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placed upon the site of old roots of others. They 

 thrive best in new virgin soil, not highly manured. 

 In light and dry soil, early autumn planting will an- 

 swer, but early spring we generally prefer. Care 

 should be taken in transplanting, not to place the 

 roots too deep in the soil, for from this circumstance 

 more trees are injured than by almost all other modes 

 of planting put together. The following are among 

 the most desirable kinds. 



Crawford's Early Rareripe. 

 Early Royal George. 

 Cooledge's Favorite. 

 Red and Yellow Rareripe. 

 Early York. 

 Malta, or Maltese. 



Hastings's Rareripe 



President. 



Red Cheek Melacaton. 



Grosse Mignonne. 



Washington Freestone. 



George the Fourth. 



No. 1. Early Ann. This is a small round 

 fruit, with a greenish white skin ; flesh melting and 

 good. The tree does not attain a large size ; a 

 freestone, ripe in August. 



No. 2. Early Royal George. The size is 

 large, the form round, the skin of a bright yellow, 

 with a large portion of deep red on the side exposed 

 to the sun ; the flesh melting and delicious ; it is a 

 great bearer, and one of the most superior peaches 

 we have ever raised ; a freestone, ripe in August. 



No. 3. Red Rareripe. This is a large free- 

 stone peach ; form nearly round ; the skin of a very 

 bright yellow, with a light red cheek ; the flesh very 

 rich and excellent. Ripe in August. 



