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color, ^'nearly full double," and so thickly spread on the 

 branches as to exhibit their blushing loveliness to the greatest 

 advantage. 



The tree blooms at the usual season. Some prefer bud- 

 ding this variety on the Mirabelle or the Cherry Plum stock, 

 in order to render it more dwarf. 



85. Weeping Peach. — Reed's Weeping Peach. Down. 

 This singular, peudant, w^eeping variety, whose branches 



very much resemble the weeping ash, was originated near 

 New York City. In order to display it to advantage it is 

 best to graft it, six or eight feet high, on the clean stem of a 

 peach or plum stock. The leaves have reniform glands, and 

 flowers very large. 



86. Pyramidical. — Grows to a height of twenty feet in 

 a compact form, like the Lombardy Poplar. This is highly 

 ornamental. 



87. Van Buren's Dwarf. — Somewhat in the style of the 

 Italian Dwarf. Fruit yellow, cling, very pretty and useful. 



88. Flat Peach of China. — Lind. Thomp. Down. 



The Flat Peach of China, "is more curious than beautiful." 

 It is a very singular variety with small fruit, about two inches 

 in diameter, and so flattened at the ends that only the skin 

 and the flat stone remain, the fleshy part being crowded on 

 either side. The tree is rather dwarfish, and the leaves re- 

 main very late. The fruit is of good flavor and is desirable 

 in the gardens of the amateur and the curious. This peach 

 is sometimes called " QJiina Peachy Jarva Peach, Peen To'' 



Leaves with reniform glands ; fruit small, flattened so 

 much as to form a deep hollow at both ends ; having at the 

 top a singular, broad, rough, fine angled eye. Skin pale 

 yellowish green, mottled with red on one side. Flesh pale 

 yellow, with a circle of red round the stone, (from which it 

 separates), sweet, juicy, with a slight noyeau flavor. Last 

 of August. Flowers large. 



The two dwarfs, just described, are also highly ornamental, 

 and should adorn the gardens and orchards of the curious. 

 These, however, are really useful as well as ornamental. 



