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aide, and tinged with green in tlie shade. 

 Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. 



Grosse Mignonne. — This delicately 

 flavoured Peach ripens about the end of 

 August and beginning of September. 

 Fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened, 

 pale greenish-yellow, mottled with red, 

 flushed with brownish-red next the sun. 

 Flowers large. Glands round. 



In some localities this variety is rather 

 dehcate and subject to mildew, but in 

 others it is healthy and quite free from 

 mildew attacks. 



Hale's Early. — A fine and deliciously 

 flavoured Peach, ripe early in August. 

 Fruit medium, round, crimson coloured 

 with darker crimson streaks, and deep 

 red on the sunny side. Flowers large. 

 Glands round. 



This is still one of the best early 

 Peaches grovvai. Also good for pot culture 

 (see p. 1040). 



Lady Palmerston. — A handsome late 

 Peach, ripe at the end of September 

 and beginning of October. Fruit large, 

 greenish-yellow, marked vsdth crimson. 

 Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. 



Late Admirable. — A fine Peach, ripe 

 at the middle and end of September. 

 Pruit very large, yellovidsh-green, marbled 

 and striped with pale and deep red, 

 especially on the sunny side. Flowers 

 small. Glands round. 



Also good for pot culture (see p. 1040). 



Salwey. — ^A good Peach ripe at the 

 end of October and beginning of Novem- 

 ber. Fruit medium, round, deep rich 

 yellow. Flowers small. Glands Mdney- 

 shaped. 



Sea Eagle. — A handsome, highly 

 flavoured Peach, ripe at the end of 

 September. Fruit very large, round, pale 

 lemon-yellow, flushed with deep red on 

 the sunny side. Flowers large. Glands 

 round. 



This is one of the best late Peaches 

 for the open air. Also good for pot culture 

 (see p. 1040). 



Walburton Admirable. — An excellent 

 late Peach, ripe from the end of Sept- 

 ember. Fruit large, round, pale yellowish- 

 green, flushed and mottled with crimson 

 on the sunny side. Flowers small. 

 Glands round. 



The tree is hardy and vigorous, and 

 usually a good bearer, except in unfavour- 

 able seasons. 



Waterloo. — A very fine richly 

 flavoured American Peach, ripe about 



the middle of July. Fruit rather large, 

 roimdish, pale greenish-yellow flushed 

 and mottled with bright red on the side 

 next the sun. 



Also good for pot culture (see p. 1040). 



List of Peaches arranged in the order 

 of ripening. Those with an asterisk (*) 

 are suitable for small gardens. 



Bipe in July * Alexander, Amsden 



June, Waterloo. 



Mipe in August 



* Hale's Early. 



Dagmar. 



' Dr. Hogg. 



* Alexandra. 



' Crimson Galande. 



* Grosse Mignonne. 



Ripe in September 



* Bellegarde. 



* Dymond. 

 Barrington. 

 Late Admirable. 

 Gladstone. 



Ad- 



* Walburton 

 mirable. 

 Sea Eagle. 

 Golden Eagle. 

 Lady Palmerston. 



Mi/pe in October 



Salwey. 



Royal George and Noblesse, both fine 

 Peaches, ripe at the end of August, have 

 been omitted from the list as they are 

 very much subject to mildew; and Lord 

 Palmerston, although a fine-looking Peach, 

 is as a rule quite useless except for cook- 

 ing purposes. 



Nectaeines 



Darvvin. — A rich-flavoured handsome 

 Orange Nectarine, ripe early in August. 

 The fruits are large, and borne in great 

 abmidance. 



Dryden. — Fruit large, dark red on the 

 sunny side, pale green in the shade, flesh 

 white, very sweet, juicy, and of excellent 

 flavour, one of the very best Nectarines. 



Early Rivers. — A deliciously flavoured 

 Nectarine, ripe about the middle of July, 

 or about 3 weeks before Lord Napier, 

 hitherto the earliest Nectarine known. 

 The fruit is large, and brilliant bronzy- 

 red in colour. 



The tree is hardy and vigorous, and 

 bears abundantly. 



Goldoni. — A rich and juicy Nectarine, 

 ripe early in August. Fruit medium, 

 bright orange -yellow, streaked and spotted 

 with crimson on the side exposed to the 

 sun. 



The tree is hardy and vigorous, and 

 bears well. Also good for pot culture (see 

 p. 1040). 



