VAEIETIES OF NECTABINES. 125 



Lucombe's Black, and Lucombe's Seedling, are exactly 

 the same. 



The Eoman is a full-flavoured, excellent nectarine, 

 very large, sometimes measuring eight inches in circum- 

 ference, round in shape, a little flattened at the crown, 

 greenish-yellow in colour near the wall, and deep purple- 

 red on the sunny side, with russety specks, and a little 

 roughness of skin. The flesh is firm, greenish-yellow, 

 and turning very red at the stone, to which it adheres 

 firmly. It is very juicy and fine-flavoured, and is ripe 

 the beginning and middle of September. It is an old 

 sort, having been cultivated in England more than two 

 hundred years; and I believe it is one of our largest and 

 best. The leaves are crenate, with reniform glands, and 

 the bloom is large. It is also called Eed Eoman, and 

 sometimes Eoman Eed. 



The Old Newington, or Scarlet, is another good 

 nectarine, which ripens early in September; the skin 

 is very bright red purple on the most coloured side. 



The Peterborough, called by some growers the 

 Vermash, is another very good green and red October 

 nectarine. The fruit is under the middle size, and 

 round, and the flesh is greenish- white to the stone, from 

 which it separates. The leaves are crenate, and the 

 bloom small, and very full-coloured. The fruit ripens 

 early in October. To ripen well it should have a south 

 or south-east wall, but in good seasons it is a nice little 

 nectarine. Late Green is another of its names. 



Many other good kinds could be named. Brinion, 

 Marbled, or Violet-red-at-stone is one of the largest of 

 the Melting sorts (to be known by the flesh separating 

 from the stones, not adhering to them, as in the firm 

 kinds, or clingstones). It is often as large as the 

 Eoman, and is a very good sort to have. The Tawny 

 Newington is a very good nectarine, and the tree has a 

 nice free growth ; it, the Eoman, and the Scarlet New- 

 ington are the fullest-flavoured fruit we have, especially 

 if they are allowed to get a little shrivelled on the 

 tree. 



