200 THE PEACn. 



white and pale green, more or less marbled with dull red, and having a 

 deep red cheek in the sun ; flesh, white, tinged with red at stone, rich, 

 sweet, vinous, excellent flavor. Fifth to fifteenth September. 



PRESIDENT. 



American. Trees, healthy, productive, similar to the Rareripes ; a val- 

 uable market fruit. Flowers, small ; glands, globose : fruit, large, or above 

 medium, roundish oval ; suture, shallow; skin, downy, pale yellowish green, 

 with a red cheek ; flesh, white, red at the stone, juicy, sweet, rich, high 

 flavor ; stone, rough, and unless fully ripe the flesh adheres slightly to it. 

 Free-stone. Middle of September. 



PRINCE'S RED RARERIPE. 



Late Bed Rareripe. 



American. Trees, vigorous, productive, and fruit of a grayish appear- 

 ance, distinguishing it from all other varieties. Flowers, small ; glands, 

 globose ; fruit, large, roundish oval, with a depressed suture and sunken 

 point at apex ; skin, downy, pale grayish yellow ; mottled and marbled with 

 red, and with a red cheek mottled with fawn-colored specks ; flesh, white, 

 deep red at stone, juicy, melting, rich, luscious flavor. Free-stone. Early 

 in September. 



RED CHEEK. 



Red Cheek Melocoton, Malagatune, I Lady Gallatin, 



Hogg's Melocoton, Malacatune, Yellow Malagatune. 



Yellow Melocoton, 



American. Flowers, small ; glands, globose. The parent of most of the 

 recently-introduced yellow peaches. Fruit, large, roundish oval, swollen 

 point at apex ; yellow, deep red cheek ; flesh, yellow, red at stone, juicy, a 

 little sub-acid. Free-stone. Early September. 



RED RARERIPE. 



Large Red Rareripe, I Douglas, 



Early Red Rareripe, | Burgess* Beauty. 



American. Flowers, small ; leaves, glandless ; fruit, large, round ; suture, 

 broad ; skin, white, mottled with red, becoming quite red in sun ; flesh, 

 whitish, red at stone, melting, juicy, sweet. Free-stone. Last August. 

 Sometimes mildews. From this variety it is probable most of our rareripes 

 have been produced. 



ROSEBANK. 



American. Originated with James Dougall, Esq., C. W. Trees, healthy, 

 moderate, but regular bearers ; leaf, serrated without glands. Fruit, above 

 medium, round, compressed at the apex : suture, deep, extending somewhat 

 more than halfway round ; skin, whitish yellow, with a red cheek, where 

 fully exposed to the sun, the red becomes almost purple ; flesh, thick, whit- 

 ish yellow, very little red about the stone, juicy, rich, excellent flavor. 

 Free-stone. Middle of September. 



STURTEVANT. 



Originated by E. T. Sturtevant, of Cleveland, 0., in 1826. Although an 

 old peach, its originator has never brought it forward, and hence it is as 

 yet little known. It is unquestionably the best yellow-fleshed peach in 

 existence. Fruit, medium size or above, roundish, compressed ; shallow. 



