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tarine, raised by S. G. Perkins, of Boston, from the Lewises 

 Seedling. Its shape is round, color bright-yellow, with 

 dark crimson on one side. The flesh is tender, juicy and 

 high flavored. 



At the meeting of the National Convention of Fruit- 

 growers, the Elruge Downton and Early violet varieties 

 of the nectarine were adopted without objection, as of the 

 first quality for this country. Some of the best authori- 

 ties present, among whom were Messrs. Downing, Buist, 

 and Hancock, concurred in pronouncing the Downton the 

 very best of nectarines. 



The nectarine grows best in the Middle States, in shel- 

 tered situations, and may be advantageously trained to 

 fences and walls. 



Choice Peaches and Nectarines for raising under glass. 

 — For a small glazed house, and for the wall of a middle- 

 sized garden, the following selection of peaches and necta- 

 rines is recommended. For the -peach-house — Royal 

 George, Barrington, Noblesse, Bellegarde, Grosse Mig- 

 nonne, Early Purple peaches ; Violette native, Hunt's 

 Tawny, Elruge, and Roman nectarines. For the ivall — 

 Royal George, Late Admirable, Noblesse, Malta, Neil's 

 Early Purple, Early Ann, Grosse Mignonne, Barrington, 

 Bellegarde, George the Fourth, and Spring Grove peaches ; 

 Nectarines, Early Newington, Hunt's Tawny, Violette 

 native, Fairchild's Early, Roman, and Pitmaston Orange. 



Production of New Varieties. — For information respect- 

 ing the best modes of raising new varieties of peaches and 

 nectarines, the reader may be referred to Mr. Knight's 

 papers in the first volume of the Transactions of the 

 Horticultural Society of London. That ardent horticul- 

 turist entertained the hope that, by repeated sowings, tho 

 peach might acquire so robust a habit as to be capable of 



