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deep rose. Fruit large, depressed, hollowed at the 

 summit, with a moderately deep suture, and swelled 

 considerably on one of its sides, and a wide cavity at 

 the base ; the side marked by the suture is shorter than 

 the opposite one. Skin rather thinly clad with down, 

 of a rich, very deep red, next the sun, thickly mottled 

 on a yellowish ground next the wall. Flesh pale yellow, 

 rayed with red at the stone, from which it freely sepa- 

 rates ; melting, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour. Stone 

 small for the size of the fruit, ovate, very rugged. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. The 

 synonyms above quoted may be safely relied upon as 

 belonging to the Grosse M ignonne of Miller, Duhamel, 

 and Noisette. The figure in Duhamel is a perfect re- 

 presentation of the fruit. 



The name of Grimwood's Royal George was given 

 by MR. GRIMWOOD, to plants which he propagated 

 from the Grosse M ignonne, in the early part of the 

 reign of George the 'Third ; by which he derived a 

 profit beyond what he would have done had he sold 

 them under what he knew to be their proper name. 

 See Hookers Pomona, t. 41. It is said the name of 

 Mignonne originated with one of the kings of France, 

 on account of its excellence. 



38. HEMSKIRKE. Hori. Soc. Cat. No. 69. 



Hemskirk. Langley*s Pom. t. 31. f. 4. G. Lindl. 

 m Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 539. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers 

 large, fine pale rose. Fruit below the middle size, 

 more broad than long, but somewhat narrowed at the 

 apex. Skin greenish yellow, with numerous red dots, 

 and pearl-coloured specks interspersed ; but next the 

 sun of a bright red, and marbled with a deeper colour. 

 Flesh melting, of a greenish yellow quite to the stone, 

 from which it separates. Juice plentiful, sugary and 

 vinous. Stone small, almost round, and nearly smooth. 



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