NECTAEINES. 421 



HUNT'S TAWNY (Hunt's Early Tawny}. Fruit, medium sized, 

 roundish ovate, narrow towards the top, compressed on the sides, en- 

 larged on one side of the suture. Skin, pale orange, deep red next the 

 sun, spotted with russety specks. Flesh, deep orange, deeply stained 

 with red at the stone, from which it separates ; rich and juicy. Flowers, 

 small. Glands, none. 



It ripens in the middle and end of August. Tree, hardy and prolific. 



IMPERATRICE. In size and appearance this has a considerable 

 resemblance to Yiolette Hative ; but the flesh is not so red at the stone 

 as in that variety. It is very richly flavoured, and when allowed to 

 hang till it shrivels a property which few of the Freestone Nectarines 

 possess it becomes quite a sweetmeat. Flowers, small. Glands, 

 kidney-shaped. 



Ripens in the beginning of September. The tree is hardy, and an 

 excellent bearer. 



Large Elruge. See Pavers s Elruqc. 

 Large Scarlet. See Violette Hatiue. 

 Large White. See White. 

 Late Green. See Peterborough. 



LATE MELTING. This appears to be a variety of Peterborough, 

 of large size. Flowers, small. Glands, kidney-shaped. It is a very 

 late variety, and is well worth growing in large collections when it is 

 desired to extend the season of this kind of fruit. 



Lewis's. See Boston. 



LORD NAPIER. Fruit, of large size, two inches and a half high and 

 the same in width ; ovate, marked with a wide shallow suture, depressed 

 at the apex, and a sharp pointed nipple in the centre of the depression. 

 Skin, pale cream-coloured, but greenish yellow previously on the 

 shaded side ; mottled and streaked with deep blood red on the side 

 next the sun, and when fully exposed it is completely covered with a 

 very dark crimson cheek. Flesh, very white, melting, tender, juicy, 

 and with a rich Stanwick flavour, and quite pale, even to the stone, 

 from which it separates freely. Flowers, large. Glands, kidney-shaped. 



This is the earliest of all nectarines, and also one of the largest. It 

 ripens in the first week of August, and is eight or ten days earlier than 

 Hunt's Tawny. 



It was raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, from seed of Early Albert 

 Peach. 



Lord Selsey's Elruge. See Violette Hative. 

 Lucombe's Black. See Early Xewinyton. 

 Lucombe's Seedling. See Early Nemnyton. 



