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red streaks near the stone, from which it separates 

 freely, and the stone is small, ovate, and very rough. 

 The leaves are crenate, with globose glands, and the 

 flowers deep-coloured and large. It is ripe the end of 

 August and beginning of September. The name of 

 Mignonne is said to have been given to it by one of the 

 kings of France on account of its excellence ; others 

 are Grimwood's Eoyal George, Large French Mignonne, 

 Padley's Early Purple, Eoyal Kensington, Yeloutee de 

 Merlet, and Vineuse, 



The Eoyal George is a good peach, above the 

 medium size, round, juicy, rich, and fine-flavoured. 

 The colour is yellowish-white, speckled with red, and 

 deeply marbled with red on the sunny side. The 

 suture is deep, especially near the apex, the flesh 

 melting, yellowish-white, red round the stone, and 

 separating from it. The stone is ovate, and slightly 

 furrowed, the leaves of the tree doubly serrated, without 

 glands, and the flowers small. It is ripe the end of 

 August and beginning of September, and should have a 

 place in every garden. Other names by which it is 

 known are Millet's Mignonne, French Chancellor, and 

 Early Eoyal George. It is a good sort for forcing, but 

 in cold, wet seasons it is subject to mildew, and should 

 therefore be planted on a dry soil, in a warm, sheltered 

 spot. It is inaccurately called Eed Magdalen. 



Barrington is an excellent, rather large, and very 

 handsome peach, a little elongated in form, and some- 

 what pointed at the summit. It is melting, juicy, and 

 very rich in flavour. The colour is pale yellowish-green, 

 turning to deep marbled red on the sunny side. The 

 suture is moderately deep along one side, and the flesh 

 is yellowish- white, a little streaked with crimson round 

 the stone. The stone parts from the flesh, and is of 

 medium size, ovate, with a sharp point ; it is very rough 

 and dark-coloured. The fruit is ripe by the middle 

 of September, and is very handsome in appearance. 

 Another name for it is Buckingham Mignonne. 



The Bellegarde, or Violette Hative^ is a delicious 

 peach, of very good size, round, regular, and handsome in 



