188 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDIST. 



excellent flavor. It will ripen in August. [Leaves G. 

 Flowers L.] 



29. *OLDMIXON FREESTONE. 



A large peach, of a yellowish white color, with a fine 

 red blush next the sun; the form a little oblong; the flesh 

 is sweet, rich, juicy, and excellent. It ripens the last of 

 August. A beautiful and superior variety. 



30. *ORANGE PEACH. APRICOT PEACH of 

 Duhamel. 



The fruit is large, of a globular form ; of a fine yellow 

 color ; the flesh very sweet, juicy, rich, and excellent. It 

 ripens about the middle of September. 



31. *PRESIDENT. 



A large, downy fruit, roundish, approaching to oblong; 

 a shallow suture ; pale yellowish green, but red next the 

 sun ; the flesh is whitish, juicy, melting, rich, and high-fla- 

 vored ; the stone is large, pointed, rugged. With us this 

 fruit is very first-rate ; and add to this the tree is a great 

 bearer. September. [Leaves G.] 



32. *RED MAGDALEN. 

 MAGDELEINE A MOYENNE FLEURS. Bon Jard. 

 MAGDELEJNE ROUGE TARDIVE ou A PETITE FLEURS. Ib. 

 ROYAL GEORGE of the English, according to the Pom. Mag. 

 MILLET'S MIGNONNE, LOCKYER'S MIGNONNE. Ib. 



NEW ROYAL CHARLOTTE. Thompson. 



That the Red Magdalen and Royal George are identical, 

 has been renewedly asserted by a gentleman here of great 

 observation and experience. I have ventured, therefore, to 

 restore the original, and suppress the English name of 

 Royal George, except as a synonyme. The young wood 

 is liable to mildew. The fruit is large, globular, with a 

 suture moderately deep on one side; dark purplish red 

 next the sun, yellowish white in the shade, mottled with 

 red at the junction of the colors ; the flesh white, rayed 

 with red next the stone; melting, juicy, and high-flavored. 

 September. [Leaves S. Flowers S.] 



33. *SARGENT. 



So called from the name of the gentleman in Pearl Street, 

 Boston, with whom this variety originated. The tree is of 

 moderate growth, but wonderfully productive ; the young 

 wood extremely subject to mildew. A medium-sized, 

 round fruit; of a yellow color in the shade, slightly red 

 next the sun ; the flesh is yellow, juicy, sweet, and very 



