New Principles of Gardening. 
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Of the Native Place, Name, Expofition, 
and Culture of the Peach and Neétorine- 
Trees. | : 
and South,) differ about ten Degrees of Latitude, which 
Difference is fuppofed to be the Caufe of their feveral 
Kinds being ripe at divers Seafons. 
That is, *tis fuppofed, that our early Peaches were Natives 
of the Norther, and our lateft of the Southern Parts. 
The mean Latitude of Perfia is about thirty five Degrees 
North, its Extremes being, the one thirty, and the other for- 
ty Degrees Latitude. 
Its Name. In Greek ’tis called moni pynrta fod wnvee 5 
in Latin, Malus Perfica, in the Arabian Language Sauch, or 
Chawch ; in Italian Perfiche; in Spanifh Pexigos; in Dutch 
Perceboom ; in French Pefthe ; and by the Germans Pfefich- 
I. ¢ S Native Place is Perfiz, whofe extreme Parts, (North 
baum. 
il. The South and South-Eaf? Expofitions are certainly the 
very beft; but Peaches will do very well on a South-Wett, 
and oftentimes on a Weft Wall, which ripens its Fruit, juft as 
that of the South Wall is gone. Peaches ought not to 
be planted on a cold wet Soil, their Fruit are always watry 
and zujipid. 
IV. In the Culture of Peach.Trees great Care mutt be had, 
to well and timely pruning, &c. In which obferve 
When Peach-Trees haften to bear very foon, ’tis a Sign of 
Decay or Weaknefs; and the bet Help for them is, to dif- 
burden the Tree of its Bloom, and prune it to fhort Wood. 
When Peach-Trees ave vigorous, cut out fach large Wood 
as appears to be ufelefs, and nail in the Remains at a long 
Length, as twelve or fourteen Inches. In making Choice of 
oots, 
