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Flowers small. Fruit large, bright red or greenish-yellow, mottled according to exposure, ripening in September; flesh nearly white, richly flavoured. Glands kidney-shaped. A handsome variety. Pitmaston Orange. Flowers large. Fruit large, terminating at the apex in a small swollen point or nipple, deep orange, purplish-red next the sun, streaked, ripening at the end of August and in September; flesh deep yellow or orange, juicy and rich. Leaves crenated; glands round. The tree is free-bearing and hardy. PINEAPPLE is an excellent and improved variety, with a much richer flavour, ripening early in September; it was raised from Pitmaston Orange by Mr. Rivers, and is one of the best Nectarines grown. Prince of Wales. Flowers small. Fruit very large, greenish-yellow, deep red on the exposed side, ripening in the middle or latter part of September; flesh whitish, red next the stone, melting, and of rich flavour. Glands round. A fine, rather late variety, requiring a warm situation. Rivers's White. Flowers large. Fruit large, roundish, nearly white, covered with a fine bloom, ripening at the end of August; flesh white, of excellent flavour. Leaves crenate; glands kidney-shaped. Raised by Mr. Rivers from the old White Nectarine, which it still resembles somewhat. Spencer. Flowers large. Fruit large, flattened, dark crimson all over, deeper on the exposed side, ripening about the middle of September; flesh stained with red almost throughout, melting, and richly flavoured. Glands round. Stanwick. Flowers large. Fruit large, roundish-oval, pale green, purplish-red where exposed, ripening in the middle and latter part of September; flesh white, tender, juicy, and rich. Leaves crenated; glands kidney-shaped. The stone has a sweet kernel like that of a nut. A fine variety. The tree does not succeed well, except under glass protection.
Victoria. Flowers small. Fruit similar in flavour, and in several other respects, to the Stanwick, but the kernels are bitter; it ripens about the end of August, nearly a month earlier than Stanwick, and does not crack like that variety. Leaves crenate; glands kidney-shaped. A valuable Nectarine, and one of the best. Raised by Mr. Rivers.
Violette Hative. Flowers small. Fruit large, roundish, dark purplish-red, marked with pale brown spots next the sun; flesh whitish, deep red near the stone, melting, juicy, and rich, ripening outside at the end of August and early in September. Leaves crenate; glands kidney-shaped. One of the very best varieties, either for forcing or outside culture. It has numerous synonyms, including Aromatic, Brugnon Hatif, Early Violet, Hampton Court, Lord Selsey's Elruge, Violet Musquee, &c.