Plate XIX. 
2. IRISH PEACH. 
[Syn : Early Crofton .] 
The origin of this apple is nowhere given. It was introduced into England by John 
Darby, Esq., of Addescombe, and Mr. Robertson, of Kilkenny. This fruit is represented by Lindley, 
PI. ioo, and by Ronalds, PI. viii. 
Description .—Fruit: middle sized, two and three quarters wide, by two inches and a quarter 
high ; roundish, somewhat flattened, and slightly angular. Skin : smooth, pale yellowish green, 
tinged with dull reddish brown, and thickly dotted with green dots on the shaded side, but fine lively 
red, mottled and speckled with yellow spots on the side exposed to the sun. Eye : small and closed, 
set in a rather deep and knobbed basin, which is lined with thick tomentum. Stalk : short, thick 
and fleshy, inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh : greenish white, tender, and crisp, abounding 
in a rich, brisk, vinous and aromatic juice, which at this season is particularly refreshing. 
An early dessert apple of the finest quality. It is ripe during the first week in August and 
lasts all through that month. It is a very beautiful apple and one of most excellent summer apples. 
It has an abundance of rich refreshing juice, and is so sweet, that it readily ferments on the ground, 
when it has fallen off ripe in hot weather, intoxicating the wasps and bees attracted to it by its 
aromatic scent. 
The tree is hardy and vigorous. It grows freely and bears abundantly. 
