PERSIC A, PEACH TREE. 41 



Its shoots are strong and red on the side in the sun. 



The leaves are wide, very long, slightly puckered along the midrib, and accented 

 with bumps. 



The flowers are small and pale red. 



The fruit is oblong and is quite similar to the Chevreuse. But it's bigger, not very 

 round at the middle, sort of angular or ribbed and strewn with small bumps. A more 

 conspicuous one at the stalk appears to be an excrescence. 



Its skin is a beautiful red on the side in the sun. 



The flesh is white, firm, but nonetheless succulent. It's light red next to the pit. 



The juice is very enjoyable, with a refined delicate flavor; sometimes it's ever so 

 slightly tart. 



The pit is quite big, long, flattened on the sides, and terminates in a long point. It 

 often ruptures inside the fruit. The pits are said to propagate the trees without 

 degeneration. 



This peach ripens in October & November. Although it's the latest of all the 

 peaches, it's nevertheless an excellent one. Most gardeners confuse it with the Nivette. 



XXXIX. PEACH TREE of [Palense?Pau?] 



PEACH of Pau [Translator's note: a town in the Pyrenees]. 



This is a beautiful tree. Its shoots are green & vigorous. The leaves are large and 

 deep green. It puts out small flowers. The fruit is big, well rounded, & terminates in a 

 large, extremely prominent protuberance that curves over like a hood. The flesh is white, 

 tending a little to green, and is soft when the fruit is completely ripe. The juice is refined 

 & quite enjoyable. The pit often splits open inside the fruit. 



Merlet & some gardeners draw a distinction between two Pau peaches. One is 

 round, i.e. the one I've just described. The other is long 



