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GARDENI^^G FOK THE SOUTH. 



peach. Aside from the curculio, the nectarine is as hardy 

 and easily raised as the peach ; though scarcely equal to 

 the best peaches in flavor. Fine fruit is not to be ex- 

 pected unless the trees are shortened-in annually, as di- 

 rected for the peach. 



The analysis of the nectarine scarcely differs from the 

 peach — ^it requires exactly the same soil. The best 

 varieties are : 



Hunt's Taiciiy — Leaves serrate ; flowers small ; fruit, 

 medium size, roundish, oval, with swollen point ; skin pale 

 orange ; dark red in tlie sun, mottled with russet specks ; 

 flesh orange, juic}', melting, and rich ; a good bearer. Eipens 

 10th July. Free. 



Violette Hative. or Early Violet. — GLinds reniform ; 

 flowers small ; fruit, large, roundish, pale, yellowish-green, 

 with purplish red cheek, mottled with brown ; flesh 

 whitish-red at the stone, melting, juicy, and delicious. 

 Ripens 20th July. 



Downton. — Glands reniform ; fruit, large, roundish-oval : 

 skin, pale green, red at the stone, melting, and most deli- 

 cious. Eipens 20th to 25th of July. 



Elruge. — Glands reniform ; flower small ; fruit me- 

 dium, roundish-oval ; suture slight ; skin pale-green, with 

 deep violet, or blood-red cheek, and minute brown specks ; 

 flesh pale-green, pale-red at stone, melting, juicy, and 

 rich ; stone oval, rough, and pale-colored. E-ipens July 2oth. 



Boston. — Glands globose ; flower small ; fruit, large, 

 roundish-oval ; skin, bright yellow, with deep-red cheek ; 

 flesh yellow, not rich but sweet and pleasant. Ripens 

 last of July. 



New White. — Glands reniform ; flower large ; fruit large, 

 nearly round ; skin white, with slight tinge of red in the 

 sun ; flesh, white, tender, juicy, vinous, and rich ; stone 

 small. Ripens 1st of August. 



