Peach
the delicious fruit of Amygdalus Persica, the peach tree, genus PEACOCK Amygdalus. It is distinguished by oblong, lanceolate cerrulate leaves; solitary flowers, of a delicate pink color, appearing before the leaves; and the sarcocarp of the drupe succulent and tender, not fibrous as in the almond. Many varieties are cultivated in the United States, and form an important branch of commerce, chiefly in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, western New York, and southern Illinois, and California. Much of it is canned, preserved, and dried for the home and foreign markets. pea-