CURRANS’ UST OR FRUITS, 1909-10. 
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NECTARINES. 
Nectarines and Peaches being worked on a plum stock, much of what 
is said about the soil for the plum applies with equal force to them. The 
shallow roots necessitate an abundant supply of mineral ingredients, which 
can be most simply and economically supplied by the mixture already 
suggested for Apricots (seepage 38). A sound substantial loam, by con- 
trolling root growth, enables a ready balance to be maintained between 
root and branch— one of the prime essentials of fruitfulness. Nitrogenous 
manures including farmyard manure, should not be added in quantity to 
the compost, but should be reserved till the vigour of growth under the 
new conditions can be observed. Right soils should be rammed hard, 
otherwise it will be difficult to ripen the wood in the Autumn. Strong 
soils should have in extreme cases as much as one-sixth to one-eighth of 
their bulk of burnt soil incorporated with them. Every endeavour must 
be made to get the wood thoroughly ripened in the Autumn, as upon that 
depends in a large measure the success of the following year’s crop. 
Where the lights can be removed from the roof the ripening of the wood 
may be facilitated by keeping the house closed during the daytime with a 
little heat on, and removing the lights at night. 
Maidens 1/6 & 2/6 each. Dwarf Fan-trained Trees, 3/6, 5/- to 10/6 each. 
Standard and Half-Standard Trained Trees, 7/6, 10/6, 12/6, and IS/- each. 
Several sorts in pots, 5/- & 7/6 each. 
In the following list the figures in brackets after the name give the 
month or months during which the variety is in season. Thus Hardwicke 
(8-9) shows that Nectarine to be in use during August and September. 
No. 
420 Early Rivers (7), large fruit, measuring 9jin. in circumference, weight 
about 8 ounces, free stone, brilliant colour, superb flavour. 
422 Elruge (9), medium, pale green, flushed deep red, flesh melting, rich 
and juicy ; one of the best ; excellent bearer and forces well. 
415 Cardinal (7), an early forcing variety ; under glass the fruits can be 
ripened ten or twelve days before Early Rivers; of medium size 
with highly coloured skin, sweet and luscious. 
428 Hardwicke (8-9), large, pale green, flushed dark purplish red ; flesh 
greenish, melting, rich and luscious ; one of the hardiest ; abund- 
ant bearer. 
432 Improved Dounton, large, richly flavoured, hardy and prolific. 
434 Lord Napier (7-8), very large, pale cream, strongly flushed dark 
crimson ; flesh white, tender and melting ; juice rich, sugary and 
most delicious ; a prolific bearer ; perhaps the finest second early 
for forcing. 
441 Precoce de Croncels, large, pale yellow, with scarlet spots on the 
shaded side, scarlet with greyish bloom on exposed side. Prolific 
and melting, flavour rich and luscious ; vigorous and hardy, early. 
437 Pino Apple (9), a seedling of Pitmaslon Orange , similar in colour, with 
a rich pine apple flavour. 
442 Prince of Walee (9), large greenish yellow, with a deep dull red cheek, 
rich vinous flavour ; excellent cropper, hangs well. 
443 River’s Orange (9), a seedling of Pitmaston Orange , very rich, more 
robust, and in some places bears better. 
