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yellowish green, for the green predominates, and very considerably 

 mottled all over with deep red. Flesh, firm, yellow, with sometimes a 

 greenish tinge, and with a slight trace of red next the stone, from 

 which it separates freely ; very tender and juicy, with a rich vinous 

 flavour. Flowers, small. Leaves, with round glands. 



This is an excellent peach, deserving of general cultivation. It 

 ripens about the middle of August. From the firmness of the flesh it 

 bears carriage well. 



White Avant. See White Nutmeg. 



WHITE MAGDALENE {Madeleine Blanche; Madeleine Blanche de 

 Loisel; Montagne Blanche). — Fruit, medium sized, roundish, flattened 

 at the base, and divided by a deep suture which extends from the base 

 to the apex, and terminates in a very slight nipple, which is sometimes 

 wanting. Skin, easily detached from the flesh, yellowish white in the 

 shade, and delicately marked with red next the sun. Flesh, white, 

 with some yellowish veins running through it, which are tinged with 

 red next the stone, from which it separates ; juicy, melting, rich, 

 sugary, and slightly vinous. Flowers, large. Leaves, vrithout glands. 



Eipe in the middle of August. 



WHITE NUTMEG {Avant Blanche ; White Avant).— Frmt, small, 

 roundish, terminated by a pointed nipple, and divided by a deep suture, 

 which extends from the base to the apex. Skin, white in the shade 

 and Hghtly tinged with pale red next the sun. Flesh, white even to 

 the stone, from which it separates ; rich, sugary, and perfumed. 

 Flowers, large. Leaves, without glands. 



Eipe in the middle of July. 



YELLOW ADMIRABLE {Abricotee ; Admirable Jaime ; de Bur at ; 

 Golden Rath-ripe ; Grrosse Jaune ; Grosse Peche Jaime Tardive ; 

 d' Orange; Peche d'Abricot; Scandalie ; Sandalie ; Hermaphrodite; 

 Scandalian). — Fruit, very large, roundish, narrowing towards the 

 crown, where it is somewhat flattened, and from which issues a shallow 

 suture, which diminishes towards the base. Skin, fine yellow in the 

 shade, and washed with light red on the side next the sun. Flesh, 

 firm, deep yellow, tinged with red under the skin, and at the stone, 

 from which it separates ; and of a rich sugary flavour, resembling both 

 in colour and taste that of an apricot. Flowers, large. Leaves, with 

 kidney-shaped glands. 



Ripe in the middle and end of October. 



YELLOW ALBERGE {Alberge Jaime ; Gold FMied ; Golden Mig- 

 nonne ; Peche Jaune; Purple Alberge). — Fruit, medium sized, round, 

 divided by a deep suture, which extends from the base to the apex, 

 where it terminates in a considerable depression. Sldn, adhering to 

 the flesh, covered with fine down, of a deep rich golden yellow on a 

 portion of the shaded side, and deep red on the other, which extends 



