THE GEORGE THE FOURTH PEACH.
George the Fourth. Floy in the Trans. Hort. Soc. vol. vi.
p . 413.
An American variety, of considerable importance,
not so much for its good quality as a hardy
kind, as for being a forcing Peach of great merit.
Mr. Floy gives the following account of it in
the Transactions of the Horticultural S ociety: —
“ This is one of the finest Peaches I have seen,
and the richest I have tasted: it originated in the
garden of Mr. Gill, in Broad Street, in this city.
Captain Hamilton, who lives in the house adjoining,
recommended it to my notice. This is the second
year of its fruiting, and the first of my knowing it.
I have given it the name as above: every one that
has seen it has pronounced it the finest of Peaches:
it is ripe the latter end of August. The original
tree is remarkably thrifty, and bore a very full crop
this season.’
With us it is a vigorous-growing kind, extremely
healthy, and ripening its fruit about the middle
of September: it is between a Clingstone and a
Melter.
L eaves large, acutely crenated, with small
globose glands.
F lowers small, dull red.
F ruit mid d le -sized , globular, deeply lobed at
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