666 THE NECTARINE. 



VARIETIES. 



The same characters are used as in describing peaches, fitr which 

 the reader is referred to that part. 



Albert. 



A variety raised by Thomas Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, England. 

 It is one of the finest of Nectarines, but requires a warm location and 

 soil to ripen it well. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Flowers large. 



Fruit large, round. Skin greenish white, with a pale red cheek. 

 Flesh pale red next the stone, juicy, melting, brisk,- vinous. Separates 

 fieely from the stone. Season middle of August. 



Balgowan. 

 Balgone. De Balgonc. 



A variety allied to Violette Hative, but more hardy and vigorous. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit A'ery large, roundish, inclining to ovate. Skin pale gi'een, 

 m.ottled with red on the shaded side, covered with deep bright red next 

 the sun. Flesh greenish, veined with red at the stone, rich, melting. 

 Season middle August. (Hogg.) 



Boston. 

 Lewis's. Perkins' Seedling. 



This American seedling was raised fi'om a peach-stone by Mr. T. 

 Lewis, of Boston. The fruit, though not of high flavor, is excellent, the 

 tree very hardy and productive, and one of the best for general standard 

 culture. Leaves with globose glands. Flowers small. 



Fruit large and handsome, roundish oval. Skin bright yellow, wikh 

 very deep I'ed cheek, shaded oft' by a slight mottling of I'ed. Flosh yel- 

 low to the stone (which is small and pointed), sweet, though not rich, 

 with a pleasant and peculiar flavor. Separates from the stone. Bipe 

 first of Sejitember. 



Broomfield. 

 Lewis (incorrectly of someV 



A handsome clingstone Nectarine, of second quality. It is an acci- 

 dental seedling, which sprang up in the garden of Henry Broomfield, 

 Esq., of Harvard, Mass. Leaves with obscure, reniform glands. 

 Flowers small 



Fruit large, roundish. Skin rather dull yellow, with a dull or rather 

 dingy red cheek. Flesh yellow, and adhei-es closely to the stone, juicy, 

 rather pleasant, but not high-flavored. First to the middle of Septem- 

 ber. 



Chauviere. 

 A variety originated in France. 



