47^ THE PEACH. 



and lower teeth of the serratures together ; their leaves, when 

 taken from a branch of a vigorous growth, have more glands 

 than the leaves of the globose varieties. It will, however, 

 sometimes happen that glands are not discernible on some of 



the leaves, especially on 

 those produced on weak 

 branches ; in this case, other 

 branches must be sought 

 for which do produce them." 

 4. The sections thus form- 

 ed are each divided into two 



Large^ln'd^Small Flowers o£^the Peach. SubsectiotlS; the first embrac 



ing those which have large 

 flowers, as in Fig. 634 ; and the second including such as bear 

 small flowers. Fig. 635. The sub-sections are in most cases 

 distinctly marked; but a few doubtful intermediate flowers 

 may be immediately referred to one or the other by the 

 color of the petals, the smaller being reddish or pink, and the 

 larger nearly white, or with light margins. In the following 

 revision, the leaf characters of some varieties have not been 

 studied. 



DIVISION I.— FREESTONES OR MELTERS. 



Class I. Flesh Pale or Light-Colored. 



Section I. Leaves serrated, without glands. 



Belle de Vitry. (Admirable Tardive.) Size medium, approaching 

 oblate ; apex depressed, suture deep ; skin nearly white, tinged 

 and marbled with bright and dull red ; flesh ratl^er firm, red at 

 the stone, juicy, and rich. Flowers small. Quite late, or last of 

 September. This is quite distinct from the Late Admirable, which 

 ripens two weeks earlier; and from the Early Admirable, often 

 known by the name of Belle de Vitry, and which ripens six weeks 

 earlier. Both of the latter have crenate leaves with globose 

 glands. 



Double Mountain. (Double Montagne.) Medium in size, roundish, 

 narrow at apex ; surface pale greenish-white, with a slight soft 

 red cheek, marbled darker; flesh white to the stone, delicate; 

 stone ovate and rugged. Flowers small. Ripens at the end of 

 summer. French. 



Early Anne. (Green Nutmeg.) Rather small, round; surface 

 greenish-white, becoming nearly white, sometimes faintly tinged 

 with red to the sun ; flesh white to the stone, sweet, pleasant, with 



