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THE IRISH PEACH APPLE.
Irish Peach Apple. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 740.
Early Crofton. Hort. Trans, vol. Hi. pp- 321 and 453.
Fruit Cat. 226.
This Apple is highly esteemed by those who are
acquainted with it, especially in Ireland, where it
is much cultivated, both under the name here
adopted, and under that of the Early Crofton. It
must not, however, be confounded with the Early
White Crofton, which is a distinct variety.
It has in this unfavourable season obtained the
prize for excellence at some of the Irish Horticultural
exhibitions, and no doubt deservedly. We
have ourselves found it less affected in quality
this year than many others.
It is perfectly hardy, flowers early, bears well as
a standard, and may be considered among the best
table Apples of August.
W ood moderately strong, violet brown, with a
thin silvery coating.
Leaves ovate, somewhat cordate at the base,
irregularly serrated. P etiole middle-sized. S t i pules
lanceolate. P etals ovate, obtuse.
F ruit mid d le -sized , depressed, globular, obtusely
angular. E ye nearly closed by the segments
o f the calyx. S talk short, not deeply inserted.
S k in marked with brownish red, intermixed with
some streaks of deeper red ; the shaded side yeli
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