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white and tinged with red all through, parting readily from the 
stone ; flavour very good and melting. Eipe early in August. 
hfarly Louise.—True. Flowers small; leaves with kidney 
glands; fruit small to medium; skin pale on the shaded side, 
dark red on the exposed side ; flesh creamy white, clinging 
firmly to the stone; flavour second rate. Eipe at the end of 
July or early in August. 
Early Purple.—True. This variety had been grown under 
the name of French Mignonne, but the Committee decided that 
the name now given was correct. Flowers large ; leaves with 
kidney glands; fruit a flattish round ; skin a pale green dotted 
with crimson, on the unshaded side deep purplish crimson ; flesh 
white, heavily splashed with red, deepening near the stone, to 
which it clings a little; flavour delicious. Eipe at the end of 
August. 
Early Eivers.—True. Flowers large ; leaves bluntly serrated, 
with kidney glands ; fruit large, round, pale yellow on the 
shaded side, beautiful soft red on the exposed side ; flesh white, 
parting freely from the stone ; flavour excellent. Eipe early in 
August. This is a lovely Peach, but has the serious defect at 
Chiswick of having about 90 per cent, of its fruit with split 
stones, causing the fruit to be of no value. 
Early Silver.—True. Flowers large ; leaves slightly serrated, 
with kidney glands ; fruit medium to large, roundish, ovate, 
usually having a prominent nipple at the apex; skin, a pale 
cream colour with a delicate red flush on the exposed side ; 
flesh white, parting freely from the stone; flavour moderately 
good. A somewhat shy bearing and unsatisfactory Peach at 
Chiswick. Eipe at the end of August. 
Early Victoria.—True. Flowers large ; leaves glandless ; fruit 
medium, round; skin pale green on the shaded side, dull red on 
the exposed side. Flesh white and of only fair quality. Eipe 
middle of August. 
Early York.—True. Flowers large; leaves with round 
glands ; fruit roundish, ovate, medium to large, frequently with a 
nipple at the apex ; skin pale green on the shaded side, dark red or 
crimson on the exposed side ; flesh whitish, melting, and parting 
freely from the stone ; flavour first rate. Eipe early in August. 
Exquisite.—True. Flowers small; leaves moderately ser¬ 
rated, with round glands; fruit large, roundish, ovate, with a 
