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Many others the amateur will see in catalogues, and will, 

 in time, choose for himself. For the present, I content my- 

 self with stating what I have found very good. I must not 

 omit, however, Pourpree Hative. If you can get it true it 

 is of a most vinous flavor, and Admirable Jaune, a capital 

 peach — yellow — -and common at Angers in September. I 

 have three trees of this kind, one full of fruit, but not yet 

 gathered. Also Monstrueuse de Doue was very fine indeed 

 from the wall. Tardive d'Bspagne, a late pointed peach, is 

 as yet far from ripe, and I have great hopes it will not ripen 

 till late in October. All my desires have been to prolong the 

 peach season. I found the orchard-house hastens them too 

 much, and a late peach, truly good, is yet a variety to be 

 desired everywhere. One that should be ripe in November, 

 say by the fifth, and yet require no sugar to eat with it, has 

 not yet been found.* 



Nectarines for the Orchard-house. — Here I enter into the 

 best part of the subject, according to my own ideas, — a ripe 

 nectarine being, as I think, the finest of all fruits, and far 

 superior to a peach. As to growing nectarines in the open 

 air, it is simply ridiculous, and only answers in extraordinary 

 reasons. In the house, Fairchild's Early is a small but early 

 variety ; then Hunt's Tawny, a distinct, yellow nectarine, of 

 not too much flavor, but excellent nevertheless. Then follows 

 rapidly in August, Elruge, (^Q^il-roiige?) a very old sort, as 

 <3ld as Charles II. 's time. It is most useful for exhibiting, 

 as any list proves, and capital for forcing ; but only of 

 ^nedium size. 



yiolette Hative is a very superior variety, excellent for ex- 

 hibitiony only medium size, but prolific and good. Pitmaston 

 too is well known. These three are first-rate. Hardwick 



[* The American cultivator need not be guided by Mr. Brehaut's advice in the 

 selection of varieties, as our American sorts are, with a few exceptions, better 

 than the English and Trench peaches. The Early York has proved with 

 Mr. Rivers one of the best, and such sorts as Early and Late Crawford, Bergen's 

 Yellow, George IV., Coolidge's Favorite, White Ball, and many others, are not 

 ,only magnificent in size and appearance, but appear better adapted to pot culture 

 thm roanj of the old English and French peaches.— c. m. h.] 



