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to the stone, from which it separates. Juice a little 

 musky, but saccharine, and well flavoured. 



Ripe the middle of August. 



This peach ripened at Twickenham in 17^7> on an 

 east wall, July 10. O. S. or July 21. N. S. Langley. 



It is said to have derived its name from the cele- 

 brated Anne Dunch, of Pudsey, in Berkshire. It is 

 sold in some nurseries under the name of Wlwte 



7. EARLY DOWNTON. Hort. Trans. Vol. ii. p. 217- 

 Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers large, 



pale rose. Fruit rather small, narrowed at the apex, 

 which is generally terminated by a small acute nipple ; 

 very hollow at the base. Skin pale yellowish white, 

 sprinkled with red dots ; but of a bright red on the 

 sunny side. Flesh yellowish white to the stone, from 

 which it separates. Juice rich, with a good flavour. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



This beautiful little peach was raised by Mr. Knight, 

 of Downton Castle, who sent an account of it, with two 

 others, to the Horticultural Society, Aug. 21. 1815. 



8. FLAT PEACH OF CHINA. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. 

 p. 512. t. 19. O. Lind. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. 

 p. 549. 



Java Peach. Ib. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers large. 

 The Fruit of this most singular peach is flatted, and 

 completely concave at both the apex and the stalk. It 

 is about two inches and a half in diameter, and scarcely 

 three quarters of an inch thick, through the eye to the 

 stalk, which thickness consists only of the stone and 

 skin. The crown of the fruit looks like a broad and 

 rather hollow eye, of an irregular five-angled shape, sur- 

 rounded by the appearance of the remains of the seg- 

 ments of a calyx : the whole surface of this eye is 

 roughly marked with small irregular warted lines, like 



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