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melting, sweet, of very good flavour and fine fragrance. 

 This variety is superior to the old red nectarine as a 

 market fruit. Matures in August. 



26. THE YELLOW NECTARINE OF PADOVA. The 

 tree is fairly vigorous and productive. The fruit is large 

 or very large, round or slightly oval, with a deep groove 

 and indistinct navel. The peel is bright yellow or golden 

 yellow, often flushed pink or dotted crimson on the sunny 

 side. The flesh does not adhere to the stone, and is deep 

 yellow, rather firm, but of very fine texture, half melting, 

 well perfumed, with an agreeable vinous flavour. Matures 

 late in August or early in September, and keeps well. 



27. NECTARINE GALOPIN. The tree is vigorous 

 and well productive. The fruit is very large, nearly 

 spherical, with a well marked groove and a small pointed 

 navel. The colour is greenish yellow or pale yellow, 

 washed dark red, marbled purple red towards the sun. 

 The flesh is greenish white, well detached from the stone, 

 close to which it is often tinted red. It is very juicy, 

 sugary, and of fine texture, with a nice fragrance and a 

 very good flavour. Matures late in August or early in 

 September. 



28. NECTARINE "FERTILE DU Porrou". The tree 

 is vigorous with slender red twigs and is very productive. 

 The fruit is middling or large, oval, well pointed, with a 

 deep groove. The peel is thin but tough, entirely washed 

 purple red, darker towards the sun. The flesh separates 

 easily from the stone, and is creamy white, melting, 

 fairly juicy, sweet, with a good flavour and very fine 

 fragrance. Matures late in July or early in August, and 

 keeps well. Introduced in 1908. 



DISEASES. 



The "yellows" of the peach (Italian giallume) is an 

 obscure form of chlorosis probably of an infective nature. 

 It attacks more frequently seedling peaches, or peaches 

 grafted on peach seedlings or on plum stock and growing 



