DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PEACHES.' 327 



LEMON CLINGSTONE, Kennedy's Carolina, Pine Apple Clingstont, 

 Hoytcs Lemon Clingstone, Lemon Largest, Large Yellow Pine Apple. 

 This fruit is f large size and oval shape ; yellow in the shade, but 

 bright red next the sun ; it resembles a lemon, having a nipple at the 

 apex ; some have weighed twelve ounces ; its flesh is firm, and is at 

 maturity in New-York by the end of September. 



MONSTROUS PAVIB OF POMPONNE, Gros Molecoton, Gros Persiqw, 

 Rouge. Pavie Monttreux, Panic, Cornu. Fruit very large, roundish, 

 with an obtuse nipple ; skin downy, of a fine red and greenish white 

 colour; flesh" white, deep red at the stone, juicy and vinous, excellent 

 for. preserving ; in October. 



NEW- YORK WHITE CLINGSTONE, Williams' s New-York. Fruit large, 

 round, with a pointed tipex; skin white, tinged with rose j flesh yellow, 

 fuelling or soft, but adhering closely to the stone ; juice very plentiful, 

 sweet, luscious and high flavoured. Ripe in September. 



OLD MIXON CLINGSTONE. Of all clingstone peaches, this is consi- 

 dered the most delicious ; the skin is yellow, with a bright red cheek, 

 marbled ; flesh red at the stone, rich, juicy, sweet and high flavoured ; 

 the fruit ripens gradually in September. This variety is cultivated in 

 Massachusetts under the above name, but the tree and fruit are so 

 similar to the Old Newington, as to render it doubtful whether it is a 

 distinct variety. 



OLD NEWINGTOST, Newington. The fruit of this variety is large, rather 

 globular, of a fine bright red and pale yeilow colour, marbled with 

 dashes and streaks of a deeper colour; the flesh is yellowish white> 

 but red at the stone ; also juicy, rich, sweet, and well flavoured ; the tree 

 is very productive, in September. 



PAVIE MADELEINE, Pavic Blanc, Melecoton, Myrecoton, Merlicoton ) 

 Persique a Gros-Fruit Blanc. The fruit of this variety is of medium 

 size, somewhat broadly globular ; skin pale yellowish white and mar- 

 bled red; flesh yellowish white to the stone; juice sugary and of au 

 agreeable flavour ; towards the end of August and in September. 



PEAR, 



POIRIER. Pyrus. 



THE Pear tree, in its wild state, is thorny, with upright 

 branches, tending to the pyramidal form, in which it differs 

 materially from the Apple tree. The twigs, or sprays, 

 hang down ; the leaves are elliptical, obtuse, serrate ; the 

 flowers in terminating, villose corymbs, produced from wood 

 $f the preceding year, or from buds gradually formed on the 



