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round, and sometimes inclining to oval. Skin pale green 

 on the shaded side, entirely covered with dark purplish- 

 red next the sun. Mesh greenish, with a tinge of red 

 next the stone, melting, juicy, rich, and highly flavoured. 

 Glands none. Flowers large. Ripens in the middle and 

 end of August. 



This was raised from the Elruge at Hardwicke House, 

 near Bury St. Edmunds, and is one of the hardiest and 

 most prolific of nectarines. 



HUNT'S TAWNY (Hunt's Early Tawny}. Fruit rather 

 below medium size, roundish-ovate, narrow towards the 

 top, compressed on the sides, enlarged on one side of the 

 suture. Skin pale orange, deep red next the sun, spotted 

 with russety specks. Flesh deep orange, rich, and juicy. 

 Tree hardy and prolific. Flowers small. Glands 'none. 

 Eipens in the middle and end of August. 



IMPERATRICE. In size and appearance this has a con- 

 siderable resemblance to Violette Hative ; but the flesh 

 is not so red at the stone as in that variety. It is very 

 richly flavoured, and when allowed to hang till it shrivels 

 a property which few of the Freestone Nectarines 

 possess it becomes quite a sweetmeat. Glands kidney- 

 shaped. Flowers small. Eipens in the beginning of 

 September. The tree is hardy, and an excellent bearer. 



Large Scarlet. See Violette Hdtive. 

 Large White. See White. 

 Late Green. See PeterltorougJi. 



LATE MELTING. This appears to be a variety of Peter- 

 borough, but the fruit is double the size. Glands kidney- 

 shaped. Flowers small. 



This is a very late variety, and is well worth growing 

 in large collections when it is desired to extend the sea- 

 son of this kind of fruit. 



Lewis. See Boston. 



Lord Selsey's Elruge. See Violette Hdtive. 

 Lucombe's Black. See Early Newington. 

 Lucombe's Seedling. See Early Newington. 



MURREY (BlacJc Murrey}. Fruit medium sized, 

 roundish-ovate, enlarged on one side of the suture. Skin 

 pale green on the shaded side, and dark red next the 

 sun. Flesh greenish-white, melting, and richly flavoured. 



