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greenish white, shaded into deep rich violet in the sun. Flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, rich, sugary, and without the slightest trace of prussic 

 acid flavor. 



Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from seed 

 of Yiolette Hative fertilized by Stanwick. 



Fruit large, roundish, flattened at top. Skin greenish yellow, crim- 

 son on the sunny side. Flesh rich, sweet, one of the best. Glands re- 

 niform. Flowers small. Middle of August. New. 



The Yiolette Hative, or Early Violet Nectarine, everywhere takes 

 the highest rank among Nectarines. It is of delicious flavor, fine ap- 

 pearance, hardy, and productive. Externally the fruit is easily con- 

 founded with that of the Elruge, but it is readily distinguished by its 

 dark-colored stone, and the deep red flesh surrounding it. The fruit is 

 usually rather darker colored. It is of French origin, and has been long 

 cultivated. Leaves with reniform glands. Flowers rather small. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, narrowed slightly at the top, where it 

 is also marked with a shallow suture. Skin pale yellowish green in the 

 shade, but when exposed nearly covered with dark purplish red, mot- 

 tled with pale-brown dots. Flesh whitish, but much rayed with red at 

 the stone. The latter is roundish, the furrows not deep, and the sur- 

 face reddish brown. The flesh is melting, juicy, rich, and very high- 

 flavored. It ripens about the last of August. 



The Yiolette Ghosse (Thomp.) resembles the foregoing in leaves and 

 flowers, and general appearance. The fruit is, however, larger, but not 

 so richly flavored. 



Selection of choice hardy Nectarines for a small Garden. — Yiolet 

 Hative, Elruge, Hardwicke, Hunt's Tawny, Boston, Roman, New 



Victoria. 



Violette Hative. 



Early Violet. 

 Violet. 



Early Brugnon. 



Brugnon Red at the Stone. 



Hampton Conrt. 



Large Scarlet. 



New Scarlet. 



Aromatic. 



Petite Violette Hative. 

 Brugnon Hatif. 

 Violette Anger villi 'res. 

 Violette Musqut'e. 

 Lord Selsey's Elruge. 

 Violet Red at the Stone. 

 Violet Musk. 



White. 



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The Chestnut ( Castanea vesca, "W. ; Chdtaignier, of the French ; 

 Kastanienhaum, German; Castagno, Italian) is one of our loftiest 



