206 An Account of a new Peach. 



exactly alike; and although by far the greatest number of 

 trees, in any of these orchards, will always be found to pro- 

 duce fruit below mediocrity, in point of flavour, yet a judi- 

 cious observer will never fail, among so great a number, to 

 pick out a few trees, the race of which may be considered 

 worthy of preserving. Impressed with this idea, about five 

 years ago I requested a correspondent in the United States, 

 in whom I could confide, to select for me any young Peach 

 trees, the fruit of which he might judge, upon tasting, to be of 

 exquisite flavour. He obeyed my instructions, by sending 

 me a small bundle, containing about two dozen trees. Of 

 these only one grew, which is the tree that produced the 

 Peaches in question, and which is now growing vigorously in 

 my garden at Thames Ditton. 



I hope it will not be deemed irrelevant to the present 

 subject to mention, that for several years past I have endea- 

 voured to bring the Peach trees from South America into 

 England, from the Rio de la Plata ;* but owing to vermin 

 destroying the bark of the trees on ship-board, the great 

 length of the voyage, and other untoward circumstances, I 

 never was able to accomplish the desired point, until a gen- 

 tleman residing near Buenos Ayres selected for me, from 

 fruits of a superior flavour, a parcel of stones, which he packed 

 in sand. These came safe to hand about three years ago, I 

 distributed them amongst my friends, and planted some my- 

 self. The trees from these stones may be expected to fruit 

 next year ; they are now growing in the gardens of Lord 

 King, at Oakham, of John Sudlow, Esq. at Thames Ditton, 



* Fire-wood is so scarce round Buenos Ayres, that Peach trees raised from the 

 stones are chiefly used for the purpose of burning. 



