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all September peaches, but in the Orchard-house 

 rather earlier ; then Walburton Admirable, that 

 noble kind, and Desse Tardive a most beau- 

 tiful, yellow-coloured, large variety. I have 

 Bellegarde (Noire de Montr euil), which the 

 French rave about. It is excellent, but not 

 first-rate under glass, nor Belle Bauce. 



Belle de Vitry ripened in September. It is 

 a staple of the Montreuil gardens for the Paris 

 market with Bellegarde, and I prefer it, but 

 the tree is very vigorous, and may exceed your 

 powers to keep it under. Mr. Rivers does not 

 notice it in his catalogue, and you can do without 

 it. Then there are the Pavie or clingstone 

 peaches; of which I can only say, that they 

 who make trial of them will discover something 

 worth their labour. My own this year are very 

 fine; but I cannot retard them as I hoped. 

 Pavie de Tonneux, " fruit magnifique," (as 

 Leroy says), ripens a month earlier than was 

 desirable ; but is a noble peach. 



Many others the amateur will see in cata- 

 logues, and will, in time, choose for himself. For 

 the present, I content myself with stating what 

 I have found very good. I must not omit, how- 

 ever, Pourpree Hative, If you can get it true it 

 is of a most vinous flavour, and Admirable 

 Jaune, a capital peach yellow and common at 

 Angers in September. I have three trees of this 

 kind, one full of fruit, but not yet gathered. 



