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PEACHES. 



rich, juicy, and vinous, and its colour white, but of a pale red 

 next to the stone, which is of small size. It is at maturity in 

 September. 



YELLOW ALBERGE CLINGSTONE. Pr. cat. 



Yellow Alberge. For. Pavie Alberge. Duh. 

 Persais d^Angoumois. Duh. S5ni. 

 Pavie jaum. Lond. Hort, cat. 



Persecque jaune. Yellow Persique. « 



The leaves of this tree are attended with reniform glands' j' 

 the flowers are small, being not more than seven or eight lines 

 in breadth ; the fruit is of fine size and beautiful form, often 

 measuring two to two and a half inches in its greatest diameter, 

 by one or two lines less in height ; it is furrowed on one side 

 by a rather deep suture, one border of which is more project- 

 ing than the other; and it is terminated at the head by a very 

 conspicuous mamelon. The skin is velvety, yellow where 

 shaded, and speckled with a considerable number of small 

 reddish points, which become more numerous as they approach 

 the sunny side, where they are so close to each other that 

 they give it entirely a reddish hue ; the flesh is firm, rather 

 dry, and almost breaking ; its colour is yellow, except around 

 the stone, to which it strongly adheres, and where it is a rather 

 dark red. In the first edition of Duhamel it is mentioned that 

 it becomes very melting, but this is not the case in the vicinity 

 of Paris, where, however, it is as yet very seldom to be met 

 with, as the authors of the New Duhamel make mention. 

 The period at which this peach ripens is towards the end of 

 September. It is deemed an excellent fruit, and greatly culti- 

 vated in Angoumois, whence the author of this work received 

 it about four years since. 



LATE YELLOW ALBERGE. Pr. cat. 



Alberge jaune tardive, of French catalogues. 



This is a late clingstone variety, and one of those which I 

 have recently introduced from the south of France. It does 

 not attain to maturity until the end of September or the begin- 

 ning of October : its appearance is fair, the form somewhat 



