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orange, with a red cheek. Flesh deep yellow, firm, juicy, with a vinous 

 flavour. An excellent Peach for canning and drying. 



Pacie (fa Pompone (Gros Malecoton, Pavie Monstrueux, Pavie Rouge). 

 An old and useful French cling-stone variety. Fruit very large, 

 roundish-oval, terminating with an obtuse swollen nipple, and ripening 

 very late. Skin yellowish- white, but covered to a great extent by deep 

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

 very firmly, juicy, sweet, with a vinous musky flavour. 



Piquet's L'lte. A fine American free-stone variety, with large round 

 fruit, which ripens late. Skin deep yellow, with a red cheek. Flesh 

 yellow, melting, sweet, with a rich aroma. Suitable for canning and 

 drying. 



Prince of Wales. An excellent English free-stone Peach raised by the 

 late Mr. Rivers from a seed of Pitmason Orange Nectarine. Fruit very 

 large, roundish, rather flattened, and ripens very late. Skin pale green, 

 with a dark red cheek, and covered with a thick down. Flesh greenish- 

 white, stained with red next the stone, juicy, melting, sugary, with a 

 vinous flavour. 



Princess of Wales. Another good English free-stone variety raised by 

 the late Mr. Rivers from a seed of Pavie de Pompone. Fruit verv large 



Noblesse. 



