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golden, with coppery coloured cheek. It is large and clearer in colour under glass ; 

 foliage very large, with a golden tinge. Although an October peach it ripens perfectly. 

 Leaf glands kidney-shaped ; flowers small, salmon red. 



Goshawk. — A very fine mid-season variety of vigorous growth. It attains a large 

 size, and is one of the most handsome for outside culture, and extra fine under glass. 

 Skin greenish white, mottled with spots on a dull red ground ; flavour very brisk ; flesh 

 juicy and melting ; the fruit closely resembles Dymond, but is a little later ; leaf glands 

 none ; foliage bold, wrinkled ; flowers large, rich rose with dark eye. 



Grosse Mignonne. — Skin very thin and downy ; colour pale primrose, with a bright 

 rosy cheek mottled with silvery spots, and sometimes with a dark crimson flush ; flesh 

 juicy, entirely pale primrose ; stone small ; flavour very brisk, rich ; free stone ; leaf 

 glands round and small ; flowers large. 



Hale's Early. — Fruit rather long and pointed, terminating in a prominent nipple ; 

 suture deep and narrow ; skin downy ; colour bright red, with blood-red blotches ; flesh 

 juicy, palest yellow, faintly red near the stone, separating from it freely ; flavour 

 brisk, rich, and quite first-rate ; leaf glands round ; flowers large, bright rose ; growth 

 moderate. 



Lady| Palmerston.— i^rz/zV very large, rather flat. Skin woolly, of a bright golden 

 colour, sometimes marbled with crimson. A noble fruit for a late crop under glass ; 

 except in good seasons it does not ripen well outside ; free stone ; flavour pleasant 

 and good for its season ; leaf glands large, kidney-shaped ; flowers small, dull flesh 

 colour ; foliage very large and handsome. 



Late Devonian. — Suture very deep and narrow ; skin woolly rather than downy ; 

 colour pale primrose green, with bright red marblings and deep crimson blotches on the 

 exposed side ; flesh juicy, pale red at the stone ; free stone ; flavour brisk, rich, and 

 melting ; a fine, late, very hardy sort, and a free bearer ; leaf glands round ; flowers 

 large, rich pink. F.C.C. 1894. 



Nectarine Peach.^A good late variety. Skin very woolly, greenish white, with 

 marblings of bright red and deep crimson, greenish on shady side ; flesh juicy, white and 

 translucent, deep red next the stone, from which it separates readily ; flavour\>T\%)ii ; leaf 

 glands kidney-shaped and quite small ; flowers large. 



Noblesse. — Skin downy, pale lemon yellow, sometimes a little shaded with red ; 

 flesh very juicy and melting, palest primrose, slightly reddened at the stone ; flavour 

 sweet, rich. One of the best-flavoured peaches. The tree grows well, but it does not 

 bear very freely. Leaf glands none ; flowers large and pale blush. 



Prince of Wales. — Suture marked ; skin pale green, striped and mottled with red, 

 when grown outdoors rich dark crimson. A very fine rather late peach, which fruits 

 freely and is useful for outdoor and pot culture. Fruit pointed, large, and of nectarine 

 flavour, juicy, and very rich ; leaf glands round, flowers large, dull salmon red. 



Princess of Wales. — Suture deep and narrow on one side of the fruit only; skin 

 velvety ; colour pale lemon and green, blotched with pale rose and spotted with red ; 

 flesh juicy, very white, and quite deep red near the stone ; flavour wery brisk, and refresh- 

 ing, with a pleasant acidity. The skin separates readily, the stone leaves the fruit easily 

 (free stone), and is very small for the size of the fruit. A grand late fruit. Leaf glands 

 round ; flowers very large, pale rose. 



Rivers' Early York. — Suture wide, on one side only ; skin deep greenish yellow 

 covered with pale carmine on sunny side, downy ; free stone ; flesh whitish, faintly red near 

 the stone, which is large ; flavour brisk and vinous. A very fine second-early fruit, bearing 

 freely. Tree hardy. Leaf glands kidney to round ; flowers large, very bright rose, dark 

 eye. This is better than the old Early York, which has no leaf glands. F.C.C. 1867. 



Royal George. — An old and justly esteemed variety. It is grand under glass \ 

 when well thinned the fruits grow to a large size. Skin thin, very deep blood red with 

 pale yellow on shaded side ; flesh palest yellow, nearly white, very bright red near the 

 stone; growth vigorous. Bears freely, forces readily, and seldom fails. Leaf glands 

 none ; flowers small, dull salmon red ; foliage wrinkled, bold. 



Sea Eagle. — Suture rather shallow and wide on both sides of the fruit; skin very 



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