192 PEACHES. 



" One of the very best of the melting peaches, ripening 

 about the end of August. It bears carriage remarkably well, 

 and will keep longer when gathered than any other peach, 

 except the clingstones. From its reputed capability of bear- 

 ing as a standard, it would be probably found to ripen on an 

 east or west wall. 



*' Leaves doubly serrated, rather larger than usual, without 

 glands ; flowers large, pale ; fruit middle-sized, generally de- 

 pressed at the apex, with a broad shallow suture on one side, 

 and slight traces of one on the other ; colour on the shaded 

 side pale dull green, next the sun broadly marbled with broken 

 blotches of dull purplish red ; flesh greenish yellow, with a 

 slight stain of purple next the stone, from which it parts freely, 

 very rich and juicy, with an extremely agreeable vinous fla- 

 vour ; stone middle-sized, oval, pointed, rather rugged. 



" The sort cultivated in Normandy was a short time since 

 supposed to be a variety distinct from the Peche de Malte of 

 Duhamel ; but from plants grown in the garden of the Horti- 

 cultural Society last summer, the two are now judged to be 

 the same. 



" Upon the authority of Miller, the Italian is said to be a 

 kind nearly the same as this." 



GEORGE THE FOURTH. Pk. cat. Pom. biag. 



This fine freestone variety is stated to have originated in the 

 garden of Mr. Gill, in Broad-street, New-York. The tree is 

 of vigorous growth, and produces plentiful crops ; the flowers 

 are of small size, and a dingy red colour ; the leaves indicate 

 much vigour, and are of large size, with acute crenatures, and 

 are attended with small globular glands ; the fruit is dark red 

 on the sunny side, and on the part that is shaded a fine light 

 yellow, marbled with a lively shade of red where the colours 

 meet each other j the flesh is straw colour, with some veins of 

 red near the stone, which is of small size ; in point of flavour, 

 it may be ranked among our very good peaches, but we have 

 a number that are more rich and perfumed ; in size this peach 



