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THE PEAK. 



vate, clear bright yellow, with a little of fine russet marblings and patches, 

 stem, rather stout ; calyx, small, closed ; core, compact ; seeds, blackish , 

 flesh, white, rather coarse, half buttery, sweet ; " very good." August. 



KING EDWARD'S. 



Jackman's Melting. 



Foreign. Tree, thrifty ; shoots, upright, dark brown. Fruit, large, pyri- 

 form, yellow, with patches of dull russet, red cheek in sun ; stem, short ; 

 calyx, small ; flesh, yellowish, buttery^ melting, variable ; u good." Octo- 

 ber. 



KlNGSESSlNG. 



Leech's Kingsessing. 



American. Native of Kingsessing township, near Philadelphia. Tree, 

 upright, vigorous, somewhat thorny; young shoots, yellowish green or 

 brownish olive, gray dots. This, when better known, will, we think, take 

 position in first class. It is, however, not a very early bearer, and on 

 Quince, requires double working. Fruit, large, or above medium, obovate, 

 sometimes obtuse pyriform, sea-green, with patches of dark green ; stem, 

 stout, fleshy at base : calyx, small ; basin, shallow; flesh, buttery, delicate ; 

 " best." Last August. 



KNIGHT'S SEEDLING. 

 Knight's K. L Seedling. 



Native of Cranston, 

 R. I. Tree, vigorous, 

 hardy, and early pro- 

 ductive ; wood, smooth, 

 yellowish. 



Fruit, medium, obo- 

 vate, tapering a little 

 to the stem ; color, yel- 

 lowish green, with a 

 brown red cheek in sun, 

 brownish specks, and 

 dull russet around the 

 calyx ; stem, medium 

 or rather long, curved ; 

 calyx, medium ; seg- 

 ments, broad, partially 

 reflexed ; core and seeds, 

 medium; flesh, white, 

 not fine-grained, melt- 

 ing, juicy, sugary. Sep- 

 tember. 



KNIGHT'S MONARCH. 



Foreign. A vaiiety requiring very high culture ; wood, light olive color. 

 Fruit, large, obovate oblong, yellowish brown, tinged with red, dotted with 

 gray ; stem, short : calyx, open ; flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy. 

 January. 



