620 THE PEACH. 



roundish, flattened, with a broad, shallow suture on one side, 

 Skin pale, dull green, marked on the sunny side with broken 

 spots, and blotches of dull purple. Flesh greenish, with a little 

 dark red at the stone, very juicy and melting, with a peculiarly 

 rich, vinous, piquant, and delicious flavour. Last of August. 

 Flowers large. 



MORRIS'S RED RARERIPE. 



Morris Red. ) 



Red Rareripe. > Of some. 



Large Red Rareripe. ) 



This very popular and well-known American peach has the 

 reputation of having originally been disseminated from the gar- 

 den of Robert Morris, Esq., of Philadelphia. It is everywhere 

 justly esteemed for its acknowledged good flavour, beauty, and 

 productiveness. Mr. Kenrick, and some other American writers, 

 have erred in supposing it synonymous with the Grosse Mi- 

 gnonne, which is quite different, both in the colour of its skin 

 and flesh as well as in its flavour and blossoms. 



Leaves with small globose glands. Fruit large, roundish, a 

 little depressed at the top, with a moderately well-marked suture. 

 Skin fine pale greenish-white, a little dotted, and with a lively, 

 rich red cheek. Flesh pale, greenish-white, quite red at the 

 stone, very melting and jnicy, with a sweet and rich flavour. 

 Last of August. Flowers small. 



MORRIS'S WHITE RARERIPE. 



Morris's White. ( Of vari- } White Melocoton. 



White Rareripe. J ous Ame- ( Cole's White Melocoton. 



Luscious White Rareripe. 1 rican gar- ( Freestone Heath. 



Lady Ann Steward. ' dens. ) Morris's White Freestone. Floy. 



Morris's White Rareripe, a native, is the most popular and 

 well-known white peach, and is everywhere cultivated in this 

 country, eitheis under this or some of the other names quoted 

 above. It is a rich fruit in a warm climate, but is not quite so 

 high flavoured at the north or east. The tree is vigorous and 

 healthy, and bears fair crops. In some sections tender and 

 variable in quality. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit rather large, oval; su- 

 ture only of moderate depth, swollen point small. Skin rather 

 downy, greenish-white on all sides at first, but white with a 

 creamy tint when fully ripe; and, when fully exposed, some- 

 times with a slightly purple cheek. Flesh white to the stone, 

 a little firm, melting-Juicy, sweet, and rich. Middle of Septem- 

 ber. Flowers small. 



MORRISANIA POUND. Thomp. 

 Hoffman's Pound. Floy. Morrison's Pound. 

 A very large and late variety, originated, many years ago, by 



