DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PEACHES. ' 323 



BELLE DE VITRT, Admirable Tardive, Bellis. A large fruit, of fine 

 red colour next the sun, on the opposite side a yellowish white ; flesh 

 white, stained w T ith red at the stone ; firm, juicy, sweet, vinous and ex- 

 cellent; ripe early in September. 



BELLEGARDE, Galande, Fiolette Native, Noire de Mon'.reuU. The 

 tree is vigorous and productive ; fruit above medium size, globular ; 

 skin greenish yellow, and on the sunny side rich deep red, with dark 

 purple streaks ; flesh pale yellow, very melting, saccharine and juicy ; 

 a first-rate fruit, early in September. 



BREVOORT'S SEEDLING MELTER. A superior peach, raised by Henry 

 Brevoort, Esq. of New-York; skin of a dingy white colour, with red 

 cheek; flesh white, firm, rich, and sugary; ripe by the 'middle of 

 August. 



DOUBLE MOXTAGNE, Sion, Early Double Mountain. A beautiful and 

 excellent peach of middle size; skin greenish white, but soft red, mar- 

 bled with a deeper red next the sun ; flesh white and melting ; juice 

 plentiful and highly flavoured ; ripe in August. 



GREEN NUTMFG, Ear'y Anne, Avant Blanche. This variety is said to 

 have originated in Berkshire, England. The fruit is small ; its colour 

 yellowish green; its pulp melting, juicy, of very pleasant flarour, and 

 ripens early in August Murray's Early Anne is a variety raised from 

 the seed of this. 



EARLY ORAXGE, Yellow Fare Ripe, Yellow Mulacotan, Rare Ripe 

 Early Yellow. Fruit under a medium size, inclining to the oval shape, 

 apex full, with a small tip ; skin greenish yellow ; flesh a fine yellow, 

 juice rich and sweet, but not plentiful; ripe in August. There are 

 several varieties under the same name, some of which are inferior to 

 the true Orange Peach. 



EARLY ROYAL GEORGE. A superior variety, of medium size, and 

 rather globular form ; skin yellow, with red cheek; flesh melting and 

 delicious ; in August. There are several varieties cultivated under 

 this name, differently described. 



EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, Serrated Leaf, New Cut-Leaved Unique. The 

 fruit of this species is deeply cleft, one half of it projecting considerably 

 beyond the other ; the skin is downy, of a brownish yellow and red 

 colour; flesh melting; juice sweet and delicious; towards the end of 

 August. This sort was found by Mr. Floy, in New Jersey, 1809, and 

 all the stones of this fruit are said to produce pknts with jagged leaves. 



FORD'S SEEDLIXG. A middle sized peach of a beautiful pale rose 

 colour, marbled with bright red; flesh yellowish green quite to the 

 stone from which it separates ; juice plentiful, and of a rich poignant 

 flavour ; in August and September. 



GEORGE THE FOURTH. An excellent peach, of medium size and 

 globular shape; of pale yellow colour in the shade, and dark red next 

 the sun ; flesh yellow, but red at the stone from which it separates ; a 

 fruit of very superior flavour when at maturity, which is early in Sep- 

 tember ; it originated in the garden of Mr. Gill, Broad-street, New-York. 



