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to the middle of October, and may be kept till the beginning 

 of November ; but will require artificial heat to bring it to per- 

 fection in England. 



3. Morris's Med Freestone, and 



4. Morris s White Freestone, These are fine early Peaches, 

 coming to perfection from the beginning to the middle 

 of August, of the class denominated Rare Ripe Peaches * 

 Flavour very good. The two fruits come into season nearly 

 at the same time, and are much alike in size and shape. 



5. Morrisania Pound Peach, or Hoffman s Peach. The 

 buds of this kind were procured from Gouverneur Morris, 

 at Morrisania, a few miles from New York. It is an excellent 

 Peach, with a free stone ; fruit very large, weighing from 

 twelve to fourteen ounces, very juicy and delicious. It 

 comes in late, about the middle of October. Martin 

 Hoffman, Esq. informed me that this Peach originated with 

 him, that it came up from a stone, by accident, in his meadow 

 on York Island, and that Mr. Morris took buds from the 

 original plant. It is one of our finest Fall Peaches, and is in 

 great repute. It will require artificial heat to bring it to per- 

 fection in England. 



6. New York White Clingstone. This is a rich, juicy, soft, 

 clingstone Peach, and by many preferred to every other kind. 

 The juice is very rich and sweet ; the flesh is white with a 

 very slight tinge of red. Ripe about the end of August, or 

 beginning of September. 



7- Mammoth Peach, or Saartye Mout Peach, or Aunt 



* The Rare Ripe Peaches are those with free stones, which ripen early in 

 the season. Fall Peaches, afterwards mentioned, are generally (but not always), 

 clingstones, and ripen in October. 



