The Alberza Peach is late ripe, and of a reasonable good taste.
The Almond Peach, so called, because the kernell of the stone is sweete, like the Almond, and the fruit also somewhat pointed like the Almond in the huske; it is early ripe, and like the Newington Peach, but lesser.
The Man Peach is of two sorts, the one longer then the other, both of them are good Peaches, but the shorter is the better rellished.
The Cherry Peach is a small Peach, but well tasted.
The Nutmeg Peach is of two sorts, one that will be hard when it is ripe, and eateth not so pleasantly as the other, which will bee soft and mellow; they are both small Peaches, hauing very little or no resemblance at all to a Nutmeg, except in being a little longer then round, and are early ripe.
Many other sorts of Peaches there are, whereunto wee can giue no especiall name; and therefore I passe them ouer in silence.
The Vse of Peaches.
Those Peaches that are very moist and waterish (as many of them are) and not firme, doe soone putrefie in the stomacke, causing surfeits oftentimes; and therefore euery one had neede bee carefull, what and in what manner they eate them: yet they are much and often well accepted with all the Gentry of the Kingdome.
The leaues, because of their bitternesse, serue well being boyled in Ale or Milke, to be giuen vnto children that haue wormes, to help to kill them, and doe gently open the belly, if there be a sufficient quantity vsed.
The flowers haue the like operation, that is, to purge the body somewhat more forceably then Damaske Roses; a Syrupe therefore made of the flowers is very good.