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lowish green, marbled with purplish red ; flesh yellow, juicy, 

 rich, vinous, and of superior flavor ; ripens at the end of August. 



MADELEINE DE COURSON, Madeleine Rouge, Rouge Paysanne, 

 Red Magdalen. Royal George and New Royal Charlotte of some 

 collections. An excellent fruit, of large size ; color yellow and 

 red ; ripens at the end of August ; flesh firm, white, but red at 

 the stone ; sugary and rich. 



MONSTROUS LEMON, Largest Lemon. This variety was first 

 discovered in the garden of Mr. Tiebout, now Union Place ; 

 the fruit is of the largest size, and in the gardens of two persons 

 in New York has weighed seventeen ounces, as stated by Mr. 

 Prince, who says that the tree requires a sheltered situation, 

 and that the fruit is late in ripening ; October. 



MORRIS'S RED FREESTONE, Red Rareripe. Grosse Mignonne, 

 and Royal Kensington according to Prince. Fruit nearly round, 

 of large size, apex a little sunken ; skin greenish yellow, with 

 red cheek ; flesh delicious and melting ; a first-rate variety ; 

 ripe towards the end of August. 



MORRIS'S WHITE FREESTONE, White Rareripe, Luscious 

 White Rareripe, Philadelphia Freestone. Lady Ann Stewart 

 of Downing and Prince. Fruit large, and inclining to the oval 

 form, suture 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 Purple of Miller, Johnson's 

 Purple Avant, Padletfs Early Purple, Veritable Pourpree 

 Hative, 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 color ; it ripens by the middle of August ; 

 flesh melting, juicy, with a rich vinous flavor ; an excellent 

 fruit. 



NEW ROYAL CHARLOTTE, Queen Charlotte, New Early Pur- 

 ple, Kew Early Purple. A delicious Peach, rather above me- 

 dium size ; skin pale greenish white, with deep red next the 

 sun ; flesh greenish white, rich, and agreeable ; ripe in August. 

 NOBLESSE, Mellish's Favorite. Vanguard of Prince and 



