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When peaches hang long on the tree after their 

 usual period of maturity, their flavour invariably 

 becomes deteriorated. Melting peaches, like the Late 

 Admirable, become mealy, while the sugary nature 

 of the juice is changed. CHngstone varieties, such 

 as the Catherine, retain their qualities longer. {Gard, 

 Chron. 1845, 820.) 



PEACH-HOUSE. 



Its construction. — The best form for a peach-house 

 is thus described by the late T. A. Knight, Esq. 



As the lights to be moved to the required extent 

 with facility must necessarily be short, the back wall 

 of the house must scarcely extend nine feet in height, 

 and this height raises the rafters sufficiently high to 

 permit the tallest person to walk with perfect conve- 

 nience under them. The lights are divided in the 

 middle at the point a, and the lower are made to slide 

 down to the d, and the upper to the point a. The 

 flue or hot water pipe enters on the east or west end, 

 as most convenient, and passes within six inches of 



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