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flesh delicious and melting; a first-rate variety; ripe towards the end 

 of August. 



MORRIS'S WHITE FREESTONE, White Rare Ripe, Luscious White Rare 

 Ripe, Philadelphia Freestone. Fruit large, and inclining to the oval 

 form, sature even, but not deep ; apex a little sunken ; skin white or 

 rather yellowish ; flesh white, juicy, rich and sweet ; ripe in September. 

 NEIL'S EARLY PURPLE, Early Purp'e of Miller, Johnson's Purple 

 Avant, Padley's Early Purple, Veritable Pourprec Hativc, Peche du Vin. 

 One of the most beautiful of peaches ; of medium size ; skin yellow, 

 but on the sunny side of a fine deep red and purplish colour ; it ripens 

 by the middle of August ; flesh melting, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour ; 

 an excellent fruit 



NEW ROYAL CHAKLOTPE. Queen Charlotte, New Early Purple, Kew 

 Early Purple. A delicious peach, rather above medium size ; skin pale 

 greenish white, with deep red next the sun ; flesh greenish white, rich 

 and agreeable ; ripe in August. 



NOBLESSE, Mellish's Favourite. The tree is of a vigorous growth, 

 and very productive ; fruit large, somewhat oval ; of a pale red colour, 

 marbled with different shades ; pulp juicy, rich, and melting when at 

 maturity, which is in August and September. 



PRESIDENT. This variety originated at Bedford, on Long Island. 

 It is a rich, melting, juicy fruit, of large size, roundish, with a shallow 

 sature ; skin very downy, dull red next the sun, pale yellowish green 

 in the shade ; the surface covered with small red dots ; a first-rate peach ; 

 ripe in September. 



RED CHEEK MALACATCJXE, Yellow Malacaton, Albcrge Incomparable, 

 Lady Gallutin Probyn Peach, Hoggs 1 Malacaton. This variety origin- 

 ated at the Flushing Nursery; the fruit is of large size and oval form ; 

 its colour is yellow, with a red cheek on the sunny side ; the flesh is 

 also yellow, melting, rich, juicy and luscious. There is another variety 

 of this fruit, which originated with Mr. Polls, of New- York, said to be 

 very productive, and of excellent quality; ripens in September. 



ROYAL KE.VSI.VQTO.V. An excellent variety, of medium size ; skin 

 pale greenish yellow, marbled with red ; flesh pale yellow ; juice rich, 

 and of a highly vinous flavour ; ripe in August. 



SMOOTH-LEAVED ROYAL GEORGE. This is considered by Lindley as 

 a very superior variety ; fruit above the middle size, globular, depres- 

 sed; skin yellowish white, but of a beautiful red or carmine colour 

 next the sun ; flesh melting ; juice plentiful, and of a high vinous flavour ; 

 early in September. 



SWEET WATER, Early Sweet Water. This variety is said to have 

 originated at Flushing ; its form is round, and its colour whitish green, 

 with a red blush at maturity, which is early in August ; the flesh is very 

 tender, melting, rich and juicy. 



T.ETON DE VENUS. There are two or three varieties bearing this 

 name ; the fruit of the best variety is large, globular ; of a pale yellowish 

 green colour, marbled with red ; flesh greenish yellow, but red at the 

 stone; a delicious flavoured peach; ripe in September. 



