2/2 PEACH. 



merits the writer is not sufficiently acquainted, so 

 as to enable him to give a faithful description. 



9. Early Admirable P, — Beginning to the end 

 of September. This is one of the best peaches 

 ripening in this month ; it is called early, to distin- 

 guish it from la royale, the late admirable of English 

 nurseries. 



The early admirable has finely serrated leaves ; 

 the flowers similar to those of the belle chevereuse : 

 fruit full middle size, globular, rich red colour next 

 the sun, greenish yellow behind. The pulp is firm 

 yet melting, white at the stone, from which it sepa- 

 rates freely ; the juice is abundant, and highly 

 flavoured. The tree belongs to the first class as to 

 growth, and is generally healthy. In the summer 

 management of this tree, it is frequently necessary 

 to stop its over-luxuriant shoots towards the end of 

 May, to induce moderate growth, so conducive to 

 fruitfulness. This expedient of stopping the luxuriant 

 growth of both peach and nectarine trees, so suc- 

 cessfully practised by the Dutch and French gar- 

 deners, should be more attended to in this country 

 than it is ; for it is impossible to have fruitful shoots, 

 unless they are of moderate groAvth. This peach 

 takes freely on the muscle stock; and is well adapted 

 for forcing. 



The ten or twelve sorts which follow, together 

 with the one just mentioned, are all suitable for 

 forcing, and all ripen nearly about the same time. 

 viz, — 



