NECTARINES. 



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The names given to some of the English Peaches and 

 Nectarines are so directly at variance with the classifica- 

 tion of DUHAMEL*, which, as far as it goes, is unobjec- 

 tionable, that I cannot avoid observing on them, lest it 

 should be supposed that I acquiesce in so incorrect a 

 nomenclature. The classes of DUHAMEL are four. 

 The first are called Peches, being those with downy 

 skins, the flesh separating from the stone. The second 

 are called Pavies, being those with downy skins, the 

 flesh adhering to the stone. The third are called 

 Peches violettes, being those with smooth skins, the 

 flesh separating from the stone. The fourth are called 

 BrugnonSy being those with smooth skins, the flesh 

 adhering to the stone. The two last classes include 

 those fruits which we call Nectarines. The names, 

 therefore, which the English gardeners have applied, 



* Traittf des Arbres Fruitiers, par Duhamel. vol. ii. p. 4-. 



