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one of which is raised higher than the other. There often are small warts scattered on it, 

 especially near the stalk. It terminates in a pointed projection, which usually is quite 

 small. 



The skin has a pleasant bright red hue. 



The flesh is fine, white, very soft, and red next to the pit. It's not quite as delicate 

 as that of the Madeleines. 



The juice is sweet, sugary, & has a most delicious flavor. 



The pit is brown, medium-sized, and slightly elongated. 



This peach ripens between mid-August & the beginning of September. If it's not 

 situated in the best exposure, or if it's allowed to become overripe, it gets mealy & 

 develops a bad taste. 



I suspect that the peach I've just described isn't the true early Chevreuse but rather 

 is a variety of it that Merlet & la Quintinye call the Italy peach. 



The peach nowadays known as the Italy peach is also a variety of the early 

 Chevreuse. It's a very vigorous tree. I don't know any other peach tree that puts out shoots 

 that are as long & as strong. Its leaves are larger, and its flowers are small. Its fruit ripens 

 later. It's bigger, oval-shaped, slightly pointed, and has less color & its color is lighter & 

 less strong. The flesh is red next to the pit. It's very juicy. 



I believe that the true early Chevreuse is the one I'm about to describe below. 



XVIII. BELLE CHEVREUSE. 



All the characteristics of the tree are the same as those of the Chevreuse, n°. 17. 

 The fruit is oblong, two inches, three lignes long & two inches in diameter. The 

 lengthwise groove that divides it is scarcely perceptible along the full side, 



