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nectarinea. The flesh is deep orange and more piquant than either of 

 the other orange-fleshed nectarines. The tree is also remarkably hardy 

 and prolific. The trait is medium sized, pale orange in colour, and deep 

 red next the skin. Those who prefer larger nectarines of similar 

 character may substitute Rivera' Orange or Stanwiok Orange for this 

 beautiful and delicious variety. 



Rivers' New WMte. — ^Very pale and delicate and luscious ; one of 

 the most delicious and useful of all nectarines when variety of dessert is 

 required ; a great improvement on the old white nectarine. 



Victoria. — This is another grand seedling of Mr. Elvers, larger and 

 equal to the Stanwiok in quality, but without its weakness or tendency 

 to crack, which ruins that variety in so many places. ' It also ripens 

 earlier, or about the middle or end of September ; very large, roundish 

 oval, green, purplish red, melting, rich, sugary, and vinous when quite 

 ripe. 



Albert Victor (Rivers). — One of the largest nectarines in cultivation, 

 in season through the earlier half of September ; colour of fruit green, 

 with a dull red cherry coloured flesh, melting and good. 



Propagation. 



I.—By Seed. 



There are three methods of propagating peaches — by seeds, by budding, 

 and by grafting. Seeds are mostly sown for the raising of stocks, the 

 production of new varieties, and. as a handy mode of increase where 

 peach trees are grown in quantities in^ orchards, as in America, 

 Australia, and other countries. No doubt a good many of the seedlings 

 are comparatively worthless. But this is of little moment where peaches 

 are so cheap and plentiful as to be used for feeding bullocks or fattening 

 pigs. The chief point undei? such circumstances is the production of 

 quantities of trees at the least possible cost. There is no mode of pro> 

 ducing peach trees at once so rapid and so cheap as that of sowing them 

 in nursery beds, or dibbing in several seeds at distances of 8ft., 10ft., 

 or 15ft. apart, or such distances as the future peach trees are wished to 

 be. But this is a compressed mode of propagation and planting simul- 



