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ductive. At the South it is one of their very best early peaches, and 

 in many localities it has proved fine. Leaves deeply serrated, without 

 glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit of medium size, round. Skin nearly covered with red, the 

 ground color, pale yellowish white, being thickly dotted with red, and 

 the exposed cheek being a dark red. Flesh whitish, but red at the 

 stone, to which, though a freestone, it partially adheres, melting, juicy, 

 with a rich, highly excellent flavor. It ripens the middle of August. 



EARLY VICTORIA. 



Raised by Thomas Rivers, England. Much like its parent, Early 

 York. 



EARLY YORK. 

 Early Purple. Pourpree Hative. Serrate Early York. 



The Early York has long been the most popular of early Peaches in 

 this country. It is at least a week earlier than the (true) Royal George, 

 more melting and juicy, though not quite so rich, and deserves a place 

 in every garden. In unfavorable soil, the ends of the branches are a 

 little liable to mildew ; but the tree is very hardy and productive. 

 There are one or two newer seedlings raised from this, and bearing the 

 same name, in New Jersey, which are rather more thrifty for the 

 orchard, but do not possess- the high flavor of the old kind. They are 

 easily known from it by the absence of glands in the leaves and by the 

 large flowers of the true sort. It is quite distinct from the Red Rare- 

 ripe, which is large, broader, deeply marked with a suture, later in 

 ripening and richer flavored. Leaves serrated, without glands. Flow- 

 ers large. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish, inclining a little to ovate, with a 

 slight suture only. Skin very thin, pale red, thickly dotted over a pale 

 ground in the shade, but quite dark red in the sun. Flesh greenish 

 white, remarkably tender and melting, full of rich, sprightly juice. 

 Ripens about the 18th of August. 



EASTBURN. 

 Eastburn's Choice. 



American. 



Fruit large, roundish, pale yellow, with red on the sunny side. 

 Flesh yellowish, red near the stone, juicy. Freestone. September. 

 (Elliott.) 



EATON'S GOLDEN. 



Origin, North Carolina. Glands reniform. Flowers large. 



Fruit above medium, round. Suture shallow. Skin golden yellow, 

 with occasionally a few faint pink spots near the base. Flesh golden 

 yellow, sweet, juicy, with a marked apricot flavor. Clingstone. Ripe 

 middle of September. (P. J. B., MS.) 



ELIZA PEACH. 

 Origin, Philadelphia. Leaves large, with reniform glands. 



