452 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Lockyer's Mignonne. See Eoyal George. 

 Lord Fauconberg's. See Royal Charlotte. 

 Lord Montague's. See Noblesse. 

 Lord Nelson's. See Royal Charlotte. 



LORD PALMERSTON. Fruit, large. Skin, of a rather pale colour, 

 having only a little red on the side next the sun. Flesh, remarkably 

 firm and richly flavoured, deeply stained with red at the stone, to 

 which it is slightly adherent, but not so much so as to bring it into 

 the class of clingstones. Flowers, large and handsome, like those of 

 Pavie de Pompone. Leaves, with kidney-shaped glands, but occa- 

 sionally they are round, and in some the glands are quite absent. 



This is one of the largest late peaches, and is ripe in the end of 

 September and beginning of October ; but it is not highly flavoured. 

 It is very uncertain in ripening, is not always good, and is surpassed 

 by Princess of Wales. Mr. Blackmore says " it may be good in hot 

 seasons, I have not yet found it so." 



This was raised by Mr. Rivers from Princess of Wales, which was raised from 

 ."Pavie de Pompone, and it retains in some measure the character of its grand-parent, 

 in being very deeply stained with red at the stone, and having the flesh rather 

 adherent. 



Madeleine Blanche. See White Magdalen. 

 Madeleine de Courson. See Red Magdalen. 

 Madeleine Rouge. See Red Magdalen. 

 Madeleine Rouge a Petites Fleurs. See Royal George. 



MAGDALA. Fruit, medium sized, inclining to oval. Skin, nearly 

 smooth, like that of a nectarine, creamy white, marbled and blotched 

 with crimson ; and when fully exposed to the sun, grown against a 

 wall, it is very highly coloured. Flesh, greenish, tender and melting, 

 separating freely from the stone, and with an unusually rich and 

 exquisite flavour. Flowers, large, and very highly coloured. Leaves, 

 with kidney -shaped glands. 



This remarkably fine peach ripens in the beginning of September, in 

 an orchard-house from the 4th to the 6th, but about a fortnight later 

 against a wall. 



It was raised by Mr. Rivers in 1865 from seed of Rivers's Orange Nectarine. 



MALTA (Belle de Paris ; Italian ; Malte de Normandie ; Peche de 

 Malte). Fruit, large, roundish, flattened at the top. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, blotched with dull purple next the sun. Suture, broad and 

 shallow. Flesh, greenish, light red next the stone, rich, vinous, juicy, 

 slightly musky, and deliciously flavoured. Bears carriage better than 

 any other peach. Flowers, large. Leaves, without glands. 



Ripe in August and September, and forces very well, but Mr. Black- 

 more says it is not good at Teddington. 



