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CHAPTER III. 



OF PEACHES. 



Different Sorts of Peaches described..,., Of the SoiL...Of plantings 

 headings pruning^ and training...., Method of making Incisions 

 ,..,,0f covering Peach-Trees, xvatering, £s?c. 



Xhe Peach, Persica, is a native of Persia, and was intro- 

 duced from thence into Europe. It belongs to the twelfth class 

 of Linnseus. 



The following are the Sorts cultivated in this Country, 



[NB, Thoise marked with an Asterisk (*) adhere to the 

 stone, and are by the French, called Pavies, and by the Ame- 

 ricans, Cling Stones. J 



1. The White Nutmeg Peach. This peach is small, and 

 the juice sugary. It is only esteemed as being first ripe. It 

 is in eating in July, and soon grows mealy. 



2. The Red Nutmeg is a great bearer, and valued for its 

 early maturity. It is of a bright vermilion colour, and has a 

 fine musky taste. This peach is much esteemed, and ripens 

 about the beginning of August. 



3. The Early Avant has an agreeable flavour, and ripens 

 in August ; but is apt to be stringy. 



4. The Small Mignonne is very red on the side next the 

 sun, and the flesh has a rich vinous juice. It is ripe about the 

 middle of August. 



5. The Anne Peach (which is said to have taken its 

 name from Mrs. Anne Dunch, of Pusey in Berkshire, where 

 it was first raised) is a fine early fruit. It is ripe about the mid- 

 dle or latter end of August. 



6. The Royal George Peach comes in soon after the for- 

 mer ; the flower is large and white ; the fruit of a dark red 

 towards the sun, and full of a fine rich juice. It is ripe about 

 the latter end of August. 



7 . The Royal Kensington is one of the best peaches that 

 we have ; of a high red colour next the sun, and of a yellow- 



