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tiful red colour next the fun, and yellow on the other fide. 

 It has an excellent rich juice, and ripens about the middle of 

 September. 



3. The Elruge Nectarine is faid to have been firft cultivated 

 by Gurle, a Nurferyman at Hoxton, in the time of Charles 

 the Second. It is of a middle fize, of a dark red or purple 

 next the fun, and of a pale green on the other fide. It has a 

 foft melting pulp and vinous juice, and is ripe in the latter 

 end of Auguft, or beginning of September. 



4. The Scarlet Nectarine is of a fine fcarlet colour next the 

 fun, but of a pale red next the wall. It ripens in the latter 

 end of Auguft, or beginning of September. 



5. * Brugnon, or Italian Nectarine, is of a deep red next 

 the fun, and of a pale yellow on the other fide ; it has a rich 

 flavour in a good year, and ripens in the latter end of Auguft, 

 or beginning of September. 



6. *The Roman Red Nectarine is a large fruit, of a dark red 

 colour next the fun, but of a yellow colour on the other fide ; 

 and when full ripe it fhrivels ; the pulp is then replete with a 

 rich juice. It is ripe in September. — This Nectarine has a 

 fmooth leaf, and the Newington a jagged one : which is 

 one of the moft efTential differences by which thefe two ex- 

 cellent fruits are diftinguiuhable from each other. 



7. Murry Nectarine is of a reddifh colour toward the fun, 

 and of a pale green toward the wall. This fruit has a 

 tolerably good flavour, and ripens about the middle of Sep- 

 tember. 



8. Temple's Nectarine is of middle fize, of a pale red 

 colour toward the fun, and of a yellowiih carl next the wall. 

 This fruit, when quite ripe, fhrivels ; the pulp is then full of 

 rich juice of a fine flavour. ' It ripens about the middle of 

 September, or beginning of October. 



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