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Lady Pahnerston. 



raised from a stone of the Orange Xectarine. Fruit large, and ripens at 

 mid-season. Skin nearly smooth, creamy-white, marbled with crimson. 

 Flesh juicy, melting, and in flavour a combination of Peach and Nectarine. 



Noblesse (Lord Montague's, ^[elUsh > s Favourite, Vanguard). A very 

 popular, and well-known old English free-stone variety. Fruit large, 

 roundish-oblong, terminating with a small nipple, and ripens about mid- 

 season. Skin pale yellowish-green, with a red cheek, and clouded with a 

 darker red. Flesh creamy- white, very juicy, melting, and highly flavoured . 



Old Newington (Newington, Large Newington). An old and well-known 

 English cling-stone variety, which has been cultivated for over two 

 hundred years. Fruit large, roundish, and ripens a little after mid-season. 

 Skin pale yellow, with a rich deep red cheek, with streaks of a darker 

 tint. Flesh ^ yellowish- white, deep red at the stone, to which it adheres 

 firmly, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour. 



Oldmixon Cling-stone. An American variety that is very popular in 

 the United States. Fruit large, roundish-oval, and ripens a little after 

 mid-season. Skin yellowish-white, with a cheek varying from pale to 

 deep red, and dotted with, crimson. Flesh creamy-white, very juicy, firm, 

 ,vith a luscious rich high flavour. 



Orange Cling-stone. An excellent American variety. Fruit large, 

 round, with no point at the apex, and ripens medium late. Skin deep 



