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red next the sun ; of a firm yellow flesh, red at the stone, 

 juicy, rich, and good. It may ripen here in August. 

 [Leaves R. Flowers S.] 

 ,6. RED ROMAN. Lindley. For. 



A very large, globular fruit, dark red or purple next the 

 sun, yellowish in the shade ; flesh yellowish, but red next 

 the stone ; juicy, saccharine, and vinous. Early in Sep- 

 tember. [Leaves R. Flowers L.] 



17. SCARLET NEWINGTON. Lind. For. 

 NEWINGTON, LATE NEWINGTON. 



The fruit is rather large, globular, fine yellow, but 

 bright red marbled next the sun ; of a firm pale yellow 

 flesh, but red at the stone ; juicy, rich, sweet, vinous, and 

 excellent. Early in September. [Leaves S. Flowers L.] 



18. TAWNY NEWINGTON. Lindley. 



Pretty large, somewhat ovate; tawny-colored, marbled 

 with dull red or orange next the sun; flesh pale yellow, 

 but red at the stone ; very juicy, sugary, and of a most 

 delicious flavor. Ripening early in August. [Leaves S. 

 Flowers L.] 



19. VERMASH. Hooker. Pom. Lond. PI. xxix. 

 Not the Vermash or Peterborough of Mr. Forsyth. The 



tree is very fertile ; a small, roundish fruit ; skin very 

 smooth, intense red next the sun ; flesh white, but red at 

 the stone, of a high, delicate flavor, melting, juicy, sweet, 

 relieved by an agreeable acid. Esteemed by Mr. Padley 

 one of the best known. It succeeds the Early Violet. 

 [Flowers L.] 



20. VIOLET MUSK. Eon Jard. 



BRUGNON VIOLET MUSQUEE, BRUGNON MUSQ.UE, Ib. 



RED ROMAN of Forsyth. 



The fruit is as large as the Grosse Violette, but brighter 

 and of a more lively red next the sun ; the skin very 

 smooth, amber color in the shade ; the flesh yellow, but red 

 at the stone ; saccharine, vinous, musky. September. 

 [Leaves R. Flowers L.] 



CULTIVATION. 



The nectarine, owing to the smoothness of its skin, is, 

 like the plum, extremely liable to the destructive attacks of 



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