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ful not to intermix 'em together. 

 When the Seeds are ripe, the Plants 

 fhould be drawn up, and fpread 

 upon a Cloth two or three Days to 

 dry, after which the Seeds fhould 

 be beaten out, and prelerved in a 

 dry Place tor Ufe. 



NASTURTIUM INDICUMjt^/- 

 de Acriviola. 



NECTARINE ; Neftarine. 



This Fruit fhould have been pla- 

 ced under the Article of Feachesy 

 to which it properly belongs, dif- 

 fering from them in nothing more 

 than in having a Imoorh Rind, 

 and the Flefli being firmer. Thefe 

 the Trench diftinguiih by the Name 

 of Brugmn, as they do thofe V caches 

 which adhere to the Stone, by the 

 Name of Favie's, retaining the 

 Name of Fefche to only fuch as 

 part from the Stone : But fince the 

 Writers in Gardening have diftin- 

 guifli'd this Fruit by the Name of 

 Nectarine from the Teaches, fb I 

 fhall follow their Example, left by 

 endeavouring to rcdtify their Mi- 

 ftakes, I fliould render my felf lefs 

 intelligible to the Reader. I fhall 

 therefore mention the feveral Sorts 

 of this Fruit which have come to 

 my Knowledge: 



i. Tair child's Early NeBarine. 

 This is one of the earlieft ripe Necta- 

 rines we have ; It is a fmall round 

 Fruit, about the Size of the Nut- 

 meg Feach, of a beautiful red Co- 

 lour, and well flavoured j it ripens 

 the Middle of July. 



2. Elruge Ne£iarine is a middlc- 

 liz'd Fruit of a dark-red or purple 

 Colour next the Sun, but of a pale 

 yellow or greenifli Colour towards 

 the Wall i it parts from the Stone, 

 and has a foft melting Juice. This 

 ripens in the End of Jt-dy. 



5. Ncwington Nc^arine is a tair 

 large Fruit (when planted on a 

 good Sail) of a beautiful red Co- 



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lour next the Sun, but of a bright 

 Yellow towards the Wall; it has 

 an excellent xich Juice, the Pulp' 

 adheres clofely to the Stone, where 

 it is of a deep red Colour. This 

 ripens the Beginning of Auguji. 



4. Scarlet NeSlarine is fo me what 

 lefs than the laft, of a ^nc red or 

 fcarlet Colour next the Sun, but 

 lofes it felf in paler red towards 

 the Wall. This ripens in the End 

 of fuly. 



y. Brtignon or Italian NeBarirte 

 is a fair large Fruit, of a deep red 

 Colour next the Sun, but of a 

 fbft yellow toward the Wail ; the 

 Pulp is firm, of a rich Flavour, 

 and clofely adhere^ to the Stone, 

 v<^here it is very red. This ripens 

 in the Middle of Auguji, 



6. Roman Red Nectarine is a large- 

 fair Fruit, of a deep red or purple 

 Colour towards the Sun, but has. 

 a ycllowifh Caft next the Wall;;, 

 the Flefh is firm, of an excellent 

 Flavour, clofely adhering to the 

 Scone, where it is very red. Thi^ 

 ripens the Middle of Augufl. 



7. Murry Neciarine is a middle- 

 fiz'd Fruit, of a dirty red Colour 

 on the Side next the Sui , but of 

 a yellowifh green towards the 

 Wallj the Pulp is tolerably well 

 flavoured. This ripens the Middle 

 of Auguji, 



•8. GoUen Neciarine \s Q. fair hand- 

 fome Fruit, of a fofc red Colour 

 next the Sun, but of a bright yel- 

 low next the Wallj the Pulp is 

 very yellow, of a rich Flavour, 

 and clofely adheres to the Stone, 

 where it is of a faint red Colour. 

 This ripens the Beginning of Sep' 

 tember, 



9. Temple's Neciarine Is a middle- 

 fiz'd Fruit, of a (oft red Colour 

 next the Sun, but of a yellowifh 

 Green towards the Wall,- the Pulp 

 is melting, of a white Colour to- 

 wards 



