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the finest specimens of the white were at Kew, but 

 they were worked on almond stocks. 



The new white was first propag-ated by Mr. Em- 

 merton, of Barnet, about thirty-five years ago; and 

 who received the cuttings from a reverend gentleman 

 in that neighbourhood, who had raised the new va- 

 riety from a seed of the old. Mr. Emmerton sold 

 his plants at half a guinea each; and might have had 

 twice the sura had he demanded it, so much was the 

 sort in request at that time. 



The tree grows healthily ; the leaves large, deeply 

 serrated, and of a lighter green colour. The blos- 

 soms are bright red, similar in size to the Newing- 

 ton ; the fruit middle size, not quite round, and 

 nearly white all over, the side next the sun only 

 tinged with a little red intermixed with russet ; the 

 pulp is melting, and the juice rich and well-flavoured. 

 The tree is an early and prolific bearer, and will be 

 found as hardy as many of the others. 



Two very fine trees of this variety were at Clare- 

 mont, in Mr. Ellis's (now Lord Seaford) time, and no 

 doubt are there still, if they survived to come under 

 the management of the able and experienced Mr. Mac- 

 intosh. 



6. Claremont N, — Ripens about the middle of 

 September. This variety was raised by a person of 

 the name of Greening, who was gardener to the 

 duke of Newcastle, to whom Claremont belonged; 

 hence the name. This and the elruge are so nearly 

 alike, in all their characters, that a description would 

 be only repetition ; the only difference is in the time 



