258 PEACHES. 



26. GEORGE THE FOURTH. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. 

 p. 413. Pom. Mag. t. 105. 



Leaves large, acutely crenate, with globose glands. 

 Flowers small, dull red. Fruit middle-sized, globular, 

 deeply lobed at the summit, with a deep cavity for the 

 footstalks, projecting more on one side of the suture 

 than on the other. Skin moderately downy, of a uni- 

 form dark red next the sun, and of a fine pale yellow 

 on the shaded part, mottled with bright red at the 

 junction of the two colours. Flesh pale yellow, rayed 

 with red at the stone, from which it parts freely* 

 Stone very small, bluntly oval, not particularly rugged. 

 Flavour good when upon an open wall, excellent when 

 forced. It is said in the Pom. Mag. to be between a 

 Clingstone and a Melter. 



Ripe about the middle of September. 



An American variety of considerable importance, not 

 so much for its good quality as a hardy kind, as for 

 being a forcing peach of great merit. 



Mr. Michael Floy, of New York, in his letter of 

 November 5. 1823, says, " This is one of the finest 

 peaches I have seen, and the richest I have tasted : it 

 originated in the garden of Mr. Gill, in Broad Street, 

 in this city. This is the second year of its fruiting. 

 The original tree is remarkable thrifty and bore a very 

 full crop this season." 



27. GROSSE MIGNONNE. Duhamel, 14. t. 10. 

 G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 543. ^ 



Mignonne. Ib. 

 Veloutee de Merlet. Ib. 



Grim wood's Royal George. Hooker's Pom. Lond. 41 . 

 Grimwood's New Royal George, "i 

 French Mignonne, K*t En Z lish 



Large French Mignonne, J Nursmes ' 



Vineuse. Lelieur. 

 Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers large, 



