478 THE PEACH. 



Mountain Rose.* Medium large, round; skin white with a dark 

 red cheek ; flesh Entirely free, white, very juicy, sweet, ■ best. 

 Early to mid-season. One of the best early market or dessert 

 varieties. Widely grown. New Jersey. 



Noblesse. (Vanguard, Mellish's Favorite.) Large, round-oblong 

 or oval, slightly narrower at apex, and terminated by a short 

 acute point; skin pale green, clouded and shaded with light dull 

 red to the sun ; flesh pale greenish-white to stone, very juicy, with 

 a very rich high flavor. Tree of rather slow growth and liable to 

 mildew, the only drawback on the value of this excellent peach. 

 Ripens end of summer and the beginning of autumn. English. 

 Flowers large. 



Red Rareripe. (Early Red Rareripe, Large Red.) Rather large, 

 globular, broad, and depressed, suture broad and deep, passing 

 nearly round the fruit; skin nearly white, with red dots in the 

 shade, and a rich dark-red cheek in the sun ; flesh whitish red at 

 the stone, juicy, rich, and high flavored. Ripens during the last 

 two weeks of summer. Flowers small. Resembles the Royal 

 George, but superior in quality. Both are subject to mildew of 

 the leaves. 



Royal Charlotte. Rather large, approaching ovate, base slightly 

 wider than apex, suture moderate ; skin pale greenish-white, with 

 a deep-red marbled cheek ; flesh white, pale red at the stone, 

 juicy, rich, fine. Flowers small. First of autumn. 



Royal George. (Early Royal George.) Rather large, globular, 

 broad and depressed, or inclining to oblate ; suture deep at apex, 

 passing two-thirds round the fruit; skin nearly white, thickly 

 dotted with red, with a broad, deep, rich red, slightly marbled 

 cheek , flesh whitish, very red at the stone, juicy, and rich. 

 Ripens a week or two before the end of summer. Flowers small. 

 A moderate bearer. Shoots liable to mildew. 



Stevens Rareripe.* Large, round-ovate ; skin yellowish white 

 with a crimson cheek ; flesh white, free, juicy, very good. Me- 

 dium late. Considered a profitable market variety in the East. 

 New Jersey. 



Sweetwater. (Serrate-leaved.) Is a seedling of the Early Anne but 

 twice its size, resembling it in general character ; ripening a week 

 later, and, being too tender at the North and a miserable bearer, 

 it is of little value. 



The Sweetwater of Downing has globose glands, and is a dis- 

 tinct fruit — which see. 



Walburton Admirable. Large, roundish, greenish-white, dark-red 

 in sun ; flesh white, red at stone, juicy, sweet. Middle and last 

 of September. English. 



Section 11. Leaves crenate, with globose glands. 



Alexander.* Medium, white, covered deep red ; flesh white, firm, 

 juicy, sweet; pit nearly free; flowers large. An extra early 

 variety. Good market peach. Very difficult to distinguish from 

 Amsden ; has many synonyms. Illinois, 



