270 PEACHES. 



DUHAMEL, is clear, not only from his description of 

 both, but by his Ordre de Maturite. 



46. ROYAL GEORGE. Miller, Ed. 2. No. 14. G. 

 Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 542. Pom. Mag. 

 t. 119. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers 

 small. Fruit above the middle size, nearly globular. 

 Suture deep, especially at the apex, where it ex- 

 tends almost two thirds across. Skin of a yellowish 

 white next the wall, sprinkled with numerous red dots ; 

 but of a deep red, and slightly marbled with a deeper 

 colour on the side next the sun. Flesh melting, yel- 

 lowish white, but very red at the stone, from which it 

 separates. Juice plentiful, rich, and high-flavoured. 

 Stone ovate, slightly furrowed. 



Ripe about the middle of September. 



There is very little doubt but that this is the Royal 

 George of both H ITT and MILLER, although evidently 

 not the Royal George of SWITZER, and may therefore 

 be considered as the original Royal George. It is a 

 most excellent peach, and a very beautiful figure of it is 

 given in the Pomological Magazine. There are, it is 

 true, several peaches sold in the nurseries under this 

 name ; but this is the sort most generally allowed the 

 right one. 



47. ROYAL GEORGE MIGNONNE. G. Lindl. in 

 Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 542. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers 

 small, dark dull red. Fruit middle-sized, a little ovate, 

 mostly narrowed at the apex, and terminated by a small 

 nipple. Skin pale yellowish white, sprinkled with nu- 

 merous red dots next the wall ; but of a very bright red, 

 and marbled with a deeper colour, on the sunny side. 

 Flesh yellowish white, but of a pale red at the stone, 

 from which it separates. Juice sugary and rich. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



