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late peaches that Troth's Early did to early ones. Troth 

 led the column, while Smock brought up the rear. Its 

 fate is likely to be the same, for the quality of both is 

 very poor ; and as soon as a better peach of the same 

 season can be found, and we think this will not be long, 

 Smock will be put upon the retired list. Its capital 

 faults are dull color and poor flavor. It is profitable for 

 evaporating as the yield of pounds of dried fruit per 

 basket is quite large. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit medium, or large; 

 color dull white. Flesh bright yellow, slightly red at 

 the stone, moderately juicy, strong, but of poor flavor. 



This closes our planting list of well tried and approved 

 freestone peaches. It might be greatly extended, but if 

 our readers have attended to what we have already said 

 on the folly of planting too many varieties, they will, we 

 think, agree with us that it is quite long enough. We 

 only wish now to remark further that, where we have 

 spoken of our own knowlege, in regard to the foregoing 

 varieties, we have added our initial, F. The want of this 

 will indicate that what we say is derived from informa- 

 tion, but of such a character as to inspire full confidence. 



We shall now proceed to describe two white and two 

 yellow Clingstones, closing the chapter with brief notices 

 of a few new varieties that promise well, but have not yet 

 ( been tested. F. 



HEATH CLING. 



Heath, Fine Heath, 



Heath Clingstone, Bed Heath. 



Of this noble old clingstone peach we may, without 

 exaggeration, and with a, slight variation, employ the 

 poet's language, and say 



*' None knows it but to love it, 

 None names it but to praise. 



It is a seedling, produced from a seed brought from the 

 Mediterranean by Mr. Daniel Heath, of Maryland. It 



