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it parts freely ; flavour first class. Ripe from the middle to the 
end of August. 
Grosse Violette Hative.—True. Flowers small ; leaves 
moderately serrated, with both kidney and round glands; fruit 
medium, roundish; skin pale green on the shaded side, dark red 
on the exposed side ; flesh creamy white, parting freely from the 
stone ; flavour very good. Ripe at the end of August. 
Hales’ Early.—True. Flowers large ; leaves serrated, with 
round glands ; fruit medium to large, round, sometimes having 
a nipple at the apex and sometimes flat; skin pale green, faintly 
streaked with red on the shaded side, dark red or crimson on the 
exposed side ; flesh creamy white, parting readily from the stone ; 
flavour first class. Ripe early in August. 
Late Admirable.—True. Flowers small ; leaves moderately 
serrated, with round glands ; fruit large, pointed, having a 
prominent nipple at the apex; skin pale green on the shaded 
side, dark red on the exposed side ; flesh greenish-white, tinged 
with red near the stone, from which it parts freely; flavour only 
moderately good at Chiswick. Ripe about the middle of 
September. 
Lord Palmerston.—True. Flowers large ; leaves serrated, 
having round, kidney, and no glands; skin pale green on 
the shaded side, deeply flushed with red on the exposed side; 
flesh white, tinged with red near the stone, to which it clings 
somewhat ; flavour very poor. Ripe at the end of September. 
This variety has nothing to recommend it except its immense 
size and fine appearance. 
Magdala.—True. Flowers large ; leaves rather deeply serrated, 
with kidney glands ; skin very pale green, slightly marbled with 
red on the shaded side, very dark red or crimson on the exposed 
side; flesh pale green, parting readily from the stone; a 
medium-sized Peach of delicious flavour. Ripe at the end of 
August. 
Malta.—True. Flowers large ; leaves sharply serrated, gland¬ 
less ; fruit medium, flat, round; skin pale green on the shaded 
side, dark crimson on the exposed side ; flesh greenish white, 
heavily tinged with red near the stone, from which it parts 
freely; flavour fairly good and best in hot seasons. Ripe at the 
end of August. 
Nectarine Peach.—True. Flowers large ; leaves serrated, with 
