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white, tinged and marbled with bright and dull red; size, 

 2; quality, 1; season, September; freestone. 



Eemarks. — This is distinct from the Late Admirable 

 and Early Admirable, often called the same, but which is 

 six weeks earlier. Both of the latter have crenate leaves, 

 with globose glands. This is a great fruit at Frankfort, 

 Ky. Flesh, firm. 



BEEGEN, or Bergen s Yellow. Form, globular ; leaves, 

 or glands, reniform ; flowers, small ; fleah, yellow, melting, 

 luscious ; color, deep orange, with a broad red cheek ; size, 

 1; quality,!; season, August; freestone. It differs from 

 the Yellow Eareripe ; which, however, it much resembles 

 in its more oblate form, deeper color, better flavor, and 

 ripening about ten days later, and in its glands being uni 

 form. A moderate and regular bearer. It is probably 

 the finest of all the peaches, with yellov: flesh. It came 

 from Long Island, IS". Y. 



Bledsoe-'s Seedling". Form, roundish oblong, leaves, 

 glandless ; flowers, large ; flesh, mild, sweet, gratefal ; 

 color, red and yellow ; size, 2 ; quality, 2 ; season, Sep- 

 tember. 



Eemarks. — One of the best peaches in Kentuck}^ — at 

 Frankfort. 



Blood Clingstone. Form, suture, distinct ; leaves, 

 glandless; flowers, large; flesh, deep red throughout, 

 firm, juicy ; color, dark, clouded purplish red ; size, 1 

 (sometimes twelve inches round) ; quality, 1 (for pickling 

 and preserving); season, September; clingstone, as its 

 name denotes. 



Eemarks. — For pickling and preserving only. The old 

 French Clingstone is not so large. There is a Blood Free- 



