TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface v 



Index to Illustrations xi 



Chapter I. — History of the Peach . ... i 



Chapter II. — Botanical and Horticultural Classifications 



OF the Peach . . . . 68 



Chapter III. — Commercial Peach-growing in America. . 98 



Chapter IV. — Peach-growing in New York. . . 131 



Chapter V. — Leading Varieties of Peaches . ... 178 



Chapter VI. — Minor Varieties of Peaches 291 



Bibliography, References and Abbreviations 499 



Index 511 



