REPORT OX PEACHES AXD NECTARINES. 
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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 
