THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, July 5, 1859. 
suture. Skin pale yellowish-white, slightly tinged with 
green on the shaded side, and of a beautiful deep red 
next the sun. Flesh yellowish-white, deep red at the 
stone, to which it adheres; in warm seasons it is of a 
vinous, sugary, and musky flavour, but otherwise it is 
insipid. In this climate it rarely if ever attains perfec¬ 
tion. Flowers large. Glands kidney-shaped, Ripe the 
middle and end of October. 
Pavie Rouge. See Panic de Pompone. 
Pavie Rouge de Pompone. See Pavie de Pompone. 
Peche d’Abrieot. See Yellow Admirable* 
Peche de Malte. See Malta. 
Peche Jaune. See Yellow Alberge . 
Petite Mignonne. See Small Mignonne. 
Petite Rosanne. See Rosanna. 
Pound. See Morrisania. 
Pourpree Hative. See Parly Purple. 
Pourpree Hative a Grandes Fleurs. Sec Early Purple. 
Precoce de Savoie. See Early Savoy. 
Princesse Marie. —Fruit medium sized, roundish. 
Skin yellowish-wliite, dotted with pale red on the shaded 
side, and dark red on the side next the sun. Flesh 
yellowish-white, rayed with red at the stone; melting, 
juicy, rich, and vinous. Glands none. Flowers large. 
Ripens in the middle of September. 
Pucelle de Marines. —Fruit pretty large, round, and 
depressed, having a well-marked suture. Skin clear 
yellow in the shade, but lightly coloured with red next 
the sun, and marked with brown spots. Flesh yellowish- 
white, slightly marbled with red round the stone, mclt- 
mg, juicy, sugary, and with a delicious perfume. Glands 
round. Flowers large. End of August and beginning 
of September. h 
Purple Alberge. See Yellow Alberge. 
Red Alberge. See Yellow Alberge. 
Red Avant. See Red Nutmeg. 
Red Magdalen (French Magdalen ; Madeleine de 
Courson; Madeleine Rouge). —Fruit rather below medium 
size, round, and flattened at the stalk. Skin pale yel¬ 
lowish-white in the shade, flue bright red next the sun. 
Suture deep, extending on one side. Flesh white, veined 
with red at the stone, firm, rich, sugary, and vinous. 
Flowers large. Glands none. End of August and be¬ 
ginning of September. 
Red Nutmeg ( Avant Peche de Troyes; Avant Rouge; 
Brown Nutmeg; Red Avant). — Fruit small, roundish, 
terminated by a small round nipple. Skin pale yellow, 
bright red, marbled with dark vermilion next the sun. 
Suture distinct. Flesh pale yellow, reddish under the 
skin on the side next the sun and at the stone, sweet and 
musky. Very early and hardy. Flowers large. Glands 
kidney-shaped. July and August. 
Valuable only for its earliness. 
Ronalds’ Erentford Mignonne. See Bellegarde. 
Ronalds Galande. See Grosse Mignonne. 
Rosanna ( Petite Rosanne; St. Laurent Jaune). —Fruit 
medium sized, roundish. Skiu yellow, deep purplish 
next the sun. Flesh deep yellow at the circumference, 
and deep red at the stone ; firm, rich, sugary, and vinous. 
Tree bears well as a standard, and is very productive. 
Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. Middle of Sep¬ 
tember. 1 
This is very different from Alberge Jaune, which is 
sometimes called Rosanna. 
Rouge Paysanne. See Red Magdalen. 
Royale. See Boudin. 
Royal Charlotte ( G-rimWood’s Royal Charlotte; Eew 
Early Purple; Lord Fauconberg’s; Lord Nelsons; 
New Royal Charlotte ).—Fruit rather large, roundish- 
ovate. Skin pale white, deep red next the sun. Suture 
moderately distinct. Flesh whitish, pale red next the 
stone, juicy, rich, and vinous. Flowers small. Glands 
none. Beginning of September. 
Royal George ( Double Swalsh; Dubbele Zwolscle ; 
Griffith's Mignonne; Lochyers Mignonne; Madeleine 
Rouge a Petites Fleurs; Millet’s Mignonne ; Superb ).— 
Fruit large, round, and depressed! Skin very pale, 
speckled with red in the shade, marbled with deeper 
colour next the sun. Suture deep and broad at the top, 
extending round almost the whole circumference of the 
fruit. Flesh pale yellowish-white, very red at the stone, 
very juicy, rich, and high flavoured. Flowers small. 
Glands none. August and September. 
Royal Kensington. See Grosse Mignonne. 
Royal Sovereign. See Grosse Mignonne. 
St. Laurent Jaune. See Rosanna. 
Salway. —Fruit medium sized, round. Skin of a deep 
rich yellow colour. Flesh deep orange colour, very melt¬ 
ing, juicy) nnd vinous. Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers 
small. Ripe in the end of October and beginning of 
November. 
This is a very excellent late variety.' The skin and 
flesh are like those of an apricot, and the latter is very 
juicy and highly flavoured. • 
Sandalie Hermaphrodite. See Yelloiv Admirable. 
Scandaiian. See Yelloiv Admirable. 
Shanghai. —Fruit very large, roundish. Skin pale 
yellowish-green on the shaded side, and light red next 
the sun. Flesh pale yellow, very deep red at the stone, 
to which some of the strings adhere ; melting, j uicy, and 
richly flavoured. Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers large. 
Ripens in the middle of September. The tree is an ex¬ 
cellent bearer, and requires a very warm situation to 
ripen the fruit properly. It was introduced from China 
by Mr. Fortune. 
Small Mignonne ( Petite Mignonne; Double deTroyes). 
—Fruit small, roundish, flattened at the base, marked on 
one side with a deep suture. Skin yellowish-white in 
the shade, and bright red next the sun. Flesh white, 
pale red next the stone, melting, very juicy, rich, and 
excellent. Stone small and oblong. Glands kidney¬ 
shaped. Flowers small. Ripens early in August. 
This ripens after the Red Nutmeg, and is one of the 
best early peaches. The tree is well adapted for pot 
culture. 
Smith’s Early Newington. See Early Newington. 
Smooth-leaved Royal George. Sec Grosse Mignonne. 
(To be continued.) 
Japan Persimmons. —Mr. Townsend, Consul-General at 
A mod a, Japan, in a loiter published m the Retv 1 orb 'Tribune, 
says:—“The only fruit that I have seen in Japan, that par¬ 
ticularly merits notice, is (lie Kali, a variety of Diospyros, and 
belonging to the order of Ebenacro; it is really worthy of being 
introduced into the United States. Quite a number of sorts have 
been brought to me ; one lias a skin as thin as tissue paper, and 
the pulp resembles the Egyptian Fig in flavour. Another variety 
has a thick rind, and a firmer pulp than tho sort first mentioned, 
while the taste strongly reminds one of the flavour of the delicious 
Mango of Siam and Bombay. The tree is very ornamental, and 
ol rapid growth. It would, no doubt, succeed in any part of the 
United States, south of 37° hit. Unliko the Persimmon of the 
United States, there is very little astringency in the skin of the 
fruit; and frost, which matures the Persimmon, greatly injures 
the Kali. This fruit varies in size, but is always larger than its 
American relative, and some are seven inches iu diameter. The 
fruit is in season nearly three months. The Japanese dry this 
fruit, which enables to keep it for some four months. When 
dried, it resembles the dried Smyrna Fig in taste.”—[The fruit 
here mentioned is the Diospyrus Kali , and is frequently imported 
from China, and offered for sale in European fruit stores, from 
whence, doubtless, seeds could easily be obtained. We believe 
they are called “ Chinese Dates,” in Europe.]— (Ed. American 
Gardener's Monthly.) 
