



Grimwood's Royal Charlotte. Madeleine Rouge Tardive. 



New Early Purple. Madeleine Rouge a Moyenne Fleur. 



Lord Nelson's. Madeleine a Petite Fleur. 



A very excellent Peach, and a favorite variety witli all European 

 gardeners. Its leaves are more coarsely and deeply serrated than those 

 of other varieties. Leaves serrated, without glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit rather large, inclining to ovate, being rather broader at tlie 

 base than ^^t the top ; the suture of moderate size. Hkin pale greenish 

 white, with a deep red marbled cheek. Flesh white, but pale red at the 

 stone; melting, juicy, rich, and excellent. Beginning of September. 

 Fi'eestone. 



Royal George. 



Early Royal George. Red Magdalen. 



MUlet's Mignonne. Madeleine Rouge a Petite Fleur 



Lockyer's IMignonne. Frenck Chancellor, incoiTectly, of some. 



Griffin's Mignonne. Early Bourdiue, "• '" 



Superb. Double Swalsh, " " 



Few of the early Peaches surpass in flavor and bear.ty the Royal 

 George. It is one of the finest European varieties. It is a j-egidar and 

 moderate bearer. Leaves serrated, without glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit above the middle size, or rather large, globular, broad, and de- 

 pi'essed, the suture deep and broad at the top, and extending round tw^o- 

 thirds of the fruit. Skin pale or white, thickly sprinkled with red dots, 

 and the cheek of a broad, rich, deep red, slightly marbled. Flesh whit- 

 ish, but very red at the stone, melting, juicy, very rich, and of the high- 

 est flavor. From the 20th to the last of August. Freestone. 



Scott's Early Red. 



Scott's Early Red is a variety of a very excellent flavor, and a pro 

 lific bearer, which was received from New Jersey. Leaves with ob- 

 scure globose glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish, a little depressed, the suture dis- 

 tinctly marked, but not deep. Skin pale greenish white, but much 

 covered with red, which is mottled with fawn-colored dots. Flesh whitish, 

 very juicy, with a rich and luscious flavor. Middle of August. F)-eestone. 



Scott's Magnate. 



A noble variety of the Red Rareripe. Glands reniform. 



Fruit very large, round, depressed. Skin ])ale yellow, with a dark- 

 red cheek. Flesh white, luscious, and well-flavored. Ripens early in 

 September. (Prince's MS.) 



Scott's Nectar. 



Another very fine seedling fi-om the Red Rareripe. Glands globose. 



Fruit large, lound, somewhat depressed. Color red sliaded on ])ale 

 yellow ground, and bright red next the sun. Flesh white, veiy sweet, 

 and of the highest flavor. Ripens early in September, (Prince's MS.) 



