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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 130, 19 January 1893, Page 10

Among the mares imported Wanganui way the other day from Melbourne with first King was Nectarine. Her dam Horticulture was accidentally killed the other day in Melbourne. While being driven with other horses to another paddock she put her foot in a coil of wire which was hidden in some fern, aud fell heavily, fracturing her shoulder so severely that she had to be destroyed, Horticulture, who was the property of Mr A. F. Bradshaw, was by Angler—Zephyr, by Boiardo. Among her progeny besides Nectarine, were Violet, Bismarck and other good performers. She was stinted this season to Mr Bradshaw’s horse Sinking Fund, by Tim Whiffler (imp.)—Jessie.