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Eemarks. — Everywhere valued greatly; tree prolific, 

 strong, and healthy. Origin, Philadelphia. Eipens a few 

 days later than George IV. ; bears heavier crops and 

 fairer fruit. 



MOEEIS WHITE. Form, oval; glands reniform ; 

 flowers, small ; flesh, white to stone ; color, downj-, green- 

 ish white ; size, 1 ; qualitj-, 2 ; season, August ; freestone. 



Eemarks. — Best for the South and South-west ; more 

 valuable North for preserving and cooking. Moderately 

 prolific. Tree of great vigor and strength. Fruit tender. 



MONSTEOUS CLING-. Form, round obovate ; glands, 

 reniform; flowers, large; flesh, yellowish white, deep red 

 at stone; color, j^ellowish white, some red; size, 1, very 

 large; quality, 2; season, September and October ; cling- 

 stone. 



Eemarks. — Good for market profit, on account of its 

 great size ; requires a soil that is both deep and very fer- 

 tile. Of foreign extraction. 



MOEEIS EED, New York Rareripe, or Honest John. 

 Form, round; glands, globose; flowers, small; flesh, 

 almost white ; color, whitish, dots of red, clear red to sun ; 

 size, 2 to 1 ; quality, 1 ; -season, August ; freestone. 



Eemarks. — New York Eareripe of Coxe. 



NiVETTE. Form, roundish, slightly oval ; leaves, glo- 

 bose ; flowers, small ; flesh, greenish white ; color, yellow- 

 ish green, red cheek; size, 1; quality, 2; season, August; 

 freestone. 



Eemarks. — A good fruit, both for the North and South. 

 A regular bearer ; a rich, delicious flavor. 



NOBLESSE, or Vanguard. Form, round obovate ; leaves. 



