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NECTARINE. 



and are high priced to those who use them, and 

 which necessarily enhances the price of the trees 

 worked upon them. 



The Fairchild's nectarine was raised by a person 

 of that name near London, who belonged to the 

 first rank of horticulturists. He was one among 

 many others who formed the famous club of prac- 

 tical gardeners in his day ; and to which club Miller 

 was appointed secretary, previous to his promotion 

 to the Botanic Garden at Chelsea. This secretary- 

 ship, and the notice taken of him by Sir Hans Sloane, 

 laid the foundation of his after- fame. 



N, B. — In speaking of the pulp of peaches and 

 nectarines, the term melting is used to signify that 

 it quits or parts freely from the stone ; and in con- 

 tradistinction to those called pavies, whose pulp ad- 

 heres to the stone. 



2. Elruge N. — Ripe about the middle of August. 

 The leaves are slightly serrated ; the flowers small ; 

 fruit middle-sized, rather oval. The colour dark 

 red on the sun side, light yellow on the other ; pulp 

 melting, and richly flavoured. The tree grows 

 healthily, and in general keeps pretty clean of in- 

 sects and mildew. For forcing, it is one of the best 

 in cultivation. The proper stock for this nectarine 

 is the muscle plum. 



In passing it may just be noticed, that there has 

 been lately a new sort of elruge brought into notice, 

 under the name of Miller's elruge, with doubly ser- 

 rated leaves, a sort which probably Miller never 

 saw : for, in the first place. Miller never noticed 



