254 PEACHES. 



cultivated in this country. I have never met with it in 

 any part of England. 



SECT. II. Melting red or purple fruited. 



19. ACTON SCOT. Hort. Trans. Vol. ii. p. 140. 

 t. 10. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 55%. 



Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers large, 

 pale rose. Fruit rather small, or below the middle 

 size, somewhat narrowed at the apex, where it is usually 

 very much depressed. Suture shallow, on one side of 

 which it is fuller than on the other. Skin rather woolly, 

 pale yellow, of a bright red on the sunny side, and 

 marbled with a deeper colour. Flesh melting, yellowish- 

 white to the stone, from which it separates. Juice 

 sugary, with a slight bitter, but flavour pretty good. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



This was raised by Mr. Knight, of Downton Castle ; 

 the offspring of the Noblesse, impregnated with the Red 

 Nutmeg, and was exhibited for the first time at the 

 Horticultural Society in 1814. 



20. BELLEGARDE. DuhameL 28. t. 20. G. Lindl. 

 in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 545. Pom. Mag. t. 26. 



SyGalande. 1 ^ordingtothe Pom. Mag. of the 



Violette Hative. J **** Nursenes. 



Noire de Montreuil, of the French Nurseries. 



Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers smaHl, 

 bright reddish pink. Fruit pretty large, globular, of a 

 very regular figure, with a shallow suture, and a slightly 

 hollowed apex, with a little projecting point in its centre. 

 Skin, on the exposed side, rich deep red, with dark 

 purple or violet streaks ; on the shaded side, pale green 

 faintly tinged with yellow. Flesh pale yellow, slightly 

 rayed with red at the stone, very melting, juicy, and 



