CLINGSTONE NECTARINES. 507 



The Violette Hative, or Early Violet Nectarine, everywhere 

 takes the highest rank among nectarines. It is of delicious 

 flavour, fine appearance, hardy, and productive. Externally, 

 the fruit is easily confounded with that of the Elruge, but it 

 is readily distinguished by its dark coloured stone, and the 

 deep red flesh surrounding it. The fruit is usually rather 

 darker coloured. It is of French origin, and has been long 

 cultivated. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit rather large, roundish, 

 narrowed slightly at the top, where it is also marked with a 

 shallow suture. Skin pale yellowish-green, in the shade, but, 

 when exposed, nearly covered with dark purplish red, mottled 

 with pale brown dots. Flesh whitish, but much rayed with red 

 at the stone. The latter is roundish, the furrows not deep, and 

 the surface reddish brown. The flesh is melting, juicy, rich, 

 and very high flavoured. It ripens about the last of August. 

 Flowers rather small. 



The VIOLETTE GROSSE (Thomp.) resembles the foregoing in 

 leaves and flowers, and general appearance. The fruit is, 

 however, larger, but not so richly flavoured. 



Class II. Clingstone Nectarines, (Brugnons, Fr.) 



14. BROOMFIELD. 

 Lewis, (incorrectly, of some.) 



A handsome clingstone nectarine, of second quality. It is 

 an accidental seedling, which sprung up in the garden of Henry 

 Broomfield, Esq., of Harvard, Mass., and was first named and 

 disseminated by S. G. Perkins, Esq. of Boston, thirty-five years 

 ago. 



Leaves with obscure, reniform glands. Fruit large, round- 

 ish. Skin rather dull yellow, with a dull or rather dingy red 

 cheek. Flesh yellow, and adheres closely to the stone, juicy, 

 rather pleasant, but not high flavoured. First to the middle of 

 September. Flowers small. 



15. GOLDEN. Lang. Mill. Thomp. 



Orange. 



Fine Gold Fleshed. 



A very handsome looking nectarine, but of decidedly indif- 

 ferent quality, when compared with many others. Its waxen 

 appearance, when fully ripe, is very beautiful. It is an old 

 English variety. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit of medium size, round. 



