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and red cheek ; a very rich, juicy, melting and highly 

 flavoured clingstone : ripens in September.. 



33. ADMIRABLE. 



The size is large and form round, divided by a longi- 

 tudinal furrow ; the head is round, with a small point 

 like the head of a pin ; the stem grows in a deep and 

 wide cavity the flesh is firm, white and melting, tin- 

 ged with red near the stone the juice is mild, sugary 

 and sprightly the skin a pale straw yellow, with a 

 lively red next the sun ; the character of this peach is 

 very high: it ripens in September. (fig. 11.) 



33. TETON DE VENUS. 



This is a large and round peach, divided by a fur- 

 row on one side running from the stem to the point at 

 the head of the fruit, which is so large as to character- 

 ize it the stem is large and planted deep ; the skin 

 is covered with a fine yellowish red down next the 

 sun on the shady side of the colour of straw : the 

 flesh is fine, melting and white, tinged with red near 

 the stone the juice is finely perfumed ; when separa- 

 ted from the stone it leaves long strings of flesh ; It ri- 

 pens late in September. (Jig. is.) 



