THE PEACH. 619 



LATE ADMIRABLE. Lind. Thomp. 



Eoyale. 0. Duh. Teton de Yenus. 



La Royale. French Bourdine. 



Peche Royale. Judd's Melting. 



Bourdine. Motteux's. 



Boudin. Pourpree Tardive, ) incorrectly 



Narbonne. Late Purple, ) of some. 



" The Late Admirable," says Mr. Thompson, " is one of the 

 very best of late peaches, and ought to be in every collection;" 

 an opinion in which we fully concur. It is one of those deli- 

 cious sorts that, originating a long time ago in France, have 

 received the approval of the best cultivators everywhere. It is 

 hardy and productive in this climate. 



Leaves with globose glands. Fruit very large, roundish, in- 

 clining to oval, with a bold suture dividing the fruit pretty deep 

 ly all round, and a small, acute, swollen point at the top. Skin 

 pale yellowish-green, with a pale red cheek, marbled with darker 

 red. Flesh greenish-white, but red at the stone ; very juicy, 

 melting, and of delicate, exquisite flavour. Middle of Septem- 

 ber. Flowers small. 



MADELEINE DE COURSON. Thomp. Lelieur. Lind. 



Red Magdalen (of Miller). Madeleine Rouge. 0. Duh. 

 True Red Magdalen. Rouge Paysanne. 



French Magdalen. 



The Red Magdalen of Courson is a favourite old French 

 peach, very little known in this country ; the Red Magdalen of 

 many of our gardens being either a spurious sort, or the Royal 

 George. It is an excellent, productive peach, hardy, and worthy 

 of more general cultivation. 



Leaves serrated, without glands. Fruit of medium size, or 

 rather below it, round, flattened, with a deep suture on one side. 

 Skin pale yellowish-white, with a lively red cheek. Flesh white, 

 slightly red at the stone, juicy, and melting, with a rich, vinous 

 flavour. Middle and last of August. Flowers large. 



MALTA. Lind. Thomp. P. Mag. 



Peche Malte. 0. Duh. Balian. 



Malte de Nbrmandie. Ttelle de Paris. 



A most delicious, old European peach, of unsurpassable fla- 

 vour. The tree is not a great bearer, but it is hardy and long 

 lived, and richly deserves a place in every garden. There is a 

 spurious sort sold under this name in the united States, which 

 is easily known by its globose glands. The fruit of the Malta 

 keeps well after being gathered. 



Leaves serrated, without glands. Fruit of rather large size, 



