102 FRUIT BOOK. 



Heath Clingstone. Fruit large, oblong ; skin 

 of a delicate cream color, sometimes with a faint 

 blush on the sunny side ; flesh rich, very juicy, 

 and fine flavored. Ripe in October, and we have 

 eaten them produced in our own orchard in the 

 highest perfection on Thanksgiving day, Novem- 

 ber 30th. M. 



Crawford's Early Melocoton. This is a large- 

 sized fruit, the form round, the skin of a beautiful 

 bright yellow, with a large portion of red on the 

 side exposed to the sun ; the flesh melting ; a free- 

 stone, and a popular early variety, ripening in 

 August. 



Crawford 9 s Late Melocoton. This is the larg- 

 est and most showy yellow-fleshed peach we have 

 ever seen, and one of the best market varieties of 

 our country. Ripens here in September and Oc- 

 tober, and worthy of extensive cultivation. Spe- 

 cimens of this fruit often measure nine and ten 

 inches in circumference. 



Bellegarde. A large and superior flavored 

 white-fleshed peach, color rich, deep red, streak- 

 ed with dark purple or violet on one side. In the 

 south of England, this is one of their very best 

 peaches for forcing. Ripe in September. 



Murray's Early Ann. This is the earliest 

 peach in our collection, ripening the first of Aug- 

 ust. Size small, color white, pulp white through- 

 out, flavor sweet. 



Morris's White Rareripe. This variety we 

 received from Flushing, under the name of Lady 

 Ann Stewart. It is a fine white-fleshed and sweet 

 fruit ; great bearer, and worthy of extensive cul- 

 tivation. 



