OF PEACHES. 41 



the French Peaches are very liable to mildew on 

 strong land. 



Where there is not a proper descent to carry ofl" 

 the water, the bottom of the main walk should 

 be filled up with brick-bats or stones, and the 

 small stones raked from the quarters of the 

 garden, making a dry drain along the middle, nine 

 inches wide, or more, covered with bricks or 

 stones. The walk, when finished, should have a 

 gentle rise in the middle, in order to throw the 

 rain-water toward the edges. 



Where the soil is a sour wet clay, it will be 

 necessary to throw into the bottom of the border 

 brick-bats covered with lime rubbish, or core from 

 the screenings of lime ; then water it, and when 

 nearly dry ram it well, which will convert it into 

 a hard solid surface, and prevent the roots of the 

 trees from penetrating the wet earth below. It 

 will also serve to carry off the water to the drains. 



With regard to the choice of Peach trees, the 

 directions already given for Apricots will serve. 

 They should be procured in the latter end of 

 October, or beginning of November, as soon as 

 the leaf begins to fall ; and, if possible, the 

 ground be ready before-hand. 



The earlier you go to the nursery the better, to 

 mark and take up the young trees ; for he that 

 goes first has the greater choice. 



The ground, if new borders, should be well 

 trenched to receive the trees ; if to supply the 

 places of others which have been removed, or 



