820 THE FKUIT MANUAL. 



Scarlet. See Old Newington. 

 Sion Hill. See Old Newington. 

 Smith's Newington. See Old Newington. 

 Springrove. See Elruge. 



STANWICK. — Fruit, large, roundish-oval. Skin, pale lively green 

 ■where shaded, and purplish red where exposed to the sun. Flesh, 

 white, melting, rich, sugary, and most dehcious. Kernel, sweet, like 

 that of the sweet almond. Flowers, large. Glands, kidney-shaped. 



Kipe in the middle and end of September. 



The fruit is very apt to crack, and requires to he grown under glass. 

 It generally fails to ripen thoroughly against walls in the open air, ex- 

 cept when grown in a light sandy soU and a good exposure. 



This nectarine was raised at Stanwick Park, one of the seats of the Duke of 

 Northumberland, from stones given to Lord Prudhoe by Mr. Barker, Her Majesty's 

 Vice-Consul at Aleppo, and who afterwards resided at SuEedia in Syria. The seed 

 was sown in March, 1843, and the buds were inserted the following autumn on a 

 Bellegarde Peach, and the first fruit was produced in 1846. Lord Prudhoe, who 

 had become Duke of Northumberland, placed the Stanwick Nectarine in the hands 

 of Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, for propagation, and on the 15th of May, 1850, 

 the stock, consisting of twenty-four plants, was sold by auction, and realised 

 £164 1 7«., which his Grace presented to the funds of the Gardeners' Benevolent 

 Inutitution, such an amount never having been realised before for the same number 

 of small nectarine trees in pots. 



STANWICK ELRUGE.— This is a large richly flavoured nectarine, 

 exactly like Stanwick, a few days earlier than Elruge. It was raised 

 from Elruge crossed with Stanwick, and is one of the seedlings of 

 Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. Flowers, small. Glands, round. 



It is deliciously flavoured. 



Temple. See Elruge. 

 Vermash. See Peterborough. 



VICTORIA. — The fruit is exactly similar to the Stanwick, and pos- 

 sesses aU its richness of flavour; but it is a month earlier, and does not 

 crack as that variety does. It was raised by Mr. Rivers from the Violette 

 Hative, fertilised by Stanwick, and while it has the bitter kernel, small 

 flowers, and kidney-shaped glands of Violette Hative, it is in aU other 

 respects similar to the Stanwick. 



This is a very valuable acquisition. The tree succeeds best on the 

 Black Damask Stock. It ripens in an orchard-house in the end of 

 September. 



Violet. See Violette Hdtive. 



Violette de Courson. See Violette Grosse. 



VIOLETTE GROSSE {Orosse Violette Hdtive ; Violette de Courson). 

 — ^Fruit, larger than Violette Hative. Skin, pale green, marbled with 

 violet red. Flesh, less vinous than Violette Hative, but an excellent 

 fruit. Flowers, small. Glands, kidney-shaped. 



Ripens early in September. 



