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SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF HECTJfflGES, 



FREESTONE NECTARINES. 



AROMATIC. A middle sized, rather globular fruit, deep red or brown 

 next the sun ; flesh pale straw, but red at the stone ; juice of a rich 

 vinous flavour ; ripe early in August. 



EARLY VIOLET, Violette Native, Petite Violette Hative, Lord Selscy's 

 Elruge, Large Scarlet. Fruit variable in size, generally medium ; pale 

 yellowish green, but darkish purple red next the sun ; flesh melting, 

 juicy, rich and excellent; ripe in August. 



FAIRCHILD'S EARLY. Fruit very early, but small; of globular shape, 

 yellow in the shade, deep scarlet next the sun; flesh yellow, not juicy, 

 but well flavoured ; ripe in July and August. 



LEWIS'S SEEDLING. A fine native variety, raised by Mr. Lewis of 

 Boston; fruit of medium size; heart-shaped; colour bright yellow, 

 mottled with red; flesh yellow, firm, pleasant and peculiar in flavour ; 

 ripe in September. 



MILLER'S EL RUG R: One of the very best and most high flavoured 

 nectarines; fruit medium size, of a dark red and pale yellow colour ; 

 pulp melting, very juicy, rich and higli flavoured ; ripens early h> 

 August. 



PJTMASTON'S ORANGE. A good sized globular, or heart-shaped fruit, 

 of a rich yellow colour, but dark crimson or purple next th sun; flesh 

 golden yellow, but red next the stone, from which it separates ; it i? 

 melting, juicy, saccharine and high flavoured ; ripe in August. 



SCARLET. A middle sized fruit; of a beautiful scarlet colour next 

 the sun, and pale red on the shaded side ; the flesh separates from the 

 stone, and is at maturity in August. 



VERMASH, True Vermash. This fruit is rather of small size, and 

 round form, tapering towards the eye ; the skin is of a very deep red 

 colour next the sun ; and of a greenish hue on the other side ; pulp 

 rich, melting and juicy ; at maturity in August. 



WHITE, OR FLANDKRS NECTARINE, New White, Emerson s New White. 

 Neale's White. A middle sized, roundish, very pale fruit, slightly tinged 

 with red next the sun ; flesh tender and juicy, with a fine vinous fla- 

 vour. The Pomological Magazine describes this as a clingstone'; 

 Lindley as a freestone. 



CLINGSTONES, OR PAVIEF. 



BRUGNOX VIOLET MUSQUE, Brugnon Musque. Fruit large ; of a 

 deep red and yellow colour ; skin very smooth ; flesh yellow, but red 

 at the stone ; saccharine, vinous, musky ; at maturity in August and 

 September. 



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