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CHAPTER IV. 



OF NECTARINES. 



A Description of Nectarines cultivated in England, and the Me- 

 thod of Planting, Pruning, and Training them. 



The Nectarine (properly so called from Nectar, the po- 

 etical drink of the Gods was introduced here about the year 

 1562, and belongs to the twelfth class of Linnsus. 



This fruit differs from the peach in nothing more than in 

 having a smooth rind, and the flesh being firmerf. 



The Varieties zuhich are cultivated in this Country are, 



1. Fairchild's Early Nectarine. This is one of the earli- 

 est ; it is a small round fruit, of a beautiful red colour, and 

 well flavoured j and is ripe about the middle of August. 



2. -^Newington Nectarine. This is a fine fruit, of a beau- 

 tiful red colour next the sun, and yellow on the other side. It 

 has an excellent rich juice, and ripens about the middle of 

 September. 



3. The Elruge Nectarine is said to have been first culti- 

 vated by Gurle, a Nurseryman at Hoxton, in the time of Charles 

 the Second. It is of a middle size, of a dark red or purple 

 next the sun, and of a pale green on the other side. It has a 

 soft melting pulp and vinous juice, and is ripe in the latter end 

 of August, or beginning of September. 



4. The Scarlet Nectarine is of a fine scarlet colour next 

 the sun, but of a pale red next the wall. It ripens in the latter 

 end of August, or beginning of September. 



5. ^Brugnun, or Italian Nectarine, is of deep red next 

 the sun, and of a pale yellov/ on the other side ; it has a rich 

 flavour in a good year, and ripens in the latter end of August, 

 or beginning of September. 



6. *The Roman Red Nectarine is a large fruit, of a dark 

 red colour next the sun, but of a j^ellow colour on the other 

 side ; and when full ripe it shrivels ; the pulp is then replete 

 with a rich juice. It is ripe in September.. ..This nectarine has 



t Those marked with asterisk (*) adhere to the stone. 



