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GROSSE MIGNONNE. 



Royal Kensington, 

 Grimwood's Royal George, 

 " New Royal George, 

 Large French Mignonne, 

 French Mignonne, 

 Switw \fignonne, 

 Purple A'vant, 



Early May, 



Early Vineyard, 



Vineuse, 



Niel's Early Puple, 



Johnson's Early Purple, 



Superb Eoyal, 



Eoyal Sovereign, 



Ronald's Seedling Galande, 



Pourpree Native, 



Belle Beaute, 



Ponrprce de Normandie, 



Vineuse de Fromentin, 



Mignonne, 



Early Purple. 



Early Purple Avant, 



Foreign. The Grosse Mignonne, or Large Favorite, was a favorite 

 peach in France in time of Louis XIV., and is everywhere esteemed, 

 although in this country it is seldom that the true variety is cultivated. 

 The true variety has large flowers, while that often grown has small 

 flowers. 



Flowers, large ; glands, globose ; fruit, large, roundish, apex depressed, 

 with a deep, hollow suture ; skin, dull, greenish yellow, mottled with red, 

 and with a purplish red cheek ; flesh, yellowish white, marked with red 

 at the stone, juicy, melting, rich, high, vinous flavor ; stone, small, very 

 rough. Free-stone. About 20th August to 1st September. 



HEATH CLINGSTONE. 

 White Heath, | Fine Heath, | Eed Heath. 



American. This variety is extremely valuable in the Middle and 

 Southern and Western States. In the Northern States it does not always 

 ripen well, but the fruit may be gathered, wrapped in paper same as 

 oranges, and laid in a cool room and kept until Christmas. It often repro- 

 duces itself from the stone, and Bayne's New Heath partakes of no new 

 qualities over many other of its seedlings. The trees are very hardy, often 

 producing on our Western soils when all others fail. Esteemed all South 

 and West. 



Flowers, small ; glands, reniform : fruit, large, oblong, narrowing to both 

 ends, with a swollen point at apex; suture, one side, distinct: skin, downy, 

 cream-coWed white, a tinge of red in the sun; flesh, greenish white, 

 adhering closely to the stone, juicy, rich, lucious flavor. Cling-stone. 

 October. 



HYSLOP'S CLING-STONE. 



American. This variety should take the place of Heath in all Northern 

 localities, and, indeed, deserves a place in every garden, however small 

 From not finding it noticed in any work since Kenrick's issue, we had sup- 

 posed it probably a synonym, but have been unable so to detect it. Trees 

 are hardy, vigorous, and productive. Flowers, small; glands, reniform; 

 fruit, large, oblong roundish ; skin, white, with a deep, rich red cheek ; 

 flesh, very juicy, melting, rich, and luscious. Cling-stone. Early in 

 October. 



JAQUES RARERIPE. 

 Jaquish, | Jaquas Rareripe. 



American. A very desirable market variety, good flavor, and very cer- 

 tain oearer. 



Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish, distinct suture ; 

 skin, downy, dull yellow, with red cheek : flesh, yellow, red at the stone, 

 juicy, rich, slightly sub-acid. Free-stone. Middle of September. 



