498 THE PEACH. 



marked with streaks of darker red. Flesh pale yellowish 

 white, deep red at the stone, to which it always adheres very 

 firmly; melting, juicy, and rich. Ripens about the 15th of 

 September. Flowers large. 



73. PAVIE DE POMPONE. Bon. Jard. Lelieur. Thomp. 



Monstrous Pomponne. ) T , Pavie Rouge de 

 Monstrous Pavie. > Pompone. O. Duh 



Pavie de Pomponne Grosse. Pavie Camu. 

 Pavie Monstrueux. Gros Melecoton. 



Gros Persique Rouge. 



A very large and magnificent old French clingstone, not so 

 well known in this country as it deserves. The fruit is very 

 solid in flesh, and much sweeter here than in France. The 

 tree is of very strong growth. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit very large, roundish 

 oval, with a well marked suture extending to the top, and ter- 

 minating there in an obtuse swollen point. Skin yellowish 

 white, a good deal covered with the broad, very deep red colour 

 of its cheek. Flesh firm, yellowish white, deep red at the stone, 

 to which it adheres very firmly, and which is rather small ; 

 juicy, flavour sweet and good. First of October. Flowers large. 



74. SMITH'S NEWINGTON. Lind. Thomp. 



Early Newington. > Of the 



Smith's Early Newington. 5 English 

 Early Newington. Coxe. 



This is one of the best Early Clingstone Peaches. It is of 

 English origin, and is little cultivated in this country. The 

 Early Newington of our gardens as generally known (see 

 Early Newington Freestone), is earlier and a very much finer 

 variety, with reniform glands, being a partial clingstone, but 

 most frequently parting from the flesh, has quite supplanted it. 



Leaves serrated, without glands. Fruit middle sized, rather 

 oval, narrower at the top, and one half a little enlarged. Skin 

 pale straw colour, with a lively red cheek streaked with purple. 

 Flesh firm, pale yellow, but light red at the stone, to which it 

 adheres closely ; juicy, and of very good quality. Last of 

 August. Flowers large. 



What Mr. Thompson calls "Newington of the Americans" 

 is a seedling cling with globose glands, and of second quality, 

 quite distinct from our Early Newington Freestone. 



