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PEACH. 



promising of the seedlings, that is, those having the 

 strongest wood and largest leaves, are selected and 

 planted out ; in the fourth or fifth year they begin 

 bearing, and out of thousands of subvarieties thus 

 produced not one is fit for the dessert ; and only fit 

 for the uses they are chiefly cultivated ior, viz. feeding 

 swine, and for the manufacture of peach-brandy. 

 They have some superior sorts certainly, which are 

 fit for the dessert, but they are comparatively few. 



With respect to the best season for pruning peach 

 trees, the author disagrees with Harrison, who ad- 

 vises autumn pruning ; and agrees with Forsyth iii 

 recommending spring pruning. Nor would he ad- 

 vise the knife to be used till the buds begin to sweiL 

 It sometimes happens that young shoots or old 

 branches receive injury, or die during the winter, 

 and which cannot be seen till the spring growth com- 

 mences ; another thing, the later a peach tree is 

 pruned, the sooner are the wounds healed. Both 

 these circumstances sanction the propriety of spring 

 pruning. 



The two following lists are useful to young 

 nurserymen, viz. 



Peaches which 7nay he budded on the muscle plum 

 stock. 



Early Anne. 

 Purple Alberge. 

 White Magdalen. 

 Millet's Minion. 



Late Admirable. 

 Incomparable. 

 Scarlet Admirable. 

 Smith's Early Newington, 



