a larger variety of the ** Montagne Simple ;" as 

 may reasonably be inferred from the sense in which 

 double is used in the Netherlands, of which the fol- 

 lowing examples, among many others, are found in 

 Knoop's Pomology : — 



In Cherries, there is the Griotte Double ou 

 Grande, and Griotte Simple. Also, Pomme de Pa- 

 radis Rouge et Double — *' C'est une grande Pomme:" 

 Pomme de Paradis Rouge et Simple — " Cette 

 Pomme ne difF^re de la pr6c6dente qu'en ce qu'elle 

 est plus petite, mais c'est toujours la m6me sorte." 

 Plums — Mirabelle Vert Double, and Mirabelle 

 Vert Simple, ou Petit Damas, &c. 



According to the French authors, there are many 

 sorts of Peaches, the stones of which reproduce 

 nearly similar varieties. In Noisette's Manuel 

 Complet du Jardinier, p. 477, it is stated that all 

 the trees of the Madeleines (which are very much of 

 the nature of the Noblesse) give the same sort from 

 the stone, or varieties which differ little. It is also 

 remarked, that the seedlings of the Peach-tree give, 

 generally, very good fruits, especially if from the 

 Madeleine, Grosse Mignonne, or Admirable. 



From all this, I think we are justified in con- 

 cluding, that if the Noblesse Peach is in cultiva- 

 tion in France, it must be included among their 

 Madeleine Blanche Peaches. 



To the Noblesse are closely allied Ford's Seed- 

 ling, Sulhamstead, Cambray, Montauban, Van- 

 guard. 



The Noblesse of the Americans appears, from 

 Coxe's account of it, to be very different from ours. 



