NOBLESSE PEACH. 
in appearance, and in its general character, It is, however, dis- 
tinguished by its fmit being, for the most part, oblong, narrowed, 
and plump at the apex, with a pointed nipple. In the Vanguard 
the fruit is equally large, or even more so, always globular, rather 
than oblong, and its crown or apex flat and often depressed. 
Nurserpnen need not be at any loss to distinguish the two sorts 
when maiden plants are in the nurseiy ; the lateral shoots of 
the Noblesse being nearly as long as the main leader ; those of 
the Vanguard being less numerous, and exceeded considerably 
by the main shoot ; besides, the plants of the Vanguai'd are of 
a taller growth than those of the Noblesse. Indeed, so ob\-ious 
and invariable have I found these chai'actem, that should the 
the two kinds become inadvertently intemiLxed in the nursery 
rows, the most inexperienced forerrran would be enabled to sejra- 
rate them, without any fear of mistake.” 
This variety has its leaves doubly sera-ated, and without glarrds : 
its fr-rrit is somewhat variable in shape, is slightly downy, arrd orr 
its exposed side has inegular streaks and blotches, or marbliirg 
of dull red. Its pale yellowish white flesh paris from the stone, 
and is melting and rich, and the tree bears forcing rerrrarkably 
well. Our American readers must not imagine they have the 
tnie Noblesse Peach, mentioned by their writer, Cox; his fruit, 
under this name, he describes as a cling-stone, with other dis- 
paiities, when compared -nith our Noblesse. 
The advarrtages of raising new varieties of fnrits from seeds 
has previously been alluded to in this work, and by none is the 
propagator more likely to be recompensed than the Peach ; there 
is too a pleasurable interest excited by the anticipation of raisiirg 
a rrew and superior variety which is not a mere delusion, for 
every propagator, if he employs the seeds of good sorts, possesses 
an eqiral chance of benefiting future generations by Iris exertions. 
