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hardy, vigorous, and productive ; latter part of 

 August ; flowers small ; leaves globose glands. 



Grosse Mir/nonne. — Large ; skin pale greenish 

 yellow, mottled with red with a purplish red 

 cheek ; melting, juicy, and rich ; one of the 

 best ; latter part of August ; flowers large ; 

 leaves globose glands. 



BrevooTt. — Rather large ; pal'^ v lowish- 

 white, with briglit red cheek ; fl ly firm ; 



rich, sugary, and fine-flavored ; early Sep- 

 tember ; llowers small ; leaves reniform glands. 



George IV. — Large ; pale, yellowish-white, 

 finely dotted with red, deepening to a dark 

 red cheek in the sun ; very juicy, melting, witli 

 a rich, luscious flavor; early September. Ifaine's 

 Early Red, Large Early York, Honest John, 

 and some others, so closely resemble this that 

 they are not worth keeping distinct. They are 

 all fine Peaches, if not identical ; flowers small ; 

 leaves globose glands. 



Rosebank. — Large ; pale greenish white, with 

 a beautiful dark-red mottled check ; melting, 

 rich, juicy, *and excellent ; one of the best ; 

 a moderate bearer ; fruit always large and fine ; 

 raised by the author ; early September ; leaves 

 serrated without glands ; flowers small; 



Oldmixon Freestone. — Large ; pale yellowish- 

 white, marbled with red with a deep-red check ; 

 tender, with a rich, sugary, vinous flavor ; early 

 September ; flowers small ; leaves globose 

 glands. 



TBLLOW-FLESHED PEACHKS. ■> 



Crawford's Early. — Very large ; a splendid 

 Peach ; oblong ; skin yellow, with a bright red 

 cheek ; flesh yellow ; melting, sweet, and excel- 

 lent ; tree hardy, vigorous, and productive ; 

 early September ; flowers small ; leaves globose 

 glands. 



Bergen's Yellow. — Very large ; skin deep 

 orange mottled with red, and dark-red cheek ; 

 flesh deep yellow ; melting, juicy, with a rich, 

 delicious flavor ; ripens early in September, a 

 little after the Crawford's Early ; finer flavor, 

 but not so great a bearer as it ; flowers small ; 

 leaves reniform glands. 



CLING8T0N PEACHKS. 



Oldmixon Cling. — Large, roundish oval ; skin 

 yellowish white, dotted with red, with a lively 

 red cheek; flesh pale white; melting, juicy, 

 rich, and luscious ; early September ; flowers 

 small ; leaves globose glands. 



Large White Cling. — Large, round; skin white 

 ■with a yellowish tint, dotted with red, with a 



a light-red check on the sunny side ; flesh ten- 

 der ; melting, juicy, luscious, and high flavor- 

 ed ; September ; flowers small ; leaves globose 

 glands 



THE NECTAt?INE 



Rcrpiires the same soil and culture as the 

 peach, but being smooth-skinned is very liable 

 to attacks of the curculio ; it is also very liable 

 to rot on the tree at the time of ripening ; a 

 few trees may be planted by amateurs, but for 

 general sulture it cannot be made profitable. 

 For orchard-house culture under glass, it will 

 well repay all the trouble by its great beauty 

 and delicious flavor. 



The following are the best varieties : — 



Hunt's Taiony. — Medium size ; the best early 

 nectarine ; yellow, with a dark-red cheek ; flesh 

 yellow, rich and juicy, leaves serrated ; Au- 

 gust. 



HarJwick Seedling. — Large ; pale green with 

 a violet red cheek ; melting, sweet, and good 

 flavor ; early September ; globose glands. 



Large Early Vioht. — Large ; skin pale yel- 

 lowish green, ner.rly cohered with dark purplish 

 red, mottled with darker spots; flesh whitish; 

 mcUing, juicy, rich, and very high flavored ; 

 ripens early iu September ; flowers rather small ; 

 glands reniform. The Violette llativc or Early 

 Violet is very like this, but smaller and docs 

 not got grow so vigorously. 



iVew White. — Large, round; skin white, with 

 sometimes a slight tinge of red where exposed 

 to the sun ; flesh white, tender, juicy, with a 

 rich vinous flavor ; ripens early September ; 

 flowers large ; glands reniform. 



THE APRICOT. 



The same remarks as those applied to the 

 nectarine are suitable for the apricot ; it is 

 equally liable to attacks from the Corculio, and 

 to jar the trees, as recommended for plums, 

 causes all the fruit to fall off; it is also more 

 tender than the peach or nectarine. In suit- 

 able localities a few trees might be planted in 

 the plum yard, where fowls are kept, as it 

 ripens very early, and is very beautiful. It is 

 peculiarly liable to be eaten by the Baltimore 

 Oriole and other birds. 



For orchard-house culture it is well adapted, 

 as the tree is very productive, and can be easily 

 kept within bounds, while the great beauty and 



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