226 PEACHES. 



29. RED MAGDALEN. 



Is of middle size, round form, flat next to the stem ; 

 the skin a fine red next the sun the flesh is white, 

 tinged with red near the stone ; the juice sweet and 

 sprightly : ripens about the middle of September. 



30. COLUMBIA. 



This very singular and superior peach, was produ* 

 ced by a stone brought from Georgia to this place : it is 

 a very large clearstone ; the skin is rough, resembling 

 flock paper of a dull russetty red, full of dark blotch- 

 es of a red cast, of a texture remarkably thick the 

 form is flat, with a furrow from the stem to the point : 

 the flesh is a bright yellow, rich, juicy and melting, 

 the grain or fibre like that of an over ripe Pine- apple. 

 1 gave it the name under which it has been cultivated, 

 to distinguish it, as a fruit of uncommon excellence. It 

 ripens about the beginning of September, (fig. 10.) 



31. LARGE NEWINGTON. 



Is a large and rather a long fruit, with a white skin 



