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known by a cultivator—viz., the moisture-retaining power of a 
soil; the quantity of soluble and decomposable matter it con¬ 
tains ; and the proportions of its earthy constituents. 
It has been urged by some that a great deal of information may 
be compendiously obtained by ascertaining the specific gravity of 
a soil; but of this we could never feel conviction. That a peat 
soil—that is, one containing a great excess of vegetable matter— 
is much lighter in weight than such as contain more of earthy 
constituents is certain ; but such do not require their specific 
gravity to be taken to detect them. If a soil is but rather above 
or under the average specific gravity, we do not see how the 
knowledge of that can determine whether the excess of weight 
arises from silica or carbonate of lime ; or the deficiency of weight 
from vegetable matters, alumina, or. other light constituent. The 
specific gravity of silica is 2.66 ; of carbonate of lime, 2.7 ; of 
alumina only 2.—J. 
(To be continued.) 
FEUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from page 152.) 
PEACHES. 
Acton Scot. —Fruit small, narrow, and depressed at 
tlie top. Skin pale yellowisli-wliite, marbled with bright 
red next the sun. Suture well marked. Flesh pale 
throughout, melting, rich, and sugary. Flowers large. 
Glands round. End of August. A delicious little peach. 
Admirable. See Early Admirable. 
Alberge Jauue. See (Rosanna. 
American Newington (Early Newington Freestone). 
—Fruit large, round, and marked with a suture, which is 
higher on one side. Skin yellowish-white, dotted with 
red in the shade, and bright red next the sun. Flesh 
white, red at the stone, to which some strings adhere; 
juicy, rich, and vinous. Glands round. Flowers small. 
Ripe in the end of August. 
Anne. See Early Anne. 
Avant. See Grosse Mignonne. 
Avant Blanche. See White Nutmeg. 
Avant Peche de Troyes. See Red Nutmeg. 
Avant Rouge. See Red Nutmeg. 
Barrington (Buckingham(Mignonne; ColonelAnsleys). 
—Fruit large, roundish-ovate. Skin downy, yellowish- 
green, marbled with red next the sun. Suture well de¬ 
fined. Flesh yellowish, slightly tinged with red at the 
stone, rich, vinous, and of first-rate quality. Flowers 
large. Glands round. Middle of September. 
The tree is very hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer. 
This is one of the best mid-season peaches, and bears 
carriage well. 
Belle Beauce. —This is a variety of Grosse Mignonne, 
but considerably larger, and ripens from ten to fourteen 
days later. Glands round. Flowers large. Ripens in 
the middle of September. 
Belle Chevreuse (Early Chevreuse). —Fruit elongated, 
with rarely a nipple on the summit. Skin unusually 
downy, yellowish, except next the sun, where it is flesh- 
coloured and marbled with dark red. Suture distinct. 
Flesh whitish-yellow, tinged with red under the skin 
next the sun, and marbled with rose colour at the 
stone, sweet, and juicy. Flowers small. Glands kidney- 
shaped. Beginning of September. 
Belle de la Croix. —This is a new peach raised at 
Bordeaux eight or ten years ago, and introduced to this 
country by Mr. Rivers. It is large and round. The 
flesh is very sweet and richly flavoured, equal to the 
Early York. Glands kidney-shaped. Flowers small. 
Ripens in the end of August and beginning of September. 
The tree is hardy and a robust grower. 
Belle de Doue (Belle de Douai). —This is a fine, large, 
melting peach, an early variety of Bellegarde. It is of 
first-rate quality, witli a vinous and richly-flavoured j 
stone. Glands round. Flowers small. Ripens in the 
last week of August and beginning of September. 
Belle de Paris. See Malta. 
■Bellegarde (Galande; French Galande; Noire de \ 
Montreuil; Ronalds’ Brentford Mignonne). —Fruit round, 
slightly compressed and hollow at the summit, with a 
small projecting nipple. Skin deep red all over, striated 
with dark purple, so much so as to be almost black. Suture 
shallow. Flesh pale yellow, slightly red at the stone, 
rich, vinous, and juicy; healthy and a prolific bearer. 
Flowers small. Glands round. Beginning and middle 
of September. 
This is a very excellent peach, and the tree is a good 
bearer. 
Boudin (La Roy ale; Narbonne). —Fruit large, nearly 
round, sometimes terminated by a very slight nipple. Skin 
greenish-white, reddish next the sun, covered with very 
fine down. Suture deep. Flesh whitish-yellow, deep 
red round the stone, very rich, sugary, and vinous. Stone 
small and turgid. Is produced from seed. Flowers small. 
Glands round Beginning of September. 
Brentford Mignonne. See Bellegarde. 
Brown Nutmeg. See Red Nutmeg. 
Buckingham Mignonne, See Barrington. 
De Burai. See Yellow Admirable. 
Catherine. —Fruit large, roundish, elongated, swollen 
on one side of the suture, and terminated by a small 
nipple. Skin yellowish-green, dotted with bright red in 
the shade, bright red striated with darker red next the 
sun. Flesh adhering to the stone, firm, yellowish-white, 
dark red at the stone, juicy, rich, and excellent. Requires 
heat to brmg it to full perfection. Flowers small. Glands 
kidney-shaped. September and October. 
Chancellor (Edgar's Late Melting; Late Chancellor; 
Noisette; Steward’s Late Galande). —Fruit large, oval, 
pale yellow, dark crimson next the sun. Suture well 
defined. Flesh free, pale yellow, very deep red at the 
stone, sugary, rich, and vinous. Stone oblong. Flowers 
small. Glands kidney-shaped. Middle of September. 
China Peach. See Flat (Peach of China. 
Colonel Ansley’s. See Barrington. 
Cooledge’sFavourite. —Fruit medium si-zed,roundish, 
with a well-defined suture, which is most marked towards 
the apex, and rather higher on one side than the other. 
Skin white, covered with crimson dots, and with a crim¬ 
son cheek on the side next the sun. Flesh very tender 
and melting, separating freely from the stone, juicy and 
sweet, and with a fine delicate flavour. Glands round. 
Flowers small. This is a very fine peach. Ripens in the 
last week in August. 
Crawford’s Early (Crawford’s Early Malecoton ).— 
Fruit very large, of a roundish and slightly oblate shape, 
depressed at the crown, from which issues a rather 
shallow suture, much higher on one side than the other. 
Skin thin, of a deep lemon colour, but on the side next 
the sun it has a reddish-orange blush, strewed with nu¬ 
merous, distinct, dark crimson dots. Flesh yellow, red¬ 
dish at the stone, from which it separates freely; very 
tender and melting, remarkably succulent, with a deli¬ 
cious saccharine and vinous juice. Glands round. Flowers 
small. End of August and beginning of September. 
This is a very large and most delicious peach, with a 
yellow flesh like an apricot, and is deserving of very 
extensive cultivation. 
Desse Tardive.-— Fruit large, round, flat at the top, 
and marked with a deep suture at the stalk. Skin of a 
very pale colour, covered on the shaded side with minute 
red dots, and a light tinge of red next the sun. Flesh 
pale greenish-white, with a faint rosy tinge next the 
stone, meltmg, very juicy, sweet, richly flavoured, and 
