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taining two pits in each. Juice not very abundant, but sweet 

 and rich. 



Ripe in September. 



The Mammoth, or Aunt Sarah Peach, was discovered 

 in a garden in New- York about forty years ago by Mr. Bre- 

 voort ; he budded it in his Peach Orchard, and considered it 

 a Peach of superior excellence, as well as an extraordinary 

 large fruit. I sent it to the Hort. Soc. in 1823. 



74. MORRIS'S WHITE FREESTONE. Hort. Soc. Cat. 

 203. 



White Rare Ripe. Ib. 229. Coxe's View, 19. 



Luscious White Rare Ripe. Hort. Soc. Cat. 221. 



Philadelphia Freestone. Jb. 214. 



Leaves crenated, glands reniform. flowers middle -sized, 

 white and rose colour. Fruit large, and inclining to the oval 

 form ; suture even, but not deep ; apex a little sunken. Flesh 

 white, inclining to a yellowish cast, separating freely from 

 the stone. Juice rich and sweet. 



Ripe about the middle or latter end of September. 



75. MORRIS'S RED FREE STONE. Hort. Sec. Cat. 202. 

 Red Rare Ripe. Ib. 218. Coxe>s View, 9. 



Leaves crenated, with small round glands. Flowers mid- 

 dle-sized. Frwt nearly round, of large size, apex a little 

 sunken. Skin greenish white, with a beautiful red cheek 

 on the exposed side. Flesh whitish and melting, separating 

 freely from the stone, which is small, round, and not much 

 furrowed. 



Ripe about the middle and latter end of August. 



These two excellent Peaches I received from Philadel- 

 phia, and were said to have come from the garden of Ro- 

 bert Morris, Esq. I sent them to the Horticultural Society 

 in 1823. 



76. HOFFMAN'S POUND PEACH. 



Morrisania Pound Peach. Hort. Soc. Cat. 205. 



Morrison's Pound. Ib. 204. Pound, Ib. 215. 



Fruit very large and heavy, of a pretty round shape. Skin 

 a light brownish white, and brownish red on the exposed 

 side. Flesh a light yellow, firm and compact, separating 

 freely from the stone, which is rather large. Juice rich and 

 sugary, with a slight aromatic flavour. 



Ripe about the middle of September. 



This fine large Peach, and the latest freestone, was obtain- 

 ed from G ouverneur Morris, of Morrisania, who got the 

 scions from Martin Hoffman, Esq. It came up in a natural 



