482 THE PEACH. 



Skin pale yellowish white, witn a lively red cheek. Flesh 

 white, slightly red at the stone, juicy, and melting, with a rich 

 vinous flavour. Middle and last of August. Flowers large. 



32. MALTA. Lind. Thomp. P. Mag. 



P3che Malte. O. Duh. \ Italian. 



Malte de Normandie. Belle de Paris. 



A most delicious, old European peach, of unsurpassable fla- 

 vour. The tree is not a great bearer, but it is hardy and long 

 lived, and richly deserves a place in every garden. There is 

 a spurious sort sold under this name in the United States, which 

 is easilv Known by its globose glands. The fruit of the Malta 

 keeps well after being gathered. 



Leaves serrated, without glands. Fruit of rather large size, 

 'oundish, flattened, with a broad, shallow suture, on one side. 

 Skin pale, dull green, marked on the sunny side with broken 

 spots, and blotches of dull purple. Flesh greenish, with a lit- 

 tle dark red at the stone, very juicy and melting, with a pecu- 

 liarly rich, vinous, piquant, and delicious flavour. Last of Au- 

 gust. Flowers large. 



The trees of the true Malta are remarkably free from the 

 yellows, in this country, affording another proof of our theory 

 regarding this disease, as they bear only moderate and regu- 

 lar crops. 



33. NUTMEG, RED. Mill. Lind. Thomp. 



Avant Rouge. O. Duh. 

 Avant Peche de Troyes. 

 Red Avant. 



Brown Nutmeg. 

 Early Red Nutmeg. 



The Red Nutmeg is a very small and inferior peach, which 

 'ias long been cultivated, solely on account of its earliness. It 

 is now seldom seen in our gardens, being abandoned for better 

 sorts. Is is desirable, however, in a complete collection. Both 

 this and the following are European varieties. The tree grows 

 slowly, and is of dwarf habit. 



Leaves small, with reniform glands. Fruit small, roundish, 

 with a distinct suture, terminating in a small, round, swollen 

 point at the top. Skin pale yellow, with a bright, rich red 

 cheek. Flesh yellowish white, red at the stone, with a sweet 

 and rather pleasant flavour. Middle and last of July. Flow, 

 ers large. 



