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the Sun; but of a pale-yellow or 

 greenifh Colour toward the Wall ; 

 it parts from the Stone, and has a 

 foft melting juice : this ripens in the 

 End of July. 



3. j\W/>/g-*o»Ne&arine: theTree 

 has fawed Leaves : the Flowers are 

 large and open : it is a fair large 

 Fruit (when planted on a good Soil) 

 of a beautiful red Colour next the 

 Sun : but of a bright yellow to- 

 wards the Wall : it has an excellent 

 rich Juice : the Pulp adheres clofely 

 to the Stone, where it is of a deep 

 red Colour 1 this ripens the Begin- 

 ning of Augu/l, and is the beft - fla- 

 voured of all the Sorts. 



4. Scarlet Nectarine is fomewhat 

 lefs than the lalt, of a fine red or 

 fcarlet Colour next the Sun ; but 

 lofes itfelf in paler red toward the 

 "Wall : this ripens in the End of 



5. Brugncn or Italian Nectarine 

 has fmooth Leaves :the Flowers are 

 fmall : it is a fair large Fruit of a 

 deep-red Colour next the Sun ; but 

 of afoft-yellow toward the Wall : 

 the Pulp is £ rm, of a rich Flavour, 

 and clofely adheres to the Stone, 

 where it is very red : this ripens in 

 the Middle of Auguji. 



6. Roman Red Nectarine has 

 fmooth Leaves, and large Flowers : 

 it is a large fair Fruit, of a deep-red 

 or purple Colour toward the Sun ; but 

 has a yellowifh Caft next the Wall : 

 the Flefh is firm, of an excellent Fla- 

 vour, clofely adhering to the Stone, 

 where it is very red: this ripens in 

 the Middle of Auguft. 



7. Marry Nectarine i? a middle- 

 fiz-'d Fruit, of a dirty red Colour on 

 the Side next the Sun ; but of a yel- 

 lowifli green towards the Wall : the 

 Pulp is tolerably well flavoured: this 

 ripens the Middle of Auguji. 



8. Golden Nectarine is a fair - 

 handfome Fruit, of a fofw-red Colour 



next the Sun; but of a bright-yel- 

 low next the Wall : the Pulp is very- 

 yellow, of a rich Flavour; and clofe- 

 ly adheres to the Stone, where it is 

 of a faint-red Colour: this ripens 

 the Beginning of September. 



9. Temple's Nectarine is a middle- 

 fiz'd Fruit, of a foft-red Colour 

 next the Sun ; but of a yellowifh- 

 green toward the Wall : the Pulp 

 is melting, of a white Colour to- 

 ward the Stone, from which it 

 parts, and has a fine poignant Fla- 

 vour : this ripens in the Middle of 

 September. ■ 



10. Peterborough or Late-green 

 Nectarine is a middle-fiz'd Fruit, of 

 a pale-green Colour on the Outfide 

 next the Sun ; but of a whitifh-green 

 toward the Wall : the Flefh is firm, 

 and, in a good Seafon, well-flavour- 

 ed : this ripens at the End of Sep- 

 tember. 



There are fome Perfons who pre- 

 tend to have more Sorts than 1 have 

 here fet down ; but I much doubt 

 whether they are different from thofe 

 here mention'd, there being fo near 

 Refemblance between the Fruits of 

 this Kind, that it requires a very 

 clofe Attention to diilinguim them 

 well, efpecially if the Trees grow in 

 different Soils and Afpects ; which 

 many times alters the fame Fruit fo 

 much as hardly to be diftinguinYd 

 by Perfons who are very converfant 

 with them : therefore, in order to be 

 thoroughly acquainted with theirDif- 

 ferences, it is neceflary to confider 

 the Shape and Size of their Leaves, 

 the Size of their Flowers, their 

 Manner of mooting, &c. which is 

 many times very helpful in knowing 

 of thefe Fruits. 



The Culture of this Fruit differ- 

 ing in nothing from that of the 

 Peach, I mall forbear mentioning any 

 thing on that Head in this Place, to 

 avoid Repetition ; but refer theRea- 



