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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



dark red in the sun ; flesh greenish-white, tender, melting, 

 full of rich, slightly acid juice. Ripens June 20th. Free. 



Walter's Early. — Glands globose ; flowers small; fruit 

 above medium ; color nearly white, with a fine, red cheek ; 

 flesh whitish, slightly red at the stone, melting, juicy, 

 sweet, aud fine flavored; not so easily injured by frost as 

 some others ; likes sandy soil ; succeeds as far South as 

 Mobile. Ripens July 1st. Free. 



Early IVewington Free. — Glands globose, flowers large ; 

 fruit medium to large, round ; suture distinct ; skin dull 

 yellowish- white, dotted and streaked with red, cheek rich 

 red; flesh white, red at the stone, to which it partially 

 adheres ; juicy, melting, and vinous. Ripens early in 

 July. 



George 4th. — Glands globose; flowers small; fruit 

 large, round, with broad suture ; skin white, dotted with 

 red, cheek rich dark red ; flesh pale, meltiDg, very juicy, 

 with rich, luscious flavor; stone small. Ripens July 10th. 

 Free. 



Gross Mignonne. — Glands globose ; flowers large ; fruit 

 large, roundish, apex depressed ; suture distinct ; skin 

 dull white, mottled with red, and with a purplish-red 

 cheek ; flesh red at the stone, melting, juicy, with a rich 

 vinous flavor ; stone small and very rough ; perhaps the 

 best freestone peach in cultivation. Ripens July 10th. 

 Free. 



Crawford's Early. — Glands globose; flowers small; 

 fruit yellowish-white, with a fine red cheek ; flesh yellow, 

 melting, sweet, and excellent. Ripens middle of July. 

 Free. 



Belle de Beaucaire. — Glands globose ; flowers small ; 

 fruit very large, roundish, with a protruding point ; suture 

 shallow, but distinctly marked; skin yellowish-green, 

 with a red cheek ; flesh pale greenish-yellow, red at the 

 stone, a little coarse, but melting and delicious, full of 



