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OF FRUITS. SECT. XVII. 



Nectarine is much like the peach in all refpe&s, 

 only that it is fmaller, has a fmooth fkin, .and of firmer 

 flefii. The Newington, red Roman, temple and murry, 

 are good forts, to which the curious, in a good fitua- 

 tion, may add the early nutmeg, the late green, or 

 Peterborough, and the white Italian. 



Ingathering nectarines and peaches, never pinch them 

 to try whether they are ripe; for when fo, the touch 

 will difcover it, and when thorough ripe (as they fhould 

 be) they will come from the tree with great eafe. See 

 pages 29, 30, 7 h 90, 103, 105, 129, Ac. 



Nut, fee Filberd. 



Peach (in general) fucceeds better than the necta- 

 rine, as to bearing and ripening. There is a great 

 variety of peaches under cultivation in England, but 

 on the Continent the number is much greater. The 

 following may be recommended ; The early Ann, early 

 Newington, early purple, the red and white Magdalens, 

 the two mignons, nobleJJ'e, admirable, old, or late New- 

 ington and Catherine. 



Peaches cannot be too ripe, (fee neclarine) fo that 

 thofe which drop are by many reckoned the beft ; and 

 thofe whofe flefh adheres to the Hone (called pavies) 

 are by fome thought the more delicious. The noblefje 

 and admirable part from the {tone. See. pages 29, 30, 

 71, 90, 103, 105, 129, &£. 



Pear, there is a great variety of, claffed into Jummer, 

 autumn, and winter fruits. The jummer forts may be 

 the green chijjel, Catharine, Jargonelle, and jummer 

 Bonchretian. The autumn, brown buerre, bergamots^ 

 J'wans egg, and dean pear, or St. Michael. The 

 winter St. Germain, crejan, winter bonchretian, cclmar, 

 and chaumontelle. Thefe all come in for eating regu- 

 larly, the firft in July, and the lait continues on to 

 June. Baking pears, Parkinjons warden, the union, or 

 Uvedales St. German, cadillag and black pear of Wor- 

 cester * good to Midfummer. 



Gather 



