PEACHES. 



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the largest cultivated in New-England, frequently weighing 

 half a pound, and sometimes more, and is strongly marked by 

 peculiarity of appearance ; it ripens at Boston about the 20th 

 of September, and in this vicinity a week earlier ; the tree is 

 of the most vigorous growth, and produces good crops. 



r foimwrro-* '.-iiJ ite 

 RED-CHEEK MELOCOTON. PB. CAT. 



Red.cheek Malacotan. Coxe. Red-cheek Malagaton. 



Yellow Malagaton. Alberge Incomparable. 



This is one of the most delicious freestone varieties, and the 

 fruit is of a large size and oval form, with a mamelon at the 

 extremity ; its colour is yellow, with a red cheek on the sunny 

 side ; the flesh is also yellow, exceedingly melting, rich, juicy 

 and luscious, and separates very freely from the stone ; the 

 flowers are of small size. It ripens about the 20th of August, 

 and the tree is healthy, vigorous, and very productive. 



The following statement of the origin of this fruit, from the 

 pen of the present senior proprietor of the Flushing Nurseries 

 may be deemed interesting. 



" This variety originated in my father's garden, the form and 

 colour of the fruit greatly resemble the Kennedy's Caro- 

 lina clingstone. A tree of the latter having thrown out a 

 shoot from below the inoculation, formed thereby a forked 

 top. My father, in passing one day, gathered some fruit from 

 the inoculated branches, without noticing that the fruit on the 

 other section of the tree was different, the appearance being so 

 similar. The next day he sent a servant to gather some fruit 

 from the same tree, and on eating it found the peaches then 

 brought to be freestones. He immediately told the servant 

 that he could not have gathered them from the right tree, but 

 he declaring that he had done so, my father went to examine 

 it, and found it as above stated ; the inoculated part being of 

 the clingstone kind, and the natural branches producing this 

 line freestone variety. He admired it so much, that he pro- 

 pagated it extensively, and gave it the name, of Red-cheek 

 Malagaton ; the common appellation of Malagaton being at 

 that day given around the country, to all the yellow peachc* 



