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BUIST’S FAMILY KITCHEN GARDENER.

Foxe’s Seedling.—Color greenish-white; red cheek; round form; large size. Ripe early in September.

Favorite (Reeve’s).—Color yellowish-red; round form. Ripe early in September—free.

George 4th.—Color greenish-white; red cheek; round form; large size. Ripe end of August—free.

Grosse Mignonne, or Royal George—with about twenty other names, is a large round Peach, rather flattened; color greenish-yellow; a mottled red cheek; flesh white, red at the stone. The first Peach we became familiar with, and have seen it eleven and a half inches in circumference. Ripe in August—free.

Imperial (Darby).—Color yellow-brown, with dull red cheek; round form. Ripe middle of September—free.

Late Heath.—Color white; faint red cheek; oval form. Ripe in October—cling.

Late Melocoton (Crawford’s).—Color dull yellow; dark red cheek; roundish form. Ripe 12th to 25th September—free.

La Grange.—Color greenish-white; oval form. Ripe 10th September—free.

Morris White.—Color pure white; oval form. Ripe early in September—free.

Nonpareil (Scott’s).—Dull yellow; red cheek; roundish form. Ripe 15th September—free.

Old Mixon (free).—Color dull red; oval form. Ripe early in September.

Old Mixon (cling).—Color dull red; round form. Ripe early in September.

Red Cheek Melocoton—Color yellowish-green; dull red cheek; oval form. Ripe 18th September—free.

Red Rare-Ripe.—Color greenish-white; dark red cheek; oval form. Ripe end of August—free.

Rodman’s Red.—Color dull red; oval form. Ripe end of September and 1st of October—cling.