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riod of maturity, with a slight tinge of dull red on the sunny 

 side ; the flesh is white, somewhat reddish near the stone, melt- 

 ing, and abounding with sweet juice of a vinous and agreeable 

 flavour, and it separates easily from the stone, which is almost 

 round in its circumference, obtuse at its base, and terminated 

 at its summit by an acute point. This peach has some affinity 

 to the Avant-blanche, which however ripens two months sooner, 

 and has leaves four times as large. 



The present most singular variety, which is much more of a 

 bush than a tree, and whose whole appearance is so very strik- 

 ing and peculiar, was found by Bruguiere and Olivier, during 

 their travels in Persia, growing in the gardens of Ispahan, 

 where they frequently met with it flourishing naturally, with- 

 out any of the advantages of ingrafting or pruning. It pro- 

 duced fruit for the first time at Paris, in 1806, which attained 

 to maturity in September ; but in Persia, the travellers referred 

 to found the fruit ripe in November. 



I have noticed that during very severe winters the ends of 

 the branches are sometimes partially injured by |he cold, in 

 latitudes north of New- York. 



BELLEGARDE. Pr. cat, Duh. Pom. jiag. Mil, 

 GalandCi J 



Early Galande, > of the English nurseries. 

 Violette hativej y 



Galande, 6c Galante, } ^ t« i. • 

 Noire deMontreuil, I of some French nurseries. 



In regard to this fruit, the Pomological Magazine gives the 

 following descriptive remarks. 



" It has been the fate of almost every peach of high merit 

 to be known by many difierent appellations, particular culti- 

 vators having given names of their own to that which was 

 named before. Thus this, one of the most delicious of the 

 varieties that ripen in the beginning of September, has no 

 fewer than five names, under all of which it is often cultivated. 

 In addition to its good qualities as a fruit, this possesses 



