Note E159 — 34.
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"Peach, in old works spelt Peske, Peesk, Peshe, and Peche, O. Fr. pesche, L. Persica, formerly called malum persicum = Persian apple, from which the Arabs formed their name for it with the prefix el or al, and thence the Spanish alberchigo."—Dr. R. A. Prior.
Austen, in his work already quoted, says (p. 58): "Of Peaches there are divers kinds. I know by experience the Nutmeg and Newington Peaches to be excellent fruits, especially the Nutmeg Peach."