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This is said to have been introduced by Lord Peterborough, the distinguished 

 general in the time of James II., William and Mary, and Queen Anne, and to have 

 been cultivated in his garden at Fulham. It is supposed to be a Dutch, variety, the 

 name Vermash being that by which it is known in Holland. 



PINEAPPLE. This is a variety raised by Mr. Rivers from the 

 Pitmaston Orange, upon which it is an improvement. It has the same 

 yellow flesh as its parent, and is much richer in flavour, in that respect 

 partaking somewhat of the sprightliness of the pineapple. 



It ripens in the begining of September. 



PITMASTON ORANGE (Williams' s Orange ; Williams' s Seedling}. 

 Fruit, large, roundish ovate, narrow towards the top, which ends in an 

 acute swollen point. Skin, rich orange, brownish red next the sun, 

 streaked where the two colours blend. Flesh, deep yellow, red at the 

 stone, juicy, rich, and excellent. Stone, small, sharp-pointed, and very 

 rough. Flowers, large. Glands, round. 



Ripens in the end of August and beginning of September. Tree, an 

 excellent bearer. 



Raised by Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston, near Worcester, from seed of the Elruge. 

 The tree first produced fruit in 1815. 



PRINCE OF WALES. Fruit, very large, slightly oval. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, with a deep dull red cheek next the sun. Flesh, deep 

 red next the stone, from which it separates, with a very rich vinous 

 flavour when thoroughly ripe. Flowers, small. Glands, round. 



An excellent nectarine, which ripens on a south wall in the middle of 

 September, and will hang till the end of the month. The tree requires 

 a warm soil and situation. 



This was raised in 1858 by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, from seed of a fine 

 large oval-shaped seedling peach. 



Red Roman. See Roman. 



RIYERS'S ELRUGE (Large Elruge). Fruit, large, two inches and 

 a half wide, and two inches high ; round and flattened, marked with a 

 deep suture, which extends across the crown, and diminishes towards 

 the stalk. Skin, greenish yellow, mottled with deep red next the sun. 

 Flesh, greenish, stained with red next the stone, but not deeply, and 

 not extending far into the flesh ; it separates freely from the stone, and 

 is of rich and brisk flavour. Flowers, large. Glands, very small, and 

 kidney-shaped. 



An excellent nectarine ; ripe in the middle and end of August in an 

 orchard-house, and about a fortnight or three weeks later against a wall. 

 The seedling tree was very much cankered, and the first year it bore 

 one immensely large fruit and died. Those propagated from it do not 

 grow freely, and are apt to have blind buds. 



It was raised by Mr. Rivers from the Old Elruge. 



RIVERS'S ORANGE. The fruit is similar to that of its parent, 



