PERSICA, PEACH TREE. 39 



The leaves are large, smooth, deep green, not denticulate or only very slightly so. 



The flowers are medium-sized. 



The fruit is big, quite round, larger in diameter than in length (twenty-six lignes, 

 by twenty-four lignes long). It's divided into two slightly unequal hemispheres by a 

 groove that extends almost equally along both sides. The groove is barely perceptible on 

 the more enlarged part. But it's quite deep near the stalk, which is so short that the branch 

 itself makes a dent in the fruit. The groove also is deep near the top where it terminates in 

 two small indentations. Between them, instead of a protuberance, there is normally an 

 elevation about one ligne wide that makes contact with & extends into both of the 

 hemispheres. 



The skin is thin and is covered with a very light & delicate down. It acquires a 

 soft red color on the side in the sun. 



The flesh is white & delicate. There are some light red streaks next to the pit. 



The juice is sweet & has a very delicate flavor. 



The pit is quite big, deeply creviced, and terminates in a sharp point. It often splits 

 open & makes the fruit puff out as the gardeners say. In other words it swells around its 

 diameter, which then becomes much larger than its length. At that point the fruit loses 

 much of its quality. 



It ripens toward the end of September. 



XXXVII. PEACH TREE with small flowers and late, large, round, pale red fruit. 

 VELVET NIVETTE. {PL XXVI IL) 



This very vigorous tree yields a lot of fruit. 



Its shoots are big and are not very red even on the side in the sun. 



The leaves are large, plain or smooth. 



