. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 3001. Prunus ilicifolia (X %). No. 35. BB. Pr. soft, not opening or splitting, 42. FSrsica, Sieb. & Zucc. (Amygdalus Persica, Linn. Persica vulgaris. Mill.). Peach. Figs. 1661-G. Much like the Almond in botanical characters and by some thought to be derived from that plant, but now generally agreed to be an
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 3001. Prunus ilicifolia (X %). No. 35. BB. Pr. soft, not opening or splitting, 42. FSrsica, Sieb. & Zucc. (Amygdalus Persica, Linn. Persica vulgaris. Mill.). Peach. Figs. 1661-G. Much like the Almond in botanical characters and by some thought to be derived from that plant, but now generally agreed to be an original species and to be native to China: Ivs. broad-lanceolate or oblong-lanceo- late, coarsely serrate: fls. solitary, pink, appearing be- fore the Ivs.: fr. soft, pubescent at raaturitj', the stone deep-pitted and very hard. Widely cultivated, especially in North America, where it thrives under a great variety of conditions. —There are two well-marked forms, the clingstones or pavies (Persica vulgaris of Etsso), and the freestones (Persica domestica of Risso). There are many ornamental forms of the Peach tree: double-fld. Pig. 1665 ( 10:969; 13:1299, 1300. 1852:221); white-fld., dark-fld., etc.; purple-lvd.; variegated-lvd.; dwarfs. One of the best of these fancy forms is 2002. Dvvarl almonds (XVq). Primus nana at left; P. Japonica in middle: F. triloba at right. Nos. 37-39. Var. Ifflvis, Gray (Amygdalus Pirsiea nectur'ina, Ait. Persica Iwvis, DC. Primus Persica, var. nectu- r'ina, Ma-^tia.). Nectarine. Fig. 1464. Fruit smooth, usually smaller: Ivs. usually more strongly serrate. The Nectarine has sprung from the Peach, both through seed and bud-variation. There are two types, as in the Peach: clingstones or brngnons (Persica Iwvis of Risso), and freestones (Persica violacea of Risso). The Nectarine is not generally cultivated in this coun- try, although it is popular in California. Var. platycdrpa, Bailey (Persica platycdrpa, De- caisne). Flat Peach, or
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