PEACHES. 1.35 



higher on one side. Skin yellowish-white, dotted with 

 red in the shade, and bright red next the sun. Flesh 

 white, red at the stone, to which some strings adhere ; 

 juicy, rich, and vinous. Glands round. Flowers small. 

 Eipe in the end of August. 



Anne. See Early Anne. 



Avant. See G-rosse Mignonne. 



Avant Blanche. See White Nutmeg. 



Avant Peche de Troyes. See Bed Nutmeg. 



Avant Eouge. See Red Nutmeg. 



BARRINGTON (Buckingham fiRgnonne; Colonel Ansleys). 

 Fruit large, roundish-ovate. ' Skin downy, yellowish- 

 green, marbled with red next the sun. Suture well de- 

 fined. Flesh yellowish, slightly tinged with red at the 

 stone, rich, vinous, and of first-rate quality. Flowers 

 large. Glands round. Middle of September. 



The tree is very hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer. 

 This is one of the best mid-season peaches, and bears 

 carriage well. 



BELLE BEAUCE. This is a variety of Grosse Mignonne, 

 but considerably larger, and ripens from ten to fourteen 

 days later. Glands round. Flowers large. Eipens in 

 the middle of September. 



BELLE CHEVREUSE (Early Ckevreuse}. Fruit elongated, 

 with rarely a nipple on the summit. Skin unusually 

 downy, yellowish, except next the sun, where it is flesh- 

 coloured and marbled with dark red. Suture distinct. 

 Flesh whitish-yellow, tinged with red iinder the skin 

 next the sun, and marbled with rose colour at the 

 stone, sweet, and juicy. Flowers small. Glands kidney- 

 shaped. Beginning of September. 



BELLE DE LA CROIX. This is a new peach raised at 

 Bordeaux eight or ten years ago, and introduced to this 

 country by Mr. Eivers. It is large and round. The 

 flesh is very sweet and richly flavoured, equal to the 

 Early York. Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers small. 

 Eipens in the end of August and beginning of September. 

 The tree is hardy and a robust grower. 



BELLE DE DOUE (Belle dc Douai}. This is a fine, large, 

 melting peach, an early variety of Bellegarde. It is of 

 first-rate quality, with a vinous and richty-flavoured 

 flesh which separates freely from the stone. Glands 



