THE PEACH. 643 



FLAT PEACH OF CHINA. Lind. Thomp. 



Chinese Peach. Java Peach. 

 Peen To. 



A very singular variety, from China, where the gardeners af- 

 fect all manner of vegetable curiosities. The fruit is of small 

 size, about two inches in diameter, and so much flattened at the 

 ends that only the skin and the flat stone remains, the fleshy 

 part being crowded on either side. The tree is of rather dwarf- 

 ish habit, and holds its leaves very late. The fruit is of very 

 good flavour, and is well worthy of a place in the gardens of 

 the curious.* 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit small, so much flattened 

 as to form a deep hollow at both ends, having at the top a sin- 

 gular broad, rough, five-angled eye. Skin pale yellowish-green, 

 mottled with red on one side. Flesh pale yellow, with a circle 

 of red round the stone (from which it separates), sweet, juicy, 

 with a slight noyeau flavour. Beginning of September. Flow- 

 ers large. 



WEEPING PEACH. 

 .Reid's Weeping Peach. 



A peculiar variety, with pendent, weeping branches, and a 

 habit much like that of the weeping ash. It was lately origi- 

 nated by Mr. William Reid, the skilful nurseryman at Murray 

 Hill, near New York. To display itself to advantage, it should 

 be grafted six or eight feet high, on the clean stem of a peach 

 or plum stock. Reniform glands. Flowers large. 



Selection of choice peaches, to furnish in succession. Free- 

 stones : Early York, Early Newington, Cooledge's Favourite, 

 George 4th, Grosse Mignonne, Crawford's Early, Brevoort, Old- 

 mixon Free, Morris White, Bellegarde, Nivette, Ward's Lato 

 Free, Noblesse, Late Red Rareripe, Bergen's Yellow, Druid 

 Hill. Clingstones: Large White, Oldmixon and Heath Clings. 



Selection of hardy sorts, for a northern latitude : Tuft's 

 Early, Early Chelmsford, White Imperial, Moore's Favourite, 

 Lincoln, Red Cheek Malagatune, Snow, Smith's Favourite, Tuft's 

 Rareripe, Clinton, Kenrick's Heath, Crawford's Early, Oldmixon 

 Cling. 



Selection of peaches, furnished by Wm. N. White, Athens, 

 Ga., that have proved best in that State, and ripen in succession 

 from first of July to first of November, and will probably suit 

 most localities at the south : 



* This variety has been several times imported to this country and lost 

 ou the way. Should any one of our amateurs now possess it, we shall be 

 much gratified to receive buds of it. 



