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Crimson Galande, medium size, often large, deep crimson, melting, rich and 



deliciously flavored ; a freestone of the most hardy and vigorous habit. 



Middle of Aug. 

 Dagmar, large, melting and rich, skin very downy and of a deep crimson; 



very handsome. Early in Aug. 

 Dr. Hogg, large, firm, yet melting, often stained with red under the skin, flavor 



rich and sugary ; a freestone, hard}', vigorous and most prolific. Beginning 



of Aug. 

 Early Albert, large, nearly oval, melting and excellent; succeeds Early York, 

 Earlv Alfred, above medium size, melting, rich and juicy ; a most delicious 



early peach. Beginning of Aug. 

 Early Silver, very large, melting and rich, with a vinous flavor. Ripe 



iDeginning of Aug. 

 Early Leopofd. medium size, pale yellow and red ; very rich and excellent. 



Ripe beginning of Aug. 

 Early Victoria, a seedling from Early York, larger, earlier and hardier, pale 



in color; very delicious; ripens with Hale's 

 Falcon, a large peach from the " White Nectarine," pale in color, with a 



piquant flavor. Middle of Aug. 

 Golden Eagle, from a late seedling peach, from " Crawford's Late," it is rather 



lemon color than golden, is of a rich piquant flavor, very large, measuring 



10 inches round, from potted tree ; it ripens the first week in Oct. 

 Goshawk, a very large peach from "Cooledge's Favorite," color pale, flavor 



exquisite; early in Sept. This is the finest mid-season peach known. 

 Lady Palmerston, large, melting and very good, skin greenish yellow, marbled 



with crimson, very handsome, flesh pale yellow. This fine peach ripens 



the end of Sept. 

 Lord Palmerston. See Class 1st. 



Magdala, size medium, coJor creamy white, marbled and blotched with crim- 

 son ; flavor, a combination of the peach and nectarine. August 

 Merlin, a large, luscious, pale peach from " Early Grosse Mignonne," flavor 



particularly rich. Early in August. 

 Osprey, a very large peach from '' Pavie de Pompone," sister to "Princess of 



Wales," but ten or twelve days later. Beginning of Oct. 

 Prince of Wales, very large, color deep crimson, melting, rich and excellent; 



a very fine peach. Middle of Sept. 

 Princess of Wales, very large ; one of the largest and best peaches known, and 



one of the most beautiful, its color cream with a rosy cheek, melting, rich 



and excellent. End of Sept. 

 River's Early York, medium size, skin marbled with red, flesh melting and 



juicy; very delicious. 

 Radclyflfe, a very large peach from " Desse Tardive;" pale, flavor excellent. 



End of Sept. and early in Oct. 

 Sea Eagle, a very large peach from " Early Silver," pale in color and of high 



flavor: it ripens end of Aug. 

 Stanwick Early York, medium size, bright crimson color; the most delicious 



of peaches, raised between Stanwick Nectarine and Early York Peach 

 The Nectarine Peach. Very large, pointed, with a smooth nectarine-like skin ; 



flesh melting, rich and racy. It was raised from a stone of a Dutch Nec- 

 tarine, and has a peculiar delicious flavor. Middle of Sept. 



Additional List of Peaches. 



(w.) W'hite Flesh. (y.) Yellow Flesh. (c.) Cling Stone. 



Alberge, (y.) Druid Hill, (w.) " Kerby's Favorite, (y.) 



Atlanta, {w.) Early Grosse Mignon- Late Yellow Alberge, 



Bickford's Cling, (c.) ne, (iv.) (Oct. Yellow or Al- 



Columbia, (y.) Fetter's White, (w.) ger's Winter.) 



Cooledge's Favorite, (w.) Gen. Hancock, (c.) Late Admirable, [iv.) 



Davis' Cling, (c.) Howlett, (w.) Petit's Imperial. 



Desse Tardive, * Hopkin's Mammoth, (i^.) Rodman's Cling, (c.) 



