1876.] 
THE SAWBRIDGEWORTH NECTARINES. 
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ALBEET VICTOE NECTAEINE. 
WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 
r are indebted to Mr. Coleman, gardener to tbe Earl Somers, at Eastnor 
Castle, near Ledbury, for tbe specimen of this remarkably fine Nectarine 
here represented. No man bas shown bimself more worthy of being 
listened to when speaking of fruits and fruit-culture than Mr. Coleman, 
and that be entertains a very high opinion of this Nectarine, tbe following note, 
which be bas kindly communicated to accompany the figure, will show :— 
“ This fine variety, raised by Mr. Rivers, is well worthy of general cultivation. 
I have fruited it four years, and find it is a good grower, a free setter, and swells 
its fruit to a large size. Tbe fruit sent for your drawing, taken from a pot-tree, 
and weighing upwards of eight ounces, is somewhat paler than usual, owing to 
its having been grown in a lofty house, shaded with netting. In point of ripening, 
it comes in a few days later than Elruge, and hangs a long tirne after it is ripe, 
when the flavour, always good, becomes delicious. Planted out and trained 
under glass, or against a wall, I am of opinion that this will become one of the 
finest Nectarines in cultivation, fit for the choicest dessert, and indispensable to 
the exhibitor.—W. C.” 
This grand variety appears to have been raised by Mr. Rivers from the Prince 
of Wales Nectarine, and is a large and handsome fruit, belonging to the group 
with small flowers and round glands. Of the appearance of the fruit our figure 
will give a better idea than any verbal description. We may, however, state that 
its flesh is firm in texture, of a greenish-yellow colour, very red next the large 
rugged stone, from which it freely separates; and that it is exceedingly tender 
and juicy, possessing a rich and sprightly flavour. Mr. Coleman’s high opinion of 
this variety is endorsed by another competent observer, “ G-. D.,” whose remarks 
are printed in the following paper.—T. Moore. 
THE SAWBEIDGEWOETH NECTAEINES. 
MUST confine my promised report on Mr. Rivers’s new fruit to the Nec¬ 
tarines, all my varieties having ripened, and the whole having realised 
fully Mr. Rivers’s warrant. Lord Napier ripened on a standard on August 
8. Many years have passed without producing any fruit equal to this fine 
Nectarine. It is large, juicy, rich, uniform in size, ripens gradually, and seldom 
drops. The tree is robust, and equal to the production of a full crop. With a 
little help from old Violette Hative from the wall, Darwin (14th), Improved 
Downton (16th), and Stanwick Elruge kept up a constant supply till September 12, 
when Victoria took the field, and flanked by Albert Victor^ extended the season 
to October 4. So that from Lord Napier to Albert Victor—a period of eight 
weeks—I was never without fine Nectarines. Excepting Victoria, which must 
always have, and richly deserves, a wall, all these novelties were produced from 
standard trees in a badly-placed orchard-house* 
3rd series.—IX. Y 
