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greenish-white, sweet, good ; stone nearly smooth. Rather 

 early. Unproductive. English, old. 



Peterborough. Eather small, roundish ; skin nearly green, 

 with a slightly dingy reJ cheek; flesh greenish-white to 

 the stone, flavor tolerable. Very late, or nearly mid- 

 autumn. Valueless. The sort usually propagated under 

 this name in this country, although a superior sort, is not 

 genuine. 



Class II. Flesh deep yellow. 



Section I. Leaves serrate, without glands. 



Sub-section I. Flowers small. 



Hunt's Tawny. Nearly medium size, roundish-ovate, nar- 

 rowed and pointed at apex, one side slightly enlarged • 

 skin, a dark red cheek on pale orange, with numerous 

 russet specks ; flesh deep orange, rich, juicy, good. Eng- 

 lish. Valuable for its early maturity, ripening quite 

 early, or three weeks before the close of summer. Often 

 mildews badly. 



Section II. Leaves with reniform glands. 



Subsection I. Flowers small. 



Boston. (Syn. Perkins, Lewis.) Large, handsome, round- 

 ish-oval ; bright yellow, with a deep red cheek ; flesh 

 yellow to the stone, with a good, pleasant, but not very 

 high flavor. Season, medium, or about the first of au- 

 tumn. A native of Boston. 



Fairchild's. Small, round, slightly flattened at apex; skin 

 a bright red cheek on yellowish green; flesh yellow to 

 the stone, rather dry, flavor poor. Quite early, its only 

 merit. 



Pitmaston's Orange. Large, roundish-ovate, base broad, 

 apej^narrow and pointed ; surface with a dark reddish 

 cheek, slightly streaked at the margin, on rich orange ; 

 flesh deep yellow, red at the stone; juicy, rich, fine; 

 stone rather small. Bather early. 



