THE PEACH. 636 



Skin deep orange yellow, somewhat dotted with red, the cheek 

 rich red, shaded off in streaks. Flesh deep yellow, but red at the 

 stone, juicy, melting, with a rich and excellent vinous flavour. 

 Ripens from the 25th to the 30th of August. Stone small. 

 Flowers small. 



CLASS III. 

 Clingstone Peaches (or Pavies). 



BLOOD CLINGSTONE. Floy. 

 Claret Clinkstone. Blood Cling. 



The Blood Clingstone is a very large and peculiar fruit, of no 

 value for eating, but esteemed by many for pickling and pre- 

 serving ; the flesh very red, like that of a beet. This is an 

 American seedling, raised many years ago from the French 

 Blood Clingstone SANGUINOLE A CHAIR ADHERENTE. It is a 

 much larger fruit than the original sort, which has large flowers, 

 otherwise they are the same in all respects. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit often very large, round- 

 ish, oval, with a distinct suture. Skin very downy, of a dark, 

 dull, clouded, purplish red. Flesh deep red throughout, firm 

 and juicy not fit for eating. September to October. Flowers 

 small. 



There is a FRENCH BLOOD FREESTONE (Sanguinole, Sanguine, 

 Cardinale, or Betrave, Duh. Thomp.) of the same nature, and 

 used for the same purpose as this, but smaller in size, and not 

 equal to it for cooking. Leaves without glands. 



BLANTON CLING. 



Leaves large. Glands reniform. Fruit large, and shaped like 

 Lemon Cling, with the same projecting, swollen point. Skin 

 rich orange, with a slightly reddened cheek. Flesh orange yel- 

 low, firm, but full of a delicious, vinous juice. Later and better 

 than Lemon Cling. Reproduces itself from seed. Ripens 10th 

 August. (White's Gard.) 



BORDEAUX CLING. 



Raised from a stone brought from Bordeaux. Fruit large, 

 oblong, or oval ; a little one-sided ; suture shallow. Skin very 

 downy, lemon yellow, with a red cheek. Flesh yellow, red at 

 the stone (to which it clings), juicy, melting, and of an excellent 

 vinous flavour : one of the best of its season. First of August 

 (Wm. N. White, MS.) 



