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Fruit large. Skin smooth. Flesh melting, rich, peculiar, fine flavor. 

 Middle September. (Rivers' Cat.) 



NlVETTE. 



Nivette Veloutee. Veloutee Tardive. Dorsetshire. 



The Nivette is an excellent French variety, much resembling the 

 Late Admirable. Leaves with globose glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oval. Suture shallow, and the 

 top slightly depressed. Skin pale green, with a lively red cheek. Flesh 

 pale green, but deep red at the stone, juicy, melting, and very rich. 

 Beginning and middle of September. 



NOBLESSE. 

 Vanguard. Mellish's Favorite. Lord Montague's Noblesse. 



An English Peach, esteemed wherever known, as one of the largest 

 and most valuable varieties. Leaves serrated, without glands. Flowers 

 large. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong, a little narrowed at the top, and ter- 

 minated by an acute swollen point. Skin slightly downy, pale green 

 throughout, marked on the cheek with delicate red, clouded with darker 

 red. Flesh pale greenish white to the stone, melting, very juicy. Last 

 of August. Freestone. 



OLDMIXON CLINGSTONE. 

 Oldmixon Cling. 



The Oldmixon Clingstone is certainly one of the highest flavored oF 

 all Peaches known in this country, where it is raised in perfection, and 

 should have a place in every good garden. Indeed we consider this, 

 the Large White Cling, and the Heath Cling, as being the sorts among 

 the most desirable of this class of Peaches for small collections. Leaves 

 with globose glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit large, roundish oval. The suture distinct only at the top, on 

 one side of which the fruit is slightly enlarged. Skin yellowish white 

 dotted with red, or with a red cheek, varying from pale to lively red. 

 Flesh pale white, very melting and juicy, with an exceedingly rich, lus- 

 cious, high flavor. First of September. 



OLDMIXON FKEESTONE. 

 Oldmixon Clearstone. 



A large American Peach, of late maturity and rich flavor. It was, 

 we believe, raised either from a stone of the Catherine Cling or the 

 Oldmixon Cling, the latter having been brought to this country many 

 years ago by Sir John Oldmixon. It bears good crops, and is a valuable 

 variety for market or garden. Leaves with globose glands. Flowers 

 small. 



Fruit large, roundish or slightly oval, one side swollen, and the 

 suture visible only at the top. Cavity but slightly sunk at the stalk. 

 Skin pale yellowish white, marbled with red, the cheek a deep red. 

 Flesh white, but quite red at the stone, tender, with an excellent rich,, 

 sugary, and vinous flavor. Beginning of September. 



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