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40. ROYAL GEOKE. P. Mag. Lind. Thomp. 



Early Royal George. 

 Millet's Mignonne. 

 Lockyer's Mignonne. 

 Griffin's Mignonne. 

 Superb. 



Red Magdalen. 



Madeleine Rouge a Petite Fleurs. 



French Chancellor. } 



Early Bourdine. > Incorrectly, of some 



Double Swalsh. 1 



None of the early peaches surpass in flavour and beauty the 

 Royal George. It is one of the finest European varieties, and 

 attains the highest flavour with us. The points of its shoots 

 are a little inclined to mildew, which is entirely, in our climate, 

 prevented by the shortening-in pruning. It is a regular and 

 moderate bearer, and is one of the varieties indispensable to 

 every good garden, ripening directly after the Early York. 



The peach generally cultivated as the Royal George, Early 

 Royal George, or Red Magdalen, in almost all parts of the 

 United States, from Salem, Mass., to Baltimore (and described by 

 Manning), is not the true Royal George, but the Bellegarde, or 

 Smooth-leaved Royal George, which is rather later, not so rich, 

 and has globose glands. 



Leaves serrated, without glands. Fruit above the middle 

 size, or rather large, globular, broad and depressed, the suture 

 deep and broad at the top, and extending round two-thirds of the 

 fruit. Skin pale, or white, thickly sprinkled with red dots, and 

 the cheek of a broad rich, deep red slightly marbled. Flesh 

 whitish, but very red at the stone, melting, juicy, very rich; 

 and of the highest flavour. From the 20th to the last of Au- 

 gust. Flowers small. 



41. RED RARERIPE. 



Large Red Rareripe, of some. 

 Early Red Rareripe. 



This remarkably fine early peach, is a very popular one 

 with us, and has been cultivated for many years in this State. 

 It strongly resembles the Royal George, and we believe it an 

 American seedling from that variety, which is, perhaps, entirely 

 identical with it. 



It must be observed that this is totally different both from the 

 Early York, and Morris' Red Rareripe, with which it is often 

 confounded by some nurserymen. The fruit is larger, broader, 

 and a week later than the first ; and its serrated leaves, and 

 different flavour, separate it widely from the latter, Ends of 

 .he branches sometimes slightly mildewed. 



Leaves serrated, without glands. Fruit rather large, globu- 

 lar, but broad, depressed, and marked with a deep broad suture, 

 extending nearly round the whole fruit. Skin white, mottled, 

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