THE PEACH. 



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Royal Charlotte. 



New Royal Charlotte. Lord Fauconberg's Mignonne. 



Grirnwood's Royal Charlotte. Madeleine Rouge Tardive. 



New Early Purple. Madeleine Rouge a Moyenne Fleur. 



Lord Nelson's. Madeleine a Petite Fleur. 



A very excellent Peach, and a favorite variety with all European 

 gardeners. Its leaves are more coarsely and deeply serrated than those 

 of other varieties. Leaves serrated, without glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit rather large, inclining to ovate, being rather broader at the 

 base than at the top ; the suture of moderate size. Skin pale greenish 

 white, with a deep red marbled cheek. Flesh white, but pale red at the 

 stone ; melting, juicy, rich, and excellent. Beginning of September. 

 Freestone. 



Royal George. 



Early Royal George. Red Magdalen. 



Millet's Mignonne. Madeleine Rouge a Petite Fleur. 



Lockyer's Mignonne. French Chancellor, incorrectly, of some. 



Griffin's Mignonne. Early Bourdine, " " 



Superb. Double Swalsh, " " 



Few of the early Peaches surpass in flavor and beauty the Royal 

 George. It is one of the finest European varieties. It is a regular and 

 moderate bearer. Leaves serrated, without glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit above the middle size, or rather large, globular, broad, and de- 

 pressed, the suture deep and broad at the top, and extending round two- 

 thirds of the fruit. Skin pale or white, thickly sprinkled with red dots, 

 and the cheek of a broad, rich, deep red, slightly marbled. Flesh whit- 

 ish, but very red at the stone, melting, juicy, very rich, and of the high- 

 est flavor. From the 20th to the last of August. Freestone. 



Scott's Early Red. 



Scott's Early Red is a variety of a very excellent flavor, and a pro- 

 lific bearer, which was received from New Jersey. Leaves with ob- 

 scure globose glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish, a little depressed, the suture dis- 

 tinctly marked, but not deep. Skin pale greenish white, but much 

 covered with red, which is mottled with fawn-colored dots. Flesh whitish, 

 very juicy, with a rich and luscious flavor. Middle of August. Freestone. 



Scott's Magnate. 



A noble variety of the Red Rareripe. Glands reniform. 



Fruit very large, round, depressed. Skin pale yellow, with a dark- 

 red cheek. Flesh white, luscious, and well-flavored. Ripens early in 

 September. (Prince's MS.) 



Scott's Nectar. 



Another very fine seedling from the Red Rareripe. Glands globose. 



Fruit large, round, somewhat depressed. Color red shaded on pale 

 yellow ground, and bright red next the sun. Flesh white, very sweet, 

 and of the highest flavor. Ripens early in September. (Prince's MS.) 



