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yellowish-white, with a deep crimson cheek; flesh nearly white, 

 tender, juicy, sweet, rich. Stone small, to which the flesh slightly 

 adheres. Rather late. Flowers small. Origin. New York. 



White Imperial. Rather large, roundish, often slightly oblate, de- 

 pressed at apex, suture moderate ; surface pale yellowish-white, 

 often with a faint tinge of green ; slightly tinged and sometimes 

 striped with light purple to the sun ; flesh very juicy, delicate, 

 sweet, excellent. Flowers small. A uniform moderate bearer, 

 and a valuable peach at the North, but worthless in Virginia. 

 Ripens rather early, or latter part of August. Origin, Cayuga 

 County, N. Y. 



Section III. Leaves with reniform glands. 



Baldwin's Late. Large, oblong, pointed at apex ; greenish white, 

 with a slight red cheek ; flesh firm, juicy, good. End of October, 

 keeping well. Flowers small. Southern Alabama. 



Baugh. Medium, roundish, slightly pointed, suture obscure; flesh 

 yellowish-white, quite white at the stone ; melting, juicy, with a 

 sweet, pleasant flavor free from the stone. First of October. 

 Georgia. 



Brevoort.* (Brevoort's Morris, Brevoort's Seedling Melter.) Me- 

 dium or large, round, and slightly oblate, suture distinct, deep at 

 apex ; skin nearly white or with a faint dingy hue, with a bright- 

 red cheek ; flesh rather firm, slightly red at stone, rich, sweet and 

 high flavored. Flowers small. First of autumn. Moderately 

 and uniformly productive. Origin, New York. 



Chancellor. (Late Chancellor, Noisette.) Large oval, suture dis- 

 tinct ; skin nearly white, with a dark crimson cheek ; flesh deep 

 red at the stone, with a rich, vinous flavor, stone oblong. Flow- 

 ers small. Late. Of French origin. 



Columbus June. Medium to large, flattened at apex ; skin pale yel- 

 lowish-white, with a rich, red cheek ; flesh slightly reddened at 

 stone, melting, of excellent flavor. Flowers small. Georgia, 

 where it ripens the twentieth of June. 



Early Newington Free. Size medium, roundish, one-half 



always larger, suture distinct ; surface nearly white, dotted and 

 streaked with red, the cheek a rich red; flesh white, red at the 

 stone, at first wholly adhering, but as it ripens partially separat- 

 ing from it, juicy, rich, fine. Flowers small. A valuable early 

 variety, ripening immediately after the Early York. 



Early Purple. (Pourpre Hative, Pourpree Hative a Grandes 

 Fleurs. ) Size medium, globular, depressed, a deep suture across 

 the apex ; skin light yellow, w th a mottled, purplish-red cheek ; 

 flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, with a high flavor ; stone 

 broad and rough ; season early, or middle or latter part of August. 

 Flowers large. Rare in this country. The Early York has been 

 propagated under this name in portions of this country, and the 

 Grosse Mignonne in Europe ; from both of which it differs id the 

 glands of its leaves. 



