THE PEACH. 303 



Section II. Leaves ceenate, with globose glands. 



Sub-section I. Flowers small. 



Laege White Clingstone. Large, round, suture slight, 

 point at apex small ; skin white, dotted with red, or with 

 a light red cheek next the sun ; flesh very juicy, sweet, 

 rich, and high-flavored. Season, early in autumn. Ori- 

 gin, New- York. 



Oldmixon Clingstone. Large, roundish-oval, suture dis- 

 tinct only at apex, fruit slightly larger on one side ; sur- 

 face yellowish white, dotted with red, or with a red 

 cheek; flesh juicy, rich, with a high flavor. Ripens first 

 of autumn. This is one. of the finest of clingstone peaches 



Section III. Leaves with benifokm glands. 



Sub-section I. Flowers small. 



Catherine Cling. Large, roundish-oval, swollen most on 

 one side, with a small point at apex; surface pale yellowish- 

 green, thickly dotted and with a cheek of red, with darker 

 streaks ; flesh firm, dark red at the stone, juicy, rich, fine. 

 Season, late. Of English origin. The fruit of this va- 

 riety, and of the Old Newington, and Oldmixon Cling, 

 considerably resemble each other, but all diner in the 

 glands of the leaves. 



Heath. (Syra. Heath Cling, White Heath.) Very large, 

 oblong-oval,' the largest specimens nearly round, with a 

 large, conspicuous point at the apex; suture distinct on 

 one side ; surface quite downy, pale yellowish white, 

 sometimes faintly tinged with red next the sun ; flesh ex- 

 ceedingly juicy, becoming melting, with a sweet, very 

 high, rich, and excellent flavor ; leaves large, wavy, deep 

 green, slightly crenate. Season, very late, about mid- 

 autumn, and the fruit may be kept nearly till winter. At 

 the north, it matures fully in the warmest seasons only ; 

 and never attains its full size, which is about three inches 

 in diameter, unless much thinned on the branches, to 

 effect which a thorough shortening-in is by far the best 

 mode. Origin, Maryland. Tree quite hardy and vigo« 

 rous. Ill southern Virginia, the Heath is rather an uh- 

 20 



