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Early Newington Free, medium to large, white with a red cheek, high fla- 

 vored ; ripen's immediately after Early York. 



Early Red Troth's, medium size, bright red cheek, flesh red at the stone, juicy, 

 sweet and good. End of July. 



Early Tillotson, medium to large, white nearly covered "with red, fle'sh melting, 

 juicy, rich and excellent. Early in Aug. 



Early York, (Serrate Early York), medium to large, greenish white, covered 

 in the ?un with purplish red ; juicy, rich and excellent. Beginning Aug. 



Early Alexander, medium size, rithly colored and delicious flavor, three weeks 

 earlier than Hale's Early ; the earliest of all peaches. Ripe July 4th. 



Engle's Downing, (Cling), this is said to be the earliest of all peaches, ripe 

 before Wilder and Saunders; first quality and finely colored. Ripe 

 July 4th. 



Engle's Saunders, (Cling), a few days afier Downing and two weeks in advance 

 of Hale's ; first quality and finely colored. Ripe July 10th. 



Engle's Wilder, (Cling), this is larger than Downing and Saunders, a little 

 later, ten days earlier than Hale's ; first quality and finely colored. Ripe 

 July 4th. 



Fleitas or Yellow St. John, medium to large, roundish, inclined to oblong, 

 skin creamy white, with a slight blush, flesh white, tinged with red next 

 the stone ; juicy, melting, sweet, rich and excellent Aug. 12th. 



Fox's Seedling, round, white with a red cheek, melting, juicy, sweet and good. 

 Middle of Sept. 



George the Fourth, large, white with a red cheek, flesh pale, juicy and deli- 

 cious; tree vigorous and prolific ; an excellent peach. Middle of Aug. 



Governor Garland, from Arkansas, recommended as the earliest of peaches, 

 large, bright rosy cheek ; delicious flavor. 



Gray, Rare Ripe, a very large fruit with a red cheek, ripe about the end of Sep- 

 tember ; a beautiful fruit. 



Grosse Mignonne, large, greenish yellow mottled with red, with purplish red 

 cheek, flesh melting, juicy and rich ; tree vigorous and prolific. Middle 

 of A us:. •. 



Hale's Early, medium size, nearly round, skin greenish white, covered and 

 mottled with red, juicy, rich and sweet ; early and good 



Heath Free, largest size, greenish white with purplish red cheek, melting, 

 juicy, subacid flavor ; tree very vigorous and productive Middle of Sept. 



Honeywell's Early, fruit medium, nearly globular, greenish white nearly 

 covered with light and dark red, flesh wnitish, juicy, half me'ting, sweet, 

 rich, vinous ; aaheres partly to the stone ; one of the earliest new 

 peaches. 



Hynes Surprise. 



Jarrett's Late White, an immense late peach. "It is nine inches in circum- 

 ference, nearly round, greenish white with cream on sunny side, flesh 

 white, juicy, rich, slightly acid; ripens with Smocks or a little later; one 

 of the finest peaches." 



Keyport Late White, large, slight blush on cheek, white flesh ; great bearer ; 

 fine for canning, ripens with Smocks. 



Lord Palmerston, a magnificent, large, very late peach, has been grown 12^ 

 inches in circumferencie and weighed 17 ounces. It is one of Mr. Rivers' 

 Seedlings. Fruit very large, of a rather pale color, having a little red on 

 the sunny sides, flesh firm and richly flavored. 



Large Early York, large, white with a red cheek, flesh juicy and delicious; 

 tree vigorous and a profuse bearer, an excellent variety. Middle ot Aug. 



La Grange, large, greenish white, slightly reddened in the sun, flesh pale, juicy, 

 rich and sweet ; a very desirable late peach. Beirinning of Oct 



Morris White, medium size, creamy white, tinged with red in the sun ; flesh 

 juicy and delicious ; tree a good grower and prolific ; excellent for preserv- 

 ing. Beginning of Sept. 



Moore's Favorite, larger, but similar in appearance to Old Mixon, a few days 

 earlier ; one of the very finest peaches of its season. End of Aug. 



Mountain Rose, larger and superior to Troth's and ripens with that favorite 

 variety ; very popular. 



Musser, one of the new early peaches. 



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