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55. CRAWFORD'S LATE MELOCOTON. 

 Crawford's superb Malacatune. 



Crawford's Late Melocoton, from the same source as the 

 foregoing, is one of the most magnificent American peaches. 

 We think it unsurpassed by any other yellow-fleshed variety ; 

 and deserving of universal cultivation in this country. As a 

 splendid and productive market fruit, it is unrivalled, and its 

 size, beauty and excellence, will give it a place in every gar- 

 den. 



Leaves with globose glands. Fruit very large, roundish, 

 with a shallow but distinct suture. Skin yellow, with a fine 

 dark red cheek. Flesh deep yellow, but red at the stone, juicy 

 and melting, with a very rich and excellent vinous flavour. 

 Ripens from the 20th to the last of September. Flowers small. 



56. COLUMBIA. Coxe. 



The Columbia is a singular and peculiar peach. It was 

 raised by Mr. Coxe, the author of the first American work on 

 fruit trees, from a seed brought from Georgia. It is a very ex- 

 cellent fruit, which every amateur will desire to have in his 

 garden. The tree is not a very rapid grower and bears only 

 moderate crops, being, of course, all the less subject to speedy 

 decay. The young wood is purple. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit large, globular, broad 

 and much depressed, the suture distinct, extending half way 

 round. Skin rough and rather thick, dull dingy red, sprinkled 

 with spots and streaks of darker red. Flesh bright yellow, of 

 the texture, as Coxe remarks, of a very ripe pine apple, rich, 

 juicy, and of very excellent flavor. Ripens from the beginning 

 to the middle of September. 



57. POOLE'S LARGE YELLOW. Ken. 

 Poole's late Yellow Freestone. 



A very large and handsome peach, of the Melocoton family, 

 which is worthy of general orchard cultivation. It lately ori- 

 ginated near Philadelphia and bears the finest crops. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit large, roundish, with a 

 suture extending from the base to the top. Skin deep yellow, 

 with a dark red cheek. Flesh yellow, but red at the stone, 

 rich, juicy, and of excellent flavor. Ripens last of September. 



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