PEACHES. 839 



with crimson ; and when fully exposed to the sun, grown against a 

 wall, itis very highly coloured. Flesh, greenish, tender and melting, 

 separating freely from the stone, and with an unusually rich and 

 exquisite flavour. Flowers, large and very highly coloured. Leaves, 

 with kidney-shaped glands. 



This remarkably fine peach ripens in the beginning of September, in 

 an orchard-house from the 4th to the 6th, but about a fortnight later 

 against a wall. 



It was raised by Mr. Rivers in 1865 from seed of Rivers' Orange Nectarine. 



MALTA {Belle de Paris; Italian; Malte de Normandie ; Peche de 

 Malte). — Fruit, large, roundish, flattened at the top. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, blotched with dull purple next the sun. Suture, broad and 

 shallow. Flesh, greenish, hght red next the stone, rich, vinous, juicy, 

 slightly musky, and dehciously flavoured. Bears carriage better than 

 any other peach. Flowers, large. Leaves, without glands. 



Eipe in August and September. 



Mellish's Favourite. See Noblesse. 

 Mignon a Bee. See A Bee. 



MIGNONNE DUBARLE.— Fruit, medium sized, roundish, inchning 

 to oval, terminating with a weU-defined nipple at the apex, and marked 

 with a distinct suture. Skin, highly coloured, being entirely covered 

 with bright red on the side next the sun. Flesh, tender, melting, very 

 juicy, and richly flavom-ed. Flowers, large. Leaves, with round 

 glands. 



This dehcious peach is a very early form of Grosse Mignonne, and 

 ripens about eight days earlier than Early Grosse Mignonne. 



Mignonne Hative. See Early Grosse Mignonne. 



Mignonne Petite. See Small Mignonne. 



Mignonne Veloutee, See Qrosse Mignonne. 



Millet's Mignonne. See Royal George. 



Monstrous Pavie of Pompone. See Pavie de Pompone. 



Monstrueuse de Doue. See B^ne des Vergers. 



Montague. See Montauban. 



Montague Blanche. See White Magdalen. 



MONTAUBAN (Double Montagne ; Montagne). — Fruit, medium 

 sized, roundish, narrow at the top. Skin, pale greenish yellow, red, 

 marbled with darker red next the sun. Suture, distinct. Flesh, white 

 to the stone, rich, and jilicy. A good bearer. Flowers, large. Leaves, 

 without glands. 



Ripe in the end of August. 



De Montigny. See Honey Peach. 



MORRISANIA (Hoffmann's; Morrison's Pound). — Fruit, very large, 

 round. Skin, dull greenish white, and brownish red next the sun. 



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