NECTARINES, PLUMS, AND PEARS RECOMMENDED. 73 



Seedling, hardy, firm flesh, a great favorite of mine ; then 

 the Murrey, medium size, immense stone, very racy flavor ; 

 the Due du Telliers, a large prolific kind, very good indeed. 

 The Downton, large and showy, but not so aromatic as the 

 Murrey. The Late Melting, a good late sort for exhibitors. 

 The White is also earlier than some of these, and the New- 

 ington race are all good. The Red Roman is immense, but 

 difficult to soften, and the Stanwick is the best of all. It, 

 however, cracks very much ; nevertheless it is very sweet, 

 and the kernel has really no bitter taste, as reported. Mine 

 this year are very fine and numerous, and I think with care 

 they might be grown without fire heat ; otherwise this is the 

 chief of nectarines in every way. It is of Syrian extraction ; 

 and comes, I think, from our consul there. 



Plums for the Orchard-house. — The Early Favorite (Rivers) 

 ripens the earliest, about the middle of July. Then the St. 

 Etienne about the beginning of August — a sweet yellow plum. 

 Then Denniston's Superb, darker in color, very prolific, and 

 very good. Then the Green Gage for the end of August; 

 the delicious American Jefferson ; the Reine Claude de Bavay, 

 a splendid plum ; Coe's Golden Drop, first-rate for pots ; the 

 old Quetsche ; the Late Orleans, and Huling's Superb. All 

 these are very good for pot culture, and can be depended on. 



Pears for the Orchard-house. — In this case each person 

 must select according to his individual taste. Some kinds 

 are really better, as the Brown Beurre, the Josephine de 

 Malines, the Beurr^ Clairgeau, the Bergamotte d'Esperen, 

 the Winter Nelis, the Louise Bonne, and the Van Mons L^on 

 Leclerc. All these are decidedly good pears. The Winter 

 Nelis and Josephine are the best^ according to Mr. Rivers.* 



The summer pears hardly require protection ; but if in cold 

 localities far north it is wished to have one or two in-doors, 

 then choose the Doyam e u'Ete and the Jargonelle. 



[* Again Mr. Brehaut's advice is of little value to American cultivators. To 

 cultivate Bergamotte d'Esperen and Jargonelle, or even Van Mons Leon le 

 Clerc and Josephine de Malines, would be to make a very poor selection, when 

 such pears as Marie Louise, Sheldon, Beurre Hardy, Glout Morceau, Brandy- 

 wine, and other equally fine sorts, are to be had. — c. m. h.] 



