3 1 8 Peaches. 



face pale greenish white, clouded with red towards the sun ; flesh 

 greenish white, purple at the stone, juicy, with a rich, very good 

 flavor, stone long and rather compressed, much furrowed. Flow- 

 ers small. Ripens quite late, or latter part of September. Origin, 

 Baltimore. 



Early Admirable. (Admirable, Belle de Vitry erroneously^ Size 

 medium, nearly round, skin nearly white, with a red cheek ; flesh 

 red at the stone, juicy, rich, sweet, fine. Quite early, ripening 

 immediately after Serrate Early York. Flowers large. French. 



Favorite. Large, oblong, or oval ; skin rather downy, much covered 

 with red, very dark towards the sun ; flesh red at the stone, a 

 little firm, juicy, with a good, vinous, but not rich flavor. Flowers 

 small. Hardy and very produdtive. Ripens medium or rather 

 late, or about the second week of September. Glands of the 

 leaves very small, obscure, or none. American. 



Fay's Early Ann. A seedling from the old Early Ann, glandular, 

 thrifty, hardy, very productive ; fruit greenish white, rather small, 

 of good and agreeable flavor. Ripens with the Tillotson, and 

 valuable for its earliness. 



Fox's Seedling. Round, slightly compressed, cavity narrow, white, 

 with a red cheek ; juicy, sweet, good. Flowers small. Season 

 medium or rather late. New Jersey. 



GEORGE THE FOURTH. Large, round, suture deep and broad, one- 

 half slightly larger ; skin nearly white in the shade, dotted red 

 with a deep red cheek ; flesh slightly red at the stone, melting, 

 juicy, rich, excellent. Flowers small. Ripens at the end of sum- 

 mer. Branches rather more diverging than usual, leaves pale 

 green, often glandless. Crops moderate, one cause of its excel- 

 lence. Origin, New York. 



Green Catharine. Large, round, pale green, with a red cheek ; flesh 

 bright red at the stone, tender, juicy, rather acid. Season rather 

 late, does not ripen rich as far north as the forty-third degree of 

 latitude. Flowers small. 



GROSSE MIGNONNE. Large, roundish, slightly oblate, apex de- 

 pressed, with a deep suture ; skin tinged with greenish yellow, 

 mottled with red, and with a purplish red cheek ; flesh reddened 

 at the stone, juicy, with a very rich, high, and somewhat vinous 

 flavor ; stone small, very rough. Early, the last two weeks of 

 August. Of French origin. Flowers large. The peach usually 

 cultivated in this country under this name, although an excellent 

 variety, is not the genuine Grosse Mignonne, but differs in its 

 small flowers. 



HAINES' EARLY RED. Medium, round, flattened at apex, suture 

 distinct, skin whitish, with a deep red cheek ; flesh whitish, juicy, 



