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Doctor Hogg. — True. Flowers large ; leaves slightly serrated, 

 with kidney glands ; fruit medium to large, very round ; skin 

 pale on the shaded side, with a pretty crimson flush on the 

 exposed side ; flesh white near the skin, changing to red near 

 the stone, from which it parts readily ; flavour rich and 

 pleasing. Ripe early in August. 



Dymond. — This was decided to be Grosse Mignonne. The 

 true Dymond should have glandless leaves, and is a most 

 reliable and excellent late variety. 



Early Admirable. — This differed from the true variety in 

 having leaves with kidney glands instead of round glands ; the 

 fruit was also not correct in colour or flesh. Dr. Hogg thus 

 describes the fruit in the Fruit Manual : — " Skin fine, clear, 

 light yellow in the shade, bright red next the sun ; suture 

 distinct ; flesh white, pale red at the stone, rich, sweet, and 

 sugary. Ripens in the beginning of September." 



Early Ascot. — True. Flowers small; leaves with round 

 glands ; fruit rather below medium size, round ; skin red on the 

 shaded side, blackish crimson on the exposed side ; flesh whitish 

 yellow, tinged with red near the stone, from which it parts 

 readily ; flavour fairly good. Ripe early in August. 



Early Albert. — True. Flowers small ; leaves slightly serrated, 

 with round glands ; fruit medium size, round, with a depression 

 at the apex ; skin pale on the shaded side, blackish crimson on 

 the exposed side ; flesh white, tinged with red near the stone, 

 from which it parts freely ; flavour good and very refreshing. 

 Ripe early in August. 



Early Alfred. — The flowers were large, and the leaves with 

 kidney glands, whereas in the true variety the flowers are 

 small, with leaves having round glands. 



Early Beatrice. — True. Flowers large ; leaves sharply serrated 

 with kidney glands ; fruit small, round, some having a nipple at 

 the apex ; skin creamy white on the shaded side, dark red or 

 crimson on the exposed side ; flesh white, somewhat stringy, 

 adhering a little to the stone ; flavour poor and not worth 

 growing at Chiswick. 



Early Grosse Mignonne. — True. Flowers large ; leaves with 

 round glands ; fruit, medium to large, round, with a small nipple 

 in a slight depression at apex ; skin pale on the shaded side, 

 deep red on the exposed side, often spotted with crimson ; flesh 



