CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 30 
SELECT NECTARINES. 

The Nectarine requires the same culture and management as the peach, from 
which it differs only in having smooth skin like the plum. It is peculiarly liable to 
the attacks of the curculio. The same remedy must be applied as recommended for 
the plum. 
PRICES OF NECTARINE TREES. 
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Boston—Large, bright yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, sweet and pleasant 
flavor; freestone. First of September. 
Downton—Large; greenish white, with a dark red cheek; flesh greenish white, 
rich and high flavored; one of the best. Freestone. | 
Early Newington—Large; pale green, red in the sun; flesh pale red at the stone, 
juicy and rich; adheres to the stone. 
Early Violet (Violet Hative)—Medium size; yellowish green, with a purple cheek ; 
flesh pale green; melting, rich and highly flavored; freestone. Last of August. 
Elruge—Medium size; greenish yellow, with a dark red cheek; flesh greenish white, 
juicy and high flavored; excellent. Beginning of September. 
Hardwicks’s Seedling—Large; pale green, with a violet red cheek; flesh pale 
green, juicy, melting and rich. End of August. 
Late Melting—Greenish white, and red; medium quality. Very late. 
Pitmaston Orange—Large; orange and yellow; flesh orange, rich and fine; free. 
An excellent English sort. September. 
Red Roman—Greenish yellow and red; flesh greenish yellow, rich and good; free. 
September. 
River’s Orange—An English variety; raised from Pitmaston; hardy and prolific. 
Stanwick—An English variety that has excited much attention. Ripened under 
glass there, it is pronounced the finest variety known; has proved fine ripened 
under glass at Philadelphia, but is not fully tested in the open air. 
Victoria—Very large; the finest of all the English varieties. 
VARIETIES OF RECENT INTRODUCTION. 
_ Price, 75 cents each on peach stock; $1.00 each on plum stock. 
Lord Napier. | Milton. 
Newton. Spenser. 
