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amongfl: the bcfl: Sort of Teaches 

 in France. It ripens the End ot 

 Augujl. 



1 3 . The Montdubcd/i is a fair hand- 

 fbme Peachy of a deep red Colour 

 on the Side next the Sun, but of a 

 pale Green next the Wall j the Flefh 

 IS melting, and parts from the Stone, 

 where it is of a faint red Colour. 

 This is a very good Bearer, and ripens 

 the Beginning of Augujl. 



i^. The Royal George Peach. This 

 is a middle- fiz'd Fruit, pretty round, 

 with a.deep Furrow running length- 

 wife : It is of a dark red Colour 

 on the Side next the Sun, and of a 

 paler Colour next the Wallj the 

 Skin is cover'd over with a downy 

 Subftance, and is full of red Spots ; 

 the Flefh is melting, of a delicate 

 Flavour, and of ayeilowifh Caftj the 

 Stone is large and of a deep red 

 Colour. This ripens the latter End 

 of Aiiguft. 



1 5-. The Nlvette Peach is of a 

 middling Size, of an oval or oblong 

 Shape, a little comprefled on the 

 Sides, it is ot a yellowifli Colour, 

 marbled with Red, and cover'd 

 with a foft, downy Subftance; the 

 Flefli is fbft, melting, of a yellow 

 Colour, and parrs from the Stone j 

 The Juice is very rich : It ripens 

 the Beginning 0I September. 



1 6. The Violet Peach (ov Pefche 

 Vtolette) is fomewhat long, of a 

 middle Size \ the Pulp is melting, 

 and its Juice is of a vinous Fla- 

 vour. This is, by the Prench, 

 eftcem'd the Queen of Fruits. It 

 ripens towards the End ot Auguji, 

 and is a plentiful Bearer. 



17. The Portugal Peach is a fair, 

 large, beautiful Fruit, of a deep red 

 Colour towards the Sun, which 

 fades off to a light Green next the 

 Wall i the Skin has a foft Down 

 upon it, and is pretty full of red 

 Spots: the Flelh is very tirm, of a 



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rich vinous Flavour, and adheres 

 clofely to the Stone, which is fmall 

 for the Size of the Fruit, but very 

 rough. This ripens the Beginning 

 of September, 



18. The Purple Alberge (or jU 

 Pefche Alberge Violette) is a middle- 

 fiz'd Fruit, of a dark Purple or 

 Violet Colour on the Side next the 

 Sun, which goes off to a dark Red 

 next the Wall : The Flefh is yellow, 

 and parts from the Stone, where it 

 is red j it is full of a rich vinous 

 Juice, and ripens towards the End 

 ot Augufi, 



19. The OUlNewlngton is efleem'd 

 one of the bell Peaches in JEngland; 

 it is a large fair Fruit, of a lively 

 red Colour next the Sun, which 

 goes oft to a yellowilh Green next 

 the Wall J the Flefh is firm, and 

 clofely adheres to the Stone j it is 

 full of a delicious rich Juice, and 

 of a deep red next the Stone. This 

 is accounted an indifferent Bearer, 

 which is wholly owing to its Ma« 

 nagement in Pruning, for I have 

 had it bear extremely well in a 

 Standard, and the Fruit has beca 

 deeper coloured, and of richer Fla- 

 vour than thofe againfl Walls. 



z^. La Teton de Venus (or Venus* t 

 Breajl) is a middle-fiz'd Fruit, ra- 

 ther long than round, having a 

 very deep Sulcus or Furrow, which 

 divides it like a double Fruit; the 

 two Sides ot which rife fomewhat 

 like a Woman's Breaff, from whence 

 it had its Name; the Flefh is very 

 white, with a little Blulh of Red 

 next the Sun; it is melting, and 

 full of a high-flavour'd Juice. This 

 ripens the latter End of Augufi. 



2 1. La Pefche Pourpree (or Pur* 

 pie Peach) is a fair round Fruit, o£ 

 a dark red Colour next the Sun, 

 which goes off to a paler Red 

 next the Wall : The Fleih next the 

 Stone is very red : The juice is of 



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