94 SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE 



and Peach apricot. Some of the Eussian varieties are 

 highly recommended as hardy and productive, but in 

 my experience they are neither as hardy nor of as good 

 quality as those mentioned above. 



THE NECTARINE 



This fruit is perhaps less known even than the 

 apricot, either in the fresh or dried state. In appear- 

 ance of tree and habit of growth it is with difficulty 

 distinguished from the peach, being practically a 

 smooth-skinned peach. It is a distinct species, repro- 

 ducing the type from seed. The tree is about as hardy 

 as the peach and thrives best under the conditions de- 

 scribed for the apricot. It is subject to the same insect 

 and fungous pests and spraying must be done with the 

 same material and at the same times as for the peach 

 and apricot. 



This fruit and the apricot also are much injured by 

 the plum curculio, and this insect must be kept from 

 injuring the crops by jarring the trees very early in 

 the morning every other day for two weeks and catching 

 on sheets or frames. Or arsenate of lead may be used 

 as the fruit reaches the size of small peas, which is an 

 effectual remedy if all other stone fruit trees in the 

 vicinity are sprayed with some arsenate, and is much 

 cheaper than jarring. If only a few trees are sprayed 

 the insects coming from those near by would be able 

 to lay their eggs before they would eat enough of the 

 poison to destroy them. Among the best varieties are 

 the Boston, Pitmaston and Rivers Orange. 



