The Cultivation of the Peach and 

 Nectarine under Glass and 

 Out-of-Doors. 



THE PEACH. 



(Amygdalus Persica.) 



THE Peach, as the specific name implies, is of 

 Persian origin, and was introduced into Egypt 

 during the reign of Cambyses. It passed into 

 Greece, and subsequently reached Italy shortly 

 before the Christian era. It found its way into 

 England much later. There is no more luscious 

 and refreshing fruit in the summer and early 

 autumn months than a good, well-ripened peach, 

 and during those months no dessert is complete 

 that does not include a dish each of peaches 

 and nectarines. Therefore the wonder is that the 

 peach and nectarine are not grown much more exten- 

 sively in favourable situations out-of-doors through- 

 out Great Britain and Ireland than they are, 



