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more broad than long. Skin greenish white next the wall 

 but of a deep red or purple colour on the sunny side. Flesh 

 very melting, greenish white, but red at the stone, from which 

 it separates.. Juice plentiful and well flavoured. Stone 

 small, oblonj, rugged. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



In a cold wet season, this tree is frequently attacked, 

 more or less, with mildew ; it ought, therefore, to be planted 

 on a dry soil, and in a warm sheltered situation. It is said 

 to have been raised by a Mr. Millet, a market gardener at 

 Brentford, above sixty years ago. 



34. MoNTAUBON. Langleij, t. 28. f. 4. Hiif. p. S19. 

 Switzer, p, 88. Miller, No. 11. G. Lindl. Horl. in Trans. 

 Vol. V. p. 539. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large, 

 pale. Fimit middle sized, with a small suture extending 

 from the base to the apex. Skin greenish yellow next the 

 wall ; but of a deep red on the sunny side. Flesh melting, 

 and white to the stone, from which it separates. Juice plen- 

 tiful, rich, and excellent. 



Ripe the middle and end of August. 



35.* Neil's Early Purple. G. Lindl. inHort. Trans. 

 Vol. V. p. 544. 



Neal's Early Purple. Hooker. Pom. Lond. t. 23. 



Early Purple. Miller, No. 6. 



Johnson's Early Purple, ^ 



Purple Avant, ( ^/-^^^^^^'^Z Catalogues. 



Padley's Early Purple, ) 



Veritable Pourpree Hative. DuhameU 12. t. 8. 



Peche du Vin. Of the French Catalogues. 



Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers large, pale 

 lively rose. Fruit middle-sized, rather more broad than 

 long, somewhat depressed at the apex, having a well marked 

 suture, and a rather deep cavity at the base. Skiii pale yel- 

 low or straw colour next the wall, with a mixture of scarlet 

 dots ; but of a rather dull red, and marbled with a deep pur- 

 ple on the sunny side. Flesh melting, yellowish white, but 

 red at the stone, from which it separates*. Juice plentiful, 

 rich, of an excellent flavour. Stone rugged, oval, sharp- 

 pointed. 



Ripe the middle and end of August, ten or fourteen days 

 before the Noblesse. 



This little Peach has long been known in France, but not 



