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kidney glands ; fruit large, roundish, with a very prominent 
nipple at the apex; skin a cream colour on the shaded side, 
flushed with red on the exposed side ; flesh white, deep red near 
the stone, from which it parts readily; flavour first class, 
especially from the trees under glass. Ripe early in Sep¬ 
tember. 
Noblesse.—True. Flowers large ; leaves serrated, glandless ; 
fruit large, roundish, with a nipple at the apex; skin a soft 
yellowish white on the shaded side, flushed with a purplish red 
on the exposed side ; flesh white, tinged with red near the stone, 
from which it parts readily; flavour first class. Ripe early in 
September. 
Prince of Wales.—True. Flowers small; leaves moderately 
serrated, with kidney glands; fruit large, flattish, round; skin 
downy, green on the shaded side, dark crimson on the exposed 
side ; flesh white, dark red near the stone, from which it parts 
freely ; flavour very good. Ripe from the middle to the end of 
September. 
Princess of Wales.—True. Flowers large ; leaves serrated, with 
round glands; fruit large, flattish, round, with a nipple at the 
apex ; skin creamy white, flushed with a soft pink on the exposed 
side; flesh white, tinged with deep red near the stone, from 
which it parts readily ; flavour very good. Ripe at the end of 
September. 
Red Magdalen.—True. Flowers large; leaves sharply serrated, 
glandless ; fruit rather small, round; skin creamy white on the 
shaded side, red on the exposed side ; flesh white tinged with 
red near the stone, from which it parts freely; flavour very good. 
Ripe at the end of August. 
Rivers’Early York.—True. Flowers large ; leaves with round 
glands. This is very similar to Early York in all points, but 
possesses a better constitution, and sets its fruit more freely 
than the Early York does. Ripe early in August. 
Royal George.—True. Flowers small; leaves sharply serrated, 
glandless ; fruit large, round; skin pale green on the shaded 
side, deep red or crimson on the exposed side ; flesh greenish 
white, heavily marked with red near the stone, from which it 
parts readily; flavour first class. Ripe about the middle of 
August. Several other trees at Chiswick under this name 
were incorrect, having both round and kidney glands on the 
