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market and home supplies. It ripens three 

 weeks before Lord Napier. (See Fig. 8.) 



3. \Lord Napier. A large pale cream-coloured fruit, 



with red cheek; flesh melting, and parting 

 from the stone. Flowers large, glands kidney- 

 shaped. The tree is a good grower and free 

 bearer. July-August. 



4. -^Improved Downton. Fruit large with a slight 



Stanwick flavour. One of the finest of nec- 

 tarines raised from the Downton nectarine. 

 August. 



5. t Dry den. This nectarine is alike remarkable for 



its great size, handsome appearance, and fine 

 quality, the colour being deep red and purple, 

 flesh white; glands kidney shaped, flowers 

 small. August. 



6. \Goldoni. Fruit of medium size; bright orange 



yellow, streaked and spotted with crimson 

 when fully exposed to the sun ; flesh rich 

 and juicy. August. 



7. ^Stanwick Elruge. Large, melting, and rich, with 



the Stanwick flavour. A few days earlier 

 than its parent, the Elruge. Early in Sep- 

 tember. 



8. t Newton. Fruit of the largest size; round, skin 



transparent greenish yellow, mottled and 

 blotched with deep red, brilliant on the sunny 

 side; flesh greenish white, pink round the 



