TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface v 



Index to Illustrations xi 



Chapter I. — History of the Peach i 



Chapter II. — Botanical and Horticultural Classifications 



of the Peach 68 



Chapter III. — Commercial Peach-growinc; in America 98 



Chapter IV. — Peach-(;rowing in New York 131 



Chapter V. — Leadinc; Varieties of Peaches 178 



Chapter VI. — Minor Varieties of Peaches 291 



Bibliography, References and Abbreviations 499* 



Index. 



511 



