Stone Fruits: Peaches and Nectarines 137 



Useless ones are pinched out, and the fruits are disbudded in due course. 

 In this way a plant in a 10-in. or 12-in. pot may carry from two to three 

 dozen fruits, for which good prices may be obtained. The advantage of 

 growing Peaches, Nectarines (and, it may also be said, Cherries, Plums, 

 and Apricots) under glass in pots is that, after the fruit is picked, the 

 plants can be plunged in the open border to ripen their wood, and the 

 house may be used for other crops, like Cucumbers or Tomatoes, until 

 the following autumn. 



Varieties of Peaches. The following are some of the best Peaches: 



Alexander. Fruit large, round, somewhat flattened, greenish white on 

 shaded side, very dark-red where exposed to the sun; good flavour. The 

 best of the early varieties, but difficult to manage under warm treatment 

 under glass, owing to premature development of the buds in the autumn, 

 which causes them to fall in the spring; good for a cold house. Ripe 

 about 19 July. . 



Alexander Noblesse. Fruit very large, round, pale, with some red 

 dots on the side next the sun. A seedling from the old Noblesse, but 

 not so subject to mildew. Ripens middle of August. 



Barrington. Fruit large, longish, downy, pale-yellowish green, deep 

 red next the sun; flesh whitish green; high flavour. Mid-September. 



Belleg'arde Fruit large, globular; skin dark red, pale green, streaked 

 with dark purple or violet next the sun, slightly tinged with yellow on 

 the shaded side; melting, juicy, rich. Ripens mid-September. 



Crimson Galande. Fruit medium, round, somewhat flattened, and 

 often indented at the apex; pale, speckled with red, very dark red on the 

 sunny side; excellent flavour. One of the very best. The tree has a 

 good constitution, bears freely, and stands forcing well. Late August. 



Dagmar. Fruit lai'ge, handsome, somewhat elongated, dotted and 

 shaded with red, highly coloured next the sun; of good flavour. A 

 first-rate cropper. Early August. 



Dr. Hogg". Fruit large, round, very pale yellow, with a slight tinge of 

 crimson; sweet rich flavour. Ripe about the first week in August. 



Dymond. Fruit large, round and even, greenish yellow with red dots, 

 bright red next the sun; good flavour. 



Early Alfred. Fruit large, elongated, often bearing a nipple at the 

 apex, yellowish green dotted with red, bright red where exposed to the 

 sun; good flavour. Useful for forcing. Early August. 



Early Beatrice. Fruit medium, roundish, marbled red on sunny side. 

 One of the earliest. The fruit is much larger if the tree is worked on 

 the Brornpton stock. Mid-July. 



Golden Eagle. Fruit round, very large, deep yellow, highly coloured 

 with red next the sun; rich piquant flavour. Early October. 



Goshawk. Fruit large, round, green, striped and flushed with dull red 

 next the sun; exceptionally rich flavour. One of the finest mid-season 

 varieties. 



Grosse Mig'nonne (Early). Fruit large, round, somewhat depressed, 



