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afterward becomes a roundijh^ woolly^ large, ejculent fruU\ 

 'with a longitudinal furrow, incloftng an oval nut\vith a 

 ' netted fhell, having many pun^ures, ; ' v."^'" ;/ \K ''■: 

 ^ This genus of plants is ranged in tJie firft feaion of 

 ' Linnseus's twelfth clafs, which includei thofe' plants 

 ^whofc flowers have from twenty to thirfy ftamin'a, 

 'Vhich are inferted in the empalcment of the flower, 

 ' and one fl:yle. 



* There is a great variety of thefe trees, which are cul- 

 tivated in the gardens of thofe who are curious in col- 

 kfting the feveral forts of fruit from the different 

 ;^^art3 of Europe': I fhall therefore firft be^ leave to 

 *rnention two or three forts, which arc cultivated for 

 the beauty of their flowers 5 after which I fhall enu- 

 '^*'merate the feveral varieties of good fruit -which have 

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in length of time are loll, or the tree^s come into tlie 



^'pofleffion of other perfons, wfio not knowing the true 



name of the fruit, tio often give them new names, 



; whereby there is fuch a confufion in the names of 

 , fruit, as is impoffible to redify j and hence fome 



; * |)efrons havfc fuppofed a much greater variety of 

 " Peaches than there is in reality, though as the greateft 



■ part of thefe have been obtained from feeds; fo their 

 varieties may be'multiplied annually, tintil there be 

 tio end of the forts. However, I fhall content myfelf 

 with entimerating the principal fores fto\v known In 

 England, which are fufficient for any gentlemah to 

 rnake a cblleftioti to continue throtigh the whole fea- 

 fbn of fruit. ■ ^ '--'"■ • ' -^-.v 



I. The white Nutmeg (called by the French, L'A- 

 vant Pechc; Blanche :) this tree has fawed leaves, but 

 generally fhobts very weak, unlefs it is budded upori 



t\ Persica {Vulgaris) vmgsivi^y^nove plerio. Tourn. I an Apricot ftock ; the flowers are latge and open, the 



fruit is fmall and white, as is alfo the pulp at the 

 ftone, from which it feparates -, it fs a little mufky 

 and fugaryi but is bhly efleetiied for its being the firft 

 fort ripe. " It is in eating pretty early in July, andibori 



Inft. R. H. 625. Common Peach-tree with double flowers. 

 i. Persica (Nana) Africana nana, ' florc incarhato 



Iimplici. Tourn. Inft. R, PL 625. Dwarf Alniond with 



'^ finzle flowers, vulgo. ; '-^V "^'■.7:. .\,^. /r tVv 



5; Persica (Amygdalus) Aincana nana flore iricalrnato 

 .• pleho. ; Tourn. Infl:. R. H. ^25'' Double flowering 

 ■ Dwarf Almond, vulgq. ^ ■-"- '" ''''■ "---' •■ -'-' 



The firfl of thefe trees is a very ereat ornament in a 

 \ garden early in the fpring, the flowers being very 

 arge, double,*' and of a beautiful red or purple co- 

 lour. This may be planted in ftaridards, and if in- J .: the ftone ; it has a rich mufky flavour, and parts from 



becomes meally. 

 -;3.'The"red Nutmeg (called by the French, L*Avant 

 Peche deTroyes:) this tree hats fawed leaves, the 

 flowers are large and open ; xhe fruit is larger and 

 '7 rounder than the white Nutmeg, and is of a bright 

 ■'^•^vermilion colour ; the flefh is white, and very red at 



'tcrmixed with other flowering trees of the /ame 



^ growth^ makes a very agreeable variety ; or ft may be 



'; planted againft the walls of the pleafure-garden, where 



the beautiful appear^ce of its flowers early in the 



\ fpring, will be more acceptable in fuch places than the 



'^ 4 choiceft fruits, which muft be expofed to fervants, 



and others, fo that they feldom can Be preferved in 



^';large families until they are ripe.; This tree may be 



'"^propagated by budding it on the Almond "or Plum 



. - Kocks, in the fame' manner as the other fort of Peaches, 



^ and fhould be planted in a good frefh foil that is not 



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' The Other two forts are of humbler growth, feldom 

 _^rifing above three or four feet high-, thefe may be 

 ^ ' budded upon Almond flocks, or propagated by lay- 

 \*ers) the^ will alfo take upon Plum ftpcks, but they 

 * are very apt to canlcef, after they have ftood four or 



five' years uj)6h thofe flocks, efpecially that with dou- 

 ' ble flowers," which is tenderer than the other, which 

 * ' lends out fuckers from the root, whereby it may be 



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^^ Thefe fhrubs make a veiy agreeable variety atmoirgfl 

 ,*' low flowering trees, in fmdl wldernefs quaners. T 

 ■' Angle fort flowers in the beeinnine; of April, and the 



double IS commonly three weeks later. 



T fhall now proceed to mention the forts of good 



' . ' Peaches which, have come to my knowledge ; and 



"^^^ though perhaps a greater number of forts may be 



'' fbiind in fonne catalogues of fruits, yet I doubt whe- 



-^ ther many of therrl are not the fame'kinds called by 



/different names; for, irt order to determine the vari- 



ous kinds, it is necefTary to obferve the fhape and fize 

 \ cf the flowei"s, as well as the different parts of the 

 ' fruit; for this ' dpes fometimcs determine the- Itind, 



when the fruit alone^is not fufHcient; befides, there 



is a vaft difference In thefize and flavdurof the fame 



the Hone. >' This Peach is well efleelned, it ripens to- 

 ward the end of July] ■ ' • ./. ■ 

 y p TYih early of fmall Mign6fi* fcalfed By the Frendi, 

 , La Double de Troyes, or Mignonette ;) this tree has 

 fmall contrafted flowers, the fruit is of a middling 

 fize, and round ; it is' very fed on the fide" nexF the 

 fufl ; the fleffi' is white, ' arid feparates ff om the flone, 



where it is red ; the juice is vinous .arid ^ rich.; ^Tt is 

 ripe the end of July, or beginning orAugufl. : ?- 



4. The yellow Alberget this tree'hksfmooth leaves; 

 the flowers are fmall and contrafted ; the fruit is of a* 



/middling fize, fomewhat long -, the flefh is yellow and 

 dry ; it is feldom well flavoured, but fhould be per- 

 fedlly ripe before it is gathered, otherwife it is good 

 for little. It is ripe early in Augufl:. . 



5. The white Magdalen : this tree has fawed leaves ; 

 the flowers are large and open ; the wood is generdly 



' black*af the pith ; the fruit is round, of a middling 

 fize; the flefh is ^hite to the flone; from which it 

 ^ feparates ;^ the juice is feldom high flavoured; the 

 "*- flone is very fmall. This ripens early in Augufl. " 



6. The early purple (called by the French, LaPour- 

 -pree hative :) this tree hasfmooth leaves ; the flower* 



are large and open ; the fruit is large, round, and o£ 



"a fine red colour ; the flefh is white, but very red at 



the flone ; is very full of juice, which has a rich vi- 



,nous flavour, and is by all good judges efleemed an 



'excellent Peach/ This is ripe before the middle of 



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^ Peach, when planted on diflferent foils and afpefts ; fo 

 that it is almoft' impoflible for a perfon who is vfery 

 converfant with thefe fruits to diflinguifh them, when 

 ' brought from vanousgarden?.;;^;^; .;*--*^7 v^/ 



The prefent confufion of the names of fruits, hath 

 'been many timesu owing to the bringing over frees 

 ■from France ; for the perfons who^^are generally em- 

 ployed to bring over thofe trees for fale, afe^ entirely 

 ignorant of their various forts, and do themfelves take 



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; them upon truft, froni the perfons who make it their 

 bufinefs to propagate gfeat quantities, to fupply the 

 markets of France, whither' they are brought in wag- 

 gons, and fold out in parcels to thofe perforis who 

 bring them into, England.-^ It alfo happens "iftany 



' times, if they are received by right names, that thefe * 



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J. The large or French Mignon : the leaves^ of ;this 

 tree are fmooth ; the flowers are large and open ^ the 

 " fruit is alitde oblong, and generally fwelling on one 

 fideV it is of a fine colour ; the juice is very fugaryy 

 ■arid of a high flavour; the flefti is white, but very 

 red at the ftone, 'which is fmall. ' This is ripe in the 

 middle of Auguft, and is juflly efleemed one of the 

 • befl: Peaches ; this fepariites from the flone. This 

 " fort cf Peach is tender, and will not thrive <^n a com- 

 - mon flock, fo is generally budded upon fome vigorous 

 -' Ihootihg Peach, or an 'Apricot, by the nurferymcn, 

 "which enhances the price of the trees. ' But the bcft 

 -method is to bud this Peach into fome old healthy- 

 Apricot, which is planted to a fduth or fouth-eaft af- 

 '-' peft, and to cut away the Apricot when the buds have 

 taken, and'made fhobts fupofi fome trees which I 

 have feen thus managed., there has been a much great- 

 er quantity of fairer, and better flavoured fruit thaa 

 J have ' ever obferved elfewbefe, and the trees llavc" 



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