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7. Catharine. A large, round fruit, of a dark red 

 flext the sun ; the flesh white, melting ; full of a rich 

 juice ; a clingstone ripens in October. 



8. Chariestown, or ananas peach Is a new sort,, 

 reared in America from the kernel. Although its col- 

 our is inferiour to that of most other peaches, being a 

 uniformly pale yellow, without any red tint, yet its 

 firm and juicy pulp possesses the delicious flavour of 

 the pine apple. It ripens in October. 



9. Early Newington Is a fruit of middling size, of 

 a fine red next the sun ; flesh firm, with a sugary, well 

 flavoured juice. There are. several varieties of this 

 fruit, all clingstones ; ripening in August and Septem- 

 ber. 



10. Heath peach. Of all peaches, perhaps of all 

 fruits, it is said, there are none equal in flavour to the 

 American Heath ptach, a clingstone. It is large, weigh- 

 ing near a pound, in common ; with but moderate 

 attention, it is helieved, they would very generally 

 weigh a full pound. It is backward in ripening north- 

 ward of the Susquehannah, and is generally one of 

 the last sort that ripens. "This very fine clingstone 

 peach is generally esteemed the finest in our country : 

 the original stone was brought, by the late Mr. Dan- 

 iel Heath, from the Mediterranean ; it has ever since 

 been propagated from the stone, in Maryland, where 

 1 have seen it in great abundance and high perfec- 

 tion, as a natural fruit, in September and October. It 

 is usually propagated in this and the adjoining States 

 by inoculation : I have for some years raised them 

 from the stone, and have now a number of vigorous 

 trees from stones, brought from Maryland. It is a 

 very large fruit, of a form rather oblong, and uniform- 

 ly terminating in a point at the head ; the flesh is 

 singularly rich, tender, melting and juicy ; the stone 

 frequently opens, disclosing the kernel : the skin is a 

 rich, cream coloured white, sometimes with a faint 



