56 . OF NECTARINES. 



3. Elruge. Laugleij Pom, t.^d-f-S. Hooker 

 Pom. Lo?id. t. 1. This is said to have been first 

 cultivated by Gurle, a Nurseryman at Hoxton, in 

 the time of Charles the Second. It is of a middle 

 size, of a dark red or purple next the sun, and of 

 a pale green on the other side. It has a soft melt- 

 ing pulp and vinous juice, and is ripe in the latter 

 end of August or beginning of September. 



4. Scarlet. This is of a fine scarlet colour 

 next the sun, but of a pale red next the wall. It 

 ripens in the latter end of August, or beginning 

 of September. 



5. * Brugnon ; Italian, Langley Pom, t. 29. 

 J\ 4. This is of a deep red next the sun, and of 

 a pale yellow on the other side ; it has a rich 

 flavour in a good year, and ripens in the latter end 

 of August, or beginning of September. 



6. * Red Roman ; BrugJion Musqiie, Duham. 

 71, 26. tab. 18. Pom. Fra?ic, 2. p, 353, t, 1?. / 18. 

 This is a large fruit, of a dark red colour next the 

 sun, but of a yellow colour on the other side; and 

 when full ripe it shrivels ; the pulp is then replete 

 with a rich juice. It is ripe in September. This 

 nectarine has a smooth leaf, and the Newington a 

 jagged one : which is one of the most essential 

 differences by which these two excellent fruits are 

 distinguishable from each other, 



7. MuRRY. This is of a reddish colour toward 

 the sun, and of a pale green toward the wall. This 

 fruit has a tolerably good flavour, and ripens about 

 the middle of September. 



