3 3 o Nectarines. 



with a good, pleasant, but not very high flavor. Flowers small. 

 Season medium, or about the first of autumn. A native of Bos- 

 ton. 



Pitmaston Orange. Large, roundish ovate, base broad, apex nar- 

 row and pointed ; surface with a dark reddish cheek, slightly 

 streaked at the margin, on rich orange ; flesh deep yellow, red at 

 the stone, juicy, rich, fine. Flowers small. Stone rather small 

 Rather early. 



DIVISION II. CLINGSTONES. 



CLASS I. FLESH PALE. 

 SeElion I. Leaves serrate, without gland's. 



EARLY NEWINGTON. (Black, Early Black, Lucombe's Seedling.) 

 Large, roundish-ovate, one side slightly enlarged, apex pointed ; 

 skin pale green, nearly covered with bright red and with darker 

 marblings and dots ; flesh greenish white, deep red at the stone, 

 juicy, with a fine, rich flavor. Flowers large. First of autumn. 



Neivington. (Scarlet Newington, Scarlet, Old Newington, Smith's 

 Newington, Anderson's.) Rather large, roundish ; nearly covered 

 with red and darker marblings, on pale greenish yellow ; flesh 

 deep red at the stone, juicy, rich, vinous. Rather late. Flowers 

 large. Best when ripened to shrivelling. 



CLASS II. FLESH YELLOW. 

 Seftion I. Leaves 'with reniform glands. 



Red Roman. (Roman, Old Roman, Brugnon Musque'e.) Large, 

 roundish, a little flattened at apex ; skin greenish-yellow, with a 

 somewhat rough, dull reddish brown cheek, with brown russet 

 specks ; flesh firm, greenish-yellow, deep red at the stone, rich, 

 vinous, high flavored. Flowers large. Season medium or rather 

 late. 



