Peaches

SYNOPSIS OF PEACHES.

I. FREESTONES. Flesh separating freely from the stone

* Leaves without glands.

A. Flowers large. Early Anne Early Savoy Early York Hemskerk Malta Montaubon Noblesse princesses Marie Pucelle de Malines

Red Magdalene Sulhamstead Vanguard White Magdalene White Nutmeg

B. Flowers small. Early Tillotson Royal Charlotte Royal George

** Leaves with round glands.

A.Flowers large. Abec

Acton Scot Barrington Belle Beauce Early Admirable Early Grosse Mignonne Grosee Mignonne Hative de Ferrieres Leopold the First Mountaineer Springrove

B.Flowers small, American Newington Belle de Doue

Bellegarde

Boudin

Cooledge's Favourite

Crawford's Early

Desse Tardive

George the Fourth

Gregory's Late

Incomparable en Beaute

Late Admirable

Morrisania

Nivette

Teton de Venus

Violette Hative

Walburton Admirable

Yellow Alberge

*** Leaves with kidney-shaped glands.

A. Flowers large. Early Purple Flat Peach of China Prince Eugene

Red Nutmeg Shanghai Yellow Admirable

*** Leaves with kidney-shaped glands.

B. Flowers small. Belle Chevreuse Belle de la Croix Chancellor

Reine des Vergers Rosanna Salway Small Mignonne

II. CLINGSTONES.

Flesh adhering closely to the stone.

† Leaves without glands. A. Flowers large.

Early Newington

Old Newington

†† Leaves with kidney-shaped glands.

A. Flowers large. Pavie de Pompone

b. Flowers small. Catherine Incomparable

Abec. - Fruit of medium size and roundish, pitted at the apex, one side of which is higher than the other, and with a shallow suture, which is also higher on one side. Skin remarkably thin and tender, of a lemon-yellow colour, with crimson dots on the shaded side, but covered with a crimson cheek and darker dots of the same colour on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh white, with a very slight tinge of red next the stone, from which it separates very freely; remarkably tender and melting, sweet, and with somewhat of a strawberry flavour. Glands round. Flowers large.

This is a very fine and early peach. It ripens in the third week of August.

Abricoteee. See Yellow Admirable.

Acton Scot. - Fruit small, narrow, and depressed at the top. Skin pale yellowish-white, marbled with bright red next the sun. Suture well marked. Flesh pale throughout, melting, rich, and sugary. Flowers large. Glands round. End of August. A delicious little peach.

Admirable. See Early Admirable.

Alberge Jaune. See Yellow Alberge.

American Newington (Early Newington Freestone). - Fruit large, round, and marked with a suture, which is higher on one side. Skin yellowish-white, dotted with red in the shade, and bright red next the3 sun. Flesh-white, red at the stone, to which some strings adhere; juicy, rich, and vinous. Glands round Flowers small. Ripe in the end of August.

Anne. See Early Anne.

Avant. See Grosse Mignonne.

Avant Blanche. See White Nutmeg.

Avant Peche de Troyes. See Red Nutmeg.

Avant Rouge. See Red Nutmeg,

Barrington (Buckingham Mignonne; ColonelAnsley's). - Fruit large, roundish-ovate. Skin downy, yellowish-green, marbled with red next the sun. Suture well de-fined. Flesh yellowish,slightly tinged with red at the stone, rich, vinous, and of first-rate quality. Flowers, large. Glands round. Middle of September.

The tree is very hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer. This is one of the best mid-season peaches, and bears carriage well.

Belle Beauce. - This is a variety of Grosse Mignonne, but considerably larger, and ripens from ten to fourteen days later. Glands round. Flowers large. Ripen in the middle of September.

Belle CHEVREUSE(Early Chevreuse). - Fruit elongated, with rarely a nipple on. the summit. Skin unusually downy, yellowish, except next the sun, where it is flesh-coloured and marbled with dark red. Suture distinct. Flesh whitish-yellow, tinged with red under, the skin next the sun, and marbled with rose colour at the stone, sweet, and juicy. Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. Beginning of September.

Belle de la Croix. - This is a new peach raised at Bordeaux eight or ten years ago, and introduced to this country by Mr. Rivers. It is large and round. The flesh is very sweet and richly flavoured, equal to the Early York Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers- small. Ripen in the end of August and beginning of September. The tree is hardy and a robust grower.

Belle de Doue (Belle de Douai). - This is a fine, large, melting peach, an early variety of Bellegarde. It is of first-rate quality, with a vinous and richly-flavoured flesh which separates freely from the stone. Glands round. Flowers small. Ripens in the last week of August and beginning of September.

Belle de Paris. See Malta.

Bellegarde (Galande; French Galande; Noire de Montreuil; Ronalds' Brentford Mignonne). - Fruit round, slightly compressed and hollow at the summit, with a small projecting nipple. Skin deep red all over, striated with dark purple, so much so as to be almost black. Suture shallow. Flesh pale yellow, slightly red at the stone, rich, vinous, and juicy; healthy and a prolific bearer. Flowers small. Glands round. Beginning and middle of September.

This is a very excellent peach, and the tree is a good bearer.

Boudin (La Royale; Narbonne). - Fruit large, nearly round, sometimes terminated by a very slight nipple. Skin greenish-white, reddish next the sun, covered with very fine down. Suture deep. Flesh whitish-yellow, deep red round the stone, very rich, sugary, and vinous. Stone small and turgid. Is produced from seed. Flowers small. Glands round. Beginning of September.

Brentford Mignonne. See Bellegarde.

Brown Nutmeg. See Red Nutmeg.

Buckingham Mignonne, See Barrington.

De Burai. See Yellow Admirable,

CatheRine. - Fruit large, roundish, elongated, swollen on one side of the suture, and terminated by a small nipple. Skin yellowish-green, dotted with bright red in the shade, bright red striated with darker red next the sun. Flesh adhering to the stone, firm, yellowish-white, dark red at the stone, juicy, rich, and excellent. Requires heat to bring it to full perfection. Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. September and October.

Chancellor (Edgar's Late Melting; Late Chancellor; Noisettes Steward's Late Galande). - Fruit large, oval.

pale yellow, dark crimson next the sun. Suture well defined. Flesh free, pale yellow, very deep red at the stone, sugary, rich, ana vinous. Stone oblong. Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. Middle of September.

China Peach. See Flat Peach of China.

Colonel Ansley's. See Barrington.

Cooledge's Favourite. - Fruit medium sized, roundish, with a well-defined suture, which is most marked towards the apex, and rather higher on one side than the other. Skin white, covered with crimson dots, and with a crimson cheek on the side next the sun. Flesh very tender and melting, separating freely from the stone, juicy and sweet, and with a fine delicate flavour. Glands round. Flowers small. This is a very fine peach. Ripens in the last week in August.

Crawford's Early (Crawford's Early Malecoton). - Fruit very large, of a roundish and slightly oblate shape, depressed at the crown, from which issues a rather shallow suture, much higher on one side than the other. Skin thin, of a deep lemon colour, but on the side next the sun it has a readish-orange blush, strewed with numerous, distinct, dark crimson dots. Flesh yellow, reddish at the stone, from which it separates freely; very tender and melting, remarkably succulent, with a delicious saccharine and vinous juice. Glands round. Flowers small. End of August and beginning of September.

This is a very large and most delicious peach, with a yellow flesh like an apricot, and is deserving of very extensive cultivation.

Desse Tardive. - Fruit large, round, flat at the top and marked with a deep suture at the stalk. Skin of a very pale colour, covered on the shaded side with minute red dots, and a light tinge of red next the sun. Flesh pale greenish-white, with a faint rosy tinge next the stone, melting, very juicy, sweet, richly flavoured, and vinous. Glands round. Flowers small. Ripe in the end of September and beginning of October.

This is one of the very best late peaches. There is a Desse Hative quite distinct from this, which ripens in the middle of August, having kidney-shaped glands and large flowers.

Dorsetshire. See Nivette,

Double Montagne. See Montaubon,

Double Swalsh. See Royal George,

Dubbele Zwolsche. See Royal George.

Early Admirable (Admirable). - Fruit large, roundish. Skin fine clear light yellow in the shade, and bright red next the sun. Suture distinct. Flesh white, pale red at the stone, rich, sweet, and sugary. Flowers large. Glands round. Beginning of September.

Early Anne (Anne) . - Fruit medium sized, round. Skin white, tinged and dotted with red next the. sun. Suture shallow. Flesh white to the stone, pleasant, but rather inclined to be mealy, its earliness proving its chief merit. Flowers large. Glands none. Early in. August.

Early Chevreuse. See Belle Chevreuse.

Early Grosse Mignonne (Mignonne Hative). - Fruit medium sized, roundish, pitted at the apex, with a small nipple on one side of it, and with; a shallow suture. The skin has a pale red cheek on the side exposed to the sun, and is thickly dotted all over with bright crimson, dots. The flesh is white, with veins of red throughout, separating freely from the stone, sweet,, very juicy, and vinous. Glands round. Flowers large.

This is a very fine peach, ripening in the second week in August.

Early Newington (Smith's Early Newington). - Fruit medium sized, rather oval. Skin of a pale straw colour on the shaded side, and streaked with purple next the sun. Flesh pale yellow, tinged with light red next the stone to which it adheres; juicy and well flavoured. Flowers large. Glands none, Ripe the end of August and beginning of September.

Early Newington Freestone. See American Newington.

Early Purple (Pourpree Hative; Pourprre Hative a Grandes Fleurs; Vineuse). - Fruit medium sized,roundish, depressed at the apex, divided on one side by a deep suture extending from the base and across the apex. Skin covered with a thick down, pale sulphur yellow, thinly dotted with red on the shaded side, and deep purplish red next the sun. Flesh white, separating from the stone, red under the skin on the side which is exposed to the sun, and very deep red at the stone; of a rich vinous and sugary flavour. Flowers large. Glands kidney-shaped. Ripe the middle and end of August.

Early Purple Avant. See Grosse Mignonne.

Early Savoy (Precoce do Savoie). - This is a variety of Grosse Mignonne, but more ovate in shape, and paler colour on the side next the sun. It is an excellent variety and ripens in the end of August. Glands none. Flowers large.

Early Tillotson. - Very like Royal George.

Early York. - Fruit medium sized, roundish, inclining to ovate; marked on one side with at shallow suture. Skin very thin, delicate greenish-white, dotted, with red in the shade, but dark red next the sun.. Flesh greenish white, melting, very juicy,.vinous, and richly flavoured. Glands none. Flowers large. Ripe in the beginning and middle of August.

One of the best early peaches.

Early Vineyard. See Grosse Mignonne.. Edgar's Late Melting. See Chancellor.. English Galande. See Violette Hative.

Flat Peach of China (China Peach; Java Peach). - Fruit small, so much depressed at both ends as to form a deep hollow on each.; in the top one is set a broad, rough, and five-angled eye. Skin pale yellowish-green, mottled with red next the sun. Flesh pale yellow, free, red at the stone, sweet, juicy, and noyeau flavoured; forces well in pots. Middle and end of September. Flowers-large. Glands kidney-shaped.

I believe this peach does not now exist in this country; all the trees having been killed by the severe frost of 1838.

Forster's Early. See Grosse Mignonne.

French Galande. See Bellegarde.

French Magdalen. See Red Magdalen.

French Mignonne. See Grosse Mignonne.

Galande. See Bellegarde.

George the Fourth. - Fruit large, round, swollen on, one side of the suture. Skin yellowish-white dotted with red, and rich dark red next the sun, mottled with dark red where the two colours blend. Suture deep at the summit. Stalk set in a hollow depression. Flesh pale yellow, rich, vinous, and juicy. Flowers Small Glands round. Early in September.

This is a very large and very excellent peach.

Golden Fleshed. See Yellow Alberge. Golden Mignonne: See Yellow Alberge.

Gregory's Late. - Fruit large, ovate, and pointed. Skin pale green on the shaded side, and with a dark red cheek, like Royal George, on the side next the sun. Flesh very melting, vinous, sugary, and highly flavoured. Glands round. Flowers small. Ripe in the end of September, or beginning of October.

This is an excellent late melting peach, somewhat later than Late Admirable.

Griffith's Mignonne. See Royal George.

Grimwood's Royal Charlotte. See Royal Charlotte.

Grimwood's Royal George. See Grosse Mignonne.

Grosse Jaune. See Yellow Admirable.

Grosse Malecoton. See Pavie de Pompone.

Grosse Mignonne (Avant; Early Purple Avant; Early Vineyard; Forsters Early; French Mignonne; Grimwood's Royal George; Johnson's Early Purple Avant; Neil's Early Purple; Padleys Early Purple; Ronalds Galande; Royal Kensington; Royal- Sovereign; Smooth-leaved Royal George; Superb Royal). - Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened, and furrowed with a deep suture at the top, which seems to divide it in two lobes. Skin pale greenish-yellow mottled with red, and deep brownish-red next the sun, covered with fine soft down. Flesh pale yellow, red under the skin on the side next the sun and at the stone, rich, and delicate, vinous, and highly flavoured. Stone small, very rough. Flowers large. Glands round. August and September.

Grosse Peche Jaune Tardive. See Yellow Admirable.

Grosse Perseque Rouge. See Pavie de Pompone.

Hardy Galande. See Violette Hative.

Hative de Ferrieres. - Fruit medium sized, roundish, marked with a shallow suture, which is higher on one side than the other. Skin white, almost entirely covered with bright red. Flesh white, with a slight tinge of red at the stone, melting and juicy, with a rich vinous flavour. Glands round. Flowers large. Ripens in the beginning of September.

Hemskerk. - Fruit medium sized. Skin yellowish-green, spotted with scarlet, bright red mottled with darker red next the sun. Flesh greenish-yellow throughout, rich and delicious. Stone small, and smoother than any other peach. A good bearer. Flowers large. Glands none, Ripens in the end of August.

Hoffmann's. See Morrisania.

Incomparable. - Very similar to the Catherine, but not so good. Flesh clingstone. Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped.

Incomparable en BEaute. - Fruit large, round, and depressed at both ends. Skin pale yellowish-green in the shade, but streaked with crimson and covered with deep brownish-red next the sun. Flesh white, dark red at the stone, melting and juicy, vinous, and with a somewhat musky flavour. A very showy fruit, but is not of first-rate quality. Flowers small. Glands round. Middle of September.

Italian. See Malta.

Java Peach. See Flat Peach of China.

Johnson's Early Purple Avant. See Grosse Mignonne.

Judd's Melting. See Late Admirable.

Kew Early Purple. See Royal Charlotte.

Late Admirable (Judd's Melting; Motteux' Seedling). - Fruit very large, elongated, terminated with an acute swollen nipple. Skin yellowish-green, pale red and marbled and striped with deep red next the sun. Suture deep. Flesh greenish-white, with red veins at the stone, delicate, juicy, rich, and vinous. Flowers small. Glands round. Middle and end of September.

One of the best late peaches.

Late Chancellor. See Chancellor.

Leopold the First. - Fruit very large, round, pitted at the apex, and marked with a distinct suture on one side. Skin pale yellow, tinged with red, and very slightly, or not at all, washed with red next the sun. Flesh tender, very melting, vinous, and perfumed. Glands round. Flowers large. Ripens in the middle of October.

Lockyer's Mignonne. See Royal George. Lord Fauconberg's. See Royal Charlotte. Lord Montague's. See Noblesse. Lord Nelson's. See Royal Charlotte. Madeleine Blanche. See White Magdalen.

Madeleine de Courson. See Red Magdalen.

Madeleine Rouge. See Red Magdalen.

Madeleine Rouge a Petites Fleurs. See Royal George,

Malta (Belle de Paris; Italian; Malte de Normandie; (Peche de Malte). - Fruit large, roundish, flattened at the top. Skin greenish-yellow, blotched with dull purple next the sun. Suture broad and shallow. Fleshgreenish, light red next the stone, rich, vinous, juicy, slightly musky, and deliciously flavoured. Bears carriage better than any other peach. Flowers large. Glands none. August and September.

Mellish's Favourite. See Noblesse.

Mignonne Hative. See Early Grosse Mignonne.

Mignonne Petite. See Small Mignonne.

Millet's Mignonne. See Royal George.

Monstrous Pavie of Pompone. See Pavie de Pompone.

Montagne. See Montaubon.

Montagne Blanche. See White Magdalen.

Montaubon (Double Montagne; Montagne). - Fruit medium sized, roundish, narrow at the top. Skin pale greenish-yellow, red, marbled with darker red next the sun. Suture distinct. Flesh white to the stone, rich, and juicy. A good bearer. Flowers large. Glands none. End of August.

Morrisania (Hoffmann's; Morrison's Pound). - Fruit very large, round. Skin dull greenish-white,and brownish-red next the sun. Flesh pale yellow, juicy, sugary, and richly flavoured. Flowers small. Glands round, Middle and end of September.

Motteux' Seedling. See Late Admirable.

Mountaineer. - Fruit large, roundish, somewhat pointed at the apex. Skin nearly smooth, pale yellow, dotted with red on the shaded side, but dark red next the sun. Flesh pale yellowish-green, rayed with red at the stone, melting, juicy, and richly-flavoured. Glands round. Flowers large. Early in September.

Neil's Early Purple. See Grosse Mignonne.

New Royal Charlotte. See Royal Charlotte.

Nivette(Dorsetshire; Veloutee Tardive). - Fruit round, elongated, depressed at the top. Skin pale green, bright red with deep red spots next the sun, covered with a fine velvety down. Suture shallow. Flesh pale green, deep red at the stone, rich, and sugary. Flowers small. Glands round. Middle of September.

Noblesse (Lord Montagues; Mellish's Favourite), - Fruit large, roundish-oblong, terminating with a small nipple. Skin pale yellowish-green in the shade, delicate red, marbled and streaked with dull red and purple next the sun. Flesh white, tinged with yellow, slightly veined with red next the stone, juicy, sweet, and very luscious. Tree hardy and healthy. Flowers large. Glands none. End of August and beginning of September.

Noire de Montreuil. See Bellegarde.

Noisette. See Chancellor.

Newington. See Old Newington,

Old Newington (Newington). - Fruit large, roundish, marked with a shallow suture. Skin pale yellow in the shade; and fine red marked with still darker red on the side next the sun. Flesh yellowish-white, deep red at the stone, to which it adheres ; of a juicy, rich, and very vinous flavour. Flowers large. Glands none. Ripe the middle of September.

D'Orange. See Yellow Admirable.

Padley's Early Purple. See Grosse Mignonne.

Pavie Camu. See Pavie de Pompone.

Pavie Monstrueuse. See Pavie de Pompone.

Pavie de Pompone (Gros Malecoton; Gros Perseque Rouge; Monstrous Pavie of Pompone; Pavie Camu; Pavie Monstrueux; Pavie Rouge de Pompone; Pavie Rouge). - Fruit immensely large and round, terminated by an obtuse nipple, and marked on one side with a shallow 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 perfection. Flowers large. Glands kidney-shaped. Ripe the middle and end of October.

Pavie Rouge. See Pavie de Pompone.

Pavie Rouge de Pompone. See Pavie de Pompone.

Peche d'Abricot. 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 Early Purple.

Pourpree Hative a Grandes Pleura. See Early Purple.

Precoce de Savoie. See Early Savoy.

Prince Eugene. - Fruit medium sized, roundish. Skin pale yellowish-white, and when ripe of a pale waxen colour, faintly tinged with red next the sun. Flesh melting, and somewhat deficient in flavour ; but Mr. Rivers says, if forced or grown in a very warm soil and situation it is a very excellent variety. End of August. Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers large.

PRincesse Marie. - Fruit medium sized, roundish. Skin yellowish-white, 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 Malines. - 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, melting, juicy, sugary, and with a delicious perfume. Glands round. Flowers large. End of August and beginning of September.

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 yellowish-white in the shade, fine 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 beginning 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.

Reine des VergeRs. - This is a large, handsome peach, somewhat oval in shape, with a melting flesh of good flavour, but is apt to become pasty unless grown in a warm soil and situation. The tree is very hardy, and, according to Mr. Rivers, succeeds admirably in pots. Ripens in the middle of September. Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers small.

Ronalds' Brentford Mignonne. See Bellegarde.

Ronalds' Galande. See Grosse Mignonne.

Rosanna (Petite Rosanne; St. Laurent Jaune). - Fruit medium sized, roundish. Skin 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 September.

This is very different from Alberge Jaune, which is sometimes called Rosanna.

Rouge Paysanne. See Red Magdalen,

Royale. See Boudin.

Royal Charlotte (Grimwood's Royal Charlotte; Kew Early Purple; Lord Faueonberg's; Lord Nelson's; 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 Zwolsche; Griffith's Mignonne; Lockyers 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 melting, juicy, and 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 Yellow Admirable.

Scandalian. See Yellow 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, juicy, and richly flavoured. Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers large. Ripens in the middle of September. The tree is an excellent 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 de Troyes). - 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'sEarly Newington. See Early Newington.

Smooth-leaved Royal George. See Grosse Mignonne.

SpringRove. - Fruit medium sized, Skin pale green in the shade, bright red next the sun. Excellent, very much resembles Acton Scot. Flowers large. Glands round. End of August and beginning of September.

Steward's Late Galande. See Chancellor,

Sulhamstead. - Fruit roundish, depressed. Skin pale yellowish-green, with fine red next the sun. Flesh very excellent. This very much resembles the Noblesse. Flowers large. Glands none. End of August and beginning of September.

Superb. See Royal George.

Superb Royal. See Grosse Mignonne,

Teton de Venus. - Fruit elongated, larger than the Boudin, but much paler, having out little colour next the sun, and pale yellowish-white in the shade, surmounted by a large turgid nipple. Flesh white, red at the stone, delicate, sugary, and. very rich. Flowers small. Glands round. End of September.

This is quite distinct from Late Admirable.

Vanguard. - This is a variety of Noblesse, and so similar to it that the fruits cannot be distinguished the one from the other. The only apparent distinction is in the habit of the trees, which in Vanguard is much more robust and hardy than in the Noblesse; and the maiden plants rise with a prominent leader, while the Noblesse makes a roundheaded bush. Glands none. Flowers large.

Veloutee Tardive. See Nivette.

Violette Hative (English Galande; Hardy Galande). - This is evidently a variety of Bellegarde or French Galande, but is not so large in the fruit, and of a paler colour, although it also is of dark red colour next the sun. It may readily be distinguished by nurserymen, as it grows freely on the Muscle, while the Bellegarde requires the Pear-Plum or Brompton stock. It is a large and very excellent peach, ripening in the middle of September. Glands round. Flowers small.

Walburton Admirable. - Fruit large and round. Skin pale yellowish-green on the shaded side, and crimson, mottled with a darker colour, next the sun. Flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, rich, and highly flavoured.

Glands round. Flowers small. Ripens in the end of September and beginning of October.

This is one of the best late peaches, and the tree is very hardy and a good bearer.

White Avant. See White Nutmeg.

White Magdalene (Madaleine Blanche; Montague Blanche). - Fruit medium sized, roundish, flattened at the base, and divided by a deep suture which extends from the base to the apex, and terminates in a very slight nipple, which is sometimes wanting. Skin easily detached from the flesh, yellowish-white in the shade, and delicately marked with red next the sun. Flesh white, with some yellowish veins running through it, which are tinged with red next the stone, from which it separates; juicy, melting, rich, sugary, and slightly vinous. Flowers large. Glands none. Ripe the middle of August.

White Nutmeg (Avant Blanche; White Avant). - Fruit small, roundish, terminated by a pointed nipple, and divided by a deep suture, which extends from the base to the apex. Skin white in the shade and lightly tinged with pale red next the sun. Flesh white even to the stone from which it separates; rich, sugary, and perfumed. Flowers large. Glands none. Ripe the middle of July.

Yellow Admirable (Abricotee; Admirable Jaune. de Burai; Ghrosse Jaune; Grosse Peche Jaune Tardive; d'Orange; Peche d'Abricot; Sandalie Hermaphrodite; Scandalian). - Fruit very large, roundish, narrowing towards the crown, where it is somewhat flattened, and from which issues a shallow suture, which diminishes towards the base. Skin fine yellow in the shade, and washed with light red on the side next the sun. Flesh firm, deep yellow, tinged with red under the skin, and at the stone, from which it separates ; and of a rich sugary flavour resembling both in colour and taste that of an apricot. Flowers large. Glands kidney-shaped. Ripe in the middle and end of October.

Yellow Alberge (Alberge Jaune; Gold Fleshed; Golden Mignonne; Beche Jaune; Purple Alberge). - Fruit medium sized, round, divided by a deep suture which extends from the base to the apex, where it terminates in a considerable depression. Skin adhering to the flesh, covered with fine down, of a deep rich golden yellow on a portion of the shaded side, and deep red on the other, which extends almost over the whole surface of the fruit. Flesh deep yellow, but rich vermilion at the stone, from which it separates, and of a rich vinous flavour. Flowers small. Glands globose. Ripe the beginning of September.

This in favourable situations succeeds well as a standard, and is frequently grown in nurseries under the name of Rosanna, but erroneously.

LIST OF SELECT PEACHES.

Arranged in the order of ripening.

Small Mignonne Early Grosse Mignonne Early York Abec

Crawford's Early Grosse Mignonne Royal George

Noblesse Bellegarde Barrington

Walburton Admirable Gregory's Late Desse Tardive Salway