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26. The Nivette: (Duham. n. 37. t. 28.) the fruit is large, oblong, of a bright red colour next the 
sun, and of a pale yellow on the other side; the flesh is melting, and full of rich juice, and is very 
red at the stone, from which it separates: it ripens in the middle of September. 
27. The Royal or Royal George (La Royale: Duham. n. 33. t. 24.) the fruit is large, rouud, and 
of a deep red on the side next the sun, and of a paler colour on the.other side; the flesh is white, 
melting, and full of a rich juice; it parts from the stone, where it is of a deep red colour. This 
ripens the middle of September, and, when the autumn is good, is an excellent Peach. 
28. The Persique: (Duham. n.38. t. 29-) the fruit is large, oblong, and of a fine red colour next 
the sun; the flesh is melting, and full of a rich juice; it separates from the stone, where it is of a 
deep red colour. The stalk has a small knot upon it; this makes a fine tree, and is a good bearer; 
it ripens the end of September. Many gardeners call this the Nivette. 
' 29. The monstrous Pavy of Pomponne (La Pavie rouge de Pomponne: Duham. n. 35. t. 26.) the 
fruit is very large and round, many times fourteen inches in circumference; the flesh is while, melt¬ 
ing, and closely adheres to the stone, where it is of a deep red colour; the outside is a beautiful red 
next the sun, and of a pale flesh colour on the other side. This ripens the end of October, and 
when the autumn is warm, is an excellent Peach. 
30. The Catharine: the fruit is large, round, and of a dark red colour next the sun, the flesh is 
white, melting, and full of a rich juice. It closely adheres to the stone, where it is of a deep red 
colour; it ripens the beginning of October, and in very good seasons is an excellent Peach, but 
being so very late ripe, there are not many situations where it ripens well. 
31. The Bloody Peach (La Sanguinole: Duham. n. 41*) this Peach is of a middling size, of a 
deep red next the sun; the flesh is of a deep red quite to the stone, and from thence is by some 
gardeners called the Mulberry Peach. This fruit rarely ripens in England, therefore is not often 
planted, but it bakes and preserves excellently; for which, as also the curiosity, one or two trees 
may be planted, where there is extent of walling. 
The Nectarine is deemed by botanists to be a variety only of the Peach-tree. It is certainly 
not easy for a common eye to distinguish these trees, when they are not in a state of fructification, 
nor are their differences such as to warrant our considering them as specifically separate. 
The Nectarine is commonly a smaller tree than the Peach; the trunk and larger branches 
covered with a lighter bark; the smaller branches or twigs more tender and inclining to red; the 
flowers are less than those of the Peach, and of a darker red colour. These differences however are 
frequently trifling, and by no means constant. The principal distinction is certainly in the fruit, 
which is smaller and rounder, without any lateral cleft; the flesh or pulp firmer than in the Peach, 
and the skin or rind perfectly smooth. 
This tree has its name Nucipersica , from the similitude of the fruit in smoothness, colour, size, 
and form to the Walnut (Nux), covered with its outer green shell. The English name of Nectarine 
is deservedly given it, from the rich, racy, nectareous flavour of the fruit; which in its highest 
perfection is superior to any other European fruit, and perhaps to many boasted fruits of hotter 
climates. 
Parkinson gives six varieties of the Nectarine: or, according to his orthography, the Nectorin. 
I. The Muske. 2. The Roman Red. 3. The bastard Red. 4. The Yellow. 5. The Green. 6. The 
White. 
To these Ray adds—7- The Murrey. 8. The Tawney. 9* The Yellow; which he probably 
supposed to be different from Parkinson's fourth; otherwise it is a repetition. 10. The Russet 
II. The Painted or Variegated. 12. The Algiers. 
Mr. Miller has only ten varieties, as follows. 
