168 PEACHES. 



second year of its fruiting. The original tree is remarkably 

 thrifty and bore a very full crop this season."! 



27. *Grosse MiGNONNE. Duhmuel, 14. t. 10. G, 

 Lindl. in Hort. Trans, Vol. v. p. 543. 



Mignonne. lb, 



Veloutee de Merlet. Ih. 



Grimwood's Royal George. Hooher*8 Pom, Lond. 41, 



Grimwood's New Royal George, 1 . ,^^ j^ ,.^^ _^„^. 

 b rench Mignonne, ^ -^ '^ 



Large French Mignonne, 

 Vineuse. Lelieur. 



Y 



series. 



Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers large, deep 

 rose. Fruit large, depressed, hollowed at the summit, with 

 a moderately deep suture, and swelled considerably on one 

 of its sides, and a wide cavity at the base ; the side marked 

 by the suture is shorter than the opposite one. S/rm rather 

 thinly clad with down, of a rich, very deep red, next the sun, 

 thickly mottled on a yellowish ground next the wall. Flesh 

 pale yellow, rayed with red at the stone, from which it freely 

 separates ; melting, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour. Stone 

 small for the size of the fruit, ovate, very rugged. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. The sy- 

 nonyms above quoted may be safely relied upon as belong- 

 ing to the Grosse Mignonne of Miller, Duhamel, and Noi- 

 sette. The figure in Duhamel is a perfect representation 

 of jhe fruit. 



The name of Grimwood^s Royal George was given by 

 Mr. Grimwood, to plants which he propagated from the 

 Grosse Mignonne, in the early part of the reign of George 

 the Third : by which he derived a profit beyond what he 

 would have done had he sold them under what he knew to 

 be their proper name. See Hooker^ s Pomona, t 41. It is 

 said the name of JVIiornnnne originated with one of the kings 

 of France, on account of its excellence. 



28. Hemskirke. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 69. 



Hemskirk. Langley^s Pom. t. 31. f. 4. G. Lindl. in 

 Hort, Trans. Vol v. p. 539. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large, 

 fine pale rose. Fruit below the middle size, more broad 

 than long, but somewhat narrow ed at the apex. Skin green- 

 ish yellow, with numerous red dots, and pearl-coloured 

 specks interspersed ; but next the sun of a bright red, and 



t The original tree is since dead. — Jlm. Ed. 



