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PEACHES. 



Early Purple and the pollen of the Red Nutmeg, the former 

 having crenated leaves, with globose glands and large flowers ; 

 and the latter having crenated leaves with reniform glands 

 and large flowers ; in these respects this agrees with its female 

 parent. It ripens about the end of August, and diflers from 

 the Grosse Mignonne, and Neil's Early Purple, in being 

 much rounder than they are. A very good variety; its 

 fruit not quite so large as that of some others, but remarkably 

 handsome and well flavoured ; flowers pale blush, the centre 

 purplish red ; fruit middle-sized, globular, broadest at the base, 

 with a shallow suture ; bright crimson on the sunny side, 

 greenish yellow on the other ; flesh whitish to the stone, from 

 which it parts freely, very juicy, rich, and high-flavoured. 



DWARF ORLEANS. Pk. cat. 



Dwarf Peach, Pot Peach, 



Pecher nain. Duh. Lond. Hort. cat. 



Nain cf Orleans. 



This tree attains only to two or three feet in height ; its 

 flowers are of a delicate rose-colour, and fourteen to fifteen lines 

 in diameter; they are formed in rows around the branches, and 

 so closely set, that when expanded, they cover the limbs, more 

 than forty flowers being sometimes counted upon a small 

 branch of three inches long. The leaves are longer than 

 those of any other variety, pendent, and much indented, espe-' 

 cially towards their base, where the teeth are of the greatest 

 depth. The fruit is of medium size, and disproportionate to 

 the size of the tree, being nearly two inches in length, and as 

 much in diameter ; it is divided on its side by a rather deep 

 suture, which is terminated at the extremity by a remarkable 

 cavity. The skin is usually of a greenish hue, never coloured, 

 unless at the head, which is slightly tinged with red. The 

 flesh is melting, but the juice is most generally bitter and of a 

 disagreeable flavour ; the stone is whitish. This fruit ripens 

 in October; it is only cultivated as a curiosity, being very 

 suitable to plant in pots, and made use of in that manner as 



