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3. Nature, in a fiiil more retrained fcri'e, is ufed 

 for ihctfit'nce of a tiling, or that attribute that makes 

 a thing what ic is \ as, it is the Nature of the ibul to 

 think. 



4.- Nature is particularly ufcc] for the eliablifhcd or- 

 dvr and courie of material things, the ferics of tlie 

 fcconU caufes, or ih.e laws that God has impofed on 

 the motions imprcfied by him. In this fenfe we fay, 

 the day and night, by Nature, fuccced one another ; 

 phyfic is thi;- ftudy of Nature; relpiration is by Na- 

 ture necefTary to life. 



5. Nature is alio ufed to fignify an aggregate of powers, 

 ■ which belong to any b<^dy, efpccially a living one. 



Thus we n-tv. Nature is ftrcng. Nature is weak, Na- 

 ture isfpent, 8rc. :; • ■ 



6, Nature is alio more frridiy ufed for the aftion of 

 providence, the principle of all things, or that fpi- 



■ ritual beinc^ which is ditilifed throup-houtthe creation, 

 and moves and ads in all bodies, and gives taem cer- 



In this 



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clrty 

 ifn 



green towards the wall, the pulp is tolerably vdj 

 flavoured : this ripens the beginning of SeprcmbrV 

 8. Golden Nedarine is a fair handfome fruit, of "a 

 foft red colour next the fun, but of a bright yc!lo;v 

 next the wall •, the pulp is very yellow, of a rich fla- 

 vour, and clofely adheres to th.ellone, where it is of 

 a faint red colour: this ripens the middle of Sep. 



tember. 



' • V 



tarn pro 



i ties, and procures certain cffeds. 



fenfe, N:uure fignines ._i;he qualities or virtues that 



9. Temple's Nedarine is a middle-fized fruit, of a 

 loft red colour next the fun, of a yellowifh m^tn to. 

 ward the wall : the pulp is melting, of awhit^'eo- 

 lour towards the ftone, from which it parts, and has 

 a fine poignant flavour ^ this ripens the end of Sco- 



10. 



Nedaride 



die fized fruit, of a pale green colour on the outfidc 

 next the fun, but of a whitifh green towards the wall- 

 the fiefli is firm, and, in a g6od fcafon, tol^tably well 

 flavoured •, this ripens the middle of Odobef ^^^'lA 



God has aiven to his creatures, animal, vegetable, &c. \ There are fome perfons who pretend to hktt *morc 



* -f* 



In fpeaking of theadion of Nature, no more is to be 

 underfl:ood,'but that bodies act on one another in a 

 mai;iner agreeable to the general laws of motion 

 * which the Creator has cfl:ablif}ied. 



NEBULQSE, or NEBULOUS, fignifies cloudy, 



miftv, tugqy, hazy.i 

 NECTARINE [properly fo called of nedar, die 



poetfcal drink, of the Gods] Nedarine. * ■ • 



■ This fruit^iiiould have been placed under the article 

 - cf Fcacjics, to v.'hicU it properly belongs, differing 

 froni tijicm in nothing more than in having a fmooth 

 rind, aini the flefli b<;ing firmer/ . Thefe the French 

 diiiingutfh by the name of Brugnon, as they do thofe 



varieties tlian i have here enumerated, but I fritich 

 doubt v;hether they are different:, there being fo 

 near a refemblance between the fruits of this kind 

 that it requires a very clofe attendori to diftinguifh 

 them well, efpecially if ^the^trees grow 'in different 

 foils and afpeds, which many times alters the fame 

 fruit fo much, as hardly to be diftinguifiied by per- 

 fons who arc very cortverfaiit with them ; thcrci^re, 

 1 in order to be thoroughly acquainted witli their dif- 

 ferences, it is neceflary to confider the fhapc alid fize 

 of their leaves, the fizc of their flowers, their man- 

 lier of {hooting, &c. which is many times very heb- 

 ^'ful in knowing of thefe fruits; -^^ i -tt^f^ 

 Teaclies' which adherd to the ftone, by the naifie of It ,Thc' culture of this'Truit differing in nothing fmm 



Favies, retaining the name of Pefche to only fuch as 

 * ^F?r.S ii^m.tbe ftotie ; butfrnce the writers io garden- 



• ing have diftinguifiied this fruit by the nanjeof Nec- 

 , tarine frorn the Peaches, fo I fhall follow their cxam- 

 f pie, left Sy endeavouring to redify their miftakes, I 

 > ftiould render myfelf lefs intelligible to the" reader.* I 

 ; fiuJi therefore mention th^ufcyeral varieties of this 

 ' f^^uit, which have come to my knowledge : ^ ^'-trr: 



-^ I. Fairchild's early Nedarine.i? This is one of the 

 ^ earlieft ripe Ncdarines we have; it is a frriall round 



• fruit, about the fize of the Nutmeg Peach,' of a be'au- 

 *^.tiful re^, colour, and well fiavoured \ it ripens the end 

 ••4 of July,^ V. .» ; r.i^H? - \t: i tf h* V' "If ' I'* --^^^ -J 



1 1 



^ 



tnat or tne reacn, 1 maii loroear mentioning any 

 thing ori_' that head in this place, to avoid rfefetition^ 

 but only wiftT thofe perfons who propagate this fruit, 

 will take thdif buds from bearing trees, and not from 

 voting nuffer? tree!, d^ is teo often pradifcd; how- 



.evcr, I fhall refer the.readef to th^'iVticle Pi^rsi^a, 

 V -where there is dtp. ample account bf their planting, 



•wooQ or 



5 jfcr 



prunmg 



EMOkAij iignmes t)eioneing to 



grove 



ftiHr- 



I zV't\ riii^u*H4!%;i ,,#*KJiU«*f» 



SiS: Cataria. Tt^. 



7 



2. Elruge Nedarine : ,the tree has fawed leaves 5 the I? < ^^^The Characters are, * 



'Inft. R. H. 202. tab. 95. Catmint, or Nep j Bt French, 



Herbesaux Chatsv 



tv.^i-t' 



flowers are fm.all ; it is a middle-fizcd fruit, of a dark 

 red or purple colour next the fun, but of a pale yel- 

 low or gi'eenilh colour towards the v/all -, it parts from 

 the ftone; and has a fofc melting juice : this ripens in 



H _ ^ _ ■ ^H _ ^^ 



h 



the beginning of Auguft. 



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-• 3.. Newington Nedarine : the tree has fawed leaves ; 

 ^ the flowers are large and open ; it is a fair large fruit, 



. . -(vvhen plantect oh a good foil) 'of a beautiful red co- 

 lour next theTun, but of a bright yellow , Upwards the 

 ■'. wall ; n has an excellent rich juice ; tjie pulp adheres 

 clofely to the ftone, where it is of a deep fed colour: 

 \ this ripens the latter end of Auguft, and is the beft 

 *^ flavoured of all the Ibrts, or perhaps of any known 



' ; fruit in the world.'no^ :iJ^ntv V..;" Iw ■^v!^i;Jl^j *#:> '^^- ' 

 ^ 4. Scarlet Nedarine is fomewhat lefs than the laft, of 

 '-a fine red or fcarlet colour next the fun, but lofes itfelf 

 <jn paler red towards the wall : this ripens in die end 



■f/ 



c 



')f the flower is tuhulous dnicflindrical^ 

 Undented into five acute parts at the tdp.^'^'TbefloSjerh 



cf the Up kindy with one petaly having *M incurved g- 



" lindrical tube^ g^-pi^g ^^ ^he top. ' The upper lip ts^ erelfy 



roundijljy and indented at the point. - The under B is 



large J concave, entire, and fawed on the ^eSge. li ^(^tb 



four awl-JBaped Jiamina Jituated under the upper lip^ 



■^ two of which are fhorter than the other , 'terminated bj 



incumbent fummits. In the bottom of the tube isfiM^i 



the quadrifid germ en, fupporting a Jlender flyle, cr(rjjnei 



by a bi^d amte fligma. ^' The gerrnen ^j^r--""^"^'^^'" ^^ 



four oval feeds, fitting in the empcilement! ^ . ■ r 



,^Thisgerius"of plants is "ranged in "the firft i^tSion of 



'Linnajus's* fourteenth clafs^ which includes thofe 



\r.r:^ anH two fhorter 



r 



F 



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w 



m 



^^(^^ Auguft. a-.'.' < . • ''V -'*,,; I ..*; i; : * ''\ : f - 



"'-, 5. Brugnon or Italian Nedarine, has fmooth leaves ; 

 ' the^Hbwers are fmall -, it is a fair large fruit, of a deep 

 -jjed colour next th^ fun, but of a foft yellow towards 

 *• the'yrallV the^'pulp is firm, of a rich flaVbur^ and 

 '':xlofely adheres to the ftone, where it is very red : this 

 ?^T}pens in the end of Auguft. 



ri 



The Species are. 



*v 



iC. 



Sp 



■ 796 



fpiked ft 



f ' '»• 



f. 



:.^.6v Roman Red Nedarine has fmooth leaves, and 

 large flowers ; it is a large fair fruit, of a deep red or 



t purple' Colour towards the fun, but has a yellowifli 

 ' caft neSf ihe' ;vvall ; Wvi flefh is firm, of an excellent 

 •-flavour, clqfely^adhering to the ftone, \yhcre it is' very 

 red: tl^s rl^ensia.Spptember.?sv.iii 3?:-^ b^"^>^ f'->ru| 



whofe whorls Id^ wry fhortfodt-ftaIks,Un^^^^^^ 



bfg>w.'- Cataria major viilg^. Tourn. 



■foot-Jialki, 



Common gr 



2 



{Minor) ri6ribus fpicatis, fpicis intemiptis, 



verciciliis pedicellatis, foliis fubcdrdatis 



olatTs. Catmint wdh fpiHirof fiovaers. with inierru^ 



P? 



h 



^* 



--- j^ 



I 



morfs ftanding on foot-JtalkSy ''anija^^i 

 foot-Jlalks almjl beart-Jhapcd,^-^ (Z^i^nz 



vntb 



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garis 



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