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and wood of a light green. It is a very nardy, productive, 

 and desirable variety. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit large, globular ; suture 

 faintly marked except at the top. Skin, thin, clear beautiful 

 white, on all sides. Flesh, white to the stone, juicy, and melt- 

 ing, with a sweet, rich, and sprightly flavour. Beginning of 

 September. Flowers small. 



45. VAK ZANDT'S SUPERB. Pom. Man. 

 Waxen Rareripe. 



A very bright-coloured and handsome peach, originated 

 some years ago by Mr. Van Zandt, of Flushing, Long Island. 

 [t is one of the most beautiful dessert peaches, though only of 

 medium size, and possesses very agreeable flavour. 



Leaves with globose glands. Fruit of medium size, roundish, 

 the suture slight, but one-half the fruit larger than the other. 

 Skin white, with a beautifully sprinkled red cheek, on a yellowish 

 white ground, the union of the two softened by delicate dotting 

 of bright carmine red. Flesh whitish, but tinted with red at 

 the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, and of good flavour. Stone 

 deeply furrowed. First of September. Flowers small. 



46. SCOTT'S EARLY RED. 



Scott's Early Red is a new variety, of very excellent flavour, 

 and a prolific bearer, which we have lately received from 

 New Jersey. 



Leaves with obscure globose glands. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish, a little depressed, the suture distinctly marked, but 

 not deep. Skin, pale greenish white, but much covered with 

 red, which is mottled with fawn-coloured dots. Flesh whitish 

 very juicy, with a rich and luscious flavour. Middle of 

 August. Flowers small. 



47. STRAWBERRY. 

 Rose. 



The strawberry peach we received from Mr. Thomas Han- 

 cock, of Burlington, proprietor of one of the most respectable 

 and extensive nurseries in New Jersey. It is esteemed one of 

 the very finest early varieties for orchard culture in that State. 

 It is quite distinct from the Early York. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit of medium size, oval, 

 the cavity at the stem deeply sunk, the suture extending half 

 round. Skin marbled with deep red over almost the whole 



