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side with a distinct suture. Skin, with a yellowish ground, but 

 almost covered with blotches of bright red, and altogether very highly 

 coloured. Flesh, melting and juicy, richly flavoured, and adhering 

 slightly by some of its fibres to the stone, which is white. Flowers, 

 large. Leaves, with kidney-shaped glands. 



This is the earliest peach known, and ripens in an orchard-house 

 from the 4th to the 8th of July, and against a wall in the open air 

 about a fortnight later. The Rev. W. Kingsley, of South Kilvington, 

 near Thirsk, in Yorkshire, informs me that it ripens out of doors in 

 the end of July, and is very good. Mr. Blackmore, writing from 

 Teddington, says " it is not worth growing." It is not so highly 

 favoured as Early Louise. 



The merit of having raised this remarkable peach is due to Mr. Rivers. It 

 originated from seed of Rivers's White Nectarine, and the tree first fruited in 1865, 

 when it ripened on the 4th of July. It was named in honour of H.RH. the 

 Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 



EARLY GROSSE MIGNONNE (Grosse Mignonne Native ?; Mig- 

 nonne Hdtive]. Fruit, medium sized, roundish, pitted at the apex, 

 with a small nipple on one side of it, and with a shallow suture. The 

 skin has a pale red cheek on the side exposed to the sun, and is thickly 

 dotted all over with bright crimson dots. The flesh is white, with 

 veins of red throughout, separating freely from the stone, sweet, very 

 juicy, and vinous. Flowers, large. Leaves, with round glands. 



This is a very fine peach, ripening in the second week in August. 

 Mr. R. D. Blackmore's experience of it is that it is a very good peach, 

 but not so fine as Grosse Mignonne, and very little earlier. 



EARLY LOUISE. Fruit, of medium size, round, marked on one 

 side with a deep suture, which is deep over the crown. Skin, highly 

 coloured and bright red. Flesh, very tender and richly flavoured, 

 yellowish white even to the stone, to which it adheres. Flowers, 

 small. Leaves, with kidney-shaped glands. 



This is a few days later than Early Beatrice, and generally ripens 

 from the 8th to the 14th of July in an orchard-house. Although not 

 so early it is a larger and a superior fruit to Early Beatrice. Mr. 

 Blackmore says ''it is too small and a clingstone. A pretty fruit and 

 very fertile ; 90 per cent, should be taken off right early." 



Early Louise was raised from seed of Early Albert by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridge- 

 worth ; and Early Albert being raised from seed of Montagne Precoce, an early 

 clingstone peach, the adherent tendency of the flesh has re-asserted itself. The 

 name was given in honour of H.R.H. Princess Louise, now Marchioness of Lome. 



EARLY NEWINGTON (Smith's Early Newingtori). Fruit, 

 medium sized, rather oval. Skin, of a pale straw-colour on the 

 shaded side, and streaked with purple next the sun. Flesh, pale 

 yellow, tinged with light red next the stone, to which it adheres ; 

 juicy and well-flavoured. Flowers, large. Leaves, without glands. 



Ripe in the end of August and beginning of September. 



