332 THE FKUIT MANUAL. 



EAELY GE08SE MIGNONNE {Grosse Mignonne Hdtive ; Mig- 

 nonne Hdtive). — Fruit, medium size, roundish, pitted at the apex, 

 with a small nipple on one side of it, and with a shallow suture. The 

 skin has a pale red cheek on the side exposed to the sun, and is thickly 

 dotted all over with bright crimson dots. The flesh is white, with 

 veins of red throughout, separating freely from the stone, sweet, very 

 juicy, and vinous. Flowers, large. Leaves, with round glands. 



This is a very fine peach, ripening in the second week in August. 



EAELY LOUISE. — Fruit, of medium size, round, marked on one 

 side with a deep suture, which is deep over the crown. Skin, highly 

 coloured and bright red. Flesh, very tender and richly flavoured, 

 yellowish white even to the stone, from which it separates ; but it is 

 singular that the second year of fruiting it was quite adherent, and it 

 still shows a tendency to be so. Flowers, small. Leaves, with kidney- 

 shaped glands. 



This is a few days later than Early Beatrice, and generally ripens 

 from the 8th to the 14th of July in an orchard-house. Although not 

 so early it is a larger and a superior fruit to Early Beatrice. 



Early Louise was raised from seed of Early Albert by Mr. Kivers, of Sawbridge- 

 worth ; and Early Albert being raised from seed of Montagne Precoce, an early 

 clingstone peach, the adherent tendency of the flesh has re-asserted itself. The 

 name was given in hpnour of H.B.H. Princess Louise, now Marchioness of Lome. 



EAELY NEWINGTON {Smith's Early Newington).~'Fixdt, 

 medium sized, rather oval. Skin, of a pale stjaw colour on the 

 shaded side, and streaked with purple next the sun. Flesh, pale 

 yellow, tinged with light red next the stone, to which it adheres ; 

 juicy and well flavoured. Flowers, large. Leaves, without glands. 



Eipe in the end of August and beginning of September. 



Early Newington Freestone. See American Newington. 



EARLY PUEPLE {Pourpree Hdtive; Pourpree Hdtive a Grandes 

 Fleurs). — Fruit, medium sized, roundish, depressed at the apex, divided 

 on one side by a suture extending from the base and across the apex. 

 Skin, covered with a thick down, pale sulphur yellow, thinly dotted 

 with red on the shaded side, and deep purplish red next the sun. 

 Flesh, white, separating with difficulty from the stone, red under the 

 skin on the side which is exposed to the sun, and very deep red at the 

 stone ; of a rich vinous and sugary flavour. Flowers, lai^e. Leaves, 

 with kidney-shaped glands. 



Eipe in the middle and end of August. 



Early Purple Avant. See Grosse Mignonne. 



EAELY EIVERS. — Fruit, of large size, roundish, marked with a 

 distinct suture. Skin, pale lemon-yellow, with the slightest blush on 

 one side, and a few pale flesh-coloured dots on the part exposed to the 

 sun. Flesh, pale even to the stone, gelatinous and translucent, with 



