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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
October  2,  1902. 
Peaches  and  Nectarines. 
Their  Classification  and  Selection  of  Varieties. 
( Concluded  from  page  294.) 
Following  the  classified  list,  with  original  illustrations  of  my 
own,  the  lists  of  varieties  of  the  Peach  and  Nectarine  as  under, 
may  be  found  useful  to  those  who  are  interested  in  the  culture  of 
these  delicious  fruits. 
Selections  of  Peaches  and  Nectarines. 
PEACHES. 
I. —  Very  Early  Varieties.  Season  :  Mid-.Tuly  to  early  August. 
Early  Louise 
Early  Rivers 
Waterloo 
Alexander 
Amsden  June 
Early  Beatrice 
Varieties  for  growing  against 
localities  or  in  a  cool  house. 
Waterloo 
Early  Louise 
Hale’s  Early 
Early  Alfred 
Large  Early  Mignonne 
Early  Grosse  Mignonne 
Rivers’  Early  Y ork 
Hr.  Hogg 
Crimson  Galande 
Condor 
Dymond 
Goshawk 
south  wall  in  favourable 
Grosse  Mignonne 
Alexandra  Noblesse 
Stirling  Castle 
Noblesse 
Exquisite 
Bellegarde 
Violette  Hative 
Barrington 
Sea  Eagle 
Gladstone 
Late  Admirable 
Golden  Eagle. 
II. — Second-early  Varieties. 
A  Bee 
Condor 
Hagmar 
Early  Alfred 
Early  Grosse  Mignonne 
Season  :  Ileginning  to  Middle  of  August 
Early  York 
Hale’s  Early 
Large  Early  Mignonne 
Merlin 
Rivers’  Early  York 
III. — Early  Mid-season 
Acton  Scott 
Belle  de  Doue 
Crawford’s  Early 
Crimson  Galande 
Early  Silver 
Varieties.  Season 
:  Middle  to  end  of  August. 
Hr.  Hogg 
Golden  Rathripe 
Magdala 
Sulhamstead 
IV. — Main  Mid-season  Varieties.  Season  :  Beginning  to  the  middle  of 
September. 
Alexandra  Noblesse 
Bellegarde  (Galande) 
Belle  Beauee 
Bymond 
Exquisite 
Goshawk 
V. — Late  Varieties. 
Albatross 
Barrington 
Late  Admirable 
Marquis  of  Bownshire 
Grosse  Mignonne 
Noblesse 
Red  Magdalen 
Royal  George 
Stirling  Castle 
Violette  Hative 
Season :  Middle  to  end  of  September. 
Prince  of  Wales 
Princess  of  Wales 
Raymaekers 
Sea  Eagle 
YI. — Latest  Varieties.  Season  :  End  of  September  to  middle  of  October. 
I.- 
Comet 
Hesse  Tardive 
Gladstone 
Golden  Eagle 
Lady  Palmerston 
Late  Devonian 
-Earliest  Varieties. 
Advance 
Cardinal 
Early  Rivers 
Lord  Palmerston 
Nectarine  Peach 
Osprey 
Salwey 
Teton  de  Venus 
Walburton  Admirable 
NECTARINES. 
Season :  End  of  July  to  middle  of  August. 
Goldoni 
Lord  Napier 
Precoce  de  Croncels 
II. — Second-early  Varieties. 
Darwin 
Down  ton 
Hardwicke  Seedling 
Improved  Hownton 
Murrey 
Season  :  Middle  to  end  of  August. 
Pitmaston  Orange 
Rivers’  Orange 
Rivers’  White 
Stanwick  Elruge 
White 
III.— Mid  -season  Varieties. 
Albert 
Albert  Victor 
Balgowan 
Byron 
Elruge 
Dry  den 
Season:  Beginning  to  middle  of  September. 
Humboldt 
Newton 
Oldenburg 
Pineapple 
Violette  Hative 
IV. — Late  Varieties. 
Galopin 
Milton 
Prince  of  Wales 
Season  :  Middle  of  September  to  early  October. 
Spencer 
Victoria. 
Selections  of  Peaches  for  Various  Purposes. 
Varieties  for  growing  against  a  south  wall  in  all  but  cold 
localities,  named  in  their  order  of  ripening. 
T irelre  Varieties. 
Waterloo 
Early  Louise 
Hale’s  Early 
Hr.  Hogg 
Crimson  Galande 
Dymond 
Waterloo 
Hale’s  Early 
Dymond 
Hale’s  Early 
Dymond 
Hale’s  Early 
Grosse  Mignonne 
Alexandra  Noblesse 
.Stirling  Castle 
Bellegarde 
Barrington 
Gladstone 
Six  Varieties. 
Noblesse 
Violette  Hative 
Late  Admirable 
Three  Varieties. 
Barrington 
Two  Varieties. 
I 
One  Variety. 
Dymond. 
Grosse  Mignonne. 
Hardiest  varieties  suitable  for  northerly  districts  against  a 
south  wall,  but  in  high  and  cold  localities  require  glass. 
Alexandra  Noblesse 
Dymond 
Red  Magdalene 
Violette  Hative 
Waterloo 
Early  Louise 
Hale’s  Early 
Rivers’  Early  York 
Dr.  Hogg 
Crimson  Galande 
Barrington 
Late  Admirable. 
Varieties  for  a  wall-case  with  a  south  or  south-west  aspect. 
T irelre  Varieties. 
Alexander 
Early  Rivers 
Hale’s  Early 
Condor 
A  Bee 
Grosse  Mignonne 
Early  Louise 
Dr.  Hogg 
Grosse  Mignonin 
Hale’s  Early 
Stirling  Castle 
Hale’s  Early 
Varieties  for  forcing. 
Alexander 
*  Waterloo 
Amsden  June 
*  Hale’s  Early 
Early  Alfred 
Dr.  Hogg 
Alexandra  Noblesse 
*  Dymond 
Stirling  Castle 
Grosse  Mignonne 
Royal  George 
Princess  of  IV ales 
*  Sea  Eagle 
Gladstone 
Royal  George 
Noblesse 
Bellegarde 
Princess  of  W ales 
Gladstone 
Golden  Eagle. 
Six  Varieties. 
Royal  George 
Noblesse 
Barrington. 
Three  Varieties. 
Late  Admirable. 
Dymond. 
Two  Varieties. 
I 
One  Variety. 
Stirling  Castle. 
Earliest. 
|  Early  Beatrice 
*  Early  Louise 
Early  Rivers. 
Second  Early. 
I  *  A  Bee 
Condor 
Rivers’  Early  York 
Crimson  Galande 
Mid-season. 
Late. 
Noblesse 
Violette  Hative 
*  Bellegarde 
Late  Admirable. 
Nectarine  Peach 
*  Walburton  Admirable 
Golden  Eagle. 
*  Two  varieties  of  each  section. 
Varieties  to  give  a  long  succession  of  fruit 
Waterloo  | 
Early  Louise 
Hale’s  Early 
Hale’s  Early. 
,  Stirling  Castle 
Bellegarde 
Late  Admirable. 
Two  Forcing  Varieties. 
|  Stirling  Castle. 
One  Forcing  Variety. 
Royal  George. 
Varieties 
localities. 
Advance 
Lord  Napier 
Goldoni 
Murrey 
Improved  Downton 
Hardwicke  Seedling 
NECTARINES, 
for  growing  against  a  south 
wall  in  favourable 
Balgowan 
Elruge 
Violette  Hative 
Dryden 
Spencer 
Victoria. 
Six  hardiest  varieties  suitable  for  northerly  districts  against  a 
south  wall,  but  on  high  and  cold  localities  require  glass. 
Murrey 
Hardwicke  Seedling 
Downton 
Hardwicke  Seedling 
Balgowan 
Balgowan 
Elruge 
Violette  Hative. 
Three  Varieties. 
Varieties  for  a  wall-case. 
Early  Rivers 
Lord  Napier 
Rivers’  White 
Goldoni 
Rivers’  Orange 
Stanwick  Elruge 
Violette  Hative. 
Humboldt 
Pineapple 
Dryden 
Milton 
Spencer 
Victoria. 
