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THE IRISH PEACH APPLE. 



Irish Peach Apple. Hort. Hoc. Fruit Cat. no. 740. 

 Early Crofton. Hort. Trans, vol. Hi. pp. 321 and 453. 

 Fruit Cat. 226. 



This Apple is highly esteemed by those who are 

 acquainted with it, especially in Ireland, where it 

 is much cultivated, both under the name here 

 adopted, and under that of the Early Crofton. It 

 must not, however, be confounded with the Early 

 White Crofton, which is a distinct variety. 



It has in this unfavourable season obtained the 

 prize for excellence at some of the Irish Horti- 

 cultural exhibitions, and no doubt deservedly. We 

 have ourselves found it less affected in quality 

 this year than many others. 



It is perfectly hardy, flowers early, bears well as 

 a standard, and may be considered among the best 

 table Apples of August. 



Wood moderately strong, violet brown, with a 

 thin silvery coating. 



Leaves ovate, somewhat cordate at the base, 

 irregularly serrated. Petiole middle-sized. Sti- 

 pules lanceolate. Petals ovate, obtuse. 



Fruit middle-sized, depressed, globular, ob- 

 tusely angular. Eye nearly closed by the segments 

 of the calyx. Stalk short, not deeply inserted. 

 Skin marked with brownish red, intermixed with 

 some streaks of deeper red; the shaded side yel- 



