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PEACHES. 



This peach was raised by Mr. Knight, of Downton Cas- 

 tle, from a stone of Neil's Early Purple, and the pollen of 

 the Red Nutmeg. It differs from its female parent in be- 

 ing a much rounder fruit. 



51.* Superb Royal. Forsyth, Ed. 3. 37. G. Lind. 

 in HorL Trans. Vol. v. p. 544. 



Royal Sovereign. JViirs, Catalogues. 



Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers large, deep 

 rose. Fruit middle-sized, somewhat globular, but a little nar- 

 rowed at the apex, and little more full on one side of the suture 

 than on the other. Skin pale greenish yellow next the wall, 

 sprinkled with numerous red dots, but of a rather dull red, 

 and marbled with a deeper colour on the sunny side. Flesh 

 melting, pale greenish yellow, but tinged with red next the 

 stone, from which it separates. Juice plentiful, rich, and 

 high flavoured. 



Ripe the beginning of September. 



It is probable this peach may be sold under other names 

 in the nurseries. Two trees were planted against a south 

 wall in Mr. Lee's private garden at Hammersmith, under 

 the above name, which proved to be one and the same fruit. 



62. Teton de Venus. Hilt, p. 323. Miller, 24. 

 Duhamel, p. 32. t. 23. Bon. Jard. 1827. p. 278. Jard, 

 Fruitier, t. 22. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 

 546. 



Leaves deeply crenate, with globose glands, and some- 

 what puckered on each side of the midrib. Flowers small, 

 pale rose, edged with carmine. Fruit large, a little more 

 long than broad, divided by a wide and deep suture, extend- 

 ing from the base to the apex, where it is terminated by a 

 broad, prominent, obtuse nipple, and having a wide cavity at 

 the base. Skin pale greenish yellow next the wall ; but of a 

 lively red, and marbled with a deeper colour, on the sunny 

 side. Flesh melting, greenish yellow, but red at the stone, 

 from which it separates. Juice sugary, and of an excellent 

 flavour. 



Ripe the end of September. 



I have examined the leaves of many trees of this kind 

 in the nurseries in the Duke of Devonshire's garden, and 

 also in the Horticultural garden at Chiswick ; and I have 

 uniformly found them to be more deeply and more acutely 

 crenate than those on any other glandular-leaved variety. 



