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flesh white to the stone ; melting, juicy, with consid- 

 erable flavour. Ripening in August. 



26. White Rareripe, or " While cheek Malacotan peach 

 Sometimes called the freestone heath : is a fruit of 

 uncommon excellence* The size is large ; the flesh 

 a rich white, inclining to yellow, melting, rich, and 

 finely flavoured ; firm, like the flesh of a clearstone 

 plum : the skin is a- pale yellowish white : the stone 

 frequently separates on the opening of the peach, 

 leaving the kernel exposed ; the shells adhering to 

 the flesh, though a freestone. It is the most admired 

 fruit of the season, which is in August." (Coxe.) 



NECTARINES, 



THE nectarine is so closely allied to the peach in its 

 nature and qualities, as to require no particular de- 

 scription or detail respecting its culture or manage- 

 ment, whether in health or disease. It will succeed 

 well if engrafted or budded on a peach, plum, or apri- 

 cot stock. The plum is preferred by some as being 

 a harder and tougher wood, less liable to the attacks 

 of the worm ; but it should be engrafted beneath the 

 surface of the earth. The fruit bears a close resem- 

 blance to the peach, though the flesh is finer, and the 

 skin is smooth and naked, free from fur or down. In 

 our climate, the tree will be benefited if sheltered and 

 protected by buildings or a board fence. It should 

 always be planted in cultivated ground r and great care 

 should be taken to guard against the worm at the 

 root, and the various species of aphides which perfo- 

 rate the bark. The roots in winter should be sur- 

 Founded with taimer's bark, or some substance to se* 



