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Definition of Nectarines

1. nectarine [n] - See also: nectarine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nectarines

Literary usage of Nectarines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication by Charles Darwin (1899)
"the Chancellor, was planted in 1815, and in 1824, after having previously produced peaches alone, bore on one branch twelve nectarines; in 1825 the same ..."

2. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"Select nectarines, arranged in the order of their ripening. Einige, syn. Claremont, &c. Middle size, somewhat oval, pale green and deep violet ; flesh ..."

3. The Fruit Cultivator's Manual: Containing Ample Directions for the by Thomas Bridgeman (1844)
"nectarines may be trained to a close fence, or wall, in private gardens; ... FREESTONE nectarines. AROMATIC. A middle sized, rather globular fruit, ..."

4. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1868)
"Amongst peaches and nectarines the acquisitions are equally great, thanks to Mr. Rivers, to whom, indeed, we have generally to look for any thing new, ..."

5. A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or An Account of the Most Valuable by George Lindley (1852)
"Fruit the smallest of all the nectarines, being only about four inches and a half in circumference, nearly globular, a little flattened at its apex. ..."

6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"For peaches and nectarines, use 25 gal- 1378. Orchard pump with conical tower rig. Ions of water. For fungous diseases, but now largely supplanted by the ..."

7. General Report of the Agricultural State, and Political Circumstances, of by John Sinclair (1814)
"nectarines, The following are the sorts which are found to succeed best In ... Red Roman nectarines have been tried, but with very little success,—Scotland ..."

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