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plentiful. The tree is a good bearer; and takes well 

 on the muscle stock. 



Miller, in one of his editions, describes the red 

 Magdalen as Madeleine Courson with large jiowers. 

 This the writer knows nothing of ; though it is said 

 to be in the collection of Miller of Bristol. In a 

 French catalogue, the Madeleine Courson is men- 

 tioned as being a variety of the Madeleine tardive, 

 with small flowers, and ripening in October ; but as 

 no description is given of the leaves, nor whether 

 subject to mildew, its identity is uncertain. 



An east aspect is most suitable for this peach, 

 though Miller says, this exposure is more liable to 

 mildew than any other, and so it may be in damp or 

 low situations ; but much depends on the soil and 

 season. The red Magdalen may be forced under 

 glass, but it cannot be recommended for that pur- 

 pose. 



17. Millet* s Mignonne P. — Ripens about the 

 beginning of September. This is another favourite 

 peach. The leaves and flowers are like those of the 

 red Magdalen ; fruit middle size, nearly round, with 

 a small rising on one side of a shallow furrow : colour 

 a fine but not a deep red on the sun side, pale green 

 on the other. The pulp is white, melting, and full 

 of a rich pleasant juice, parting from the stone, which 

 is red. It forms a handsome tree, and with care 

 may be kept healthy. It is a prolific bearer, and 

 takes well on the muscle stock ; forces well in pots, 

 or otherwise, as was most successfully done by 

 Mr. Brown, gardener to the late Lord Cremorne, at 



