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leaves. The above description agrees with a " Report on 

 Peaches " grown at Chiswick on July 27, 1826. 



Salwey. — When true this variety should have small flowers, 

 and leaves with kidney glands ; fruit and flesh a deep orange 

 colour, and only third rate in flavour. The variety examined 

 was thought by some of the Committee to be Yellow Admirable, 

 which has leaves with round glands. 



Sea Eagle. — True. Flowers large ; leaves serrated, with round 

 glands ; fruit large, round ; skin pale yellow on the shaded side, 

 deep red on the exposed side ; flesh a yellowish white, heavily 

 tinged with red near the stone ; flavour second rate. Ripe early 

 in October. 



Stirling Castle. — True. Flowers small ; leaves serrated, with 

 round glands ; fruit medium to large, round ; skin pale green 

 on the shaded side, dark red on the exposed side ; flesh greenish 

 white ; flavour very good. Ripe at the end of August. 



Stump the World. — True. Flowers small ; leaves serrated, 

 with round glands ; fruit medium to large, round, flat at the 

 apex ; skin a pale green on the shaded side, very dark red on 

 the exposed side ; flesh greenish white, parting freely from the 

 stone ; flavour excellent. Ripe from the middle to the end of 

 August. 



Teton de Venus. — True. Flowers small; leaves sharply serrated, 

 with round glands ; fruit medium to large, with a very thick 

 prominent nipple at the apex ; skin pale green or nearly white 

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

 flesh whitish, tinged with red near the stone ; flavour delicious 

 and first class at Chiswick, from an old tree. Ripe about the 

 middle of September. 



Thames Bank. — This differed in all points from the true 

 variety, and was not recognised by the Committee, the true 

 Thames Bank being very similar to Exquisite. 



Violette Hative. — True. Flowers small ; leaves serrated, with 

 round glands ; fruit medium to large, roundish, often with a 

 nipple at the apex ; skin very pale green on the shaded side, 

 dark red on the exposed side ; flesh greenish white, parting 

 freely from the stone ; flavour very good. Ripe early in 

 September. 



Vanguard. — Variety not recognised. Dr. Hogg in the 

 Fruit Manual describes Vanguard as being very similar to 



