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somewhat similar to Violette Udtive, but the fruit is larger, not quite so- 

 good in flavour, and ripens about a fortnight later. Fruit large, roundish- 

 ovate. Skin yellowish-green, flushed and marbled with violet-red. Flesh 

 yellowish-green, sweet, and pleasant, though less vinous than Violette 



Violette Hdtive (Early Violet, Violet Aromatic, Hampton Court). This 

 is an excellent and useful French free-stone variety. Fruit large, roundish- 

 ovate. Skin yellowish-green, largely covered with purplish- red, and 

 mottled with a deeper colour. Flesh yellowish-green, deep red next the 

 stone, melting, juicy, with a very rich flavour. Ripens early. 



PEA NUT. 



HISTORY AND USES. 



The plant that yields what are variously known as Pea Nuts, Earth' 

 Nuts, or Ground Nuts is known botanically as Arachis hypogcea, and' 

 belongs to the large natural order Leguminosce, or the Pea family. It is 

 an annual plant and a Native of Brazil. The Nuts are the seeds which 

 are formed in pods, and these in a singular manner approach the earth, 

 which they penetrate to the depth of several inches. The pods are 

 developed and matured when buried in this way. The plant attains the 



Plant. 



Fruit (Natural Size). 



height of fifteen to eighteen inches, is of a spreading habit, and covers 

 the ground quickly. In its native country the Pea Nut is grown exten- 

 sively for eating, after being roasted, as also for the manufacture of oil, of 



