500 THE PEACH. 



This sort is rendered more dwarf for shrubberies, by budding 

 it upon the Mirabelle, or the Cherry Plum stock. 



The leaves have reniform glands. The fruit, which is spar- 

 ingly produced, is roundish oval, pale greenish yellow, faintly 

 tinged with red, freestone, and of indifferent flavour. 



78. FLAT PEACH OF CHINA. Lind. Thomp. 



Chinese Peach. 

 Java Peach. 

 Peen To. 



A very singular variety, from China, where the gardeners 

 affect all manner of vegetable curiosities. The fruit is of small 

 size, about two inches in diameter, and so much flattened at the 

 ends that only the skin and the flat stone remains, the fleshy 

 part being crowded on either side. The tree is of rather 

 dwarfish habit, and holds its leaves very late. The fruit is of 

 very good flavour, and is well worthy of a place in the gardens 

 of the curious.* 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit small, so much flattened 

 as to form a deep hollow at both ends, having at the top a sin- 

 gular broad, rough, five-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 flavour. Beginning of September. 

 Flowers large. 



79. WEEPING PEACH. 

 Reid's Weeping Peach. 



A peculiar variety, with pendant, weeping branches, and a 

 habit much like that of the weeping ash. It was lately origi- 

 nated by Mr. William Reid, the skilful nurseryman at Murray 

 Hill, near New York. To display itself to advantage, it should 

 be grafted six or eight feet high, on the clean stem of a peach 

 or plum stock. Reniform glands. Flowers large. 



Selection of choice peaches for a small garden, to furnish in 

 succession. Freestones; Early York, White Imperial, 

 Early Newington Freestone, Royal George, Grosse Mignonne, 

 George IV., Crawford's Early, Bergen's Yellow, Noblesse, 

 Brevoort, Malta, Late Red Rareripe, Druid Hill. Clingstones ; 

 Large white Clingstone, Oldmixon, and Heath. 



* This variety has been several times imported to this country and lost 

 on the way. Should any one of our amateurs now possess it, we shall be 

 much gratified to receive buds of it 



