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delicious. A handsome and fine variety. Early in Sep- 

 tember. 



34. *SNOW PEACH. 



The tree is an abundant bearer. The fruit is of hand- 

 some size, round ; the skin very thin, white, and delicate : 

 the flesh very tender, juicy, sweet, and delicious. A beau- 

 tiful and excellent fruit. It is sometimes called White 

 Blossom, or Willow. The blossoms are very white, and 

 the tree resembles a willow. 



35. *WASHINGTON RED FREESTONE. 



The tree is wonderfully productive ; the fruit is of good 

 size, round ; of a fine yellow color in the shade, fine dark 

 crimson next the sun ; juicy, rich, of a sweet, vinous, and 

 delicious flavor. A most beautiful and superior fruit. 

 Early in September. 



36. *YELLOW RARERIPE. 



Large, globular- formed ; yellow in the shade, dark pur- 

 plish red next the sun ; very handsome ; flesh sweet, juicy, 

 uncommonly delicious A very extraordinary fruit. The 

 tree bears prodigious crops. One of the best of all 

 peaches. It ripens 10th September. There are many 

 varieties of this name, and but few or none equal. 



SECTION II, 



This Section includes those Freestone Peaches which ripen 

 during Mid-Autumn, or from the tenth to the last of 

 September. 



37. BRAINARD'S LARGE YELLOW. 



Large ; yellow in the shade, red next the sun ; of excel- 

 lent flavor ; ripening in September. A fine new variety, 

 which I received from Manchester, of Mr. Lyman, who es- 

 teems this one of the best of peaches. 



38. COLUMBIA. 



A large and very singular peach, with an extremely 

 rough and thick skin, of a dull red color, marbled with 

 blotches of a dark, dusky red ; its form rather flattened, 

 with a suture well defined ; the flesh yellow, melting, juicy, 



