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red at the stone, melting, juicy, rich, excellent. Ripens 

 at the end of summer. Branches rather more diverging 

 than usual ; leaves pale green, often glandless. Crops 

 moderate, one cause of its excellence. Origin, New- 

 York. 



Green Catharine. Large, round, pale groen, with a red 

 cheek, flesh bright red at the stone, tender, juicy, rather 

 acid. Season, rather late, does not ripen richly as far 

 north as the 43d degree of latitude. 



LARGE EARLY YORK. [Syn. Early York of New- 

 Jp-rsey, Honest John.) Large, roundish, inclining to ob- 

 late in fully grown specimens, nearly white in the shade, 

 with red dots, and with a deep red cheek to the sun ; 

 flesh nearly white, fine-grained, very juicy, with mild, 

 rich, excellent flavor. 



The NEW-YORK RARERIPE, (a name which has been 

 more or less applied to nearly all the early red peaches 

 sent to New-York market, ^ or Livingston's New- York 

 Rareripe, is usually regarded as identical with the large 

 Early York, but T. Hancock, of Burlington, considers 

 them distinct, — the New-York Rareripe being rather su- 

 perior, and ripening three days later. Haines' Early 

 Red closely resembles, if it is not identical with Large 

 Early York. 



Late Admirable. {Syn. La Royale, Bourdine, Teton de 

 Venus, Judd's Melting, Motteuxs Late Purple incorrectly.) 

 Quite large, roundish, inclining to oval, with a deep su- 

 ture extending nearly round, and an acute swollen point 

 at the apex; surface pale yellowisti-green, with a pale red 

 cheek, marbled v^ith darker red; flesh greenish white, 

 red at the stone, juicy, delicate, flavor excellent. Season 

 rather late. Of French or gin. 



Late Red Rareripe. Larg.^, roundish-oval, apex marked 

 with a depressed suture and sunken point ; skin rather 

 downy, pale greyish yellow, spotted and thickty marbled, 

 deep dull red to the sun, and with fawn-colored specks; 

 flesh white, deep red at the stone, juicy, with a very rich 

 and high flavor. The fruit is distinguished by its pe- 



