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of being " one of the best and hardiest of nectarines, and a very 

 excellent bearer." 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit very large, roundish, 

 inclining to oval,and resembling the Elruge. Skin pale green, 

 with a deep, violet-red cheek. Flesh pale green, slightly 

 marked with red at the stone, juicy, melting, rich, and high 

 flavoured. End of August. 



8. MURREY. Ray. Thomp. 



Murry. Lind. 

 Black Murry. 



The Murrey is an old English Nectarine, which, though of 

 good quality, is rather a poor bearer, and is little known or 

 cultivated in this country. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit of medium size, round- 

 ish-ovate, slightly swollen on one side of the suture. Skin 

 pale green, with a dark red cheek. Flesh greenish white, 

 melting, sweet, and of good flavour. Stone almost smooth. 

 Ripens about the 20th of August. Flowers small. 



9. NEW WHITE. Thomp. 



Neat's White. Lina. 

 Flanders. 

 Cowdray White. 

 Emerton's New White. 

 Large White. 



The New White is the finest light skinned variety, and is a 

 beautiful, hardy, and excellent nectarine, bearing abundant 

 crops, and is well worthy to be generally planted. It is an 

 English seedling, raised by the Rev. Mr. Neate, near London, 

 fifty years ago, from the seed of the following variety. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit rather large, nearly 

 round, skin white, with occasionally a slight tinge of red when 

 exposed. Flesh white, tender, very juicy, with a rich, vinous 

 flavour. The stone is small. Ripens early in September. 

 Flowers large. 



10. OLD WHITE. Lind. Thomp. 



This nectarine is supposed to have been introduced from Asia 

 into England, about sixty years ago. It is much like the fore- 

 going in flavour, perhaps a little richer, but it is less hardy and 

 productive. 



Leaves with reniform glands. Fruit rather large, roundish 

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