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Hardwicke's. — Fruit large and richly flavoured. It resembles Elruge, but is much 

 larger and darker in colour. Flesh greenish, reddish near the stone, The tree is very 

 robust and hardy. One of the best white-fleshed Nectarines. Leaf glands none ; flowers 

 large, foliage bold. 



Humboldt. — Fruit terminates in a nipple ; suture deep and broad on one side only ; 

 skin deep chocolate-crimson, with patches of golden russet ; flesh deep golden, juicy ; 

 flavour rich ; cling stone. One of the best golden varieties, bears freely and succeeds 

 on open walls, giving a good crop of large fruits ; very fine as a pot tree. Leaf glands 

 kidney-shaped to round ; flowers large, very beautiful, deep rose, showy. Worth culture 

 for its blossoms alone. 



Lord Napier. — One of the finest early sorts. The fruit is often very large, primrose 

 and green on the shaded side, with a dull red cheek spotted with gold. Flavour piquant ; 

 flesh very juicy. The skin is very tender, and in hot weather it is well to shade the 

 fruits. Z^a/'^/a«(/j kidney-shaped ; ^OTwrj large, pale rose. F.C.C. 1877. 



Newton. — Suture shallow; skin pale greenish yellow, marbled with patches of 

 brownish red and deep crimson, broken by pale spots ; flesh greenish yellow, with pale 

 red near the stone, very juicy and melting ; flavour rich and almond-like ; free stone ; 

 a valuable large late fruit ; tree hardy and short-jointed in growth ; leaf glands round to 

 kidney-shaped ; flowers small. 



Pine Apple. — Suture on one side only ; skin deep orange crimson ; flesh yellow to 

 orange, marbled with red near the small and also deeply furrowed stone, firm, rather 

 glutinous in texture ; flavour rich, sugary ; leaf glands round ; flowers large, very hand- 

 some, rich rose with dark eye. A rather tender variety, of splendid quality when grown 

 under glass. 



PiTMASTON Orange. — One of the finest yellow-fleshed sorts; the skin is deep 

 orange almost covered with deep mahogany red, marbled with golden patches and dots ; 

 flesh rich and deep yellow, of very fine flavour, rather tender outside ; stone deeply 

 indented ; leaf glands round ; flowers large, rich rose, abundant ; foliage with golden 

 tinge. 



Rivers' Orange. — Suture shallow all round the fruit ; colour deep chocolate red, 

 with golden dots on the sunny side, blotched with crimson and russet patches ; golden 

 on shaded side ; flesh dull orange with crimson specks near the stone, which is small 

 (free stone) ; flavour lich, almond-like, and half-sugary ; a fine but rather tender variety, 

 safest under glass culture ; leaf glands round ; flowers large and beautiful, rich rose with 

 dark eye ; foliage in autumn has a yellow tinge. 



Stanwick Elruge. — Similar to Elruge, but rather later, and a deeper red colour 

 with more russet ; flavour rich, vinous ; growth free, very hardy, free bearer ; leaf 

 glands round ; flowers small ; excellent for pots. 



Spencer. — A fine large late variety, rather flat ; suture very deep ; skin almost 

 covered with dark crimson, and bronzy red on the sunny side ; fl£sh very dark red near 

 the stone ; leaf glands round and kidney-shaped ; flowers large. One of the best 

 flavoured. 



Victoria.— A very large and late pointed green fruit, with slight shading of dark 

 chocolate red on sunny side; suture very marked; it does not always ripen well on walls, 

 but is extra fine under glass culture and of the most luscious flavour ; leaf glands kidney- 

 shaped ; flowers large ; growth very vigorous. F.C.C. 1861. 



