The peaches of New York . leathery; upper surfacedark green, rugose; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped withreddish-brown glands; petiole five-sixteenths inch long, with one to five small, globoseand reniform, reddish-brown glands variable in position. Flower-buds tender, medium to small, pubescent, conical or pointed, plirnip, usuallyfree; blossoms open late; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink becoming darkeralong the edges; pedicels very short, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate; calyx-lobes narrow, acuminate, glab
The peaches of New York . leathery; upper surfacedark green, rugose; lower surface grayish-green; margin finely serrate, tipped withreddish-brown glands; petiole five-sixteenths inch long, with one to five small, globoseand reniform, reddish-brown glands variable in position. Flower-buds tender, medium to small, pubescent, conical or pointed, plirnip, usuallyfree; blossoms open late; flowers seven-eighths inch across, light pink becoming darkeralong the edges; pedicels very short, glabrous, green; calyx-tube reddish-green, orange-colored within, campanulate; calyx-lobes narrow, acuminate, glabrous within, pubescentwithout; petals ovate; filaments five-sixteenths inch long, equal to the petals in length-pistil as long as the stamens, sometimes defective. Fruit matures in mid-season; large, roimd; suture shallow; apex a small, acute point;color yellow, blushed and mottled with red; skin separates from the pulp; flesh j-ellow,stained red around the pit, juicy, firm but tender, sweet, pleasantly flavored; good in. WATERLOO
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