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Grosse Mignonne. Fruit large, round, well shaped, white 

 fleshed, with a beautiful colour on the sun side. Can 

 be recommended with confidence for local market or 

 export. Mid-season. 



High's Early Canada. An early American freestone. Skin 

 whitish yellow, marbled with red on the sunny side. 

 Flesh white, juicy, melting ; medium size ; should ripen 

 first week in December. 



Late Crawford. Of similar origin to Early Crawford. Very 

 large, roundish, yellow, with dark red cheek. Flesh 

 yellow ; flavour rich and excellent. Shipping and 

 drying. 



Mary's Choice. An American variety, popular in California,, 

 large yellow, with a red cheek resembling an Early 

 Crawford, but ripening a little later. Suited for ship- 

 ping and. canning, and excellent for drying. Is doing 

 very well where fruited here. Mid-season. 



Muir. A Californian seedling of great excellence, suited for 

 shipping, canning and drying, but excelling in the latter 

 field, where it yields a heavier percentage of dried fruit 

 to fresh of any known variety, viz. : 1 Ib. of dried fruit 

 to less than 51bs. of fresh. If grown on rich soil the 

 fruit will be large to very large. Flesh yellow, very 

 dense, and sweet. A free bearer. A perfect freestone. 

 Mid-season. 



Newhall. A Californian, very large ; skin yellow, deep red 

 cheek. Flesh yellow, juicy, rich vinous flavour. Ripens 

 one week ahead of late Crawford. Tree healthy and 

 vigorous. Maintains its reputation here. Latish. 



Royal George. An old English variety of the greatest excel- 

 lence. Fruit large, round. Skin very pale, speckled 

 with red in the shade, marbled with deeper red on the 

 sunny side. Flesh pale yellowish- white, red at the stone, 

 very juicy, rich, delicious, and high flavoured. Excellent 

 for shipping. Maintains its reputation in this country. 

 Mid-season. 



Salway. An English variety, highly esteemed in California, 

 where it is the standard late peach. Fruit large, 

 roundish ; skin yellow, rich crimson cheek. Flesh deep 

 yellow, red at the stone. Adapted for both shipping 

 and drying. Very late. Good when tne country is free 

 from maggots. 



Sea Eagle. A large greeny white peach, taking fair colour 

 and distinctly pointed in shape ; medium late ; of indiff- 

 erent quality, so far as I have tested the fruit here. 

 Late. 



