THE PEACH. 627 
Flowers small. Fruit large, roundish; suture indistinct. Skin 
greenish-white, marbled, and shaded with crimson in the sun. 
Flesh white, pink at the stone, very melting, juicy, brisk, rich, 
and luscious. Freestone. Ripens from middle to last of Sep- 
tember. (Hov. Mag.) = 
ia ; _ Sromp raz Wornp. 
Fruit very latge, Toundish, a little oblong. Skin creamy- 
white, with a bright-red cheek; suture shallow, rather more 
than half round. Flesh white, juicy, and high-flavoured ; very 
productive. A fine market variety. : 
‘ Van Zanpr’s Supers, ; ¢ 
Originated in the garden of R. B. Van Zandt, Long Island, 
Fruit medium size, oval. Skin nearly smooth, white, delicately 
marbled with red, giving it a waxen hue; the beauty an 
smoothness of the skin approximate in appearance to that of a 
nectarine. Flesh. melting and delicious; separates from the 
stone. Ripens in August. Very productive. (Wm. R. i 
MS.) “This is the true variety, and distinct from the one for 
merly described in this -work. 
Watter’s Earzy. 
Walter’s Early is esteemed as one of the most popular early 
varieties for orchards in New Jersey, where it originated. It is 
remarkably well adapted to the light sandy soil of that State, 
bearing abundant crops of:excellent fruit. 
Leaves with globose glands. Fruit large, roundish. Skin 
white, with arich red cheek. Flesh whitish, a little touched 
with red at the stone, melting, juicy, sweet, and of very agree- 
able flavour. Ripens about the 20th of August. 
Waxsurton ADMIRABLE, 
yy An English variety, which is found very good here. 
Flowers small. Fruit-large, roundish ; suture medium. Skin 
greenish-white, finely shaded with dark-red in the sun. Flesh. 
white, a little stained at the stone; juicy, melting, with a rich, 
sweet flavour. Middle and last, of September. 
Waro’s Late Freez. 
A fine late American variety; vigorous and productive , 
valuable for market. Glands reniform. Flowers small. Fruit 
rather large, roundish, inclining to oval. Skin white, with a 
beautiful crimson cheek. Flesh white, slightly tinged with red 
at the stone, juicy, melting, rich, and excellent. Freestone. 
First of October. Weld’s Freestone may prove the same. 
