THE NECTARINE. 649 



VIOLETTE HATIVE. Lind. Thomp. 



Petite Violet Hative. 0. Duh. 



Early Violet. 



Violet P. Mag. 



Early Brugnon. 



Brugnon Red at the Stone. , 



Hampton Court. 



Large Scarlet. 



New Scarlet. 



Aromatic. 



Brugnon Hatif. 

 Violette Angervillieres. 

 Violette Musquee. 

 Lord Selsey's Elruge. 

 Violet Red at the Stone. 

 Violet Musk. 



The Violette Hative, or Early Violet Nectarine, everywhere 

 takes the highest rank among nectarines. It is of delicious fla- 

 vour, fine appearance, hardy, and productive. Externally, the 

 fruit is easily confounded with that of the Elruge, but it is rea- 

 dily distinguished by its dark coloured stone, and the deep red 

 flesh surrounding it. The fruit is usually rather darker colour- 

 ed. It is of French origin, and has been long cultivated. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit rather large, roundish, 

 narrowed slightly at the top, where it is also marked with a 

 shallow suture. Skin pale yellowish-green in the shade, but, 

 when exposed, nearly covered with dark purplish red, mottled 

 with pale brown dots. Flesh whitish, but much rayed with red 

 at the stone. The latter is roundish, the furrows not deep, and 

 the surface reddish -brown. The flesh is melting, juicy, rich, 

 and very high flavoured. It ripens about the last of August. 

 Flowers rather small. 



The VIOLETTE GROSSE (Thomp.) resembles the foregoing in 

 leaves and flowers, and general appearance. The fruit is, how- 

 ever, larger, but not so richly flavoured. 



CLASS II. 

 CLINGSTONE NECTARINES, (Brugnons, Fr.) 



BROOMFIELD. 



Lewis, (incorrectly of some.) 



A handsome clingstone nectarine, of second quality. It is an 

 accidental seedling, which sprung up in the garden of Henry 

 Broomfield, Esq., of Harvard, Mass. 



Leaves with obscure, reniform glands. Fruit large, roundish. 

 Skin rather dull yellow, with a dull or rather dingy red cheek. 

 Flesh yellow, and adheres closely to the stone, juicy, rather 

 pleasant, but not high flavoured. First to the middle of Sep- 

 tember. Flowers small. 



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