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a slight prominence at the apex ; dull greenish white, clouded and blotched 

 with red on the exposed side ; cavity, wide, rather deep ; stone, free ; flesh, 

 whitish, slightly stained at the etone^ juicy : flavor, saccharine and exceed 

 ingly luscious; quality, "best." Free-stone. Middle to end of Sep- 

 tember. 



GREEN CATHERINE. 

 Doctor Cooper. 



Probably foreign. Flowers, small; glands, globose; fruit, large, round, 

 pale green, with red cheek ; flesh, bright red at stone, tender, juicy ; very 

 fine South, inferior at the North. Free-stone. First to middle September. 



GREEN RARERIPE. 



American. Flowers, small ; glands, globose. We have not seen it. 

 Manning says : medium size, productive, fine flavor. Free-stone. Middle 

 September. 



GRISWOLD. 



Large, round, greenish white, slightly tinged with red; very juicy and 

 high flavored. Middle of September. 



HALE. 



Kale's Melocoton. 



American. Above medium, oblong, flat at base ; suture, slight, yellow j 

 flesh, yellow, rich, sweet. Free-stone. Early September. (Cole.) 



BARKER'S SEEDLING. 



American. Glands, globose ; flowers, small ; fruit, large, roundish, red- 

 dish mostly ; flesh, yellowish, sweet, juicy. Free-stone. Early Septem- 

 ber. 



HARTSHORN. 



American. Large, roundish, oval, yellow, deep blush ; flesh, coarse ; 

 keeps long. Cling-stone. Middle September. (Cole.) 



HASTINGS. 



American. Flowers, small; glands, globose; fruit, above medium, 

 round, slightly flattened ; yellowish white, with a purplish red cheek, 

 juicy, delicious. Free-stone. Early September. (Manning.) 



HATCH. 



American. Very large, roundish pointed ; suture, shallow ; deep yel- 

 low, blush in sun : flesh, yellow, melting, sweet. Free-stone. Early 

 September. (Cole.) 



HATIVE DE FERRIERES. 



New. Early French variety. Medium, round, a little one-sided, white, 

 nearly covered with red, juicy, melting, rich vinous flavor. July. 



HENRY CLAY. 



American. Newly introduced by A. B. Lawrence, Woodville, Miss., by 

 whom it is thus described : Glands, reniform; fruit, very large, deep pur- 

 pie in sun, shading to bright pink and creamy white; flesh, grayish white, 

 tender, peculiar flavor, partaking of strawberry and pine-apple ; small 

 stone, parting freely from the flesh. First August. September at the 

 North. 



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