494 THE PEACH, 



no value for eating, but esteemed by many for pickling and 

 preserving the flesh very red, like that of a beet. This is an 

 American seedling, raised many years ago, from the French 

 Blood Clingstone, SANGUINOLE A CHAIR ADHERENTE. It is a 

 much larger fruit than the original sort, which has large 

 flowers, otherwise they are the same in all respects. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit often very large, round- 

 ish oval, with a distinct suture. Skin very downy, of a dark, 

 dull, clouded, purplish red. Flesh deep red, throughout, firm 

 and juicy not fit for eating. September to October. Flowers 

 small. 



There is a FRENCH BLOOD FREESTONE (Sanguinole, Sanguine, 

 Cardinale, or Betrave, Duh. Thomp.) of the same nature, and 

 used for the same purpose as this, but smaller in size, and not 

 equal to it for cooking. Leaves without glands. 



63. CATHERINE. Lang. Lind. P. Mag. Thorp. 



The Catherine cling is a very fine, old English variety, of 

 excellent quality, but not, we think, equal to the Large White 

 Clingstone, a native seedling, so much esteemed in the Middle 

 States. 



Mr. Manning, and, after him, Mr. Kenrick, have remarked 

 that " the Catherine, the old Newington, and old Mixon Cling, 

 stone, cannot be distinguished from each other." This is an 

 error, probably from not having seen together, the genuine 

 sorts, as they are quite distinct fruits, and the glands of the 

 leaves that unerring characteristic different in each variety. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit large, roundish oval, 

 more swollen on one side than the other, and terminated by a 

 small swollen point at the top. Skin pale yellowish green, much 

 sprinkled with red dots, the exposed cheek of a bright lively 

 red, streaked with darker red. Flesh firm, yellowish white, 

 but dark red at the stone, to which it adheres very closely : 

 juicy, rich and excellent. Middle and last of September. 

 Flowers small. 



64. HEATH. $ Coxe. 



Heath Clingstone 

 Fine Heath. 

 Red Heath. 



The most superb and most delicious of all late Clingstones. 

 It seldom ripens in New England, but here, and to the south- 

 ward, it is one of the most valuable kinds, of very large size, and 

 the very finest flavour. 



Coxe informs us that this is a seedling produced in Maryland 

 from a stone brought by Mr. Daniel Heath from the Mediterra- 

 nean ; and it is frequently still propagated from the stone, with 



