4S6 THE PEACH. 



and marked with numerous red dots, and the cheek of a rich 

 dark red. Flesh whitish, but red at the stone, melting, juicy, 

 very rich and high flavoured. Middle and last of August. 

 Flowers small. 



42. RARERIPE, LATE RED. 

 Prince's Red Rareripe. 



This noble American fruit, the late Red Rareripe, is unques- 

 tionably one of the very finest of all peaches, even surpassing 

 often the Late Admirable. Its large size, and great excellence, 

 its late maturity, and its productiveness and vigour, all unite to 

 recommend it to universal favour. We cannot praise it too 

 highly. The rather grayish appearance of the fruit serves to 

 distinguish it, at first sight, from all others. 



Leaves with globose glands. Fruit large and heavy, round- 

 ish oval, suture depressed only at the top, where the swollen 

 point is distinctly sunken. Skin downy, pale grayish yellow, 

 thickly marbled and covered with reddish spots, the cheek dull 

 deep red, distinctly mottled with fawn-coloured specks. Flesh 

 whi'e, but deep red at the stone ; very juicy, melting, and of an 

 unusually rich, luscious, high flavour, not surpassed by any 

 other peach. First to the 10th of September. Flowers small. 



43. ROYAL CHARLOTTE. Thomp. 



New Royal Charlotte, Lind. 



Grimwood's Royal Charlotte 



Kew Early Purple, 



Lord Nelson's, 



Lord Fauconberg's Mignonne 



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Madeleine Rouge Tardive, "1 

 Madeleine Rouge a Moyenne ^ -< 



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Fleur. 

 Madeleine a Petite Fleur. 



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A very excellent peach, and a favorite variety with all 

 European gardeners. Its leaves are more coarsely and deeply 

 serrated than those of other varieties. 



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

 ing to ovate, being rather broader at the base than at the top ; 

 the suture of moderate size. Skin pale greenish white, with a 

 deep red marbled cheek. Flesh white, but pale red at the 

 stone, melting, juicy, rich and excellent. Beginning of Septem- 

 ber. Flowers small. 



44. SNOW. 



The Snow peach is a remarkably fair and beautiful fruit, of 

 American origin, which has but lately made its appearance in 

 our gardens. The fruit and blossoms are white, and the foliage 



