316 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



French Newington. See Old Newingtov. 

 Genoa. See Peterborough. 



GOLDEN (Orange). — Fruit, medium sized, roundish-ovate. Skin, 

 fine waxen yellow in the shade, and bright scarlet, streaked with red, 

 where exposed. Flesh, yellow, adhering to the stone, juicy, and sweet. 

 Flowers, small. Glands, kidney-shaped. Ripens early in September. 



Grosse Violette Hative. See Tiolette Grosse. 

 Hampton Court. See Violette Hdtive. 



HARDWICKB. — Fruit, of very large size, almost round, and some- 

 times inclining to oval. Skin, pale green on the shaded side, entirely 

 covered with dark purplish red next the sun. Flesh, greenish, with a 

 tinge of red next the stone, melting, juicy, rich, and highly flavoured. 

 Flowers, large. Glands, none. A most dehcious fruit. 



Ripens in the middle and end of August. 



This was raised from the Elruge at Hardwicke House, near Bury St. Edmunds, 

 and is one of the hardiest and most prolific of nectarines. 



HUMBOLDT. — Fruit, above medium size, about two inches and a 

 quarter wide, and two inches high, terminating in a point at the apex, 

 from which issues a faint suture, which appears like a hair-line, towards 

 the stalk. Skin, bright orange yellow, stained and streaked very 

 sparingly with bright crimson next the sun. Flesh, orange, very tender 

 and juicy, with the slightest stain of red next the stone ; gelatinous in 

 appearance, and very richly flavoured. Flowers, large. Glands, kidney- 

 shaped. 



A delicious nectarine ; ripe in the middle of August, and hangs well 

 tiU it shrivels. On a wall it is about a fortnight later. The tree bears 

 abundantly, even small plants being studded with blossom buds. 



It was raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, from the seed of Pine Apple 

 Nectarine. 



HUNT'S LARGE TAWNY.— Fruit, smaU, a little larger than Fair- 

 chUd's, somewhat ovate, and prominent at the apex. Skin, pale 

 orange, shaded with deep red next the sun. Flesh, deep orange, 

 melting, of excellent flavour, and separating from the stone. Flowers, 

 large. Leaves, without glands. 



Ripe in the middle and end of August. 



This originated as a bud sport from Hunt's Small Tawny, found by Mr. George 

 Lindley in his nursery at Catton, near Norwich, in 1824. He saw a few of the 

 maiden trees in the nursery quarters, producing very large flowers which 

 corresponded with flowers of no other variety, and, having marked them, thence- 

 forth propagated them as a distinct variety. In his account of this in the "Guide 

 to the Orchard," at page 282, he has made a mistake in saying " it originated from 

 the preceding," instead of from the following variety. 



HUNT'S TAWNY (Hunt's Early Taw ir!)).—Frmt, medium sized, 

 roundish-ovate, narrow towards the top, compressed on the sides, en- 



