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colour, occasionally mixed with a little pale thin russet' 

 Flesh melting, greenish yellow, but very red at the stone, 

 from which it separates. Juice excellent. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



The name of Brinion has been continued to this Necta- 

 rine, fro/n the time of Switzer, in 1724. 



It is not a corruption from the word Brugnon, a name by 

 which the French designate their Pavie Nectarines ; but 

 from Brin, a brindled or marbled colour. It is the largest 

 and best of our melting Nectarines, and ought to be in every 

 good collection of fruit. 



9. CLAREMONT. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. 

 p. 551. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small. 

 Fruit middle-sized, slightly ovate. Skin pale green next 

 the wall, but of a deep muddy red next the sun, intermixed 

 with a little dark brown russet : as it ripens the skin shrivels 

 like that of the Newington. Flesh pale greenish white to 

 the stone, where it is slightly tinged with red, and from which 

 it separates. Juice plentiful, and excellently well flavour- 

 ed. Stone rather large, oblong, thick, deeply rugged. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This Nectarine was raised at Esher, in Surry, about the 

 year 1750, by John Greening, gardener to the Duke of 

 Newcastle, who then lived at Claremont. 



10. COMMON ELRUGE. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. 

 v. p. 551. Pom. Mag. t. 49. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small, 

 pale, dull red. Fruit middle-sized, inclining to oval ; chan- 

 nel shallow at the base, gradually deeper towards the apex. 

 Skin deep violet or blood colour, when exposed, with mi- 

 nute brownish specks ; paler in the shade. Flesh whitish, 

 melting, very juicy, rich, and high-flavoured ; a little stain- 

 ed with red next the stone, from which it parts freely. Stone 

 middle-sized, oval, slightly pointed, pale, in which it differs 

 from the Violet Hative, the stone of which is deep red. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



It is difficult to explain why the name of Elruge should 

 have been given to this nectarine. The true Elruge has 

 been so well described by Miller, that it appears marvellous 

 the misapplication of its name should not have been disco- 

 vered many years ago ; and, what is still more surprising, 

 the original fruit is, perhaps, no where now to be found. It 

 will be described under the name of Miller's Elruge. 



