NECTARINES. 



281 



Royal - - -29 



Royale - - 29 



Royal Charlotte - -37 



Royal George - 4-6 



Royal George Mignonne 47 



Royal Kensington - 48 



Royal Sovereign - - - 51 



Rumbullion - - 43 



Saint Laurent Jaune - 45 



Sion - f 5 



Small Mignonne - - 39 



Smith's Early Newington - 60 



Smith's Newington - 60 

 Smooth-leaved Royal 



George - - 49 



Spring Grove - - 50 



Sulhampstead - - 15 



Superb Royal - 51 



Swalze . - 23 



Skuolze - * - 23 



Teton de Ve"nus s * >% - 52 



Vanguard - - 16 



Veloutee de Merlet - 27 



Veloutee Tardive - - 38 



Veritable Pourpree Hative 35 



Vineuse. DUHAMEL - 40 



Vineuse. LELIEUR - - 27 



Violet Hotive - 20 



White Magdalen - 17 



White Nutmeg - * 18 



CHAP. XIII. 



NECTARINES. 

 SECT. I. Melting, pale fruited. 



1. FAIRCHILD'S. O. LindL in Hort. Trans. VoL v, 

 p. 548. Hitt. Ed. 3. p. 314. 



Fairchild's Early. Miller, No. 1. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers 

 large. Fruit the smallest of all the nectarines, being 

 only about four inches and a half in circumference, 

 nearly globular, a little flattened at its apex. Skin 

 bright yellow next the wall, shaded with deep scarlet 

 on the sunny side. Flesh melting, bright yellow to 

 the stone, from which it separates. Juice rich, with a 

 little perfume* Stone obtuse, nearly smooth. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 



This beautiful little Nectarine was raised by Thomas 

 Fairchild, a gardener at Hoxton near London. He 

 published his City Gardener in 17^2, and assisted in 



