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dwarfish. The fruit is bright scarlet next the sun ; globu- 

 lar, and very small ; -it is sweet, juicy, and good. Middle 

 of July. Only valuable for its early maturity. 



2. *EARLY ANNE. 



AV&NT FECHE BLANCHE of the French. ANNE. 



The trees of this variety are of feeble growth ; the 



young wood is subject to mildew ; fruit small, white, 



globular ; the flesh white, melting, saccharine, and good. 



The chief merit is its ripening early. August. [Flowers L,] 



3. EARLY ROSE. 



Of medium size ; pale in the shade, red next the sun ; 

 -ef an agreeable flavor, and valuable for its early maturity. 

 It ripeas in August, and is of foreign origin. 



4. *BURGESS'S BEAUTY. 



Large, and very beautiful ; very early, or earlier than the 

 Early York ; better, and far more productive. The tree 

 bears uncommon crops, and the fruit is excellent. From 

 Middletown, New Jersey, where it ripens in August. 

 S3. *BAYNE'S FAVORITE. 



New, beautiful, extra; as early as the Early Anne, and 

 thrice the size ; form oval, pointed ; color fine pale red next 

 the sun, pale yellow in the shade; flesh yellow, melting, juicy, 

 delicious. The tree is productive. Such is the undoubted 

 description of Dr. Bayne, of Alexandria, D. C., where it 

 originated, and by whom it was sent hither in 1843. 



84. CHERRY PEACH. Ronald. 



New, and very beautiful ; of a bright red color ; small, 

 or of the size of the Green Gage plum ; flavor good ; very 

 early, and very productive. From the garden of the Mar- 

 quis of Ailsa. It is said to do well in pots. [Leaves 

 Flowers , .] 



85. TROTH'S EARLY RARERIPE. 



New, and from the vicinity of Philadelphia ; of good 

 size ; led next the sun. As early as the Early Anne, and 

 very superior to that variety ; very productive. [Leaves 



. Flowers . .] 

 7. *WALTER'S EARLY. 



Fruit large ; color white in the shade, red next the sun ; 

 flesh red, very juicy, an<l delicious. The tree is very pro- 

 ductive, but only on sandy soils. New, early, very supe- 

 rior, and late from Monmoudi Co., New Jersey, where this 



