Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-02-11
NEW PEACHES.
Notes ON New English Seedlings

Notes ON New English Seedlings.
have been looking over Thomas Rivers,
Lambridgeworth Herts, England, catalogue,
and find in it number of new peaches rails
cd from seed by man whose knowledge in
horticulture all horticulturists concede as
among the first, and whose honor is undoubt-
ed. In other words, for the sake of money
Mr.. Rivers would not issue anything he did
not really believe valuable. How valuable
his seedlings may prove in this country is of
course to be tested but it struck me, on
reading the list, that perhaps many men here
interested in peach culture might not see his
catalogue and a little note of some of the
new ones he deems valuable might be Of in
terest. Our summer suns are so much more
clear, and our heat so much longer contn-
ued, that we can pretty safely calculate on
an Improvement of any peach originating in
England; but their superiority over those
grown from seed in our own country, is of
course question Of practical fruiting know
ledge.
l copy from his catalogue few of his
most promising sorts, and would say TO peach
growers who have the pccuniary means -
"You just send for one or more trees of each
and let me know the result, and I'll tell OF
Itch? or if you prefer, order duplicate
to be sent me; so that il yours die and mine
live you can have buds"
alexander Noblesse. Raised from seed OF
Noblesse. Tree has smooth leaves and round
glands. Fruit large; hesh melting rich
excellent.
Dagn,ar. Seeding from Early Albert;
glands round flowers lvrge; fruit large ripe
early in August
DR.. Hogg.-Tree hardy and vigorous,
with large flowers fruit large, ,freestone, sea-
son, middle of August.
Early Alfred. from seed of
Hunts Tawny Nectarine; flowers large;
ftuit large ripe early in August.
Early Beatrice. RAISED from seed of
White Nectarine flowers large fruit med
ium size; remarkably early-from 5th to lth
ofJuly.
Early Louise. Raised from the Early Al
bert; fruit of medium size bright red Juicy
excellent; ripens nearly as early as Early
Beatrice, or from 18th to 10th July.
Early RiUers-Raised from Early Silver,
and is grandchid of White Nectarine
flowers large fruit large, traw-color, with
pink check ;ripens July l4th TO 18th.
Lady Pdln,erston, Raised from Pine
Apple Nectarinc; fruit large, greenish yel-
low, marbled with crimson; ripens toward
the end of September.
Large Early Mignonne. Raised from
seed of Belle Beauce flowers large fruit
Oery large, straw-color, with rosy check
ripens week earlier than Crosse Mignonne.
Frincess of IVaies.-Flowers very
large fruit very large-one of the largest
known, and one of the most beautiful.
Rivers' Early rk.--AIcdium size has
smack of the Stanwick Nectarine has
large flowers, and not liable TO midew like
its parent, the Early York.
Nectdrine Peach.-Has large flowers;
was raised from stone of a Dutch Necta-
rine has a peculiar delicious flavor, and
ripens about the middle of September.
Mdgddta. is one of Mr.. Rivers lat
est production He describes it as having
been raised from seed of Rivers Orange
Nectarine; fruit of medium size, smooth like
Nectarine, creamy white, matbled and
blotched with crimson; ripe middle to end
of August