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CLASS II. 



CLINGSTONES OR PAVIES, OR THOSE PEACHES 

 WHOSE FLESH ADHERES TO THE STONE. 



This class of peaches is preferred to all others, by the 

 inhabitants of warm climates. 



60. EARLY NEWINGTON. Coxc. 



A beautiful fruit, of medium size, and globular form; of 

 a white color in the shade, but red next the sun ; the flesh 

 juicy, rich, and high-flavored ; the stone is small. Last 

 of July. [Leaves R. Flowers L.] 



61. ^CATHERINE. R. M. Esq. Pom. Mag. 

 OLDMIXON CLINGSTONE. 



Fruit large, round, variable ; color a beautiful red next 

 the sun, marbled and dashed with darker shades; pale yel- 

 low in the shade ; flesh very white, tinged with yellow, but 

 firm, of a deep crimson next the stone ; juice abundant, 

 and of a very rich and sweet flavor ; stone middle-sized, 

 roundish oval, very slightly pointed. It ripens with us 

 in September. Mr. Manning has stated that neither this, 

 the Old Newington, nor the Oldmixon Clingstone, can 

 be distinguished from each other by their external appear- 

 ance, and are all first-rate fruits. [Leaves R. Flowers S.] 

 92. LEOPOLD C. 



New ; very large ; round ; pale red next the sun, yellow 

 in the shade ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, delicious. Re- 

 ceived of Richard Reynolds, Esq., of Smithfield, Va., where 

 it originated, and thus described. There ripe in August. 



63. *LAFAYETTE CLINGSTONE. 



A very beautiful fruit, of a fine yellow color in the shade ; 

 bright red next the sun ; juicy, and of excellent flavor. 

 The tree is a most productive and excellent variety. August. 

 Sometimes called Meiggs's Lafayette. 



64. *LEMON CLINGSTONE. 



PINE-APPLE, OR KENNEDY'S LEMON. 



The fruit is rather large, oblong, and pointed ; of a deep 

 yellow color in the shade, but of a dark fine red next the 

 sun ; the flesh is yellow, rich, vinous, a little acid ; it is 

 stained with red next the stone. September. [Leaves R. 

 Flowers S.] 



