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CLASS I. Varieties most generally esteemed. 



Yellow Alberge, 

 Alberge Juane, 

 Purple Alberge, 

 Eed Alberge, 



Alberge. 



Golden Mignonne, 

 French Kareripe, 

 Pecbe Jaune, 

 Gold-Fleshed, 



Yellow Eareripe, of 8ome^ 



Hardy Galande, 

 Golden Eareripe. 



Foreign. Flowers^ small: glands, globose; fruit, medium, roiiiidish, 

 yellow, purplish cheek ; jlesh, yellow, red at stone. Free-stone. Middle 

 August. Valued highly lor market purposes. 



Bergen's Yellow. 



American. It much resembles yellow Rareripe, but ripens about ten 

 days later ; a moderate, regular bearer. Flowers^ small ; glands, reniform ; 

 fruit, large, globular ; depressed, broad suture, distinct, rather more than 

 half round ; skin, deep orange, with a broad red cheek ; flesh, yellow, melt- 

 ing, and of luscious flavor. Free-stone. Early September. 



Brevoort. 

 Brevoort's Morris, | Brevoort's Seedling Melter. 

 American. A moderate but regular bearer. Flowers, small; glands, 

 reniform; fruit, medium to large, round; rather broad, distinct suture, 

 deep at apex; skin, dingy Avhite, with a bright red cheek; flesh, firm, 

 slightly red at<<itone, sweet and highly-flavored. Free-stone. Early 

 September. 



Crawford's Early. 



Crawford's Early Melocoton, | Early Crawford. 

 American. As a market fruit, one of the most deservingly popular of 

 the yellow-fleshed varieties; productive. Flowers, small ; glands, globose ; 

 fruit, large, oblong, oval sometimes roundish, point at apex prominent ; 

 suture, sh.SiU.o\r ; skin, yellow, with red cheek ; /?f5/i, yellow, juicy, and, 

 "when ripened in warm sunny weather, rich and sweet, at other times 

 slightly sub-acid. Free-stone. Last of August to 10th of September. 



Crawford's Late. 



Crawford's Late Melocoton, ( Crawford's Superb Melocoton, 

 Crawford's Superb Malacatune. 



American. One of the>most valuable yellow-fleshed late varieties, 

 deserving place in all collections; productive. Flowers, small; glands. 

 globose; fruit, large, roundish; suture, shallow; skiti, yellow, with dark 

 red check ; flesh, yellow, red at the stone, juicy, vinous, and, like the fore- 

 going, depends on warm sunny weather to make it sweet. Free-stone. 

 Last of September and first of October. 



Cooledge's Favorite. 



Cooledge's Early Eed Eareripe 

 American. Tree, very hardy and productive. Flowers, small ; glands, 

 globose ; fruit, medium to large, roundish, largest on one side ; suture, at 

 apex only; skin, yvhite, with a bright red cheek, often mottled; flesh, 

 melting, juicy, rich, sweet delicious flavor. Free-stone. Twentieth to last 

 of August. 



