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THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



skin also cracks mucli. It is not a first-rate variety in comparison 

 with some of the others. 



M0UI8S0UNE. — Fruit, below medium size, round, and inclining 

 to oblate, marked with distinct ribs, running from the stalk to the 

 apex. Skin, quite black purple, covered with blue bloom. Stalk, very 

 short. Eye, open, showing the red inside. Flesh, bright rose colour 

 throughout, very juicy and tender, rich, syrupy, and delicious. 



Murrey. See Brown Turkey. 



Nagronne. See Bordeaux. 



NEBIAN [Orosse Verte). — Fruit, above medium size, roundish 

 ovate, and marked with obscure longitudinal ribs. Skin, quite green, 

 a bright pea green, becoming a little yellow at maturity, and not 

 covered with any bloom. Stalk, a quarter of an inch long. Eye, 

 open. Flesh, very dark red throughout, and firm, with a rich and 

 sugary flavour. Eather late. 



Negro d'Espagne. See Black Genoa. 



NEGEO LAEGO. — Fruit, of the largest size, nearly four inches long 

 by two and three quarters wide ; long pyriform. Skin, jet black, 

 marked with longitudinal ribs, extending the whole length of the fruit. 

 Eye, open, and generally with a globule of syrup dropping from it 

 when quite ripe. Stalk, short. Flesh, pale red, very tender and juicy, 

 with a rich, thick, and highly-flavoured juice, and when highly ripened 

 the flesh and skin together become quite melting and form a delicious 

 sweetmeat. 



This is one of the best figs in cultivation. 



Mr. Fleming, of Cleveden, says : " The habit of the plant is good, and for grow- 

 ing in pots it is unequalled by any other fig I know. The plant from which the 

 fruit was taken, which I exhibited to the Royal Horticultural Society, was grown 

 in an 8j-inch pot, and brought to perfection three dozen fruit, weighing from 

 three to four ounces each." 



NEEII. See White Ischia. The variety Mr. Knight introduced 

 under this name was the White Ischia. By the name " Nerii," is 

 intended the " Nero," or Black Fig, of the Italians, and the variety 

 Mr. Knight received was evidently incorrect ; the true Fico Nero being 

 the Black Ischia, and not the White Ischia. 



Nero. See Black Ischia. 



NIGEETTE.— Fruit, very small, oblate, and with a short neck. 

 Skin, dark black purple all over the apex, and half-way towards the 

 stalk, where it shades ofi' to a reddish purple. Stalk, one-eighth of 

 an inch long. Eye, open like an eyelet-hole. Flesh, pale rose- 

 coloured, juicy, sweet, and well flavoured. 



NOIEE D'ESPAGNE.— Fruit, small, round, and regularly formed, 

 without ribs. Skin, thick, quite black, covered with a thick blue 



