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ish-white, with pale red ; flesh slightly reddened at stone, juicy, 

 rich, excellent. Twentieth of August. Staten Island, N. Y. 



Large Early York.* (Early York, Honest John.) Large, roundish, 

 inclining to oblate 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. Flowers small. English. 



The New York Rareripe * (a name which has been more or less 

 applied to nearly all the early red peaches sent to New York mar- 

 ket) , or Livingston's New York Rareripe, is usually regarded as 

 identical with the large Early York, but the late T. Hancock, of 

 Burlington, considered them distinct, the New York Rareripe 

 being rather superior, and ripening three days later. 



Late Admirable. (La Royale, Bourdine, Teton de Venus, Judd's 

 Melting, Motteux's, Late Purple incorrectly.) Quite large, 

 roundish, inclining to oval, with a deep suture extending nearly 

 round, and an acute swollen point at the apex ; surface pale yel- 

 lowish-green, with a pal-e red cheek, marbled with darker red; 

 flesh greenish-white, red at the stone, juicy, delicate, flavor excel- 

 lent. Flowers small. Season rather late. Of French origin. 



Late Rareripe. Large, roundish oval, apex marked with a de- 

 pressed suture and sunken point ; skin rather downy, pale grayish- 

 yellow, spotted and thickly 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 distin- 

 guished by its peculiar grayish cast. Flowers small. Season, 

 the first two weeks of autumn. American. 



Moore Favorite. Large, roundish ; white, with a blush ; flesh 

 white, rich, vinous. Stone small, free. Early in September. 

 Massachusetts. 



Morris Red. Large, roundish, apex slightly depressed, suture 

 moderate, distinct ; surface greenish-white, with a bright rich 

 red cheek ; flesh greenish-white, quite red at the stone, juicy, 

 sweet, rich. Flowers small. Season, end of summer. Origin, 

 Philadelphia. Differs from George IV. in its darker leaves, 

 heavier crops, more even fruit, inferior flavor, and in ripening 

 a few days later. 



Morrisania Pound. (Hoffman's Pound.) Very large, nearly 

 round, surface dull greenish-white, with a brownish-red cheek ; 

 flesh pale yellowish, juicy, tolerably rich. Late. Flowers small. 

 Origin, New York. 



Nivette.* Large, roundish, sometimes slightly oval, suture slight, 

 apex but little depressed ; surface light yellowish-green, with a 

 faint red cheek ; flesh pale green, varying from pink to deep red 

 at the stone, juicy and melting, and with a very rich flavor. 

 Season medium, immediately preceding or ripening nearly with 

 Morris White, and one of the best of its season for the North. 

 Flowers small. Of French origin. 



Oldmixon Free.* Large, roundish, slightly oval, one side swollen ; 

 suture visible only at apex ; cavity shallow ; surface a pale yel- 



