94 DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NECTARINES. 



The Nectarine is generally budded on stocks of the same 

 species, or on the Peach or Plum, two or three years old. 

 Knight recommends growing Almond stocks for the finer 

 kinds of Nectarines and Apricots, as likely to prevent the 

 mildew, and as being allied to the Peach. Dubreuil recom- 

 mends a Plum stock for clayey soils, and the Almond for 

 such as are light, chalky, or sandy. The same opinion is 

 held by the Montreal gardeners. The Flemish nurserymen 

 graft both the Peach and Nectarine on the Myrabella Plum, 

 a very small cherry-shaped fruit. 



The budding may be performed in July or August, in the 

 side of the stock, which will, if properly managed, shoot the 

 following spring, and attain the length of three or four feet 

 the first year. After the budded trees have ripened their 

 first year's shoots, they may either be planted where they are 

 to remain, or retained in the nursery for two, three, or four 

 years, till in a bearing state. Whether the plants be removed 

 into the orchard at a year old, or remain in the nursery, the 

 first shoots from the bud must be headed down in a judicious 

 manner, in order to promote the most desirable form. In 

 annual pruning, thin out superfluous branches and dry wood, 

 and shorten the bearing shoots. 



Nectarines may be trained to a close fence, or wall, hi 

 private gardens ; in which case, such plants should be chosen 

 as are budded low. (See article Apricot.) 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NECTARINES 



FREESTONE NECTARINES. 



AROMATIC- A middle sized, rather globular fruit, skin pale straw colour 

 with deep red or brown next the sun ; flesh pale straw, but red at the 

 stone ; juice of a rich vinous flavour ; ripe early in August. 



BOSTON, Lewis 1 s Seedling. A fine native variety, raised by Mr. Lewis, 

 of Boston ; fruit of medium size; heart-shaped; colour bright yellow, 

 mottled with red ; flesh yellow, firm, pleasant and peculiar in flavour ; ripe 

 in September. 



