486 THE PEACH. 



Jaques. (Jaques' Rareripe.) Very large, roundish., slightly ob- 

 late, suture distinct, one side slightly larger, surface a little 

 uneven ; surface deep yellow, variously shaded with red ; flesh 

 deep yellow, red at the stone, of good but not of the highest 

 flavor. Shoots diverging. Flowers small. Ripens at the end of 

 summer. Origin, Massachusetts. 



Lincoln. Large, roundish, suture large ; skin downy, mostly dark 

 purplish-red; flesh tinged with red at stone, juicy, excellent. 

 Through September. Massachusetts. 



Merriam. Very large, roundish-oval, with a bright red cheek ; 

 melting, juicy, sweet, rich. First of October. 



Mrs. Poinsette. Large, globular; skin yellow, brown to the sun; 

 flesh juicy, melting, rich, excellent. South Carolina, where it 

 ripens early in August. 



Muir.* A very large, yellow fleshed freestone of finest quality. 

 Mid-season. It is highly v 

 and for market. California. 



Mid-season. It is highly valued on the Pacific coast for drying 

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Poole's Large Yellow. Large, roundish, suture half round ; dark 

 red on deep yellow ; flesh yellow, red at stone, rich, juicy, very 

 good. Last of September. Near Philadelphia, Pa. 



Red Cheek Melocoton. Large, roundish oval, with a point at 

 apex ; surface yellow, with a deep red cheek ; flesh red at the 

 stone,* juicy, with a good, rich, vinous flavor, not of first-rate 

 quality. Ripens rather late, or during the last half of Septem- 

 ber ; in the Middle States about the first of autumn. Flowers 

 small. Formerly extensively cultivated as a market peach ; now 

 superseded by varieties of the Crawford type. 



Reeves Favorite.* Large, roundish oval, pointed, with a fine red 

 cheek; yellow flesh, melting, vinous, good. Middle of Septem- 

 ber. New Jersey. Excellent for home use. 



Salway.* Large, roundish ovate. Yellow, with a crimson cheek ; 

 flesh deep yellow, red at the pit ; sweet, juicy, good. Late. 

 Valued as one of the best late peaches for market where it will 

 ripen. England. 



Scott Nonpariel. Large, roundish, slightly oblong ; surface deep 

 yellow with a red cheek, resembling Crawford's Late, but sweeter. 

 Flowers small. Origin, Burlington, N. J., where it ripens about 

 the 1 2th of September. 



Tuft's Rareripe. Medium, roundish, with a bright-red cheek, melt- 

 ing, sweet, rich. Last half of September. 



Yellow Alberge. (Purple Alberge, Yellow Rareripe erroneously.) 

 Size medium, roundish, suture distinct, passing half round ; skin 

 yellow, with a deep purplish red cheek ; flesh deep red at the 

 stone, iuicy, sweet, pleasant, of moderate flavor. 



