NECTARINES. 285 



5. OLD WHITE. O. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. 

 p. 548. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers large. 

 Fruit middle-sized, somewhat ovate. Skin pale yellow- 

 ish white, sprinkled with small pearl-coloured specks. 

 Flesh melting, and separates from the stone. Juice 

 sugary and highly flavoured. 



Ripe the end of August to the middle of September. 



It is to be feared that this very excellent Nectarine, is 

 nearly lost from our gardens. I saw it growing at Kew in 

 1797, when it was in a flourishing state. I have found 

 considerable difficulty in propagating it : those who 

 succeeded the best with it, adopted the practice of 

 budding it upon some hardy Peach. When the Minion 

 stock was introduced, it grew readily upon it ; but the 

 trees thus raised were found to be of but short duration. 

 There appears to be considerable difficulty in ascertain- 

 ing the time when this Nectarine was brought into this 

 country, or from whence it came. Mr. Kirke informs 

 me that his father was the first who had plants of it for 

 sale ; having been presented with cuttings by Sir Abra- 

 ham Pytches, who imported it from Asia about fifty 

 years ago. This, however, could not have been the first 

 White Nectarine known in England, since Parkinson 

 enumerates a White Nectarine, No. 6., in 1629. Whe- 

 ther it was the same sort as this cannot now be ascer- 

 tained. 



6. PETERBOROUGH. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. 

 Vol. v. p. 552. Miller, No. 10. 



Late Green. Ib. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers 

 small, very dark crimson. Fruit below the middle size, 

 somewhat globular. Skin pale green next the wall, 

 tinged with muddy red on the sunny side. Flesh 

 greenish white to the stone, from which it separates. 



Ripe the beginning of October. 



