An Account of three new Peaches. 215 



No. 2, is the Acton Scott Peach, of which a plate and de- 

 scription are given in the Horticultural Transactions * The 

 sample sent is, in every respect, favourable. 



No. 4, springs from the same parentage as No. 1, and ripens, 

 under similar circumstances, at the same time. The sample 

 sent, of this variety, is below the ordinary size ; and I suspect 

 the stones of it to be a good deal larger, than usual : for 

 the young fruit, at the period the stone formed, was remark- 

 ably large, and owing to some cause, with which I am not 

 acquainted, it did not afterwards increase in size, nearly so 

 much as I had reason to expect. This variety, in my garden, 

 never becomes over ripe, that is, it never becomes mealy, 

 or insipid ; but it shrivels a little whilst it still remains on 

 the tree, like a Nectarine, and it is then most perfect. One 

 of those you receive, was ripe nine days ago ; and you will, 

 nevertheless, probably receive it in a very perfect state. The 

 growth of the trees of this variety is rather slow, even upon 

 a Peach stock; but the wood is perfectly healthy, and 

 always appears to acquire maturity earlier in the summer 

 than that of any other variety ; and it affords blossoms in 

 rather injurious profusion. It appears to succeed much 

 better on the Apricot, than on the Plum, stock ; and were I 

 to judge, solely, from its growth, in the present season, I 

 should say, that the Apricot stock suited it better even than 

 the Peach stock ; but the season has been exceedingly 

 favourable. 



What I have said of the Acton Scott Peach is, in a 

 great measure, applicable to the two other varieties 

 abovementioned : and all will probably succeed, in many 



* See page 140 of this Volume. 



