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THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



MURREY (Black Murrey). Fruit, medium sized, roundish ovate, 

 enlarged on one side of the suture. Skin, pale green on the shaded 

 side, and dark red next the sun. Flesh, greenish white, melting, and 

 richly flavoured. Stone, nearly smooth. Flowers, small. Glands, 

 kidney-shaped. 



An excellent variety ; ripe in the end of August, Tree, hardy, and a 

 good bearer. 



It is called Murrey from its dark red colour, and this is derived from the French 

 word mure, signifying the mulberry. 



Neat's White. See White. 



New Dark Newington. See Early Newington. 



New Scarlet. See Violette Hdtive. 



NEWTON. Fruit, large, two inches and a half wide, and the same 

 in height, roundish, with a shallow suture on the side, and depressed 

 at the apex. Skin, greenish lemon yellow, mottled with red, and on 

 the side next the sun, deep bright red. Flesh, greenish white, tinged 

 with red under the skin and round the stone, from which it separates 

 freely, very richly flavoured, and with a transparency like j elly . Flowers, 

 small. Glands, kidney-shaped. 



A large handsome nectarine, ripe in the second week of September. 

 It was raised by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. 



North's Large. See Old Newington. 

 Oatlands. See Elruge. 

 Oldenburg. See Elruge. 



OLD NEWINGTON (Anderdon's ; French Newinglon; North's 

 Large ; Plough Roman ; Scarlet Newington ; Smith's Neu-ington ; Sion 

 Hill). Fruit, rather large, roundish. Skin, pale next the wall, bright 

 red next the sun. Flesh, pale yellow, red at the stone, to which it 

 adheres, juicy, sweet, rich, and vinous. Stone, small and rough. 

 Flowers, large. Glands, none. 



It ripens in the middle of September. 



Old Roman. See Roman. 

 Orange. See Golden. 

 Perkins's Seedling. See Boston. 



PETERBOROUGH (Genoa; Late Green; Vermash). Fruit, 

 medium sized, round. Skin, green, with a very faint dull red next the 

 sun. Flesh, greenish white to the stone, juicy, but nothing very re- 

 markable except as being the latest nectarine known. Flowers, small. 

 Glands, kidney-shaped. 



It ripens in October. 



