YAEIETIES or KECTAEimES. 



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The Due du Tellier's is a very sweet, fine-flavoured 

 nectarine, above the middle size, oblong, flattened near 

 the suture, a little angular near the base, and narrowed 

 at the crow^n or apex. It is pale green next the wall, 

 and on the sunny side tawny, marbled with deep red or 

 purple. The flesh is melting, greenish- white in colour, 

 getting pink near the stone, from which it separates 

 readily, and which is thick and blunt. The leaves are 

 crenate, with reniform glands, and the blossom is small, 

 of a bright pale crimson. It is ripe the end of August 

 and beginning of September. It does best on the pear- 

 plum stock. It is also known as Du Tellier's, Due du 

 Tello's, and Dutilly. 



Elruge is an excellent kind. The fruit is of medium 

 size, melting, juicy, and very delicious in flavour. It is 

 rather longer than wide, greenish-yellow, becoming dark 

 red or purple where exposed to the sun. The flesh is 

 greenish-yellow, and separates from the stone. The 

 leaves are doubly serrated, without glands, the bloom is 

 small, and the tree an abundant bearer. Other names 

 are Claremont, Spring Grove, and Elrouge. 



The Pitmaston Orange is the best-flavoured yellow 

 nectarine we have, good in size, sweet, juicy, and very 

 delicious. The fruit is rather heart-shaped, wide at the 

 base, elongated towards the crown, and ending there 

 with an acute nipple. The skin is smooth, and the 

 colour orange, shading to very dark red on the sunny 

 side, mingling together where the colours meet with 

 streaks and speckles. The flesh is melting, deep yellow 

 in colour, with a little crimson round the stone. The 

 stone separates easily from the flesh, and is small, sharp, 

 narrow, and rough on the surface. This is a very valuable 

 kind : it was named from having been raised by 

 J. "Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, near "Worcester — it is 

 said from the Elruge. The leaves are . crenate, with 

 globose glands, and the bloom is rose-coloured, large, and 

 beautiful. It ripens from the middle of August to the 

 first week in September. Williams's Orange is another 

 name. 



The Violette Hative is a very superior nectarine, with 



