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PEACHES. 



Early Purple and the pollea of the Red Nutmeg, the former 

 having crenated leaves, with globose glands and large flowers ; 

 and the latter having crenated leaves with reniform glands 

 and large flowers ; in these respects this agrees with its female 

 parent. It ripens about the end of August, and differs from 

 the Grosse Mignonne, and Neil's Early Purple, in being- 

 much rounder than they are. A very good variety; its 

 fruit not quite so large as that of some others, but remarkably 

 handsome and well flavoured ; flowers pale, blush, the centre 

 purplish red ; fruit middle-sized, globular, broadest at the base, 

 with a shallow suture ; bright crimson on the sunny side, 

 greenish yellow on the other ; flesh whitish to the stone, from 

 which it parts freely, very juicy, rich, and high-flavoured. 



DWARF ORLEANS. PR. CAT. 



Dwarf Peach. Pot Peach. 



Pecker nain. Dull. Lond. Hort. cat. 



Nain d? Orleans. 



This tree attains only to two or three feet in height ; its 

 flowers are of a delicate rose-colour, and fourteen to fifteen lines 

 in diameter; they are formed in rows around the branches, and 

 so closely set, that when expanded, they cover the limbs, more 

 than forty flowers being sometimes counted upon a small 

 branch of three inches long. The leaves are longer than 

 those of any other variety, pendent, and much indented, espe- 

 cially towards their base, where the teeth are of the greatest 

 depth. The fruit is -of medium size, and disproportionate to 

 the size of the tree, being nearly two inches in length, and as 

 much in diameter ; it is divided on its side by a rather deep 

 suture, which is terminated at the extremity by a remarkable 

 cavity. The skin is usually of a greenish hue, never coloured, 

 unless at the head, which is slightly tinged with red. The 

 flesh is melting, but the juice is most generally bitter and of a 

 disagreeable flavour ; the stone is whitish. This fruit ripens 

 in October ; it is only cultivated as a curiosity, being very 

 suitable to plant in pots, and made use of in that manner as 



