PEACHES AND NECTARINES VARIETIES. 



III. SELECT VARIETIES FOR A WALL-CASE WITH A SOUTH OR SOUTH-WEST ASPECT. 



Twelve. 

 Alexander. 

 Early Elvers. 

 Kale's Early. 

 Condor. 

 A bee. 



Qrosse Mignonne. 

 Royal George. 

 Noblesse. 

 Bellegarde. 

 Princess of Wales. 

 Gladstone. 

 Golden Eagle. 



Six. 



Early Louise. 

 Dr. Hogg. 

 Grosse Mignonne. 

 Royal George. 

 Noblesse. 

 Harrington. 



Four. 



Hale's Early. 

 Grosse Mignonne. 

 Royal George. 

 Princess of Wales. 



Three. 



Hale's Early. 

 Royal George. 

 Gladstone. 



Two. 



Hale's Early. 

 Grosse Mignonne. 



One. 



Royal George. 



Very early. 

 Alexander. 

 Waterloo. 

 Early Beatrice. 

 Early Louise. 

 Early Rivers. 

 Early Leopold. 



Two best very early. 

 Alexander. 

 Early Louise. 



IV. SELECT VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR FORCING. 



Two second early. 

 Hale's Early. 

 A bee. 



Second early. 

 Hale's Early. 

 Early Alfred. 

 Condor. 



Rivers' Early York. 

 Dr. Hogg. 

 A bee. 

 Crimson Galande. 



Midseason. 

 Dyrnond. 

 Stirling Castle. 

 Grosse Mignonne. 

 Royal George. 

 Noblesse. 

 Violette Hative. 

 Bellegarde. 

 Late Admirable. 



Two midseason. 

 Royal George. 

 Grosse Mignonne. 



Late. 



Princess of Wales. 

 Sea Eagle. 

 Gladstone. 



Nectarine Peach. 

 Walburton Admirable. 

 Golden Eagle. 



Two late. 

 Gladstone. 

 Golden Eagle. 



Six forcing peaches. 

 Alexander. 

 Early Louise. 

 Hale's Early. 

 Stirling Castle. 

 Royal George. 

 Late Admirable. 



Two forci 

 Hale's Early. 

 Stirling Castle. 



One forcing peacli . 

 Royal George. 



SELECT NECTARINES. 



I. EARLIEST VARIETIES. Season 



* ADVANCE. Fruit medium size ; skin green, mottled 



with red ; flesh green or yellowish, juicy, and richly 

 flavoured. Tree healthy, and a free bearer ; flowers 

 large ; leaves "landless ; ripe about the end of July. 



* EARLY RIVERS. Fruit medium to large, over 9 inches 



in circumference, weighs 8 ounces ; skin yellowish 

 green, bright red 0:1 the sun side ; flesh greenish 

 yellow, juicy, brisk, and richly flavoured. Tree free- 

 growing and very prolific ; flowers large ; glands 

 kidney-shaped ; fruit brilliant, and ripe from the 

 middle to the end of July. 



End oi July to Middle of August. 



* GOLDONI. Fruit medium size ; skin orange-yellow, 



streaked and spotted with crimson on the sun side ; 

 flesh yellow, very juicy, and richly flavoured. Tree 

 healthy, and an abundant bearer ; fruit handsome, 

 and ripe early in August. 



* LORD NAPIER. Fruit large, ovate ; skin yellowish 



green, mottled with red on the exposed side, and 

 sometimes dark crimson ; flesh white, melting, very 

 juicy, and richly flavoured. Tree healthy, and a 

 free bearer ; flowers large ; glands kidney-shaped ; 

 fruit ripe early in August. 



