324 Peaches. 



coton.) Very large, oblong-oval, sometimes round-oval ; apex 

 with a prominent point, suture shallow, surface yellow, with a red 

 cheek; flesh very juicy, rich, slightly sub-acid, of good but not- 

 the highest flavor. End of summer and beginning of autumn. 

 Productive. Flowers small. Ranks very high in the Northern, 

 Middle, and Western States, as a market variety. Origin, New 

 Jersey. 



CRAWFORD'S LATE. (Crawford's Late Melocoton.) Very large, 

 roundish, suture shallow, distinct ; surface yellow, with a broad, 

 dark red cheek ; flesh red at the stone, rich, juicy, vinous, hardly 

 first-rate. Quite late, or latter part of September. Flowers 

 small. Origin, New Jersey. The common Red Cheek Melo- 

 coton is cultivated in some localities under this name. Often a 

 poor bearer. 



Hatch. Roundish, pointed, suture shallow, red on deep yellow; 

 sweet, excellent. First of September. Conn. 



JAQUES' RARERIPE. Very large, roundish, slightly oblate, suture 

 distinct, one side slightly larger, surface a little uneven ; surface 

 deep yellow, variously shaded with red ; flesh deep yellow, red at 

 the stone, of good but not of the highest flavor. Shoots diverg- 

 ing. Flowers small. Ripens at the end of summer. Origin, 

 Mass. 



Lincoln. Large, roundish, suture large, skin downy, mostly dark 

 purplish red; flesh tinged with red at stone, juicy, excellent. 

 Through September. Mass. 



Merriam. Very large, roundish-oval, with a bright red cheek ; 

 melting, juicy, sweet, rich. First of October. 



Mrs. Poinsette. Large, globular, skin yellow, brown to the sun ; 

 flesh juicy, melting, rich, excellent. South Carolina, where it 

 ripens early in August. 



Poolers Large Yellow. Large, roundish, suture half round, dark red 

 on deep yellow ; flesh yellow, red at stone, rich, juicy, very good. 

 Last of September. Near Phila., Pa. 



Red Cheek Melocoton. Large, roundish-oval, with a point at apex ; 

 surface yellow, with a deep red cheek ; flesh red at the stone, 

 juicy, with a good, rich, vinous flavor, not of first-rate quality. 

 Ripens rather late, or during the last half of September, in the 

 Middle States about the first of autumn. Flowers small. Exten- 

 sively cultivated as a market peach. 



Reeves' Favorite. Large, roundish-oval, pointed, with a fine red 

 cheek ; melting, vinous, good. Middle of September. N. J. 



SCOTT'S NONPAREIL. Large, roundish, slightly oblong, surface 

 deep yellow with a red cheek, resembling Crawford's Late, but 



