. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. NECTARINES—NEVADA 1395 PRODUCT Cider Vinegar Wine and grape juice Dried fruits Nectarines Farms reporting, 1909 Number 2,736 1,722 1,327 435. The nectarine is a smooth-skinned peach, formerly regarded as a separate species but now known to belong to the peach, Prunus persica. It may be pro- duced from the seed of the peach, or by bud variation; o
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. NECTARINES—NEVADA 1395 PRODUCT Cider Vinegar Wine and grape juice Dried fruits Nectarines Farms reporting, 1909 Number 2,736 1,722 1,327 435. The nectarine is a smooth-skinned peach, formerly regarded as a separate species but now known to belong to the peach, Prunus persica. It may be pro- duced from the seed of the peach, or by bud variation; or the peach may be pro- duced from the seed of the nectarine, or by bud variation. (See Darwin's Ani- mals and Plants under Domestication.) The nectarine is not largely grown for commercial purposes, but in California it is more largely grown than in any other state in the Union. There it is pro- duced mostly for canning or drying, but in all particulars is considered inferior to the peach. It can be grown anywhere that the peach will flourish. The varieties grown most commonly in this country are Advance, Boston, Down- town, Early Newington, Elruge, Hum- boldt, Lord Napier, Orange, Stanwick. Granville Lowther NECTARINE DISEASES AND PESTS The nectarine is attacked by the same diseases and pests as the apricot and peach, which see. Per cent of all farms Quantity produced Unit Gals Gals Gals Lbs. 1909 255,886 109,593 47,703 17,793 1899 164,178 68,134 38,789 30,240 Nevada The northern portion of Nevada lies in what is often called the Great Ameri- can Basin between the Sierra Nevada mountains on the west and the Wah- satch mountains on the east. This basin forms a plateau 4,000 feet above the sea. There are numerous parallel ranges from 20 to 50 miles apart running north and south broken by passes and valleys. In the southwestern portion are immense de- posits of alkali. Buttes and mountains rise above these alkali plains, making a kind of weird appearance. Wheel
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