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THE GEORGE THE FOURTH PEACH. 



George the Fourth. Floy in the Trans. Hort. Soc. vol. vi. 

 p. 413. 



An American variety, of considerable import- 

 ance, not so much for its good quality as a hardy 

 kind, as for being a forcing Peach of great merit. 



Mr. Floy gives the follow^ing account of it in 

 the Transactions of the Horticultural Society : — 

 " This is^one of the finest Peaches I have seen, 

 and the richest I have tasted : it originated in the 

 garden of Mr. Gill, in Broad Street, in this city. 

 Captain Hamilton, who lives in the house adjoining, 

 recommended it to my notice. This is the second 

 year of its fruiting, and the first of my knowing it. 

 I have given it the name as above : every one that 

 has seen it has pronounced it the finest of Peaches : 

 it is ripe the latter end of August. The original 

 tree is remarkably thrifty, and bore a very full crop 

 this season." 



With us it is a vigorous-growing kind, extremely 

 healthy, and ripening its fruit about the middle 

 of September : it is between a Clingstone and a 

 Melter. 



Leaves large, acutely crenated, with small 

 globose glands. 



Flowers small, dull red. 



Fruit middle-sized, globular, deeply lobed at 



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