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and yellow on the other, but when full 

 ripe it is much fhrivel'd j the pulp is melt- 

 ing, with plenty of rich juice ; and it ri- 

 pens at the latter end of Auguft and begin- 

 ning of September. 



The Nev/ington neftarine is both large 

 and beautiful 3 its colour is almoft all fear- 

 let without, as alfo within near the ftone, 

 to which the pulp adheres clofely, and is 

 very melting and full of a pleafant juice 5 it 

 ripens in September. 



The Roman nectarine is an excellent 

 fruit of a large fize, and a round make, 

 with a dark colour on the lide next the fun, 

 but the other is yellow, and when full 

 ripe it fhrivels ; the pulp is then full of a 

 rich juice, and very red at the ftone, to 

 which it clofely adheres 5 it ripens in Sep- 

 tember. 



Temple's neftarine is of a middle fize, 

 and a longifh fliape -, and not of fo dark 

 a red as fome others neither without nor 

 within; but the pulp is not inferior to any 

 in tafte : it ripens in the beginning or mid- 

 dle of September. 



The Vermafh, or Peterborough nec- 

 tarine, is of a middle fize, round fiiape, 



and 



