644 THE NECTARINE. 



Early Anne, Early Tillotson, Early York (serrate), Early 

 Chelmsford, Large Early York, Van Zandt's Superb, Crawford's 

 Early, George the 4th, Stump the World, Crawford's Late, Late 

 Admirable, Druid Hill, La Grange, Montgomery's Late, Presi- 

 dent Church, Edwards' Late White, Baugh, Lady Parham, 

 Pride of Autumn, Baldwin's Late. 



A succession of the best clingstones for Georgia, ripening 

 from the last of July to first of November* (Wm. N. White) : 



Flewellen Cling, Bordeaux, Large White, Oldmixon, Lemon, 

 Blanton, Jackson, Tippecanoe, Catherine, Raymond, Heath, 

 Donahoo, Stephenson, Horton's Delicious, Hull's Athenian. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



THE NECTARINE. 

 Persica vulgaris (v.) Lccvis. Dec. Rosacece, of Botanists. 



THE Nectarine is only a variety of the peach with a smooth 

 skin (Peche lisse, or Brugnon of the French). In its growth, 

 habit, and general appearance, it is impossible to distinguish it 

 from the peach tree. The fruit, however, is rather smaller, 

 perfectly smooth, without down, and is one of the most wax- 

 like and exquisite of all productions for the dessert. In flavour 

 it is perhaps scarcely so rich as the finest peach, but it has more 

 piquancy, partaking of the noyeau or peach-leaf flavour. 



The Nectarine is known in Northern India, where it is called 

 moondla aroo (smooth peach). It appears to be only a distinct, 

 accidental variety of the peach, and this is rendered quite cer- 

 tain since there are several well-known examples on record of 

 both peaches and nectarines having been produced on the same 

 branchf thus showing a disposition to return to the natural 

 form. Nectarines, however, usually produce nectarines again on 

 sowing the seeds; but they also occasionally produce peaches. 

 The Boston Nectarine originated from a peach stone. 



The Nectarine appears a little more shy of bearing in this 

 country than the peach, but this arises almost always from the 

 destruction of the crop of fruit by the curculio, the destroyer of 

 all smooth-skinned stone fruit in sandy soils. It is quite hardy 

 here wherever the peach will thrive, though it will not generally 

 bear large and fine fruit, unless the branches are shortened-in 

 annually, as we have fully directed for the peach tree. 



* Southern people generally prefer clings to freestones. 



f See London Gardener's Magazine, vol. 1, p. 471; vol. 14, p. 53. 



