THE NECTARINE. 646 
With this easy system of pruning, good crops are readily ob- 
tained wherever the curculio is not very prevalent. 
The culture of the Nectarine is, in all respects, precisely simi- 
lar to that of the peach, and its habits are also completely the 
same. It is longer lived and hardier, when budded on the 
o_ but still the nurserymen here usualiy work it on the peach 
stock. 
CLASS L 
Freestone Nectarines. (Péches lisses, Fr.) 
[The same characters are used as in describing peaches, for which the 
eader is referred to that part.] : 
Bosron. Thomp. 
Lewis's ; 
Perkins’ Seedling. i Ken, 
This American ‘seedling is the largest and most beautiful of 
all nectarines. It was raised from a peach stone by Mr. T. 
Lewis, of Boston. The fruit, though not of high flavour, is ex- 
sellent, the tree very hardy and productive, and one of the best 
‘or general standard culture. Mr. Perkins’ seedling, raised from 
the original Lewis tree, is quite identical, and we adopt the 
name of “ Boston” Nectarine as the standard one. 
Leaves with globose glands. Fruit large and handsome, round- 
ish-oval. Skin bright yellow, with very deep red cheek, shaded 
off by a slight mottling of red. Flesh yellow to the stone 
(which is small and pointed), sweet, though not rich, with a 
pleasant and peculiar flavour. First of September. Flowers 
small, . 
Duo pv Txtuer’s. Lind. Thomp. 
Due Tilliers. | Duke de Tilley. 
Duce de Tello. Du Tilly's. 
A very excellent Nectarine, considerably resembling the El- 
rage, but a much greater bearer. é 
Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit rather large, roundish- 
oblong, being slightly narrowed at the top, and broad at the 
base or stalk. Skin pale green, with a marbled, purplish-red 
cheek. Flesh greenish-white, pale red at the stone, melting, . 
juicy, sweet, and good. Last of August. Flowers small. 
Downton. Thomp. 
The Downton is a seedling raised by Mr. Knight. It is, in 
quality appearance, and season, an intermediate variety be 
