THE PEACH AND NECTARINE. 



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Acton Scot. — Leaves crenate, having globose 

 glands ; flowers large ; flesh melting ; colour 

 pale yellowish white, slightly marbled with red 

 next the sun ; size medium ; quality excellent ; 

 ripens the end of August ; suture shallow. Of 

 English origin. Raised by Mr Knight between 

 the Noblesse and Red nutmeg. It is an early and 

 excellent fruit, and ripens well with us at Dal- 

 keith. Brought into notice 1814. A freestone. 

 The Early Downton, one of Knight's seedlings, 

 may almost be considered synonymous with 

 this, at least so near to it as not to be worth 

 growing as a distinct sort; and the same may 

 almost be said of Knight's early. 



Admirable early. — Leaves crenate, with glo- 

 bose glands ; flowers medium, between large 

 and small, so that it is difficult to determine to 

 which it belongs ; and here the propriety of 

 Mr G. Lindley's third subdivision, in regard to 

 the size of the flowers, occurs; still we think 

 Mr Thompson right in confining the size to large 

 and small. Under good cultivation the present 

 would rank amongst the large flowering sorts. 

 Flesh white and melting ; colour yellowish 

 white on the shaded side, red on the side next 

 the sun ; size above medium ; quality good ; 

 ripens the middle of September. A very ex- 

 cellent French peach, but not early, as the name 

 implies ; but having been given in the time of 

 Miller, it is retained, and also to distinguish it 

 from the following. Synonyms — Admirable, 

 V Admirable, Belle de Vitry of the " Bon Jardi- 

 nier," but not of Duhamel. 



Admirable late. — Leaves crenated, with glo- 

 bose glands ; flowers small ; flesh melting, 

 greenish white, but red at the stone ; colour 

 pale yellowish green, with a palish red on the 

 side next the sun ; size large ; quality first- 

 rate ; suture dividing the fruit pretty nearly 

 all round ; ripe from the middle to the end of 

 September. Of this peach Mr Thompson says : 

 " One of the very best peaches, and ought to be 

 in every collection ; is very proper for the peach- 

 house, to succeed the earlier sorts." Synonyms — 

 Late purple of some, Teton de Venus, Sourdine, 

 Boudine, Royal, La royale, Piche royale, Nar- 

 bonne, Judd's melting, French Bourdine, Belle 

 bausse or bauce of some, Motteux's, Pourpree 

 tardive of some. In giving the synonyms above 

 we have followed Thompson. Mr G. Lindley 

 says, in describing the Bourdine, which he will 

 not admit to be a synonym of the Late admi- 

 rable, " That there is some resemblance between 

 this (i. e. the Bourdine) and the Teton de Venus, 

 and the Royale, will not be denied; but that they 

 are identically the same is what I cannot admit. 

 Duhamel, who has always been regarded as the 

 highest authority in what regards the fruits of 

 his own country, would have discovered this, 

 had it been the case, long before he published 

 his book. In addition to this, where is the nur- 

 seryman, I would ask, who has ever successfully 

 budded the Bourdine upon the mussel-stock 1 " 

 Mr L. concludes by determining to consider the 

 Bourdine, Teton de Venus, and the Royale, as 

 three distinct varieties. The question is, Are 

 they sufficiently distinct in quality as to be 

 worth growing all three in the same garden or 

 peach-house ? We think not. 



Alberge, yellow. — Leaves crenate ; glands glo- 

 bose ; flowers small ; flesh melting, deep yel- 

 low, reddish next the stone ; colour yellow in 

 the shade, deep red or purple on the exposed 

 side ; size medium ; quality good ; suture ex- 

 tending from the base to the apex ; ripe end of 

 August and beginning of September. A very 

 neat and hardy peach; has ripened occasionally 

 as a standard near London. Hardy, and suited 

 to cold localities. Synonyms — Alberge jaune, 

 Bed alberge, Purple alberge, Peche jaune, Gold- 

 fleshed, Golden mignonne. Often confounded 

 with the Rosanna. An examination of the 

 glands will show the difference, the one being 

 reniform, the other globose. 



Barrington. — Leaves crenate, with globose 

 glands ; flowers large ; flesh melting, yellowish 

 white, slightly reddish towards the stone ; col- 

 our pale yellowish green in the shade, deep red 

 next the sun ; size above medium ; quality ex- 

 cellent ; suture slightly marked along one side ; 

 ripe middle and end of September ; stone very 

 rugged, ovate, terminating in a sharpish point; 

 tree hardy. Originated at Burwood in Surrey. 

 Synonyms — Colonel Ansley's, Buckingham mig- 

 nonne. 



Bellegarde. — Leaves crenated ; glands globose ; 

 flowers small ; flesh melting, pale yellowish, 

 slightly red towards the stone ; colour pale 

 greenish yellow on the shaded side, rich deep 

 red, with dark purple dashes, on the side next 

 the sun ; size above medium ; quality excellent; 

 suture shallow ; ripe from beginning to middle 

 of September ; stone rather large, slightly 

 pointed, separating freely from the pulp. An 

 excellent and handsome peach. Forces well, and 

 keeps after ripening better than most. Syno- 

 nyms — French Royal George, Noir de Montreuil, 

 Early galande of some, Galande, Brentford 

 mignonne, Violette hative of the English, Vio- 

 lette hative grosse of do., Large violet, Ronald's 

 Brentford mignonne, Smooth-leaved Royal George 

 of some. 



Catherine. — Leaves crenate, with reniform 

 glands ; flowers small ; flesh firm, yellowish 

 white, adhering closely to the stone, which is 

 of medium size, roundish ovate, and slightly 

 pointed ; colour pale yellowish green on the 

 shaded side, beautiful red where fully exposed 

 to the sun ; size large ; form ovatish, often 

 somewhat swelled on one side, terminating at 

 the apex in a fleshy nipple ; ripe end of Sep- 

 tember and beginning of October. One of the 

 best late clingstone peaches. Mr Lindley re- 

 marks : " There is no doubt as to this being an 

 English peach." There is a variety in the nur- 

 series under the name of William's Catherine, 

 so very similar in every respect as to be almost 

 identical with this, and no doubt a seedling 

 from it. 



Chancellor. — Leaves crenate ; glands reni- 

 form ; flowers small ; flesh melting, and separat- 

 ing freely from the stone, which is oblong, taper- 

 ing towards the points ; size large ; suture 

 very distinct ; form oval ; flavour rich and vin- 

 ous ; colour pale yellow where shaded, dark 

 crimson where exposed to the sun ; less downy 

 than most peaches ; ripe about the middle of 

 September. This, although a French peach, is 



