192 NECTARINES. 



ed with these. I marked the plants, and in the autumn had 

 two or three potted of each sort. In 1828 I placed them 

 under glass, and forced them ; their blossoms still main- 

 tained their enlarged character, and were succeeded by fruit 

 which differed inno other respect from the original sort than 

 that of being larger, yet ripening about the same time. 



A fully expanded blossom of the small Tawny Nectarine 

 is about seven-eighths of an inch in diameter from the ex- 

 tremity of one petal to that of the opposite one. In this it 

 is an inch and a quarter, and the petals are imbricated at 

 the base. 



There appears to me a great singularity in this accidental 

 change of character, and to some it may appear incredible ; 

 but I state it as a fact that has happened under my own in- 

 spection, being perfectly satisfied that it had never been ob- 

 served previously by any other person. 



There are other instances upon record where fruit has 

 spontaneously changed its character ; but none so decidedly 

 as this, which has enlarged its blossoms, as well as its 

 fruit. 



3. Hunt's Small Tawny. JVursery Catalogue. 

 Hunt's Early Tawny. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. 



V. p. 542. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers small, 

 deep rose colour. Fruit rather larger than that of the Fair- 

 child's, about five inches in circumference, somewhat ovate, 

 a little compressed on one side of the suture, and a little 

 fuller on the other, with a prominent apex. Skin pale 

 orange on the shaded side ; but when exposed to the sun, 

 shaded with deep red, intermixed with numerous russetty 

 specks. Flesh deep orange, melting, juicy, extremely well 

 flavoured, and separates from the stone. 



Ripe the middle and end of August. 



4. Nkate's White. 



New White. G. Lindl in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 648. 



White, or Flanders. Hooker^ Pom. Lond. p. 30. 



Emmerton's New White. JVursery Catalogues. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers large. 

 Fruit middle-sized, roundish, very pale yellovvish green, 

 becoming almost white in the shade, and slightly tinged with 

 red next the sun. Flesh tender and juicy, with a fine vinoua 

 flavour, and separates from tha stone, which is rather small. 



Ripe the end of August to the middle of September. 



