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THE PEACH. 



Old Newington. 

 Newington. Large Newington. 



A celebrated English Clingstone, which has been in cultivation more 

 than two hundred years, and still is perhaps the best in the English cli- 

 mate. Although excellent, it is not so generally esteemed here as the 

 Large White Cling and Oldmixon Clingstone. Leaves serrated, without 

 glands. Flowers large. 



Fruit large, roundish, the suture slight. Skin pale yellowish white, 

 with a fine red cheek, marked with streaks of darker red. Flesh pale 

 yellowish white, deep red at the stone, to which it always adheres very 

 firmly; melting, juicy, and rich. Ripens about the 15th of September. 



Orange Clingstone. 



The Orange Cling is a very large, handsome, and excellent fruit, 

 somewhat resembling the Lemon Cling in color, but globular in form, 

 rather richer in flavor, and quite a distinct sort. Leaves large, serrated, 

 without glands Flowers small. 



Fruit large, round, the suture distinctly marked, and extending 

 nearly round the fruit, swollen point at the top, none. Skin deep orange, 

 with a rich dark-red cheek. Flesh dark yellow, rather firm, juicy, with 

 rich, vinous flavor. September. 



Osceola. 



Origin, Macon Co., Ga. Belongs to the Indian type. Flowers large. 



Fruit medium, round. Suture medium, golden yellow, with an 

 orange cheek, and a few reddish veins. Flesh yellow, stained and 

 streaked with dull red, sweet, pleasant. Freestone. Last of Sep- 

 tember. 



Owen. 



Owen's Lemon Rareripe. 



Origin, garden of J. Owen, Cambridge, Mass. Glands globose. 

 Flowers small. 



Fruit large, roundish. Suture large. Skin rich yellow, mostly 

 covered with dark red or purplish red in the sun. Flesh yellow, red at 

 the stone, tender, very juicy, of a delicious saccharine and slightly sub- 

 acid flavor. Freestone. Middle to last of September. 



There is another Owen, originated in Habersham Co., Ga., which is 

 described as having globose glands. 



Fruit medium. Skin creamy white, downy. Flesh white to the 

 stone, juicy, melting, sweet, and rich. Freestone. September. 



Pavie de Pompone. 



Monstrous Pomponne. 

 Monstrous Pavie. 

 Pavie de Pomponne Grosse. 

 Pavie Monstrueux. 



A large old French Clingstone. 

 The tree is of very strong growth, 

 ers large. 



Pavie Rouge de Pomponne. 

 Pavie Camu. 

 Gros Melocoton. 

 Gros Persique Rouge. 



The fruit is very solid in flesh. 

 Leaves with reniform glands. Flow- 



