mildew : others say there is a difference, because the
latter is the one that is most subject to it. The fact
is, the same tree will mildew in one season, and not
in another. A remedy, or at least a preventive in
a great measure, for this, is to keep the borders
clear and in good condition, and to see that there
be nothing to obstruct a free circulation of air, and
a full admission of sun.
In addition to the synonyms above enumerated,
it is extremely probable that Lord Fauconberg’s
Mignonne, the Early Royal George of the north
of England, and the Grandville Peach, are the
same. It is also almost beyond a doubt, that the
Madeleine Rouge k petites fleurs of the French, is
the origin of the whole of them.
F lowers small.
Leaves serrated, glandless.
F ruit large, globular, moderately deeply marked
by the suture along one side, with generally a slight
depression on the summit. S k in dark purplish red
where most exposed; the shaded side is whitish;
the intermediate space between the shaded and
most exposed part is thickly mottled with small
red dots. F lesh white, rayed with red next the
stone, melting, rich, with a plentiful, highly-sugared
juice. S tone middle-sized, or rather small, and of
a red colour, parting from the flesh.
It may be added, as a curious fact, that the conclusions
at which Mr. Thompson has arrived are
deduced from an examination of twenty fruiting
trees, of which six were received by the Horticultural
Society under wrong names.