Notice respecting the Pitmaston Orange Nectarine. 233 



Note by the Secretary, 

 This Nectarine is certainly a valuable addition to our 

 stock of fruits. Amongst the sorts generally cultivated, the 

 only Nectarine with yellow flesh is the Temple, and that is 

 of quite a pale hue, and of very indifferent quality. Mr. 

 Hooker's figure will assist the following description of the 

 appearance of the Pitmaston Orange Nectarine, which is the 

 name proposed to be attached to the fruit above described. 

 It is of good size, flat, and wide at the base, almost heart- 

 shaped, the summit being elongated, and terminating in a 

 point or nipple : skin smooth, of a dark brownish red on the 

 side exposed to the sun, and of a rich yellow on the shaded 

 side ; at the junction of the colours, the red is blended with 

 the yellow in streaks and dots, and on the darkest part are a 

 few streaks of an almost black purple hue ; the inside is a 

 deep golden yellow, very bright and equal, with a narrow 

 radiated circle of fine crimson round the stone. The flesh is 

 melting and juicy, high-flavoured and richly saccharine. 

 The stone is rather small, narrow, pointed, very rugged, and 

 parts cleanly from the flesh. 



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