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The Yellow Alberge is an old French variety, and one of the 

 earliest of the yellow fleshed peaches. It is, no doubt, the eri- 

 ginal sort from which our Melocotons and Yellow Rareripes 

 have sprung in this country. It has only a second rate flavour, 

 except in rich warm soils, and is not comparable to the Yellow 

 Rareripe in size or quality. 



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

 with a well marked furrow running half round. Skin yellow, 

 with a deep purplish red cheek. Flesh yellow, but deep red 

 at the stone, soft, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant vinous flavour. 

 Middle of August. Flowers small. 



The ROSANNA (Lind. Thomp.), Alberge Jaune of many 

 French gardens, and Yellow Alberge of some gardens here, 

 differs from the above only in having reniform glands, and ripen- 

 ing ten or twelve days later. Flavour second rate. 



61. YELLOW RARERIPE. 



Large Yellow Rareripe. 

 Marie Antoinette 



One of the finest very early yellow fleshed peaches. It is an 

 American seedling, produced about a dozen years ago, and well 

 deserves the extensive cultivation it receives, both in the or- 

 chard and garden. 



Leaves with globose glands. Fruit large, roundish, the su- 

 ture slightly depressed, extending more than half round ; the 

 swollen point at the top small. 



Skin deep orange yellow, somewhat dotted with red, the cheek 

 rich red, shaded off in streaks. Flesh deep yellow, but red at the 

 stone, juicy, melting, with a rich and excellent vinous flavour. 

 Ripens from the 25th to the 30th of August, Stone small. 

 Flowers small. 



There is an inferior and older sort, very commonly known as 

 the Yellow Rareripe and Yellow Mai agatune, the fruit of which 

 is scarcely of medium size, dull yellow, with very little red, 

 and of a flavour very inferior to the true kind just described. 



Class III. Clingstone Peaches (or Fames). 

 62. BLOOD CLINGSTONE. Floy. 



Claret Clingstone. 

 Blood Cling. 



The Blood Clingstone is a very large and peculiar fruit, of 

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