102 FRUIT OARDEX. 



Nectarines. 



FaircTiild'^ Early. — A beautiful little freestone ; 

 chiefly, however, cultivated for its earliness. It ripens 

 about the middle of August. 



Elruge; L. Hort. Cat. 21. Lind, p. 287 (not of 

 Miller). — It is an excellent fruit, of a moderate size ; 

 flesh-white, almost to the stone, which is free. The 

 tree forces well, and is a good bearer. Fruit ripens 

 about the beginning of September. 



Sunt' 8 Taivinj. — Size moderate; skin pale orange 

 next the wall, russet-red towards the sun ; flesh deep 

 orange, juicy and well-flavored; a freestone. A very 

 distinct sort, worthy of cultivation for its earliness. 



Early Neiuiiigton. — A fine large clingstone ; pale 

 green on the shaded side, bright red next the sun ; 

 juice saccharine and well flavored. Ripens in August. 



Red Roman. — An excellent old clingstone, now sel- 

 dom to be met with genuine, but worthy of re-introduc- 

 tion. 



A few other first-rate nectarines maybe enumerated. 

 — Freestones^ Brinion, Downton, Murrey {i. e., murrey- 

 colored), Pitmaston Orange, Violette grosse, Violette 

 hative, Due de Telle ; Clingstones, Imperaticc, New- 

 ington Tawny. A very good nectarine was raised by. 

 the late Mr. Henderson at Wpodhall in Scotland. It 

 approaches the Elruge. The fruit is early, and of ex- 

 cellent flavor, and the tree bears plentifully. It has 

 been named the Woodhall nectarine. 



The nectarine is a scarce fruit in the United States, 

 where, however, it would produce abundantly in the open 

 air, wherever the peach tree flourishes, were it not that 

 the smoothness of its skin, invites the curculio to make it 



