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which has caused no small difficulty in the arrangement 

 of their synonymes. 



The Early Newington and Early Black Newington 

 have been ascertained, in Kensington Gardens, -to be 

 the same ; and Lucombe's Black and Lucombe's Seed- 

 ling want characters to distinguish them from the 

 Early Newington. 



23. GOLDEN. Langley* t. 29. f. 5. G. LindL in 

 Hort. Trans. Vol.v. p. 551.. Miller, No. 8. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers small. 

 Fruit middle-sized, somewhat ovate, narrowed at the 

 apex, and terminated by an acute nipple. Skin bright 

 yellow next the wall, but on the sunny side of a bright 

 scarlet, shaded with a few streaks of a darker colour. 

 Flesh yellow, firm, but red at the stone, to which it 

 closely adheres. Juice not abundant, but of pretty 

 good flavour. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This Nectarine ripened at Twickenham, in 17^7> on 

 a west wall, August 20. O.S*, or August 31. N. S* 

 Langley. 



24. ITALIAN.' Langley, t. 29. f. 4. G. Lindl. in 

 Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 554. 



Brugnon, or Italian. Miller, No. 5. 



Leaves crenate, with reniform glands. Flowers --small. 

 Fruit large, somewhat globular. Skin greenish yellow 

 next the wall, dark red next the sun, and marbled with 

 a darker colour, interspersed with a little thin grey 

 russet. Flesh firm, of a pale yellowish colpur, but very 

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

 abundant, rich, and excellent. 



Ripe the middle and end of August. 



25. RED ROMAN. Forsyth. 



Roman. Langley, p. 102. t. 29. f. 2. G. LindL 

 in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 548. 

 Roman Red. Miller, No. 6. 



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