484 THE PEACH. 



37. OLDMIXON FREESTONE. Pom. Man. 

 Oldmixon Clearstone. Coxe. 



A large American peach, of late maturity and rich flavour. 

 It was, we believe, raised either from a stone of the Catherine 

 Cling or the Oldmixon Cling, the latter having been brought 

 to this country many years ago, by Sir John Oldmixon. It bears 

 good crops, and is a valuable variety. 



Leaves with globose glands. Fruit large, roundish, or 

 slightly oval, one side swollen, and the suture visible only at 

 the top ; cavity but slightly sunk at the stalk. Skin pale yel- 

 lowish white, marbled with red, the cheek a deep red. Flesh 

 white, but quite red at the stone, tender, with an excellent, rich, 

 sugary and vinous flavour. Beginning of September. Flow- 

 ers small. 



38. PRESIDENT. P. Mag. Lind. Thomp. 



One of the best of our peaches, and a capital variety, 

 originated, several years ago, on Long Island. 



Leaves with globose glands. Fruit large, roundish oval, the 

 suture shallow. Skin very downy, pale yellowish green, with 

 a dull red cheek. Flesh white, but deep red at the stone, very 

 juicy, melting, rich and high flavoured. Stone very rough. 

 Middle of September. Flowers small. 



39. POURPREE HATIVE. O. Duh. Thomp. Lind. 



Pourpr6e Hdtive a Grandes Fleurs. 

 Early Purple. 



This is the Early Purple of Duhamel ; what is often in- 

 correctly called the Early Purple, being the Grosse Mignonne. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit of medium size, globu- 

 lar and depressed, and having a deep suture running across the 

 top. Skin pale, light yellow, with a mottled purplish red cheek. 

 Flesh pale, but red at the stone, melting, very juicy, with a 

 high vinous flavour. Stone broad and rough. Middle of Au- 

 gust. Flowers large. 



The POURPREE HATIVE VERITABLE, of the French (Early 

 Purple, True Early Purple, of some), with globose glands and 

 large flowers, Thompson says, is " probably nothing different 

 from the Grosse Mignonne," 



