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not the true Chancellilre of Duhamel, which 

 latter has large flowers. An excellent peach, 

 although less delicate in texture than many- 

 others. Synonyms — Stevjart's late galande, Late 

 chancellor, Noisette, Edgar's late melting. The 

 Late purple (Pourpree tardive) is also closely 

 allied. 



Early Anne. — Leaves doubly serrated; glands 

 none; flowers large, almost white; flesh melting, 

 very white, parting freely from the stone ; colour 

 very pale, almost white ; flavour excellent ; size 

 rather below medium ; form round. An old in- 

 habitant of our gardens. Of English origin. 

 Ripe the middle of August. The best of our 

 extra early sorts, as the Red and White nut- 

 megs, although equally early, are deficient in 

 size and flavour. 



Flat peach of China — Cultivated more for the 

 singularity of its form than for anything else. 

 It is, however, well adapted for forcing in pots. 

 As Chinese peaches are, now being introduced, 

 we may, with a view to prevent confusion so 

 ar, observe that the Java peach (Peen-to), and 

 Chinese peach of some catalogues, are synonyms 

 of the Flat peach of China. 



George the Fourth. — We notice this sort, which 

 is said to be the most popular peach for garden 

 culture in the United States, and has been for 

 some years grown in Britain, where it has not 

 turned out to the expectations of any one, either 

 as a house or open wall tree ; thus corroborat- 

 ing the opinion so honestly given by Mr Down- 

 ing (vide p. 506). We were led to try it from 

 the high character given it by Mr Lindley, 

 "Guide to the Orchard," p. 258. Both in 

 England and Scotland, in the peach-house and 

 on the open wall, did it alike disappoint us. 



Late Warburton. — Glands globose; size large; 

 form roundish oval ; colour pale yellow where 

 shaded, bright red where fully exposed to the 

 sun ; flesh melting, yellowish white, and of very 

 superior^flavour. This excellent new peach pro- 

 mises to equal if not excel all our late sorts, 

 ripening about the middle or end of September. 

 Synonyms — Warburton seedling, Warburton Ad- 

 mirable. 



Madeleine de Courson. — Leaves doubly ser- 

 rated ; glands none ; flowers large ; flesh very 

 pale white, with a tinge of red next the stone, 

 from which it separates freely ; flavour rich and 

 vinous ; size rather under medium ; form round ; 

 colour pale yellowish where shaded, beautiful 

 red where exposed to the sun ; stone rather 

 large in proportion to the size of the fruit, but 

 not so much so as to be objectionable, the ex- 

 cellence of the fruit overbalancing this apparent 

 defect. Ripe end of August and beginning of 

 September. Synonyms — French Magdalen, Ma- 

 deleine rouge, Rouge paysanne. Of this peach Mr 

 Lindley observes : " This is a very excellent 

 peach, and ought to be found in every good col- 

 lection of fruit. It is the True red Magdalen of 

 Miller, and as such should never have given way 

 to the one now cultivated under that name ; 

 but, like the Elruge and Red Roman nectarines 

 of that author, the ignorance of some and the 

 indolence of others have allowed far inferior 

 fruits to usurp their names." This is a very 

 old and favourite French fruit. 



Malta. — Leaves doubly serrated ; glands 

 none; flowers large; flesh melting; greenish 

 yellow, slightly stained with purple next the 

 stone, from which it parts freely ; size medium; 

 suture broad and shallow along one side, slightly 

 marked on the other; colour pale greenish yellow 

 on the shaded side, marked with blotches of dull 

 purplish red where fully exposed. Ripe end of 

 August and beginning of September. Fruit 

 bears carriage, and keeps well after being 

 gathered. An excellent hardy sort, well cal- 

 culated for the coldest situations peaches are 

 attempted to be grown in. Italian of some. 



Mignonne grosse. — The king of peaches. Leaves 

 crenate ; glands globose ; flowers large ; flesh 

 melting, pale yellow, reddish next the stone, 

 from which it readily separates ; size large ; 

 form roundish-depressed ; suture moderately 

 deep ; flavour of the highest order ; ripe about 

 the middle of September ; colour yellowish in 

 the shade, very deep red where fully exposed to 

 the sun. An excellent bearer, whether in the 

 peach-house or on the open wall; less subject to 

 mildew than most other French sorts. It is 

 also one of our best forcers. From the delicate 

 texture of the fruit, it requires careful packing 

 when subject to long carriage. Producing va- 

 rieties from its kernels very similar to itself, 

 which may partly, as well as its great excellence, 

 account for the long list of synonyms ; for, as 

 we have remarked in the case of the apple and 

 pear, no surer criterion can be given of the 

 superior quality of a fruit than the number of 

 names it is cultivated under. English syno- 

 nyms. — Early May, Early French, Neil's early 

 purple, NeaVs early purple, Ronald's early gal- 

 ande, Ronald's seedling galande, Foster's, Fos- 

 ter's early, Early vineyard, Superb royal, Trans- 

 parent, Kensington, Royal Kensington, Royal 

 sovereign, Johnston's early purple, Johnston's 

 purple avant, Padley's early purple, Purple 

 avant, Early purple avant, Purple hative, Swiss 

 mignonne, Large French mignonne, Mignonne, 

 Grimwood's Royal George, Grimwood's new Royal 

 George. French synonyms — Vineuse, Veloutee, 

 Veloutee de Merlet, Pourpree hative of some, 

 Avant, Belle bausse, Belle bauce, Belle beaute, La 

 Royal of some, Vineuse de Fromentin, &c. Of 

 this fine peach Downing remarks : " The Grosse 

 mignonne is certainly the 'world-renowned' of 

 peaches. In France (its native country), in 

 England, in America — in short, everywhere, 

 it is esteemed as one of the most delicious of 

 varieties." 



Mignonne petite. — Leaves crenate ; glands 

 kidney-shaped ; flowers small ; flesh white, 

 reddish towards the stone, from which it sepa- 

 rates freely; size below medium; form round- 

 ish, compressed near the stalk ; suture deep, 

 extending the whole length of the fruit, ending 

 in an obtuse nipple ; flavour excellent ; colour 

 yellowish white where shaded, fine red where 

 fully exposed to the sun. Ripe beginning to 

 middle of August. A very desirable early fruit. 

 Synonyms — Early mignonne, Small mignonne, 

 Mignonnette, Peche de Troyes, Double de Troyes. 



Noblesse. — A peach next to the Grosse mig- 

 nonne in deserved popularity. Leaves doubly 

 serrated ; glands none ; flowers large ; flesh 



