PEACHES AND NECTARINES VARIETIES. 



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NOBLESSE. Fruit large, roundish oblong ; skin pale 

 yellowish green, marbled and streaked with delicate 

 red, yet a pale-coloured fruit; flesh yellowish white, 

 very tender, remarkably juicy, extremely delicate, 

 and very luscious in flavour. Tree healthy, and a 

 fairly good bearer ; flowers large ; leaves glandless ; 

 fruit ripe early in September, sometimes late in 

 August ; one of the best flavoured. 



KOYAL GEORGE. Fruit large, round ; skin pale, dotted 

 and speckled with red, and deep red on the sun 

 side ; flesh melting, juicy, rich, and highly flavoured. 

 Tree moderately hardy, and a very free bearer ; 

 flowers small ; leaves glandless ; fruit ripe early 

 in September ; one of the best and most popular 



V. LATE PEACHES. Season 



* ALBATROSS. Fruit very large, round ; skin pale 



yellow, mottled and streaked with dark crimson ; 

 flesh white, melting, rich, and well flavoured. Tree 

 somewhat tender ; average bearer ; flowers large ; 

 leaves glandless ; fruit ripe at the end of September. 



BARRINGTON. Fruit large, roundish ovate, with a 

 prominent nipple at the apex ; skin yellowish green, 

 marbled with red, and deep red on the sun side ; 

 flesh whitish green, melting, juicy, vinous, and of 

 the highest quality. Tree healthy, hardy, and a 

 good bearer generally, but not always ; flowers 

 large ; glands round ; fruit ripe from the middle to 

 the end of September ; one of the best, and bears 

 carriage well. 



EXQUISITE. Fruit very large, roundish oval, with a 

 sharp nipple at the apex ; skin deep yellow, 

 mottled with dark crimson on the sun side ; flesh 

 yellow, melting, juicy, rich and vinous a delicious 

 fruit. Tree healthy, and average bearer ; flowers 

 small ; glands round ; fruit ripe in the middle of 

 September ; an American (Georgia, U.S.A.) variety 

 of the highest excellence. 



LATE ADMIRABLE. Fruit very large, roundish ob- 

 long, with a swollen nipple ; skin yellowish green, 



VI. LATEST PEACHES. Season : End 



* COMET. Fruit large, roundish ; skin orange-yellow, 



with a crimson cheek ; flesh melting, sweet, and 

 well flavoured. Tree healthy, vigorous, and a free 

 bearer ; flowers small ; glands kidney-shaped ; 

 fruit ripe early in October. 



* GLADSTONE. Fruit large, roundish ; skin yellowish 



green on shaded and bright red on the sun side ; 

 flesh solid, juicy, and deliciously flavoured. Tree 

 hardy, and a good bearer ; flowers large ; leaves 



peaches, especially for growing under glass and 

 forcing. 



STIRLING CASTLE. Fruit medium to large, roundish ; 

 skin pale -coloured, marbled with red, and well 

 coloured when fully exposed ; flesh white, melting, 

 very juicy, and richly flavoured. Tree hardy, and 

 an abundant bearer ; flowers small ; leaves gland- 

 less ; fruit ripe early in September. 



VIOLETTE H&TIVE. Fruit medium, sometimes large ; 

 skin greenish yellow, suffused with red, and dark 

 red on the sun side ; flesh melting, very juicy, and 

 richly flavoured ; excellent. Tree hardy, and a 

 good bearer ; flowers small ; glands round ; fruit 

 ripe in the middle of September. 



Middle to End of September. 



marbled with red, and streaked with deeper red on 

 the sun side ; flesh yellowish green, melting, juicy, 

 vinous, and richly flavoured. Tree healthy, and 

 a good bearer ; flowers small ; glands round ; fruit 

 ripe at the end of September ; one of the best late 

 peaches under glass. 



* PRINCE OF WALES. Fruit very large, roundish ; skin 



greenish yellow, red on the sun side ; flesh greenish 

 white, juicy, vinous, and richly flavoured. Tree 

 a vigorous grower, and a profuse bearer under glass ; 

 flowers small ; glands kidney-shaped ; fruit ripe in 

 the middle of September. 



* PRINCESS OF WALES. Fruit very large and round ; 



skin cream-coloured, shaded with blush on the sun 

 side ; flesh melting and well flavoured. Tree healthy, 

 and a good bearer ; flowers large ; glands round ; 

 fruit handsome, and ripe at the middle of September. 



* SEA EAGLE. Fruit very large, round ; skin whitish 



yellow or lemon, flushed with deep red on the sun 

 side ; flesh melting, juicy, and well flavoured. 

 Tree very healthy, and a good bearer ; flowers large ; 

 glands round ; fruit handsome, and ripe towards 

 the end of September; one of the best late 

 peaches. 



of September to Middle of October. 



serrated, glandless ; fruit handsome, and ripens at 

 the end of September ; one of the best latest peaches. 



* GOLDEN EAGLE. Fruit very large, round ; skin 



golden yellow, tinted with red on the sun side ; 

 flesh yellowish, tender, melting, piquant, and richly 

 flavoured. Tree healthy, and a good bearer ; 

 flowers small ; glands kidney-shaped ; fruit hand- 

 some, and ripe at the end of September or early in 

 October ; one of the best late peaches. 



