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of tow” upon the strong man’s arms. They are powerloss to 
bind us, either as a nation or as individuals. Our real power, 
strength, and glory lie in the fear of God, in a full reception 
and bold profession of the doctrines and precepts of our Cove¬ 
nant Head Christ Jesus, and in walking closely and carefully 
by their rules. The people of Israel said readily enough, “ I 
go, sir, but went not.” The people of England ‘‘profess that 
they know God, but in works they deDy Him,” specially in the 
matter of drink. Ah ! let the respectable lovers of drink take 
warning by poor John Walters. Let them rise up and “ llee as 
from an adder.” Every man who avoids and discourages this 
sin will find a blessing and escape a curse. 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from , page 110.) 
MEDLARS. 
Broad-leaved Dutch. See Dutch. 
Dutch (Broad-leaved Dutch ; Gros Fruit; Gros Fruit 
Monstrueux; Large Dutch). —This is by far the largest 
and most generally grown of the cultivated medlars. The 
fruit is frequently two inches and a half in diameter, and 
very much flattened. The eye is very open, wide, and 
unequally rent, extending in some instances even to the 
margin of outline of the fruit. It is of excellent flavour, 
but, in that respect, inferior to the following. The young 
shoots are smooth. 
Gros Fruit. See Dutch. 
Gros Fruit Monstrueux. See Dutch. 
Large Dutch. See Dutch. 
Narrow-leaved Dutch. See Nottingham. 
Nottingham {Narrow-leaved Dutch; Small Fruited). 
—This is considerably smaller than the Dutch, rarely 
exceeding an inch and a half in diameter ; turbinate, and 
is more highly flavoured. The young shoots are downy. 
San3 Noyau. See Stoneless. 
Sans Pepins. See Stoneless. 
Small Fruited. See Nottingham. 
Stoneless (Sans Noyau; Sans Pepins). —In shape this 
resembles the Nottingham ; but it rarely exceeds three 
quarters of inch in diameter. The eye is smaller and less 
rent than in the other varieties. It is quite destitute of 
seeds, and woody core ; but the flavour, though good, is 
inferior to that of the others, being less piquant. 
MULBERRIES. 
The only variety cultivated in this country for its fruit 
is the Black Mulberry ( Morus nigra), and it is only in 
the southern counties where it attains perfection. In the 
midlands it ripens its fruit w'hen trained against a wall; 
but it is doubtful whether the crop so obtained is suffi¬ 
cient remuneration for the space the tree occupies. 
NECTARINES. 
SYNOPSIS OF NECTARINES. 
I. FREESTONES. 
Flesh separating from the stone. 
* Leaves without glands. 
A. Flowers large. b. Flowers small. 
Bowden Hunt’s Tawny 
Hardwicke Seedling 
** Leaves with round glands. 
A. Flowers large. b. Flowers small. 
Pitmaston Orange Boston. 
*** Leaves with 
a. Flowers large. 
Fairchild’s Early 
Rivers’ Orange 
Stanwick 
White 
b. Flowers small. 
Balgowan 
Downton 
kidney-shaped glands. 
Due du Telliers 
Elruge 
Imperatrice 
Murrey 
Oldenburg 
Peterborough 
Yiolette Grosse 
Violette Hative 
II. CLINGSTONES. 
Flesh adhering closely to the stone. 
f Leaves without glands. 
A. Flowers large. b. Flowers small. 
Early Newington None 
Old Newington 
ft Leaves tvith kidney-shaped glands. 
A. Flowers large. b. Flowers small. 
Roman Golden 
Anderdon’s. See Old Newington. 
Aromatic. See Violette Native. 
Balgowan (Balgone). —Fruit very large, roundish, in¬ 
clining to ovate. Skin pale green, mottled with red on 
the shaded side ; but entirely covered with deep, bright 
red on the side next the sun. Flesh with a greenish tinge, 
veined with red at the stone, melting, very rich, and highly 
flavoured. Flowers small. Glands kidney-shaped. 
A very excellent variety, nearly allied to Violette 
Hative, but is much hardier and a more vigorous grower 
than that variety. It ripens in the end of August and 
beginning of September. 
Black. See Early Newington. 
Black Murrey. See Murrey. 
Boston (Lewis'; Perkins’ Seedling). —Fruit very large, 
roundish oval. Skin bright yellow on the shaded side, 
and deep red on the side next the sun. Flesh yellow, 
without any red at the stone, with an agreeable, but not 
rich, flavour. Flowers small. Glands round. 
Remarkable only for the size and beauty of the fruit, 
which ripens in the middle of September ; and requires a 
warm season to bring it to maturity. It is an American 
variety. 
Bowden. — This is a very large variety, of a round 
shape. Skin greenish on the shaded side, dark red next 
the sun, and with a disposition to be russety. The flesh 
is melting, rich, and sugary, with a slightly astringent 
flavour. Glands none. Flowers large. Ripe in August. 
The tree is a very dwarf and compact grower. 
Brinion. See Yiolette Native. 
Brugnon Musque. See Roman. 
Brugnon Red-at-stone. See Yiolette Native. 
Claremont. See Flruge. 
Downton. —Fruit rather larger than Violette Hative, 
roundish oval. Skin pale green in the shade, hut deep 
red next the sun. Flesh pale green, reddish at the stone, 
melting, juicy, and richly flavoured. Glands kidney¬ 
shaped. Flowers small. 
A first-rate variety, ripe in the end of August and be¬ 
ginning of September. The tree is a vigorous grower, 
and an excellent hearer. It was raised by Mr. Knight 
from the Elruge and Violette Hative. 
Due du Telliers (Due de Tello; Dutilly s). — This 
variety bears a close resemblance to Elruge, with which 
it is, by some, considered synonymous. It is, no clouht, 
another form of that variety, and differs only in the 
greater hardiness and vigour of the tree. Glands kidney¬ 
shaped. Flowers small. 
Early Black. See Early Newington. 
Early Newington (Black; Early Black; Lucomle’s 
Black; Lucomle’s Seedling; New Dark Neioington ).— 
Fruit large, roundish ovate, enlarged on one side of the 
suture ; apex ending in a swollen point. Skin pale green 
in the shade, but bright red, marbled with deeper red 
next the sun, covered with a thin bloom. Flesh greenish- 
white, very red next the stone, to which it adheres; rich, 
sugary, vinous, and very excellent. Earlier and much 
riclier than the Old Newington. Flowers large. Glands 
none. Ripens early in September. 
Early Violet. See Yiolette Native. 
Elruge (Claremont; Oatlands; Spring rove; Temple). 
—Fruit medium sized, roundish oval. Skin pale greenish 
in the shade, deep red next th*e sun, interspersed with 
