VARIETIES OF NECTARINES 343 



the many nectarines which originated with Rivers, the famous 

 nurseryman, Sawbridgeworth, England. 



Tree large, vigorous, hardy, usually productive, often bearing the second 

 year out. Fruit late, large, 2i/^ inches in diameter, oblong-oval; cavity 

 rather shallow; apex a swollen point, slightly depressed; suture shallow or 

 a hair-line; color yellow-orange, stained, streaked, mottled with dull red 

 and sometimes sun-flecked on the cheek to the sun; flesh yellow, almost 

 orange, tender, juicy, red at the pit, sweet, rich and aromatic; quality very 

 good; stone free, obovate to ovate, pointed, corrugated, pitted, brown. 



531. Pineapple (Fig. 175) is probably fit only for forcing; 

 it is a favorite for this purpose in England, 

 and is occasionally found under glass in 

 America. English pomologists say that 

 it is too tender for out-of-doors, and it 

 seems not to have been tried in orchards 

 in America. The variety has individuality 

 in its orange-yellow flesh and its rich pine- 

 apple flavor. Pineapple seems to have ^^^* ^Jpj^ ^^°^" 

 been cultivated for a half-century at 



least. The description is compiled from English catalogues. 



Tree rather small, tender, free in bearing. Fruit midseason, large, 

 round-ovate; suture distinct; color deep orange with a bright crimson 

 blush; flesh orange-yellow marbled with red next the stone, firm, aromatic, 

 with a rich pineapple flavor; quality very good; stone free, small, with 

 deep corrugations. 



532. Boston. — The fruits are large and handsome, but, while 

 they have a pleasant distinctive flavor, are not quite so accept- 

 able for dessert as those of several other varieties. A peculiar- 

 ity is that the stone is small and pointed. Boston was raised 

 from a peach-stone planted by T. Lewis, Boston, Massachusetts, 

 early in the last century. 



Tree small but vigorous, upright-spreading, hardy, productive; branches 

 smooth, slender, dark red, with numerous conspicuous lenticels. Fruit late 

 midseason, 1% inches in diameter, round-oval, irregular, halves unequal; 

 cavity rather deep, wide; suture shallow or but a line; apex depressed, 

 mucronate; color yellow blushed with crimson, sometimes mottled and 

 sun-flecked; skin nearly free; flesh yellow, moderately coarse, sweet, aro- 

 matic, pleasant and distinctive; stone small, ovate, free, pointed, brown, 

 corrugated; quality good. 



