DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NECTARINES. 96 



ELRUCE, Claremont, Temple's, Vermash of some collections. One of the 

 Tory best and most high flavoured Nectarines ; fruit medium size, of a green 

 or pale yellow colour, with violet cheek ; pulp whitish, melting, very 

 jiicy, rich and high flavoured; ripens early in August. 



FAIRCHII.D'S EARLY. Fruit very early, but small; of globular shape, 

 yellow in the shade, deep scarlet next the sun ; flesh yellow, not juicy, but 

 well flavoured ; ripe in July and August. 



PERKINS'S SEKDI.ING. A very large beautiful Nectarine, raised by S. G. 

 Perkins, from the Boston, Lewis's Seedling; the form is globular; colour 

 bright yellow, with dark crimson on one side ; flesh tender, juicy and high 

 flavoured ; ripe in September. 



PITHASTON'S ORANGE. A good sized globular, almost heart-shaped 

 fruit, of a rich yellow colour, but dark crimson or purple next the sun ; 

 flesh golden yellow, but red next the stone, from which it separates ; it is 

 melting, juicy, saccharine and high flavoured ; ripe in August 



SCARLET. A middle sized fruit, somewhat ovate, of a beautiful scarlet 

 colour next the sun, and pale red on the shaded side ; the flesh separates 

 from the stone, and is at maturity in August. 



VERMASH. True Vermask. This fruit is rather of small size, and round- 

 ish form, tapering towards the eye; the skin is of a very deep red colour 

 next the sun ; and of a greenish hue on the other side; flesh white, rich 

 melting and juicy; at maturity in August. 



VIOLET, Violette Hative, Petite Violette Hative, Lord Selsey's Elrugc, 

 Large Scarlet. Fruit variable in size, generally medium ; pale yellowish 

 green, but darkish purple and red next the sun ; flesh melting, juicy, rich 

 and excellent; ripe in July and August. 



WHITE, ox FLANDKRS NECTARINE, New White, Emerson's New White, 

 Neate's White. A middle sized, roundish, very pale fruit, slightly tinged 

 with red next the sun; flesh tender and juicy, with a fine vinous flavour; 

 ripe in August 



CLINGSTONES, OR PAVIES. 



BRUGNON VIOLET MUSQUE, Brugnon Musque. Fruit large, of a deep 

 red and yellow colour ; skin very smooth ; flesh yellow, but red at the 

 stone ; saccharine, vinous, musky ; at maturity in August and September. 



EARLY NEWINGTON, Large Black Newington, Lucomhe's Seedling. 

 Fruit below the middle size, ovate ; skin pale green, and on the sunny side 

 of a deep red colour; pulp super-excellent ; considered by some as the 

 best of all Nectarines; ripe in August and September. 



GOLDEN. Fruit medium size, of the finest orange colour, delicately and 

 beautifully mottled with rei next the sun, which gives to it a clear waxen 

 appearance ; flesh firm, yellow, pale red at the stone, and has a poignant, 

 rich flavour ; ripens in August and September. 



RED ROMAN, Roman Red. A very excellent Nectarine, of large size; 

 the skin dark red next the sun. and of a yellowish hue on the other side ; 

 flesh yellowish, but red next the stone ; it abounds with rich juice when 

 fully ripe, in August and September. 



SCARLET NEWINGTON, Late Newingfon, Sion Hill. This variety it 

 much esteemed , the fruit is large, of a beautiful red colour next the sun, and 



