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oval, and its colour a pale yellow. A tree of this variety pro- 

 duced fruit with me the last season for the first time. It is 

 much esteemed in the country where it originated, and will 

 no doubt be equally so here ; but the opportunities of testing 

 it have as yet been too limited to allow me to speak decidedly 

 of its qualities from personal investigation. 



OLDMIXON FREESTONE. Pe. cat. 

 Oldmixon clearstone. Coxe. 

 This tree produces small flowers ; the fruit is of large size, 

 and the form flat or compressed. The colour of the skin is 

 white where shaded, with a red cheek on the sunny side ; and 

 it is deemed quite a beautiful fruit. The flesh is tender, rich, 

 juicy, and luscious. Its period of ripening is August. 



OLDMIXON CLINGSTONE. Fr. cat. Coxe. 

 Catharine ? Auth. 

 This is said to be an imported variety, brought to this 

 country by Sir John Oldmixon, to which the title here 

 adopted was applied, for the purpose of distinction, in the 

 absence of a knowledge of its true name, a point which I trust 

 I shall be enabled ere long to solve. It is a very fine fruit, 

 and is raised in great quantities for the supply of the markets ; 

 it is round, of large size, and has a beautiful red cheek next 

 the sun ; the flowers are of small size. It bears carriage well, 

 and ripens the first week in September. 



FAVOURITE RED. Pr. cat. 



Favourite. Coxe. 

 This tree has small flowers ; the fruit, on the contrary, is 

 of large size, the form oblong, and the flesh tender and rich. 

 The skin is red and white, and the fruit of beautiful appear- 

 ance. It is a freestone variety, and at maturity early in 

 August. 



GREEN NUTMEG. Pr. cat. 

 Early Anne. Coxe. Lend, Hort. cat. Anne. Mil. For. 

 '^This variety is said to have originated in Berkshire, (Eng- 

 land,) and I do not find it described by Duhamel or any other 



