FRUIT-TREES IN POTS. 



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Peaches : — 



1. Alexander. 



2. Waterloo. 



These are our two earliest Peaches. One ripened on 

 the 12th, the other on the 14th of June. They are very 

 similar, and it is difficult to say which is the better of 

 the two. Waterloo the larger, but we fancied Alexander 

 slightly the better flavoured. 



3. Early Beatrice. 



4. Early Louise. 



Of these we prefer Louise, but Beatrice is a few days 

 earlier, and both are useful to carry on the succession. 



5. Hale's Early. 



6. Early York. 



7. Abec. 



These succeed one another admirably, and carry us to 

 the end of July. 



8. Dr. Hogg. 



9. Crimson Galande. 



10. Boyal George. 



11. Magdala. 



12. Alexandra Noblesse. 



13. Barrington. 



These spread over August, and contain amongst them 

 the (to my mind) Peach of Peaches, Alexandra Noblesse. 

 It is a large white Peach, not commending itself by its 

 colour, but its flavour and juiciness are unequalled. It 

 is not such a profuse bloomer as the others, but we have 

 never yet failed in a sufficient crop. 



14. The Nectarine Peach. 



15. Princess of Wales. 



16. Sea Eagle. 



Our latest Peaches carry us to the middle of Septem- 

 ber. The flesh of the latest Peaches is, I think, always 

 coarse-grained, but the flavour of the Nectarine Peach is 

 altogether beyond reproach. 



Note. — Most Peaches are better flavoured and more melting if gathered 

 a day or two before they are quite ripe and kept in a cool place. If left to 

 hang too long they become first mealy and then pasty. 



