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blush, but the finest peaches are entirely white ; the 

 juice is so abundant, as to make ii difficult to cat this 

 peach without injury to the clothes ; the leaf is luxu- 

 riant, and smooth at the edge ; the tree vigorous, har- 

 dy and long-lived, compared with other trees : the 

 fruit ripens in September, lasts through the month of 

 October, and is frequently eaten in high perfection in 

 November. It is of all peaches, when not too ripe, 

 the most admired, when preserved in sugar or in 

 brandy," (Coxe's Cultivation of Fruit Trees.) 



11. Large mignonne Is somewhat oblong in shape, 

 and generally swells out t on one side. The juice is 

 very sugary, and of high flavour. This is one of the 

 most handsome and delicious fruits, of a dark red and 

 greenish yellow cast ; having a white, melting and a- 

 greeable pulp, containing a sweetish vinous juice, and 

 is in eating about the middle of September. 



12. Large yellow rareripe Known at Kenrick's nur- 

 sery by the name of Jacque's rareripe an entire new 

 sort, recommended by colonel Jacques, and Gorham 

 Parsons, Esq. as a fruit possessing superiour qualities, 

 and weighing 17 or 19 ounces. The tree, says Mr. 

 Kenrick, exceeds in growth all other peach trees. 



13. Lemon clingstone Is a large, late, but beautiful 

 and high flavoured peach. It ripens the last of Sep- 

 tember and beginning of October. 



14. Monstrous pavie. This is the largest of the 

 peaches, and a true ornament to the dessert, as it dis- 

 plays a beautiful red tint on a white ground. Its 

 pulp is white, though red in the parts next the stone, 

 and contains a vinous, sweet juice. Ripens in Sep- 

 tember. 



15. Noblesse Is a large fruit, red or marbled next 

 the sun ; flesh greenish white and melting ; juice 

 very rich in a favourable season. 



16. Old Newington Is a large round fruit, of a 

 beautiful red next the sun : the flesh white, and melt- 



