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THE NOBLESSE PEACH.
Noblesse, o f all English writers, beginning with Switzer in
1724.
Noblest. Miller, no. 13. ed. 8.
Mellish’s Favourite, of the English Gardens.
Double Montague. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 48.
For the following excellent account of this
highly valued and most useful Peach, our work
is indebted to Mr. Robert Thompson, Under Gardener
in the Fruit Department of the Horticultural
Society’s Garden, to whom we have before
had to express our obligations, which, indeed, ought
to be repeated in every page.
Flowers large, pale blush.
Leaves serrated, glandless.
F ruit large, in general of a roundish shape,
somewhat hollow on the crown, with a small p o in t;
frequently, however, the shape of the fruit varies on
the same tree, being often a little elongated, with a
larger point on the summit. Skin slightly downy,
marbled dull red next the sun, somewhat streaked
with darker, breaking off in faint blotches towards
the shaded side, which is pale yellowish green.
Flesh white to the stone, from which it parts
freely; melting and rich. S tone large, pale, obovate,
pointed.
Ripens in the end of August or beginning of
September. I t is one of the principal sorts for
forcing. The tree is hardy, and a good b e a re r.