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person of the name of Gurle or Gourle, on whose 

 name the name of the sort is a kind of anagram. 

 The synonyms of the Elruge of our day are — 

 Claremont, Oatland's, Temple's of some, Common 

 elruge, Spring grove, Anderson's of some. The 

 Downton is a cross between the Elruge and 

 Violette hdtive, and Hoy's new seedling closely 

 resembles the Elruge. 



Fair child's, or Fairchild's early, is so truly 

 different from all others as to require no specific 

 description. It is the earliest, although the 

 smallest of its kind. Its bright yellow and 

 scarlet colour, the abundance with which it is 

 produced, especially if grown as a dwarf stan- 

 dard, or even in large pots, renders it valuable, 

 particularly in large establishments, where a 

 long continuance of fruit is required. In such 

 a structure as Rivers' orchard-house this pro- 

 lific little fruit, as well as Hunt's tawny, which 

 might be grown in the same manner, would 

 both arrive at the greatest perfection. As both 

 force well, they might be advantageously grown 

 in pots, and fruited in a low span-roofed pit. 



Golden. — We introduce this as, at least to us, 

 a very scarce variety; and although not ranking 

 in merit with the Elruge, it is of such a beauti- 

 ful colour, and so different from all others, that 

 in all large establishments a tree of it should 

 be planted. Leaves crenated; glands kidney- 

 shaped ; flowers small ; flesh yellow, firm, some- 

 what reddish towards the stone, to which it 

 closely adheres ; size above middle ; form some- 

 what oval, having a smallish acute nipple at the 

 apex. Ripe the middle of September. Colour 

 bright yellow or orange, to which fruit it has at 

 first sight a much greater resemblance than to 

 any of its natural family ; flavour, although not 

 first-rate, pleasant and agreeable. It was for- 

 merly much cultivated, and is mentioned both 

 by Miller and Langley. It is, as we have said 

 above, now seldom met with. Synonyms — 

 Orange, Fine gold-fleshed. Pince's Golden nec- 

 tarine is allied to this, but is rather larger, and 

 about a week later in ripening, and has large 

 instead of small leaves. Tree healthy, although 

 not vigorous, remaining freer from insects and 

 mildew than most others. 



Hardwick seedling. — Glands reniform ; size 

 large ; form roundish, inclining to oval ; flesh 

 melting, palish green, slightly red towards the 

 stone, from which it separates freely. Ripe 

 beginning of September. Colour palish green 

 where shaded, deep violet-red where fully ex- 

 posed to the sun. An English variety raised 

 a few years ago at Hardwick House, in Suffolk, 

 and has been described by Mr Rivers " as one 

 of the best and hardiest of nectarines, and a 

 very excellent bearer." 



Hunt's tawny. — Leaves doubly serrated ; glands 

 none ; flowers large ; flesh melting, deep orange, 

 separating freely from the stone ; size rather 

 under medium ; form oval, somewhat com- 

 pressed on one side. Ripe middle of August. 

 Colour pale orange on the shaded side, coloured 

 with deep red on the side most exposed to the 

 sun. Synonyms — Hunt's early tawny, Hunt's 

 small tawny, and probably Hunt's large tawny 

 of the nursery catalogues may be the same also. 

 This very desirable sort is deserving cultivation 



for its hardiness and early ripening. The origin 

 of this variety is curious {tide article Sponta- 

 neous Reproduction, &c, page 305.) 



Newington. — Leaves doubly serrated ; glands 

 none ; flowers large ; flesh yellowish white, very 

 red to wards the stone, to which it closely adheres ; 

 a true clingstone ; size rather above medium ; 

 form nearly globular ; flavour of the highest 

 character, and much esteemed by some when 

 beginning to shrivel. Keeps well after becoming 

 ripe, and bears carriage better than any other, 

 even of the clingstone tribe. Ripe beginning of 

 September. Colour palish amber where shaded, 

 bright red, or almost scarlet, on the side most 

 exposed to the sun, and often, in good seasons, 

 interspersed with fine russet. An excellent fruit, 

 and a good bearer. A very old variety men- 

 tioned by Miller, Hitt, and Switzer, and evi- 

 dently from the synonyms of English origin. 

 Synonyms — Smith's Newington, French Newing- 

 ton, Old Newington, Scarlet Newington, Sion 

 Hill, Round, North's large, Rough Roman, Red 

 Roman of some, Anderdon's, Anderdon's round, 

 Anderson's of some; the only French synonyms 

 being Brugnon, de Newington d'Angleterre. 



Newington early. — Leaves doubly serrated ; 

 glands none ; flowers large ; flesh greenish white, 

 becoming exceedingly red towards the stone, to 

 which it adheres closely; size rather under 

 medium ; form somewhat oval ; slightly com- 

 pressed on one side, furnished with a small 

 nipple at the apex. Ripe latter end of August. 

 Colour palish green; on the side most shaded 

 bright red, approaching to scarlet, and mottled 

 over with a darker shade of colour where fully 

 exposed to the sun. Like the last, of English 

 origin. Synonyms — New early Newington, New 

 dark Newington, Early black Newington, Lu- 

 combe's black, Lucombe's seedling, Black, Early 

 black. This is also an excellent fruit, and pre- 

 ferable to the last in point of flavour, as well as 

 ripening somewhat earlier. 



Pitmaston orange. — Leaves crenate ; glands 

 globose ; flowers large ; flesh melting, deep 

 orange, with a circle of bright crimson next the 

 stone, from which it parts freely. Size above 

 medium ; form almost heart-shaped, the apex 

 terminating in an acute nipple. Kipe beginning 

 of September. Colour rich yellow on the shaded 

 side, dark brownish red where most exposed to 

 the sun. Of English origin, having sprung from 

 a kernel of the Elruge, sown by J. Williams, 

 Esq., of Pitmaston. Tree very hardy, and an 

 excellent bearer, well suited for the coldest 

 localities nectaiines are grown in. Synonyms 

 — Williams' seedling, Williams' orange. 



Red Roman. — Leaves crenate ; glands kidney- 

 shaped ; flowers large ; flesh greenish yellow, 

 very red towards the stone, to which it closely 

 adheres. Size very large for a nectarine ; form 

 roundish, somewhat compressed. Ripe middle 

 of September. Colour greenish yellow where 

 shaded, deep red or purple where most ex- 

 posed ; flavour excellent ; one of our very best, 

 largest, and longest cultivated sorts (supposed 

 above two hundred and fifty years). Notwith- 

 standing this sort has been described as a cling- 

 stone by almost every pomological writer since 

 the days of Parkinson, it is strange that in most 



