Archive image from page 189 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 151. Rivers Orange. (XVa) of the two varieties are very similar, Rivers Orange being a seedling of Pitmaston Orange; the chief difference is in the trees, those of Rivers Orange being a little hardier, more robust, and more productive. The leaf-glands in Rivers Orange are reniform, while those of the parent are round. The variety is another of the remarkable nectarines which originated with Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, in the middle of the last centurj'. In Europ
Archive image from page 189 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 151. Rivers Orange. (XVa) of the two varieties are very similar, Rivers Orange being a seedling of Pitmaston Orange; the chief difference is in the trees, those of Rivers Orange being a little hardier, more robust, and more productive. The leaf-glands in Rivers Orange are reniform, while those of the parent are round. The variety is another of the remarkable nectarines which originated with Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, in the middle of the last centurj'. In European coun- tries. Rivers Orange is ver>' generally taking the place of Pitmaston Orange, but in America the parent variety is preferred both in the or- chard and in the greenhouse. STANWICK. This is a variety of lesser importance, but much grown in England under glass, as it is somewhat in eastern .America. It is offered by California nurserymen, but does not appear to be much grown in that state. In New York the trees are not hardy. The variety originated in England from seed brought from Syria and sown in 1&43. Tree medium in size, vigorous, compact, tender to cold, productive. Leaves with reniform glands. Flowers large, deep rose. Fruit late, large, round-oval, heart- shaped at the base; color pale green, purplish-red or almost violet in the sun; flesh white, melting, sweety rich, aromatic, delicious ; quality very good; stone rather large with a kernel similar in taste to that of the sweet almond. VICTORIA. Fig. 152. This variety is oc- casionally to be found in America under glass, as it is one of the very best for forcing. The fruit is very similar to that of Stanwick, one of its parents, and all agree that it is as good, with the great merit of ripening a month earlier. In tree, it is nearly a duplicate of Stanwick. Grown under glass, this nectarine is one of the most luscious of all fruits—fare 152. Victoria. (X) fit to set before a king. The variety should be tr
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