IRISH PEACH.
rish Peach (Catalogue of the Fruits, N°. 527; hogg, the Fruit Manual, 3rd ed., page 25).
Early Crofton (RONALDS) (j. a. downing, the Fruits, page 215).
Judging by the name most probably an Irish seedling; it was sent to us by Mr. RIVERS.
SHAPE: regular and steady, as far as we could see.
SIZE: third grade.
EYE: closed, rather big; broad, green sepals, on top of a small rise, in a broad, very shallow basin, surrounded by small fleshknobs, folds and little ribs, with some woolly, dull grey russeting in between; very characteristic.
STALK: 25 - 30 mms long, thick, fleshy, grey-green with brown, in a shallow, rather wide cavity with a thin ray-like russeting.
The COLOUR is mat yellowish white, mixed with some green, at the sun side attractive light red stripes and flames, at the shadow side a great many brown-grey, often starshaped, irregular and unevenly spread lenticels; on the tree the apple is covered with a thin, whitish bloom. The skin is smooth and thin.
The FLESH is white with light yellow veins, soft, very juicy, a pleasant aroma (which is hardly like that of a peach); excellent. The core is medium, as are the cells, with small, dark brown pips.
TIME OF USE: the month of August. As one of the early summer apples first grade for dessert.
The TREE is a moderate grower and is very fertile. The twigs are rather long, slender, brown with olive, round grey lenticels; the buds are standing off; the shoots are grey-brown with green, woolly; leaf stalks are 30 - 35 mms long; the leaves are oblong and oval, with a small dull tip, dully serrated, mat grey, woolly underneath.
To be recommended as a pyramid, espalier or dwarf tree.