THE PEACH< 



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The following is a list of some of tlie best kinds 

 of peaches and nectarines now in cultivation in 

 England : — 



Names of Peaches. 



Small Mignonne . . 



Early Grosse IVIignonne 



Abec 



Crawford's Early .... 

 Grosse Mignonne .... 



Royal George 



Noblesse 



Bellegarde 



Barrington 



Walburton' s Admirable 



Catharine 



Violette hâtive .... 



Observations. 



Well adapted for cul- 

 ture. 



Ripens well 



Very large and good 



Time of Eipening. 



August. 



August. 



August. 



September. 



September. 



September. 



September. 



September. 



September. 



October. 



October. 



September. 



Names of Nectarines. 



Time of Ripening-. 





August and September. 





August. 





September. 





September. 





August and September. 



White 



September. 



TRAINING AND PRUNING. 



The peach may be trained to various forms ; but we 

 shall only describe two, the Verrier palmetto, and the 

 simple oblique cordon, because these forms are more 

 easily obtained, and may be best accommodated to local 

 requirements. 



Training the Peach in the Palmette Form. 



Formation of the Wood — The treatment is in all 

 respects the same as described for the palmette form of 



