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cantra&ed : the Fruit is of a mid- 

 dling Size, a little oblong, of a fine 

 red Colour : the Flelh is white, but 

 very red at the Stone, from wh'eh 

 it feparates : it is very full of a rich 

 lugary Juice, and ripens toward the 

 End of Augujl : this is a very good 

 Bearer, and may be ranged with the 

 good Peaches. 



9. The red Magdalen (call'd by 

 tie French about Paris> Madeleine de 

 Ccurfon ) : The Leaves of this Tree 

 are deeply fawed : the Flowers are 

 large and open : the Fruit is large 

 and round, of a fine red Colour : 

 the Flelh is white, but very red at 

 the Stone, from which it feparates : . 

 the Juice is very fugary, and of an 

 extjuifite Flavour : the Fruit is ripe 

 the End of Augujl : k is one of tiie 

 beft Sort of Peaches. 



1 o.The early Neivington (or Smiths 

 tfewfagton J : This is very like, if 

 not the fame, with what the French 

 call he Pa'vie blanc i this Tree has 

 fewed Leaves : the Flowers are 

 large and open : the Fruit is of a 

 middling Size, is of a fine Red on 

 the Side next the Sun : the Flelh is 

 firm and white, but very red at the 

 Stone, to which it clofely adheres : 

 it hath a fugary Juice, and is ripe 

 the End of Augujl. 



1 1 . The Montauhan : This Tree 

 has fawed Leaves : the Flowers are 

 large and open : the Fruit is of a 

 middling Size, of a deep-red, in- 

 clining to purple next the Sun ; but 

 of a pale Colour toward the Wall : 

 the Flelh is melting and white to the 

 Stone, from which it feparates : the 

 Juice is rich, and the Tree is a good 

 Bearer: it ripens the Middle of Au- 

 gujl, and is well efteemed. 



12. The Malta (which is very 

 like, if not the fame, with the Ita- 

 lian Peach) : This Tree has fawed 

 Leaves : the Flowers are lar^e and 

 spen : the Fruit is of a- middling 



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Size, of a fine Red next the Sun : 

 the Flefh is white and melting, but 

 red at the Stone, from which it fe- 

 parates : the Stone h flat and point- 

 ed : the Tree is a good Bearer : this 

 ripens the End of Augujl. 



13-ThcNobIeft : This Tree has 

 fawed Leaves : the Flowers are large 

 and open : the Fruit is large, of a 

 bright-red next the Sun: the Flefh 

 is white and melting, and feparates 

 from the Stone, where it is of a 

 faint-red Colour: the Juice is very 

 rich in a good Seafon : it ripens the 

 End of Augujl. 



1 4. The Chancellor : The Leaves 

 of this Tree are fmooth : the Flow- 

 ers are fmall and contracted : the 

 Fruit is lhaped fomewhat like the 

 Belle Cbe'vrcufe, but is rounder : the 

 Flefh is white and melting, and fe- 

 parates from the Stone, where it is 

 of a fine red Colour : the Skin is 

 very thin, and the Juice is very rich: 

 it ripens about the End of Augujl, 

 and is efteemed one of the beft Sort 

 of Peaches. This Tree is very ten- 

 der, and will not fucceed on com- 

 mon Stocks ; fo is budded twice as 

 the Mignon ; and if budded on Apri- 

 cots, as was directed for that Sort, 

 will thrive much better than in any 

 other Method. 



15. The Bellcgarde (or as the 

 French call it, the Gallande ) : This 

 Tree has fmooth Leaves ; the Flow- 

 ers are fmall and contracted : the 

 Fruit is very large and round, of a 

 deep-purple Colour on the Side to 

 the Sun : the Flelh is white, melt- 

 ing,* and feparates from the Stone, 

 where it is of a deep-red Colour : 

 the Juice is very rich: this ripens 

 the Beginning of Sfptemher y and is 

 an excellent Peach ; but at prefent 

 not common. 



16. The LiJIe (or as the French 

 Call it, La petite Violette hat'vve ) : 

 This Tree has fmooth Leaves : the 



Flowers 



