158 DESCRIPTIONS 



B. Flowers small. 

 16. BREVOORT. 



Brcvoort's Seedling. 



Fruit of the medium size, round ; suture distinct and deep at the apex. Color whitish ; 

 cheek bright red. Flesh white, slightly red at the stone. High flavored and regarded 

 by Downing as one of the most delicious of peaches. It bears regularly moderate crops 

 and ripens the first of September. 

 Originated with Henry Brevoort, Esq. of New-York. 



17. EARLY NEWINGTON FREESTONE. 



JVewington Peach. Early JVcwington. 



Fruit large, with a distinct suture, and slightly unsymmetrical. Color pale yellowish 

 white, dotted and streaked with red ; cheek red. Flesh white ; red at the stone ; slightly 

 adherent, but in different degrees; juicy and melting, with a fine vinous flavor. J. J. 

 Thomas remarks, that it is an early, valuable variety, ripening immediately after the 

 Serrate Early York. Tree a moderate bearer. 



18. MORRIS WHITE. 



Morris White Rareripe. White Rareripe. Lady Ann Steward. 

 Fruit of the medium size, oval or roundish oval ; suture small. Yellowish white, some- 

 times tinged with purple in the sun. Flesh firm and white, melting and juicy Ripens 

 early in Autumn. 



The Morris White is very generally esteemed and cultivated, and is a very fine fruit 

 where the climate is suitable, as in the neighborhood of Philadelphia. The White Impe- 

 rial, however, is regarded as a better kind for New-York. It is of American origin, and 

 ripens the middle of September. 



Class II. Flesh dull yellow. 



Section I. Leaves crenate, glands globose. 



A. Flowers small. 



19. EARLY CRAWFORD. 



Crawford's Early Mclocoton. 



Fruit very large, roundish oval; pointed at the apex; suture shallow. Color yellow; 

 cheek red. Flesh juicy and rich, slightly acid. Ripens at the beginning of Autumn. 

 Late production. 



