NECTARINES. 



It is, at present, the only nectarine in the fourth section 

 of the second class, in the synoptical arrangement, 

 which see, at the end of this article. 



16. SCARLET. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. VoL 5. 

 p. 552. Miller, No. 4. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers 

 small. Fruit middle-sized, somewhat ovate, generally 

 terminating in a small acute nipple. Skin bright deep 

 scarlet, tinged with violet on the sunny side : pale 

 green next the wall. Flesh greenish white, but red at 

 the stone, from which it separates. Juice sugary and 

 well flavoured. Stone oval, acute pointed, almost 

 smooth. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



17. TEMPLE. Langley, Pom. t. 30. f. 1. 

 Temple's. Miller, No. 9- 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small, 

 pale. Fruit below the middle size, somewhat ovate, with 

 a slight suture. Skin greenish yellow on the shaded 

 side, but of a carnation red next the sun. Flesh pale 

 yellow to the stone, from which it separates. Juice 

 very well flavoured. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This nectarine ripened at Twickenham in 17^7r on a 

 west wall, September 4. O.S., or September 15. N. S. 

 Langley. 



18. VERMASH. Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 29- O. 

 Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 548. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers, 

 large, deep rose colour. Fruit small, roundish, tapering 

 a little towards the apex. Skin very smooth, of an 

 intense red colour on the side next the sun ; greenish 

 on the other side. Flesh white, with a radiated circle 

 of very fine red next the stone, from which it separates, 

 of high flavour, melting, juicy, and sweet, relieved by an 

 agreeable acid. Stone small. 



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