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prominent nipple at the apex ; skin a deep apricot yellow on 

 the shaded side, dark red or crimson on the exposed side ; flesh 

 yellow, heavily tinged with deep red near the stone, from which it 

 parts freely ; flavour moderately rich. A free bearing late 

 Peach. 



Frogmore Golden. — True. Flowers small ; leaves slightly 

 serrated, with round glands ; fruit large, roundish, deep golden 

 yellow on the shaded side, flushed with red on the exposed side ; 

 flesh yellow, parting readily from the stone ; flavour fairly 

 good. Ripe early in August. The tree is a strong and some- 

 what diffuse grower. 



Gladstone. — True. Flowers large ; leaves deeply serrated, 

 glandless ; fruit large, round, occasionally with a nipple at the 

 apex ; flesh white, parting freely from the stone ; flavour only 

 second rate at Chiswick and rather stringy in texture. A 

 rampant grower. A very late variety. 



Goshawk. — True. Flowers large ; leaves glandless ; fruit 

 medium to large, roundish ovate, usually with a nipple at the 

 apex ; skin pale green on the shaded side, deep red or crimson 

 on the exposed side ; flesh greenish white and of fairly good 

 flavour. Ripe about the middle of August. This variety is 

 uncertain ; in some gardens the fruit sets freely and is of fine 

 quality, in others it sets badly and is of indifferent flavour. 



Golden Eagle. — True. Flowers small ; leaves with kidney 

 glands ; fruit large, flat, round ; skin deep yellow, flushed with 

 red on the exposed side ; flesh pale yellow, tinged with red near 

 the stone, from which it parts readily ; flavour fairly good, and 

 the best of the late yellow Peaches. Ripe at the end of 

 September. 



Gregory's Late. — True. Flowers small ; leaves deeply 

 serrated, with round glands ; fruit large, roundish, ovate ; skin 

 pale green on the shaded side, deep red on the exposed side ; 

 flesh greenish white, parting readily from the stone ; flavour 

 second rate. A very late variety, requiring a late warm season 

 to ripen the fruit properly. 



Grosse Mignonne. — True. Flowers large ; leaves very slightly 

 serrated, with round glands ; fruit large, flatfish, round ; skin 

 downy, pale yellow dotted with red on the shaded side, purplish 

 red on the exposed side ; flesh creamy white, occasionally 

 heavily splashed with red, especially near the stone, from which 



