VARIETIES. 17? 



Miller's spelling thtongHoat this list) also ripening in the end of July 

 or early in Angnst; the white Magdalene, the large French Mignon 

 (Grosse Mignonne), Bed Magdalene, the early and old Nenington, both 

 ding stones, that is, peaches of which the flesh adheres closely to the 

 stones, now justly gone almost out of cnltivation, but still largely 

 grown in France under the name of Favies ; the Portugal, the Moun- 

 tain Farie ; the bloody or mulberry peach, so called from the deep red 

 flush extending quite through to the stone ; the Malta, the Chancellor, 

 the Bellegarde (galande), the Lisle or small Violette H&tive, the 

 Admirable, the TSton de Yenus, the Catharine, Boyal Greorge, and 

 Noblesse. In Miller's selection from the above of those which he and 

 other authors would prefer to grow 120 years ago, we find the following 

 well known modem sorts : Cbosse Mignonne, Chancellor, Bellegarde, 

 Noblesse, Admirable, Boyal George, Bed Magdalene, and Early 

 Newington. 



Loudon, in his " Encyolopsedia of Gardening," published more than 

 fifty years ago, extends the list to fifty-three varieties of peaches, 

 consisting of forty-six free stones and seven cUng-stone peaches or 

 Favies. Among the more important of his additions are the Acton, 

 Tellow Admirable, Malta, Early Admirable, and Boyal Charlotte. 

 Coming down to modem times, we find the list of varieties, as was to 

 be expected, considerably extended. Dr. Hogg, in his " Fruit Manual," 

 describes about eighty varieties, exclusive of endless synonyms; and 

 Mr. Scott, in his " Orchardist," enumerates, describes, or names about 

 500 varieties of peaches. Fortunately for cultivators the first named 

 pomologist, in the third edition of his " Fruit Manual," published in 

 1866, condenses his list of select peaches into the following nineteen 

 sorts, arranged in the order of their ripening: Frogmore Golden 

 (Ingram), Early Grosse Mignonne, Dagmar (Bivers), Dr. Hogg (Eivers), 

 Early Victoria (Bivers), Early York, Early Albert (Bivers), Early 

 Silver (Bivers), Alexandra (Bivers), Grosse Mignonne, Boyal George, 

 Noblesse, Bellegarde, Barrington, Walburton Admirable, Gregory's Late, 

 Lord Falmerston (Bivers), Desse Tardive. 



This list is not what will be selected here, but it is given to illustrate 

 the importance of making a rigorous selection among so many. This 

 is the more important, as new peaches are still being added, the late 

 venerable Mr. Thos. Bivers, of Sawbridgeworth, having single handed added 

 over thirty fine peaches to our modem lists. He has succeeded in four 

 things with regard to peaches, in improving the constitution of some of 

 our finer strains, such as Noblesse and Boyal George ; raising earlier, 

 and also later sorts of superior quality, and introducing new characters 

 and flavours by the infusion of fresh blood by the interoroBsing of 



