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name of the regions and nations from whence 

 they come/' 



It is stated that the peach-tree was not 

 cultivated in England before the year 1562 ; 

 and by whom it was first introduced, or from 

 what country it was procured, we have no 

 authentic account, although Gerard wrote his 

 work soon after, which was published in 1597, 

 wherein he describes the white peach, the red 

 peach, the yellow peach, and the d'avant 

 peach, and adds, " I have them all in my 

 garden, with many other sorts." 



The peach-tree, he continues, " soone 

 commeth vp ; it beareth fruit the third or 

 fourth yeer after it is planted, and it soone 

 decaieth ; and is not of long continuance." 

 From this account, and finding it in the list 

 of fruits, published in the year 1557 5 by 

 Thomas Tusser, who mentions peaches, 

 white and red, there can be little doubt but 

 that it was introduced as early as the reign 

 of Henry the Eighth. I am decidedly of 

 opinion that it was brought into England, 

 from Italy, by Wolf, the king's gardener, in 

 the year 1524, as at this time we find that 

 he brought the apricot from the latter 

 country. 



Of this deliciously melting fruit we have 

 now a great variety, from the small nutmeg 



