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Downton. — Large, roumlish oval; color pale green, with violet 

 cheek. Flesh pale green, with some red at pit, melting, rich, very 

 good; [lit free. An old English variety, grown east of the lakes, in 

 the arid States, and on the west coast. 



Early Newington. — Large, roundish ovate, enlarged on one side, 

 witli swollen point at apex; color jjale green, nearl}' covered with 

 Ijright red and thin bloom. Flesh greenish white, with deep red at 

 the pit, juicy, sugary, rich, ver}' good; j)it not free. Tlie old English 

 variety, grown in the peach belts across the continent. 



Early Violet (T iolct lliiUvv, Aronidlic). — Medium to large, roundish, 

 color pale green, with dark purple cheek and brown dots. Flesh 

 whitish, reddened at pit, melting, rich, higli-Ilavored, aromatic; 

 quality best; pit free, drown in Western New York, New^ Jersey, 

 Ohio, and Colorado. 



Elruge. — ^ledium size, roundish oval; color ])ale green, with deep 

 red cheek and larownish russet dots. Flesli greenish white, with 

 some stain near pit, juicy, rich, high-tlavored; pit free, A general 

 favorite in the peach belt west to Colorado and Arizona. 



Hardwicke. — Very large, roundish, sometimes oval; color })ale 

 green, with red cheek. Flesli greenish, with red at the pit, melting, 

 juicy, rich, high-flavored; pit free. An old lOnglish variety, now 

 popular in Xew .Terse}' and tlie southeast and southern States. 



Humboldt. — ^'ery large; liriglit yellow, splaslied with crimson. 

 Flesh orange-colored, tender, juicy, high-liavored. ( Irowm in I'^ng- 

 land, from pit of Pineapple Nectarine. Quite widely grown. 



Hunt Tawney. — Medium in size, ovate with prominent ajjcx; 

 color pale orange, with bright red cheek. Flesh deep orange, melting, 

 very good; pit free. Season, very early in Oliio and the South. 



Late Melting. — Large, roundish; color yellowish green, with dull 

 red cheek. Flesh greenish white, juicy, good. Season, ver}' late. 

 Grown in New York and well over the South. 



Lord Napier. — Large, roundish; color pale yellow, with dark red 

 cheek. Flesh white, melting, tender, rich; pit free. A heavy bearer 

 on west coast and cjuite generally in peach belt, drown from a jiit 

 of the Early Kivers jieach in England. 



New White {Large 'White). — Large, nearly round; color white, witli 

 shades of red. Flesh white, juicy, tender, with rich vinous flavor; 

 pit small and free. A leading variety in California, and double- 

 starred in LTtali and parts of Colorado. 



