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the fruit is of a middling fize, a little oblong, of a 

 fine red colour •, the fleih is white, but very red at 

 the rtone, from which it feparates-, it is very full of 

 a rich fugary juice, and ripens toward the end of Au- 

 guft. This is a very good bearer, and nriay be ranged 

 - with the good Peaches. 

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5, X nc red Magdalen (called by the French 

 Paris, Madeleine de Courfon :) the leaves of this tree 

 are deeply fawed ; the Rowers are large and open j the 

 fruit is large and round, of a fine red colour •, the 

 flefli is white, but very red at the ftone, from which 

 ,it feparates; the juice is very fugary, and of an ex- 

 quifite flavour. The fruit is ripe the end of Auguft ; 

 it is one of the beft fort of Peaches. 



10. The early Newington (or Smith's Newingcon :) 

 this is very like, if not the fame, with what the French 

 call Le Pavie blanc. This tree has fawed leaves ; the 

 flowersare large and open.; the fruit is of a middling 

 fize, is of a fine red on the fide next the fun ; the 

 flefli is firm and white, but very red at the ftone, to 

 wliich it clofely adheres. It hath a fugary juice, and 

 is ripe the end of Auguft. 



11. The Montaubant this tree has fawed leaves; 



the flowfers are large and open ; the fruit is of a mid- 

 dling fize, of a deep red, inclining to purple next 

 the fun, but of a pale colour toward the wall ; the 

 fiefh is melting and white to the ftone, from which 

 it feparates ; the juice is rich, and the tree is a good 

 . bearer. It ripens the middle of Auguft, and is well I ther round than long, deeply divided by a'^fulcus'or 



18. TheRofianna: this tree has fmooth leaves-* the 

 flowers are fmall and contraded ; the fruit is larW a 

 little longer than the Albcrge ; the ficfh is >-c1low 

 and feparates from the ftone, where it is rcxl ; the 

 juice is rich and vinous.. This ripens the be,^Lnnin> 

 of September, and is efteemed a good Feach.^ This 

 is the iauie w ith what fomecaHthe purple., and others 

 the red Albcrge, it being of a fine purple colbur. on 

 the fide next the fun. * » 



19. The Admirable : this tree hath fmooth leaves- 

 the flowers are fmall and contracted-, the fruit is large' 

 round, and red on the fide next the fun 5 the flefh-is 

 white, riielihig, and feparates from the ftone, where 

 itisof a deep red colour-, the juice is fugary and ficli 

 This ripens the beginning of September^' This is bf 

 fome called the early Admirable, but is certainly what 

 the French call L^Admirable, and they have no other 



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of this name which ripens later.' '^-"^ 



20. The old Newington : this tree has fawed leaves- 

 the flowers are large and open ; the fruit is fair an? 

 large, of a bedutiful ' red colour next the furfj' the 

 flefh is white, melting,.and clofely adKeres to the ftone 

 where it is of a deep red colour ; the jiliceus very riclv 

 and Vinous. This is eftemed one of the beft (oruof 

 Pavies. It ripens about the middle of September.: 



21. The Rambouillet (commonly called Rumbul- 

 lion :) this tree has fmooth leaves"; the flowers arc 

 large and oj^en -, the fruit is of a middling fizc'ra- 



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The Malta (which is very like, if not the fame, 

 with the ItaHan Peach :) this tree has fawed leaves ; 

 the flowers are large and open ; the fruit is of a mid- 

 dling fize, of a fine red next the fun ; the fiefli is 

 white and rtielting, but red at the ftone, from w^hich 



furrow in the middle ; it is of a fine red colour next 

 the fun, biit of a light yellow next the wall \ thefl$lh 

 - is melting, of" a bright yellow colour, and feparates 

 from the ftone, where it is of a deep red colour/ the 

 juice is rich, and of a vinous flavour. .'This ripens 

 , the middle of September, and is a good bearer/' ^ 



it feparates ; the ftone is flat and pointed ; the tree is j 22'. The Bellis (which I believe to.be what the French 



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a good bearer. This ripens the end of Auguft. 



13. The Nobleft: this tree Has fawed leaves; the 

 . flowers are large and open ; the fruit is large, of a 

 . bright red next the fun ; the flefti is white and melt- 

 ^ ingi ahd feparates from the ftone, where it is of a 

 : faint red colour; the juice is very rich in a good 



feafon. It ripens the end of Auguft. 

 '-14/ The Chancellor: the leaves of this tree are 



fmooth ; the flowers are fmall and contrafted ; the 



fruit is fliaped fomewhat like the Belle Chevreufe, but 

 '. is rounder ; the flefli is white and melting, and fepa- 

 . rates from the ftbfte, where it is of a fine red colour ; 



the Ikinisyery thin, and the juice is very rich. . It 



ripens about the end of Auguft, and is efteemed one 

 • • of the beft fort of Peaches. This tree is very tender, 

 ' and will not fucceed on common ftocks, lb is budded 

 ^- twice as the Mignon ; and if budded on Apricots, as 

 " : .i)^"dire£led for that fort, will thrive much better tfian 

 t. in any other metho4 

 jti'5. The^BcUegarde (or as^ the French call it, the 



Gallande :) this tree has fmooth leaves ; the flowers 

 ;' ire fmall and contraded f tfie fruit is very j&rge "and 



round, of a deep purple colour oh the fide to the 



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call La Belle de Viirry:) the leaves' of this tree are 

 la we'd i the flowers are Inhall and contraffed; the fruit 

 is of a middle, fiz^, round; and of a pale red next the 

 fun ; the .flefh is white and adheres to the ftbrie, where 

 it is red 5 the juice is vinous, and rich. " This rip5ns 

 the middle of September. ' ' "' ; ^ 



23. The Portugal: this tree, has fmooth leaves 5 the 

 flowers are Targe and opSn % the fruit is large, and 



'of a beautiful red^colour' towai-ds the fun, the flcin 

 generally fpottcd V the flefli is firm, white, and clofe- 

 ly adheres to the ftone, where it is of a faint red co- 

 lour ; the ftone is fmall, but full of deep furrows ; 

 the juice is rich and vinous. This ripens the middle 

 of September. • , ' V " ' ' -- 



24. La Teton de Venus (or Venus*s breaft,) fo called 

 from its having a rifirig like a dug, or'Bubby T diis 

 tree has fmooth leaves ; the flowers are fmall and Qpn- 



■ traded \ the fruit is of a middling fize refemhlingthe 

 Admirable, of a pale red colour next the fuji ; the 

 flefh is melting, white, and feparates n*om the ftone, 



' where it is' red; the jiiice is fugary and'rich.^; This 

 ripens late m September. 



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tTie flefti is'white, melting,^ and feparates From J .. ^ardivej^i. Cvthe late purple :) this tree hasve?yjarge 

 /. the ftone, wher€ it is" of ^ dctp red colour i the juice 



ii?* Y^ry rich. ..'This ripens the beginning of Septem- 



and is an excellent Peach, but at prefent not 



j&?-per 



Icgves wM^^ the flipots are very ftrong ; 



' the flowers We fmall ind cpntradled ; the fruit is large, 

 roundV and' of a fine purple cpToiir ; the flefh is wlute 







/ 5: common. 



%li6. The Lifld (or as the French call it. Laj>etite 

 %.,.Violette hative :) this tree has fmooth leaves ; the 

 r flowers are fmall and contradled ; the fruit is of a 

 ^.r middling fize, of a fine Violet colour toward the fun -, 

 £r:the flelh. i? of . a pale yellow and melting, but adheres 

 %t6 the ftone, where it is very red -, the juice is very 

 "iiythousV:- This ripens the beginning of September. 



rt^. The Bourdine : this tree has fmooth leaves ; the 



% .flowers are fmall and cbntrafted ; the fruit is large, 



•round, and of a fine red colour next the fun; the 



-.flcili is white, melting, and feparates from the ftone, 



-vxwhere it is of a fine red colour; the juice is vinous 



and rich; this ripens the beginning of September, 

 . dnd is greatly efteehled by the curious. The tree 



beaw pl^tifully, and will produce fruit in ftandards 

 yery well ^:^ 





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ineltihg, and feparates from \he ftorieV where it.is 

 !i .'reef; ' the juice is fugary and" rich." This ripens late in 

 ., September. ■ ./ .: - ..v.- -: r 



26,. The Nivette : this tree has fawed leaves v tne 



' flowers ar? fmall and contraftedj the fruit is large, 



■. fomewhat longer than round, of a bright reJcoloo" 



next the fun, andof a pale yellow on their other fide; 



the fiefh is melting, and full of rich juice, and Is very 



red at the ftone, from which it feparates. Thja is 



efteemed one of the beft Peaches ; it ripens in the m-^- 



dle of September. - 



22v The Ijtoyal (La Royale :) this tree has fmooth 



leaves ^ the flowers ^re fmall and contraded; xhe 



fruil: is large, round, and of a deep red on the 0i-,e 



. next the fun, and of a paler colour on the other fiae ; 



the flefti is "white, tneltmg, and full of a rich juice ; 



'' TtpVrts from the ft:one;" whereTt is of a deep red co- 



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