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class certificate was awarded to it by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Fruit Committee. 



Early Ascot. This is a good early variety, and was raised in 

 1866 by Mr J. Standish from a stone of the Elruge Nectarine, 

 the flower having been fertilised with pollen taken either from 

 Noblesse or Barrington. It has small flowers and roundish- 

 reniform glands. 



Walburton Admirable. One of the best of all late kinds ; 

 was raised by the late Mr Morton of Walburton, Sussex, from 

 a stone of Noblesse, a variety which it somewhat resembles. 



Belle de St Geslin. This is a very late Peach, ripening in 

 the end of October or beginning of November. It is a chance 

 seedling which was discovered by M. Joutron among the ruins 

 of St Geslin, at Richelieu (Mare-et-Soire). Being a fortnight 

 later than the Salway, it is valuable as a late Peach ; and seed- 

 lings from this variety might possibly ripen on standard trees in 

 cold orchard-houses still later in the year. Sent out by M. 

 Defains of Amboise (see 'Revue Hort.,' 1873, p. 230). 



Nectarines raised from Seed by Mr Rivers and others. 



Albert. Very large, round, remarkable for its brisk, vinous 

 flavour, with a smack of the Stanwick ; requires a warm site ; 

 one of the best forcing Nectarines. 



Albert Victor. Size monstrous; colour green, with a dull 

 red cheek ; flesh melting and good ; season from the first to 

 the second week in September. 



Improved Downton. Larger, but, like its parent, with a 

 slight Stanwick flavour ; one of the finest of Nectarines, raised 

 from the Downton Nectarine. 



Large Elruge. Very large, melting, rich, and very good ; a 

 week later than its parent the Elruge. 



Lord Napier. This new kind, raised here from a stone of 

 the Early Albert Peach, is the earliest good Nectarine known, 

 ripening the first week in August ; size medium ; colour pale 

 cream, with a red cheek ; flesh melting, and parting from the 

 stone ; flowers large, glands kidney-shaped. 



Pine- Apple. Large, nearly oval, pointed; colour deep 

 orange and crimson, very rich ; ripens from a week to ten days 

 later than Pitmaston Orange : the richest of all Nectarines. 



Rivers 's Orange. Large, melting, with the rich saccharine 

 flavour of its parent, the Pitmaston Orange. It ripens about a 

 week earlier. 



Stanwick Elruge. Large, melting, and rich, with the Stan- 

 wick flavour ; a few days earlier than its parent, the Elruge. 



