6 TREATISE ON FRUIT TREES. 



The buds are small, oblong, and pointed. 



The leaves, average sized, are longish, accentuated with nodules, folded along the 

 central vein, and recurved in different directions. They're a beautiful green and are finely 

 denticulate & bidenticulate on the margins. 



The flowers are quite large, almost white or a very pale pink. 



The fruit is small, no bigger than a walnut. Some are round, but most are oblong. 

 They terminate in a small pointed projection that's sometimes very long. A very 

 conspicuous groove runs along one side of the fruit from the stalk up to the projection. 

 On some it continues onto a part of the other side & on others along the entire other side. 

 But it's much less deep there & is hardly noticeable. 



The skin is thin, downy, & white, even on the side facing the sun. However a 

 very faint touch of red is visible there when the days get very warm around the end of 

 June or the beginning of July. 



Its flesh is white, even next to the pit, and is delicate & succulent. In dry soil & in 

 dry seasons it gets a little mealy and in that case it's only good for compotes. 



The juice is very sugary. It has a musky scent that makes it very pleasant. It's 

 believed that this scent attracts ants that are very fond of this fruit. 



The pit is small, almost white, and usually adheres to the flesh in several places. 



This peach is the earliest one of all, sometimes ripening as soon as the beginnin 

 of July. It's a good idea to situate it in different exposures so that the later-ripening ones 

 fill the interval between these & the ones to follow. 



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