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time as the preceding. Miller describes this fruit 

 as the pavie royal, or p^che royal — a very improper 

 name for a melting peach ; but he evidently means 

 the pavie royal, which is our incomparable. 



The leaves of the late admirable are large and 

 slightly saw-like on the edges ; flowers small ; fruit the 

 largest of the season, except the pavie de Pompone 

 (which, by the bye, is not worth cultivating) ; nearly 

 round, with a deep furrow and beak like the teton 

 de Venus. The colour a marbled red nearly all over; 

 pulp is white, melting, and separates from the stone, 

 which is very red; juice plentiful, and of rich fla- 

 vour. The tree is a vigorous grower, and requires 

 much care to get the young wood well ripened ; as 

 well as an ample space of wall or trellis. It takes 

 freely on the muscle stock. 



There is another peach very similar to this, called 

 by the French gardeners the nivette ; but it is infe- 

 rior to the late admirable. The nivette requires 

 either a pear plum or a Brompton stock, but few are 

 propagated. There is yet another, called Hemskirk, 

 in English catalogues ; but of this the writer can 

 give no good account, 



27. Pourpre Tardive P, — Ripens at the end of 

 September. The leaves of this late purple are large, 

 and deeply cut on the edges ; the flowers small and 

 winking; fruit full middle size, nearly globular; 

 deep red or purple next the sun, yellowish green 

 next the wall. The flesh is white, melting, and se- 

 parates from the stone, which is red : the juice is 

 abundant, and of a fine vinous flavour. 



