FRUITS. 



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been able to do, having kept the trees in a bush state, to 

 encoura'>e the o rowth of shoots for cultivation. 



Peaches. — This class of fruits is so natural to our 

 country, that a great variety, unknown to European culti- 

 vators, are found, of very considerable merit. We shall 

 therefore take notice of the varieties only more particularly 

 distinguished. 



The two varieties of nutmeg peaches have no merit what- 

 ever, except their great precocity. The earliest peach of 

 any value is the early Anne^ a white and very tolerable 

 peach. 



The white Magdalen, 

 The royal Kensington; 

 The al&erge, 

 The swalsh, 

 The noblesse, 



The red Magdalen^ 

 The admirable, 

 The old Newington, 

 The teton de Venus, 

 Jaques' rareripe. 



These we can recommend as excellent fruits. There 

 are many others of excellent quality, both foreign and 

 native ; but these will suffice for a moderate-sized 

 garden. 



There are a great variety of native peaches, the value of 

 which is often as great as that of any peaches which have 

 names, particularly of those which have a yellow flesh. 

 The yellow-fleshed peaches are more apt to propagate their 

 like from the stone than any other peaches. 



The nectarine, — Though this fruit is nothing but a smooth 

 peach, yet it is far more tender, and requires either a wall, 

 or a fence, or the side of some building, to protect it. The 

 varieties are not numerous. The best are. 



The Elruge ; ripens in Au^st. 



Tlie white j a beautiful fruit 3 — 

 September. 



Lewis's nectarine, a Boston pro- 

 duction ; beautiful 3 yellow- 



fleshed 5 ripens in September. 



Late Newington 5 rich and melt- 

 ing 3 September. 



Red Roman j a beautiful and 

 highly flavoured variety. 



There are seven or eight others, but these we recom- 

 mend. 



The apricot. — This requires some shelter also ; should be 

 planted in a yard, or on the south side of a building ; if 

 nailed to it as an espalier, the better. The best are, 



The Breda, | The Brussels, | The Moor park, | The peach apricot. 



Cherry. — The varieties are innumerable. For small 

 gardens we recommend 



The May duke, for its carliness, 

 The common white-heart ; 

 The bigarou, or late white-heart, 

 The early and the late black-heart, 



The black Tartarean, 

 The red mazard new variety, called 

 the Downer cherry. 



Mr Knight's new sorts are not yet tested bare. 



