Prunus Flowering- Peach. 



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dant, and extend along the slender branches and twigs in 

 advance of the foliage. 



PRUNUS Flowering Peach. 



ACCORDING to tradition the peach, Prunus per- 

 sica, came from Persia, and so it is credited to 

 that country, though the place of its real origin 

 is unsettled. It was formerly given the distinction of a 



DOUBLE-FLOWERINQ PEACH. 



separate genus, but is now held to be simply a species of 

 prunus along with the almonds and plums. It is prized as 



