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and almost transparent amber colour on the shaded side, 

 but where exposed to the sun, of a bright deep scarlet. 

 Flesh firm, yellowish white, but very red at the stone, 

 to which it firmly adheres. Juice sugary, vinous, and 

 well flavoured. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This Nectarine is quoted by Mr. Aiton, in his Epi- 

 tome, as a synonyme of the Red Roman ; had both sorts 

 come under his own observation, he would, however, 

 have been satisfied of their wide difference. The Red 

 Roman is nearly twice the size of this, very different in 

 both shape and colour, and of superior merit. The 

 Brugnon Violet Musque appears not to have been known 

 to Miller ; and the Red Roman was not known to the 

 French, at least it is not to be found in any of their 

 books. 



22. EARLY NEWINGTON. Alton's Epitome. 



Early Black Newington. Nurs. Catalogues. 



Lucombe's Black. Forsyth. 



Lucombe's Seedling. Nurs. Catalogues. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers 

 large. Fruit somewhat below the middle size, inclining 

 to ovate, a little compressed on one side of the suture ; 

 fuller on the other, narrowed at the apex, and termi- 

 nating with an acute nipple. Skin pale green on the 

 shaded side, but of a bright red next the sun, marbled 

 and mottled with a much deeper colour, and curved with 

 a thin violet bloom. Flesh greenish white, but very 

 red at the stone, to which it closely adheres. Juice 

 sugary and well flavoured. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of Sep- 

 tember. 



Several varieties of the Newington Nectarine, within 

 the last forty years, have been raised from seed in this 

 country, and have had different names assigned them, 



