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ing in succession, so as to prevent having to deal with too large 
a quantity at a time, as the fruit is difficult to manipulate, and 
soon goes back and spoils. 
If it is desired to have many varieties they should be composed 
of the following, which I mention in order of ripening : — 
1. July and August Peaches : Amsden, Alexander, Bouge de 
mai, Precoce de Hale, Precoce de Bivers, Galande, Madeleine, 
Grosse Mignonne ordinaire, Grosse Mignonne hdtive, Baron 
Dicfour, Precoce de Graiuford, and de Malte. 
2. September and October Peaches : Beine des Vergers, 
Belle Beausse, Admirable, Bourdinc, Salivay, Ballet, Lady 
Palmer ston, and Princesse de Galles. 
The largest centres of production are Montreuil, near Paris, 
and E cully, near Lyons, where the method of training Peach 
trees has been brought to perfection, as well as the number of 
varieties increased. The Montreuil fruit is always considered 
the best in the market. It has greatly enriched the district whose 
name it bears. Montreuil, which is a favoured spot both for 
soil and aspect, has 300 hectares of land surrounded by walls, 
the inner sides of which are used almost entirely for growing 
trained Peach trees. The total produce of these gardens is esti- 
mated at about 3,500 francs per hectare from Peaches cultivated 
in this way. The severe winter 1879-1880 caused losses to the 
value of 2,500,000 francs, including Peaches on trellises and 
walls, and in orchards; but there is no doubt that owing to the 
replacement of the dead trees by new ones, and to the fresh 
plantations made, the district will soon regain its former pro- 
sperity. There are 600,000 metres of fruit walls at Montreuil, 
countmg the walls used for dividing the different properties, 
which are invaluable for concentrating the heat and keeping off 
the cold, as well as increasing the available space for trained 
trees ; and so, calculating that 1 metre of wall produces 22 to 
25 Peaches, one arrives at a sum of 12,000,000 Peaches as an 
average annual yield. Or, say that there are 300 hectares 
enclosed, of which 1 hectare can yield 40,000 peaches, or 1 acre 
15,000, and we arrive again at a total of 12,000,000 Peaches. 
The first ripe fruits sell at from 2 to 3 francs apiece, and the 
latest, when there is no longer any competition to be feared 
from tlie South, will fetch even more. Peaches are most plenti- 
ful from the 15th of August to the 15th of September. 
