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be destroyed by the course of treatment recom- 

 mended in the case of the plum. Tlie general divi- 

 sions of the peach are the freestone and clingstone. 

 We copy from Mr. Thomas his list of peaches, fur- 

 nishing a succession of good fruit from the middle 

 of August uutit winter. Those who wish to enlarge 

 this list or add some of the new varieties, may con- 

 sult Bridgeman's or Floy's Catalogue. 



F.arly White Nutmeg,^ 



Kiirly Anne, j 



Karly Red Rareripe, | ^ Early Newington, "^ q 



Kar y York, j 3 Diana, 



Grosse Mignonne, Im Old Mixon, 



Red-cheek Malacaton, ( o Old Newington, 



Malta, I (B Lemon Clingstone, j g 



Columbia^ ] " Heath, } ? 



President, I 



Mornsiania Pound, ) 



Some of the best varieties of peaches have origina- 

 ted in this country; such as the Mulacaton, Kmper- 

 or of Russia, Brevoort's early Melter, George the 

 Fourth, &c., while manybf the most esteemed Eu- 

 ro] can varieties, when introduced here, are found of 

 vf'iy little value. No part of the world exceeds 

 New-Jersey and part of Long Island in the fineness 

 of their peaches, and they are cultivated for the mar- 

 kets of the neighbouring cities with great success 

 and profit. 



Mr. Bridgeman remarks, " All the varieties of the 

 peach produce their fruit upon the young wood of a 

 year old, the blossom-buds arising immediately from 

 the eye of the shoots. The same shoots seldom 

 bear after the first year, except on some casual small 

 spurs on the two years' wood, which is not to be 

 coimted u])on. Hence the trees are to be pruned as 

 bearing entirely on the shoots of the preceding year, 

 and a full supply of regular grown shoots must be 

 retained for successional bearers. Cut out the re- 

 dundant shoots, and all decayed and dead wood, and 

 reduce some of the former bearers, cutting the most 

 naked quite away." 



