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give it a richness of appearance well sustained by its fine quality, and much 

 unlike its gaudy predecessor. 



Red Rareripe. — Under this name I had a peach, ripening with or a little 

 earlier than Yellow Rareripe, that in productiveness, fine quality, and ap- 

 pearance, was equal to the Large Early York, and milder and sweeter in its 

 flavor. I suppose it may be Morris's Red Rareripe. Under whatever 

 name, it is worthy of cultivation. 



Oldmixon Free. — (Why will nursery-men and others persist in writing 

 it Old Mixon, just as if there were a JVav Mixon ?) I have not planted it 

 extensively ; but it is one of the most satisfactory peaches we have. It is 

 the one peach against which I hear no objections urged ; while its positive 

 merits of health, productiveness, fine quality, and appearance, are equalled 

 by few. 



Bergen^s Yellow. — This fipe variety. I do not have in my orchard ; but 

 my friend Dr. Hull, with whom it is a great favorite, says that it has been, 

 in common with other varieties with reniform glands, of very fine quality 

 the past season. This variety is generally not productive, and is to be 

 commended more for its fine quality and large size than for the amount 

 of fruit it carries. 



Morris White. — This variety generally does not mature in good shape 

 with us : it often mildews and cracks. When well ripened, it is of fine 

 quality ; but, like other white peaches, does not sell as well as the higher- 

 colored red or yellow varieties. 



Magnum Bonum is a large, handsome, and productive sort, but hardly of 

 first quality, if I may judge from the experience of one season. It ripened 

 here the past season with Morris White. 



Haektrs Seedling, as grown at Makanda, Jackson County, in this State, 

 is an excellent and handsome variety, but has not been thoroughly tested. 



Late Red Rareripe. — It is probable that this sort, under the name of 

 George the Fourth, has been grown about Alton for many years. It ripens 

 with the Late Crawford, and is highly valued as a productive, handsome, 

 hardy, and excellent peach for market or home use. 



Crawford'' s Late. — This variety I picked about the loth of September. 

 The fruit was much thinned out by the frost ; but that which remained was 

 larger and finer, perhaps, than Crawford's Early. It had a larger propor- 



