644 THE NECTARINE. 
Early Anne, Early Tillotson, Early York (serrate), Early. 
Chelmsford, Large Early York, Van Zandt’s Superb, Crawford’s 
Early, George the 4th, Stump the World, Crawford’s Late, Late 
Admirable, Druid Hill, La Grange, Montgomery’s Late, Presi- 
dent Church, Edwards’ Late White, Baugh, Lady Parham, 
Pride of Autumn, Baldwin’s Late. j 
A succession of the best clingstones for Georgia, ripening 
from the last of July to first of November* eee N. White): 
Flewellen Cling, Bordeaux, Large White, Oldmixon, Lemon, 
Blanton, Jackson, Tippecanoe, Catherine, Raymond, Heath, 
Donahoo, Stephenson, Horton’s Delicious, Hull’s Athenian, 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
THE NECTARINE, 
Persica vulgaris (v.) Levis. Dec. Rosacee of Botanists. 
Tuer Nectarine is only a variety of the peach with a smooth 
skin (Péche lisse, or Brugnon of the French). In its growth, 
habit, and general appearance, it is impossible to distinguish it 
from the peach tree. The fruit, however, is rather smaller, 
perfectly smooth, without down, and is one of the most wax- 
like and exquisite of all productions for the dessert. In flavour 
it is perhaps scarcely so rich as the finest peach, but it has more 
piquancy, partaking of the noyeau or peach-leaf flavour. 
The Nectarine is known in Northern India, where it is called 
moondla aroo (smooth peach). It appears to be only a distinct, 
accidental variety of the peach, and this is rendered quite cer- 
tain since there are several well-known examples on record of 
both peaches and nectarines having been produced on the same 
brancht—thus showing a disposition to return to the natural 
form. Nectarines, however, usually produce nectarines again on 
sowing the seeds; but they also occasionally produce peaches, 
The Boston Nectarine originated from a peach stone. 
The Nectarine appears a little more shy of beariug in this 
country than the peach, but this arises almost always from the 
destruction of the crop of fruit by the curculio, the destroyer of 
all smooth-skinned stone fruit in sandy soils. It is quite hardy 
here wherever the peach will thrive, though it will not generally 
bear large and fine fruit, unless the branches are shortened-in 
annually, as we have fully directed for the peach tree. 
* Southern peuple generally prefer clings to freestones. 
¢ See London Gardener’s Magazine, vol..1, p. 471; vol. 14, p. 53. 
