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nearly medium, (an inch and a half diameter,) roundish, obscurely four- 

 sided, suture distinct; surface orange, with a dark reddish orange 

 cheek ; flesh deep orange, free from the stone, rich and high-flavored. 

 Quite early, or a week or two after midsummer. Hardy for an apricot, 

 and very productive. 



Peach. — {Syn. Anson's imperial, P6che, De Nancy.) Very large, 

 slightly larger than Moorpark ; yellowish orange, with a brownish orange 

 cheek, and mottled with dark brown to the sun ; flesh a rich yellow, 

 juicy, with a rich, high flavor. Stone perforate. Kipens about the 

 time of the Moorpark, which it closely resembles, but is of larger size. 

 Origin, Piedmont. 



Large Early. — Size medium ; oblong, compressed ; suture deep ; slight- 

 ly downy ; pale orange, with a spotted bright orange cheek, very hand- 

 some ; flesh free from the stone, pale orange, rich, juicy. Kipens at or 

 a little before midsummer. Origin, south of France. 



Culture, the same as the peach. 



INSECTS. — The mode of protection is the same as that for the plum. 

 The tree should be planted not on the south or east side of buildings, 

 but on the west or north, as they are less liable in the latter positions to 

 be destroyed by spring frosts, and when their blossoming is being retard- 

 ed by their position, they are less liable to the attacks of the curculio. 

 The apricot is a hardy tree comparatively, that is, it is more hardy than 

 many of our early peaches, and, if care be taken in the way suggested, 

 to protect the fruit from destruction by frost and the curculio, large crops 

 of this delicious midsummer fruit may be obtained. 



Budding is best done on plum stocks and on light soils ; those of the 

 wild plum should be chosen. 



THE NECTARINE. VARIETIES. 



The nectarine resembles though it is inferior to the peach. Its fruit 

 is mot-e subject to destruction from the ravages of the curculio — being 

 in that respect similar to the apricot. Its mode of cultivation, soil, etc., 

 are the same as those for the peach. 



Early Violet. — {Syn. violet hative, aromatic, new scarlet, large scarlet, 

 early brugnon, violet musk, violette musquee.) Size medium; roundish, 

 apex slightly narrowed, suture shallow ; skin with a dark purple red 

 cheek and brown dots, on pale yellowish-green ; flesh whitish, much 

 reddened at the stone ; stone roundish, moderately rough, reddish or 

 reddish brown ; flesh melting, rich, high-flavored, and aromatic ; of the 

 finest quality. Season medium or end of summer. Distinguished from 

 Elruge by its redder flesh and stone, and darker skin. 



The Large Early Violet, or Violette Grosse, differs in its larger size and 

 rather inferior flavor. 



Elruge, — Medium in size, .roundish-oval; suture slight, distinct at 

 apex ; skin a dark red, or deep violet on a greenish-yellow ground, with 

 minute brownish dots ; flesh greenish-white, slightly, sometimes scarce- 

 ly stained with pale red at the stone ; juicy, rich, high-flavored; stone 

 rough, pale. Season about medium, or first of autumn. This is one of 

 the best and most celebrated of nectarines. 



New White. — Eather large, ijearly round ; skin white, often a slight 



