FLEMISH BEAUTY PEAK. 



Tkee. — Vigorous, with a spreading habit; in old trees sometimes 

 slightly drooping. 



Wood. — Clear reddish brown, with rather numerous whitish specks ; 

 annual shoots long, rather slender, and short-jointed; buds pointed j 

 prominent, with rather stout shoulders : Flower-buds medium size. 



Leaves. — Medium size, ovate, tapering to the point, smooth, deep 

 glossy green, shghtly and obtusely serrated, the younger ones flat, the 

 older somewhat folded, and slightly recurved on the midrib; petioles 

 long, from one and a half to two inches, and rather slender. 



Flowers. — Medium size ; petals, obovate, cupped. 



Feuit. — Large, about three inches and a half long, and three inches 

 in diameter : Form, oblong-obovate, lai'gest about one third from the 

 crown, and tapering to an obtuse point at the stem : Skin, fair, slightly 

 rough, dull yellow, more or less traced with a rich deep russet, clouded 

 with green, beautifully mottled with crimson in the sun, and covered with 

 russet specks : Stem, medium length, about one inch long, moderately 

 stout, curved, and inserted in a small cavity, rather highest on one side : 

 Eye, small, open, and shghtly sunk in a smooth, shallow basin; seg- 

 ments of the calyx short, pointed : Flesh, white, little coarse, very melt- 

 ing and juicy: Flavor, rich, sugary and delicious, with a high aroma: 

 Core, large : Seeds, small, pale brown. 



Ripe the last of September and beginning of October. 



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