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Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers small, pale blush. Fruit middle sized, somewhat narrower at the apex than at the base, with a considerable fulness on one side of the suture, which is rather deeply marked. Skin pale yellow, tinged with red on the sunny side. Flesh pale yellow, quite to the stone, to which it firmly adheres. Juice plentiful, pretty good.

Ripe the middle of September.

This is not Braddick's American Peach of the Hort. Trans. Vol. ii. p. 205. t. 13., which appears to be a melting peach. Some description ought to have accompanied that plate.

54. CATHARINE. Langley, Pom. t. 33. f.6. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 549. Pom. Mag. t. 9.

Leaves crenate, with reniform glands, narrower than in many others, and puckered on each side of the midrib. Flowers small, reddish. Fruit above the middle size, rather more long than broad, generally more swelled on one side of the suture than on the other, and terminated by a small nipple, very uneven at the base. Skin pale yellowish green on the side next the wall, and thickly sprinkled with red dots; but on the sunny side it is of a beautiful red, marked and streaked with a darker colour. Flesh firm, yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice plentiful, and, if thoroughly ripened, in a fine warm season it is richly flavoured. Stone middle-sized, roundish oval, very slightly pointed.

Ripe the end of September and beginning of October. The Catherine Peach ripened at Twickenham, in 1727, on a south wall, September 15th, O.S., or September 26th, N.S. Langley.

This tree should always be planted against a south wall, in order to give it every advantage in ripening; and, to be eaten in perfection, it should have been gathered a few days. There is no doubt as to this being

an English peach; but it appears from an old catalogue of the Chartreux Garden, that it was long since sent to France under the name of La Belle Catherine, although no trace of it is to be found in the great French works on Pomology.

55. INCOMPARABLE. Aiton's Epitome. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 549.

Pavie Admirable. Ib. 553.

Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small, pale. Fruit large, of a roundish figure, swelling a little more on one side of the suture than on the other. Skin pale yellow next the wall; but of a pale red, shaded with light scarlet or deep crimson, on the sunny side. Flesh pale yellow, but red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice sugary, and well flavoured. Stone roundish, and almost smooth.

Ripe the end of September and beginning of October. The Pavie Admirable is now, for the first time, made a synonyme of the Incomparable, the latter having been established in Mr. Aiton's Epitome. The name of Pavie Admirable is no where to be found, I believe, previously to its insertion in my Plan of an Orchard, published in 1796, whence it was copied into Mr. Forsyth's book, in 1802.

56. MONSTROUS PAVIE OF POMPONNE. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 546.

Monstrous Pavy of Pomponne. Miller, No. 29.

Pavie Rouge de Pomponne. Duhamel, p. 35. t. 26, Pavie de Pomponne. Lelieur.

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Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers large, and crumpled at their margins. Fruit very large, some

times measuring fourteen inches in circumference, somewhat oval, with a well defined suture extending from the base to the apex, which narrowed, and terminates with an obtuse nipple. Skin yellowish white next the wall; but on the exposed side of a deep intense red, a lighter part of which reaches nearly round the fruit. Flesh firm, yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Stone small in proportion

to the size of the fruit.

Ripe in a warm and dry season the middle or towards the end of October, when the flavour is pretty good; but in cold seasons it will not ripen abroad in this country.

DUHAMEL says, they have in France "a Red Pavie, but which differs so little from the preceding one, that it can scarcely be considered as a variety; nevertheless it ripens earlier, and is not so large. It is flattened at the apex, where. the extremity of the suture forms a hollow, no nipple being perceptible. It is very round at the stalk, which is placed in an oval hollow, not very wide, but very deep." The colour appears to be similar to the other, and probably no real difference exists when both are budded upon the same sort of stock, and grown upon the same wall. This, in all cases, is the only certain test, and on which reliance can be safely placed.

57. OLD NEWINGTON. Langley, Pom. t. 31. f.1. Miller, No. 20. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 538.

Newington. Parkinson, No. 8.

Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large, pale rose. Fruit large, somewhat globular. Skin pale yellowish white on the side next the wall, but of a beautiful red marbled with dashes and streaks of a deeper colour where fully exposed to the sun. Flesh yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to

which it firmly adheres. Juice rich, and of a high vinous flavour.

Ripe the middle of September.

58. PAVIE MADELEINE. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 538. Duhamel, No. 9.

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Persique à Gros Fruit Blanc. Bon Jard. 1822.

Mélecoton. Ib.

Merlicoton. Ib.

Myrecoton. Ib.

Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large, pale blush. Fruit middle sized, somewhat broadly globular. Suture rather deep at the base, but shallow at the apex, where is sometimes implanted a small acute nipple. Skin pale yellowish white next the wall; but of a beautiful red, marbled and streaked with a deeper colour on the sunny side. Flesh firm, pale yellowish white to the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice sugary, and well flavoured. Stone middle sized, shortly ovate, thick, not deeply rugged.

Ripe the beginning of September.

This has been considered by some to be the same as Smith's Newington; but it appears to me to be a different fruit, being always more broad than long, while the other is always more long than broad, and has also more colour at the stone.

59. PORTUGAL. Hitt, p. 322. Miller, No. 23. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 553.

Leaves crenate. Flowers small. Fruit above the middle size, somewhat globular. Skin pale yellow next the wall, sprinkled with numerous red dots; but of a deep red or purple colour on the sunny side. Flesh firm, yellowish white, but of a faint red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice rich and vinous. Stone small, deeply furrowed.

Ripe the middle or towards the end of September.

60. SMITH'S NEWINGTON. Langley, p. 101. t. 28. fig. 1. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. 5. p. 538. Miller, No. 10.

Early Newington. Ib.

Smith's Early Newington. Hitt, p. 320.

Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large, pale rose. Fruit middle sized, rather oval, a little narrowed at the apex, and more swelled on one side of the suture than on the other. Skin pale yellow or straw colour next the wall; but of a lively red, marked with light and dark purple dashes on the sunny side. Flesh firm, pale yellow, but of a light red next the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice excellent. Ripe the beginning of September.

This peach ripened at Twickenham in 1727 on a south-east wall, July 25th, O. S., or Aug. 5th, N. S. Langley.

A Selection of Peaches for a small Garden in the Southern and Midland Counties of England.

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