DESCRIPTIONS OF PEACHES. 155 



DESCRIPTION OF SOME MOST VALUABLE VARIETIES OF PEACHES FOR 

 THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. 



I. Freestones. Flesh light colored. 



A. Flowers large. 



1. MAGDALEN. 



Madeleine de Courson. Red Magdalen. True Red Magdalen. French Magdalen. Madeliene Rouge- 



Fruit rather less than the medium size, round. Color rather white ; cheek of a lively 



red. Flesh white, and reddish at the stone ; juicy, with a rich vinous flavor. Ripens 



near the middle of August. 



The Magdalen is regarded as a valuable peach, being both excellent and productive, as 

 well as hardy. It is of French origin and not extensively known in this country. 



2. EARLY YORK. 



Early York of Downing. Large Early York. Serrate Early York of Thomas. 



Fruit of the medium size, roundish ; suture slight; form symmetrical. Color rather pale 

 red, and thickly dotted; in the sun, dark red. Flesh greenish white ; tender and melt- 

 ing ; juicy and rich. Ripens near the middle of August to the first of September. 

 The Early York has been cultivated extensively in the peach growing States, and is 



one of the most popular early peaches. Downing remarks that it should have a place in 



every garden. 



3. NOBLESSE. Plate 69. 

 Vanguard. Mellish Favorite. 

 Fruit of the medium size or larger, roundish or oblong, terminating at the apex in a dis- 

 tinct acute point. Color pale yellow, with a greenish tinge, and rather clouded, and 

 shaded with a dull red in the sun ; deeper around the apex. Flesh pale greenish white; 

 juicy, with a high and rich flavor. Stone rather small, around which there are a few 

 radiations of red. 



The Noblesse is of English origin, and has ever borne a high reputation for its good 

 qualities. It ripens the last of August. The tree is hardy and productive. 



4. MALTA 



Fruit rather large ; suture broad and shallow, Color pale green, but dotted or mottled 

 with dull purple in the sun. Flesh greenish, slightly red at the stone; juicy and 

 melting; sub-acid, with a fine vinous flavor. It bears moderately. Ripens the last of 

 August. 



