PEACHES. 179 



SECT. III. Pavies, or Clingstones. 



53. BRADDICK'S AMERICAN. f G. Lindl. in Hort. 

 Trans. Vol. v. p. 553. 



Braddick's North American. Ib. 



American Clingstone. Nurs. Catalogues. 



Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers small, pale 

 blush. Fruit middle sized, somewhat narrower at the apex 

 than at -the base, with a considerable fulness on one 

 side of the suture, which is rather deeply marked. Skin 

 pale yellow, tinged with red on the sunny side. Flesh pale 

 yellow, quite to the stone, to which it firmly adheres. Juice 

 plentiful, pretty good. 



Ripe the middle of September. 



This is not BraddicL's American Peach of the Hort. 

 Trans. Vol. ii.-p. 205. t. 13., which appears to be a melting 

 peach. Some description ought to have accompanied that 

 plate. J 



54. CATHARINE. Langley, Pom. t. 33. f. 6. G. Lindl. 

 in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 549. Pom. Mag. t. 9. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands, narrower than in 

 many others, and puckered on each side of the midrib. 

 Flowers small, reddish. Fruit above the middle size, ra- 

 ther more long than broad, generally more swelled on one 

 side of the suture than on the other, and terminated by a 

 small nipple, very uneven at the base. Skin pale yellow- 

 ish green on the side next the wall, and thickly sprinkled 

 with red dots ; but on the sunny side it is of a beautiful red, 

 marked and streaked with a darker colour. Flesh firm, 

 yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it close- 

 ly adheres. Juice plentiful, and, if thoroughly ripened, in a 

 fine warm season it is richly flavoured. Stone middle-siz- 

 ed, roundish oval, very slightly pointed. 



Ripe the end of September and beginning of October. 



55. INCOMPARABLE. dUlon's Epitome. G. Lindl. in 

 Hort. Trans. Vol v. p. 549. 



Pavie Admirable. Ib. 553. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small, 

 pale. Fruit large, of a roundish figure, swelling a little 

 more On one side of the suture than on the other. Skin pale 



t See No. 72. Am. Ed. J See No. 69. Am. Ed. 



