174 PEACHES. 



a shallow suture. Skin very downy, dull red next the sun, 

 pale yellowish green in the shade. Flesh whitish; but 

 deeply rayed with red next the stone, from which it separates 

 very freely. Juice plentiful, rich, and high-flavoured. Stone 

 oval, pointed, and very rugged. 



Ripe the end of September. 



This is an American Peach of great merit, lately intro- 

 duced into this country. As it ripens late, it requires to be 

 planted against a south wall, and care must be taken that 

 it is perfectly ripe before being gathered. 



42. PURPLE ALBERGE. Langley, p. 304. t. 30. fig. 

 5. G. Lindl. in Horl. Trans. Vol. v. p. 546. Miller, 

 No. 18. 



Red Alberge. Ib. 



Alberge Jaune. Duhamel, 5. t. 5. 



Peche Jaune. 76. 



Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Floivers small, 

 bright pale crimson. Fruit middle sized, nearly globular, 

 having a pretty deep suture extending from the base to the 

 apex. Stalk inserted in a rather deep cavity. Skin yel- 

 low next the wall ; but on the sunny side of a deep red or 

 purple colour, which extends nearly round the fruit. Flesh 

 deep yellow, but of a soft red next the stone, from which it 

 separates. Juice plentiful and highly flavoured. 



Ripe the beginning of September. 



A very neat and hardy little peach, well deserving of cul- 

 tivation. 



MILLER has made his Purple or Red Alberge a syno- 

 nym of the Rossamia, which, however, does not belong to 

 the same DIVISION ; the great similarity between the two 

 fruits has led many gardeners to confound them. The ad- 

 vantage of a synoptical arrangement of these fruits, in which 

 the glands are made a foundation of the DIVISIONS, isclearly 

 manifest ; for without consulting the simple character, the 

 difference between the Jllberge and the Rossanna would, 

 even now, have been left in a state of uncertainty. 



43. RAMBOUILLET. Langley, t. 33. f. 3. Miller, jflfc, 

 21. 



Rambullion. Ib, 



Leaves crenate. Flowers large. Fruit middle sized, 

 rather more long than broad, and divided by a deep suture. 

 Skin pale yellow next the wall, but of a fine red colour on 

 the sunny side. Fle&h bright yellow, but deep red at the 



