82 THE p:^ach and nectahine. 



Dr. Hogg enumerates or describes thirty nectarines, and 'makes the 

 allowing selection of a dozen sorts : 



Albert, Balgowan, Early Newington, EIrnge, Hardwick, Prince of 

 Valea, Eivers' Orange, Homer, Stanwick, Victoria, Violette Hitive, 

 livers' White. Mr. Scott, in his " Orchardist," names and describes 

 ixty varieties, and makes the same selection as above. 



The following are the best six nectarines : 



Violette Sdtive. — ^Frnit large, roundish, ovate, skin green, yellowish 

 1 the shade, dark purple, red mottled with brown on the sunny side, flesh, 

 ellowish green, deep red against the sun, rich sweet vinous ; one of the 

 nest nectarines, a sure cropper, and a good constitution. 



Ebrwge. — Fine full-sized fruit, pale in the shade, deep red next the 

 [in ; flesh pale, rich, and juicy ; habit of tree robust and strong. 



PinewppXe Necta/rme. — This is the richest and most luscious of all the 

 ellow fleshy nectarines, and is better than the Fitmaaton orange, or 

 livers' orange, both fine nectarines of this class. Perhaps this nectarine 

 ught to have been placed first on the list, only that a good many object 

 > the rich piquant flavour of these orange fleshed nectarines, and prefer 

 le milder sweetness of the Violette H&tive and the Elruge. Eipehs in 

 eptember. 



iJoumiou.— This is one of the largest and finest nectarines grown, 

 3 might be expected from its parentage, a cross of Mr. Knight's, be- 

 iveen the Elruge and Violette Hsltive. The tree is a vigorous grower, 

 le fruit ripens in August; pale green in the shade, deep red on the 

 mny side, flesh green, red at stone ; highly flavoured, juicy, and 

 lelting. 



SardMiiehe. — Fruit" very large, almost round, akin pale green thickly 

 jvered with red next the sun ; flesh rich, juicy, and melting ; habit of the 

 :ee, excellent ; ripen^ in the middle of August. 



Lord Na/pier. — This an excellent early nectarine of Mr. Elvers', 

 lised from the early Albert peach. It has a pale cream colour with a 

 slicate red cheek ; flesh rich and melting ; ripens early in August. 



Those who wish to grow twelve choice varieties of nectarines may add 

 le following six : 



Balgoyxm. — This large, flne variety may be briefly described as a 

 ,rger and hardier Violette HSitive. G-reater praise is needless. It is a 

 ,rge, rich, melting fruit of great merit. 



Btan/wicTc El/ruge (Eivers). — This partakes most of the character of 

 s latter parent, but has, nevertheless, a dash of the rich, vinous flavour 

 : the Stanwick ; and the latter is to nectarines what the greengage is to 

 sher plums in superiority of flavour. 



Hunt's Tawny. — This is perhaps the richest and beat of all the earlier 



