10 THE MODERN PEACH PRUNER. 



The second has leaves crenated or serrulated, with 

 reniform or kidney-shaped glands. The third has 

 leaves crenated or serrulated, with globose glands. 

 Flowers are described as large, medium-sized, or 

 small. 



In its native country, Persia, the Peach, as a 

 standard, attains to a very moderate height only. 

 It is cultivated as a standard in Asia Minor, China, 

 America, and the south of Europe. In tropical 

 climates the Pavie (clingstone) Peaches attain to 

 large sizes. Opinions differ as to their merit, 

 many connoisseurs preferring these hard fleshed 

 fruits. Matured by the fierce summer sun of 

 America, this class of Peach, with a yellow flesh, 

 and having an Apricot flavour, is much admired, 

 and certainly excellent. The difficulty is to obtain 

 like results in England. This is impossible without 

 skill and some artificial means. 



A Peach (not, however, a clingstone, but of this 

 style), the Early Crawford, is well known in the 

 Northern States, and is also one of the most 

 successfully grown in our orchard-houses. Others 

 have been introduced of late also promising good 

 results. Golden Rathripe, Exquisite, Canary, 

 Bergen's Yellow, and Susquehanna, are all excel- 

 lent yellow-fleshed American Peaches. MitchelPs 

 Mammoth (a clingstone Peach), as also Thomas's 



