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Gathering the fruit. Unlike the pear, the 

 peach is always best, ripened upon the tree. 

 Gather and keep it (if necessary to keep it,) 

 in a cool dry airy room until wanted. 



Uses of the Fruit. The peach is one of 

 the most delicious of dessert fruits. In some 

 sections of the country, it is preserved by dry- 

 ing. In the south, it has been extensively 

 cultivated for the pnrpose of distilling its juice 

 jnto brandy. 



