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but sometimes of smaller size ; the fruit is about two inches in 

 diameter ; its skin is smooth, white with a yellowish tinge 

 where shaded, and of a fine violet red next to the sun ; the 

 flesh is firm without being dry, of a white colour approaching 

 to yellow, full of sweet juice, which is vinous, musky, and of 

 excellent taste ; the stone adheres strongly to the flesh. This 

 fruit ripens at the end of September. Duhamel says that it 

 should not be gathered until it begins to shrivel, and even 

 that it should be placed for some time in the fruit-room in or- 

 der to acquire its juice perfectly. 



FRENCH YELLOW. Pr. cat. 



Brugnon jaune. Duh. Calvel. 



This variety which is cultivated in the southern depart- 

 ments of France, differs from the pi-eceding in several points ; 

 being at first greenish, and even next the sun acquiring only a 

 yellow colour ; its flesh is more melting, sweet, accompanied 

 with a slight degree of acidity, and adheres less to the stone. 

 In warm climates it ripens in September. I received this va- 

 riety from the Mediterranean this year for the first time. 



DESPRES. PoiT. Jard. frxjit. Bon Jard. 



Desprcz. Early yellow ? 



This variety was intrpduced to the Parisian gardens from 

 Belgium in 1810. It is, however, even at this date but sel- 

 dom met with in the French collections. The leaves are long, 

 of a light green hue, and bordered with small indentures ; the 

 flowers are the size of those of the Grosse Mignonne peach and 

 of a rather pale colour; the fruit is sometimes round and in 

 other cases oblong, varying in diameter from fifteen to eighteen 

 lines ; the skin which is perfectly smooth and shining, is at 

 first light green, it then acquires a yellowish white hue, and 

 finally becomes partially marbled with red next to the sun at 

 its maturity, which takes place about the 15th of August. 

 The flesh is white, melting, vinous and full of very sweet juice. 

 This new variety is reconnneiided by French writers as highly 

 worthy of extensive propagation, and is stated to be one of the 



