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.lour. '; This riperts the middle of ^September, an 



wticn tl\e autumn iVgoq(J,.is^^r\excdle,pt Peachy 



v28,.. The Perfique :_ this. ^tree.^Jias fawed leaves j the 



^■flowers arc imall and concrafted { tfie /ruit is^ large, 



' .oblong, ai\d of a ^W re^d. cqlqur'next^hr f^^^ the 



.fiefh.is,ir^'lting, ar{d fully a rich' jul^e ^" itTeparates 



frprnthe.ftone, where it is of a deep red colour. ^ The 



. llal^ I?as a fmall kuot upon it'; this makes a''fine tree, 



'and is a good bearer ; it ripens the ci^d of Septcniber. 



r.IVkiy g^^k^er? SA tH\s.the %cfte. / ' .. "^ ^ 



23; The. monftrous Pavy.of Pp^ponne . (called by 

 ! the' French, La Payie rouge, dexpmponne:) the 

 ^iea\:4 Pithis, trce.arje ^^loplh ; .tI]e.|i9.W?rs;, . ar? Jarge 

 . ai}4 9Pfn i the frijit is ver;^ large .and ^^round,. many 

 -, times-fourteen. inches in circumrecence,; tne fiefh is 



.' white, mejitingv and, clofely. adherii to the ftohe, 

 * wh^re it is of a deep .red colour i the^outfide is a 

 . be^utjfulred next^^the fun, and of ap^Ieflefn colour 

 . on the othej; fide.- This ripens the end of Ofliober, 

 . and wfcen the autumn is-waf^V "is; an excellent'^ "^ 





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, 20. The Catharine ; this .tree hath fmooth leaves i the 



flefh is white, melting, aq^ full of *a rich julce..v- It 



^ clofq)y>a(pieres^to fhe^ftgne, wjie^re'it is of ^a ^^^p r^d 

 • colour; it ripens the.beginninff of Oftober, and in 

 ..very erood ie^ilon^ is an excellent reach, but being; fo 



/ - ycfy Wt^ f ip?i> there , are ^ not nia,ny fitiaat^ons wj^ere it 



^21. The -Bloody Peach (called .by the Frenqh, La 

 . SapguinoUjS.:) -thi^ P?^Jp- ^s, ^f ^ ;middling fize, of a 

 ; dfifp. red jipxtjthf:,/i^jj^ tile ^^^^^ of aaeep red quite 



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fofewhehtW is a fufficitnt extent of good walls, t 

 wouldlrecomrpehd the' planting 'three of four other 

 %ts,^^whicIjfome years are excellent, thoUgh in ge- 

 neral are riot fo good as thofe before -mentioned. 

 Thefe are the Montauba'n, the LiQe, the old New- 

 ^"gtoni La Teton de Venus, the Catharine, and the 

 Perfique.. , • ': '." 



The French dlftin^uilh thofe we call Peaches into two 

 forts/ viz^ Pa vies andPeaches; thofe are called Peaches 

 which quit the ftone, and thofe, whofe flefh clofely 

 adheres to the ftone, are 'called Pavies. ' Thefe arc 

 'niuclfmiore elleemed' in France than the Peaches, 

 though in England* tKe latter "are preferred to the 



former by many perfpns. •"'■' '?" -' ^'- *:- ' *• • 

 The 'French *alfo diftinguifh them into male and fe- 

 mafe ; t!ie Pavies 'they make'to' be tlie male, and the 

 Peaches the female; but this diy'ifidn is without foiin- 



^ dadon^ fince the kernels of both forts will produce 

 trees equally ; for tKe flowers of Peach-trees are ge- 



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neration in them, fo that there is no neceflity for fup- 

 poiing any'b^them to be entirely male or female : but 

 it*'is likely/ that this diftinftion is' of long ftanding, 

 before perlons had a perfect notion of male and fe- 

 male in plants, or at leaft they did not know how to 

 diltinguilh them afunder. *- '^'^ ■>: ' " ,' 



TheNefl:arines'(as I have in another place faid) are 

 by the French.called Brugri'ohs, which differ from the 

 other two forts, in having a firrn hard flefh, and the 

 fkm qui'tVfm66th'-^''without any down \ipon them; 

 The foft'sof "thefe'I have already mentioned under the 

 arpcle NECTARfNEsi to'which the reader'may readily 



v^to^the ftpne,._a^3om.j then^ce is. by*f9nip gardeners J; ,turn^ therefore I fhall not repeat them iij this place. 



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called the Mulberry Peach, ' This fruit rarely ripens 

 .in- hngland, Ig^ is, not. otten ^planted^ but it bakes 

 r^Ad.prefepvfSsexgelk^^^^^^^ ' as^ a]fo^^ the 



rcuriofity, one or two .trees rnay be plantedj. "where 



,;therejs extent -of w^Uipg^ . ^ - . r'^^ < 



v-Thcre'are fonie other torts of I^eacheslvjiicli are kept 



. :" infoine.o^.ths nurfefles^ b^t' thofe wl^^^^^ ar^h^r^.ep^u- 



; merated, are theforts molt worfapranting, and in the 

 . ■ Y\&'i the- choiceft: only^ Ihould^b^ planted ; but' I Ifhall 



'^juft'naentioa the names of-t^ofe forts omitted, fpr the 



i fatisfaftion of the curious.. ' " "" ' '' '[ 



^•TheSion,; tb^ Bourdeaux; the S-yvalcH or Dutch; 



the Cavlifle^-;_^the Eaton 5 the Peche'^cle Paii ; ^yellow 



e ; the double. Slower/ This laft/prt is'ge- 



■t-A^r.41y PlanR4. nW<^ 19*^:* ^K.b^/t^^p'^ of tjie^fjqwers 



I mall now fet down ^the good qualities of Peaches, 

 ^ byfwhich'any'peffb^T'may juUg'eof thei^^ 



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A' good Peach oughj: to have/^ firni flefh ; the fkirt 



* fhoufd be thin," of a deep or bright' red colour next 



~^ the fun, and of a'yellowifh caft next the wait I; The 



^ flqfli fhoul'd be 'of *a yelTowifh cotdiif, full of juiJe, 



\yhich ihould be high-flavoured, the ftone frtikll, 



; and "the 'pulp' or flefh very thick'. '-When a Peach 



' hath' all thefe qualities^' it may beefteenied'a Valua- 



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■ All the different forts of Peaches hav? been originally 



obtained from the (tones, which, being planted pro- 



' duce hew varTetles,^ "as'do the feeds of all other fruits ; 



''fo^th^t where pe'r|^^^^ enough t'o^llOw 



^- room ifor propagating thefe fruits from feeds, there 



■ than for the ROodaefs of the fruit, of whkh fome '"'isno^oubt but many eood forts may be obtained, 



.J, which will be better adapted to our cumate, thanfuch 

 as afe brought from warni.er countries ; though "it is 

 /" true,* jtHat there' will be many of them good for no- 

 :V thir^, as is tfie cafe of mbft fruits and flowers which 

 ": aw produced froni feeds*, amongft which there rftay 

 "" be fome valua{)le kinds, fuperioj to thofe fr6ni 



, ypars the itandard trees produce e;reat plenty; but they 



i,^;ye late ripe, and have.a.cqld, waf.^ry, infipid juice. 

 '.iThe Dwarf Peach is alfo preferved in fonie places as 

 - ^.cunquty. -^ l^his is a^ very tender tree, making very 

 *^^ak fhoots, whicK are very full of flower-buds- The 

 fruit is not fo lji/g^"as'a Njijtme^, aacj not ^06^ nor 

 ,; will. , the ^trqe Iflft^apy tip^q,^ ^.^V^:^??, W^^S^^^■ 



^; And indeed, from thefe thirty-one -above-named, 

 u^prtzT^ not :^t>9yejen qC thmi wjhich Iw^^^ 'Sdvife 

 '-' to be planted ; becaufe, v\(hen a perjbn can be'furnifh- 

 V ed with thole which are sood, or has the belt or the 

 ij Ipalpn, It la not worth while to plant any, .^hich are 

 >.-'5?iddling or ipdiffereht, fpr thefaJie of Y?^i^^y.v there- 



> wlience'the fee'ds were taken, yet there is always a 

 great humberwhlch are little worth ; "buHf we can 

 obtain only two^or thr^e valuables forts, itisfufficient' 



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; to make amend? for the trouble of raifmg them'j' bur 

 '; where perlons are io curious as to plant the ftones of 

 ' tKere" fruifs* greal regard fhould be KacJ to the fbrts j 

 ^ ancl if the fruits were permitted to remain upon the 

 ^ trjee^ uptil^the)^ dropped off, the kernels would befit- 

 fore the forts which I Ihould prefer, are thef^ after- I '" ter'for planting,' and more likely to grow. ' The beft 

 Kientioned.-, ir\.n . ./;,., ,-.-.^;.r f^, - "r-r I : forts for fowing are thofe whofe flefh is firm, and 



--'l^'he early purple; the Gr61!e Mignoh ; Belle Chev- 

 '[ reu^,;, . rq4 M^dalf q i , .^h§n^?ellor ; Bgllegarde; 

 -i- ^o'^rdine ',^ ^ofTarma j " R^amboujllet^ "and Niyette. 

 •VThefe are the forts befl worth planting ; and as they 

 .V fjcceed each oilieV, ttey will furnifh the table' ^liro' 



-iC.^e feaibn of Peaches ; and, where th?rej^ roomVand 

 <' -^Hlfity.^-ion very warm, one or two treesof the Ca- 

 tharine Peach ihould have place, for in very warm 





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feafons it is an excellent fruit. 

 ::: As thefe elevet^ forts do follow each other in their time 



•' of >"i£^P.ing\ fo \\nkis there is c^^tent of good afpefted 

 ...walls, thefe will be fuificjerit to furnifh any family 

 :^ during the feafqn of this fni'it : but as in forne fealbns 

 < ||iere wi^ b? fqnieTphs^of Peaches very goo3, which 



t" cleaves to the ftorie- and from amongfl thefe you 

 Ihould chufe fuch as^ ripen pretty early, and have a rich 

 ^ vinous juice, from which forts fome good fruit may 



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Thefe ftones Ihould be planted in autumn,' on a bed 

 /of light dry ^^arth,"' about three inches deep, and four 

 "' inches afuriderV and in the winter the beds fhould be 



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 permitted to ehterHeep into'the ground, will deftroy 

 them; ■"Th the fpring, when the plants come up, they 

 Ihould be careuilly cleared from the weeds, which 

 fhoulcl alfb bc'^oSfcrved throughout thefummer; and 

 if the' fpring'^fKould' prove Very' dry,' if' you refrefh 

 ffiem'ndw artd then with a little water, it will sreatly 



:.: 5n ??li?r f?al25s often prpys but Indifferent i there- - *^t)romote their growth. - In this bed they Ihould 



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