THE PEACH. 617 



marked with red, and nearly covered with deep red. Flesh 

 greenish-white, very juicy, melting, sweet, and well-flavoured, 

 Middle of August. Flowers small. 



HASTINGS' RARERIPE. 



Origin unknown. Globose glands. Flowers small. Fruit 

 above medium, round, often a little flattened. Skin yellowish- 

 white, having a purplish-red cheek on the sunny side, shaded 

 off with specks of the same colour. Productive, juicy, and of 

 delicious flavour. Middle of September. (Manning.) 



HATIVE DE FERRIERES. 



A new early French variety. Fruit medium, roundish ; su- 

 ture shallow ; one side a little enlarged. Skin white, nearly 

 covered with rich red. Flesh white, slightly tinged at the stone, 

 juicy, melting, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavour. Freestone. 

 Ripe last of August, just after Early York. 



HENRY CLAY. 



A southern peach, introduced and described in the Horticul 

 turist by Rev. A. B. Lawrence, Woodville, Miss. Fruit very 

 large. Skin deep purple in the sun, shading to bright pink 

 and creamy white. Flesh grayish-white, delicate, tender, pecu- 

 liar flavour, partaking slightly of pine-apple and strawberry 

 First of August ; September at the North. Freestone. 



JANE. 

 Baxter's Seedling, No. 1. 



Origin, Philadelphia, Pa. Fruit large, ten and one-half inches 

 in circumference ; roundish, oblate, greenish yellowish-white, 

 with a red cheek. Free. Flavour delicious ; quality very good 

 to best. Season, last of September and first of October. (Ad. 

 Int. Rep.) 



JONES' EARLY. 



Raised by S. T. Jones, Staten Island, N. Y. Globose glands. 

 Fruit medium, roundish; suture shallow, distinct, extending 

 around the fruit. Skin yellowish-white, tinged with pale red 

 in the sun. Flesh yellowish-white, slight red at the stone, juicy, 

 rich, and excellent. Middle of August. (Hov. Mag.) 



JONES' LARGE EARLY. 

 Raised by T. S. Jones. Glands reniform. Fruit large, round- 



