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CLASS I. Varieties most generally .esteemed. 



Yellow Alberge, 

 Alberge Juane, 

 Purple Alberge, 

 Red Alberge, 



ALBERGE. 



Golden Mignonne, 

 French Rareripe, 

 Peche Jaune 



Yellow Rareripe, of some, 

 Hardy Galande, 

 Golden Rareripe. 



Gold-Fleshed, 



Foreign. Flowers, small: glands, globose; fruit , medium, roundish, 

 yellow, purplish cheek ; flesh, yellow, red at stone. Free-stone. Middle 

 August. Valued highly for market purposes. 



BERGEN'S YELLOW. 



American. It much resembles yellow Rareripe, but ripens about ten 

 days later ; a moderate, regular bearer. Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; 

 fruit, large, globular ; depressed, broad suture, distinct, rather more than 

 half round ; skin, deep orange, with a broad red cheek ; flesh, yellow, melt- 

 ing, and of luscious flavor. Free-stone. Early September. 



BREVOORT. 



Brevoort's Morris, | Lrevoort's Seedling Melter. 



American. A moderate but regular bearer.. Flowers, small ; glands, 

 reniform; fruit, medium to large, round; rather broad, distinct suture, 

 deep at apex; skin, dingy white, with a bright red cheek; flesh, firm, 

 slightly red at stone, sweet and highly-flavored. Free-stone. Early 

 September. 



CRAWFORD'S EARLY. 



Crawford's Early Melocoton, | Early Crawford. 



American. As a market fruit, one of the most deservingly popular of 

 the yellow-fleshed varieties ; productive. Flowers, small ; glands, globose ; 

 fruit, large, oblong, oval sometimes roundish, point at apex prominent ; 

 suture, shallow ; skin, yellow, with red cheek ; flesh, yellow, juicy, and, 

 when ripened in warm sunny weather, rich and sweet, at other times 

 slightly sub-acid. Free-stone. Last of August to 10th of September. 



CRAWFORD'S LATE. 



Crawford's Late Melocoton, | Crawford's Superb Melocoton, 

 Crawford's Superb Malacatune. 



American. One of the most valuable yellow-fleshed late varieties, 

 deserving place in all collections ; productive. Flowers, small ; glands, 

 globose ; fruit, large, roundish ; suture, shallow ; skin, yellow, with dark 

 red cheek ; flesh, yellow, red at the stone, juicy, vinous, and, like the fore- 

 going, depends on warm sunny weather to make it sweet. Free-stone. 

 Last of September and first of October. 



COOLEDGE'S FAVORITE. 



Cooledge's Early Red Rareripe 



American. Tree, very hardy and productive. Flowers, small ; glands, 

 globose ; fruit, medium to large, roundish, largest on one side : suture, at 

 apex only; skin, white, with a bright red cheek, often mottled; flesh, 

 melting, juicy, rich, sweet delicious flavor. Free-stone. Twentieth to last 

 of August. 



