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CHAPTER III. 



OF PEACHES. 



Different Sorts of Peaches described, — Of the Soil. — Cff 

 planting^ heading, pruning^ and training, — Method of 

 making Incisions » — Of covering Peach-Trees^ watering , 4"c» 



The Peach is probably a native of Persia, and 

 was introduced thence into Europe. It be- 

 longs to the twelfth class of Linnaeus ; Ico- 

 sandria Monogynia ; and is named Amygdalus 

 Persica, It was cultivated here in 1562, accord- 

 ing to Turner's Herbal, part, 2. foL 48. verso. 



The following are the Sorts cultivated in this Country, 



[N. B. Those marked with an Asterisk (*J 

 adhere to the stone, and are by the French called 

 Pavies.] 



1. White Nutmeg. Duham, w. 1. t. 2, Pom. 

 Franc, p. 324. t.J* f*^* This peach is small, 

 and the juice sugary. It is only esteemed 

 as being first ripe. It is in eating in July, and 

 soon grows mealy. 



2. Red Nutmeg. Duham. n. 3. t. 3. Pom. 

 Franc. 2. p. S^Q. t. 7. f. 2. This is a great bearer, 

 and valued for its early maturity. It is of a 



