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496 



AMYGDALACEiE. III. Armeniaca. 



J J Flesh adhering to the stone. 



La Bretonnerte {Nots jard. fr. p. 3.) Leaves middle-sized, 

 roundish, acuminated. Fruit rather largish, very handsome, 



10 Montgamet apricot (Hort. trans. 2. ser. l.p. 65.)y albergier deep yellow, with a number of orange red spots and blotches 



de Montgamet {HoiU soc. cat. no. 31.) Leaves broad and rounded 

 at the base, and acuminated at the apex. Fruit small, about half 

 as large as the rvhite masculine^ which it resembles outwardly. 

 Skin pale clear yellow, slightly tinged with red next the sun. 

 Flesh firm, watery, juicy, but without much flavour. This sort 



is not much esteemed, and is chiefly used for preserving. It sort. 

 ripens at the end of July. 



next the sun, nearly spherical, not compressed. Flesh pale 

 yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, with a little acid, very rich and ex- 

 cellent. Kernel sweet, like that of the almond. Ripens on a 

 south wall about the middle of August, and in other situations 

 may be prolonged to the end of the month. It is an excellent 



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t f Channel of the stone impervious. 

 11 Moorpark apricot (Nicol, gard, kal. p. 167. Brookshaw, 



Flesh adhering to the stone 



17 Orange apricot (Switzer, fruit gard. p. 100. Hort. trans. 

 2. ser. 1. p. 74.), early orange^ royal orange, royal George, royal 



pom.brit.t. 23.), JnsonXDiinmore's,Dunmore'sBreda,Temple's, Persian (Hort. soc. cat.), D'orange (Knoop, pom. p. 65.), leaves 



flat, pendulous, tapering. Fruit almost spherical, downy, of a 

 more intense orange colour than other apricots, interspersed with 

 some minute specks. Flesh tender, bright orange, in some 

 seasons juicy, but not highly flavoured. Kernel sweet. Gene- 

 rally an abundant bearer, and is chiefly useful for preserving. 



The remaining sorts are described in books, upon which no 



imperial Anson, Oldaker^s moorpark^ Sudlorv^s moorpark (Hort. 

 soc. cat.), peach apricot (Forsyth, treat. 1. p. 4.), ahricot de 

 Nancy {iiwhoxn. arb. fr. 1. p. 144. t. 6. &c.), ahricot peche 

 (Duham. arb. fr. 1. p. 144.), ahricot de Tours (Hort. soc. cat. no. 

 51.), ahricot peche, ahricot de Nuremberg ou de Wirtemherg, 

 ahricot de Piemont, Aud. cat. Leaves large, roundish, acumi- 

 nated. Fruit large, roundish, compressed. Skin of a brownish 



1 ^1 ' 1. 1 11 ' 1 J- iT ' • • J r 1,- I. sufficient information has been procured, but none of these are 



orange colour. Flesh dull reddish-orange, luicy, and of a high ow^^^^^ciil niiuiiiitttiv^n nao u v^i ^ .^uw ^ , 



^ & ♦ J j» _ ^ of any importance. 



f List of apricots not sufficiently known, hut the greater part 

 12 i/ewisfcirfteapricoHHort.soc. cat.no. 4, Pom. mag. l.t.ll. of them arenot worthnotice in this country. 



and excellent flavour, peculiar to this sort, never liable to be- 

 come mealy. This is one of the best of the kinds. 



Hort. trans. 2. ser. 1. p. 69.). Leaves broad, much like those of 

 the moorpark. Fruit rather large, roundish, slightly compressed, 

 very like the moorpark. Flesh very bright, deep, clear orange, 

 tender, and juicy, with a particular rich delicate flavour. This 

 sort comes next to moorpark for its excellence. 



IT. Kernels sweet. 



Flesh parting from the stone. 



\3 Breda apricot (Hort. soc. cat. no. 2. Pom. mag. t. 146.), 

 Brussels ox Breda (Langley, pom. p. 89.), ahricot de Hollande ou 

 Amande Aveline (Dwhvtvcx. arb. fr. 1. p. 138. t. 4. &c.), Hollan^ 

 dische Breddische oder Ananas apricose (Baumann, tasch. p. 889.) 

 Holland (Forsyth, treat, p. 5.), ahricot de Nancy (Sickler, 

 teutsche, p- 299.) Leaves broadly cordate, acuminated. Fruit 

 rather small, roundish. Skin of a deep brownish colour where 

 exposed to the sun. Flesh deep orange, juicy, rich and high 

 flavoured. Kernel sweet, like a hazel-nut. Ripens from the 

 beginning to the middle of August on walls, and its perfection is 

 considerably prolonged, on standards. 



14 Angoumois ajyricot (Duham. arb. fr. p. 137. t. 3. Hort. 

 trans. 2. ser. l.p. 71.), apricose ans dtm Angoumois die rothe ahri" 



1 Albergier ordinaire. 2 Albergier a fruit long. 3 Alkr" 

 gier H fruit rond. 4 Albergier de Tours. The albergier s are 

 of little value in this country ; in France they are produced from 

 the stone, and are preferred for stocks. 5 Algiers. 6 Angou- 

 mois hatif 7 Angoumois tardif. 8 Angoumois rouge. 9 Blanc 

 gros. 10 Brussels. 11 De Carpentras musque. 12 George 

 the Fourth. 13 De Luxembourg. 14 White masculine, ear l]} 

 white masculine, blanc, white Algiers? 15 Musque mi-natn. 



17 Persian. 18 Persique. 19 Ve 

 Portugal, male. 20 De Provence. 21 Russian. 22 Saint 

 Cross. 23 Transparent. 24 Turkey, De Nancy of some, 



16 Royal peach apricot. 



20 De Provence. 



Choice of sorts. 

 follow :— 



large Turkey. 



Those grown in the Dalkeith gardens are as 



1 Moorpark. 2 Breda early. 3 Masculine, earhj. 

 4 Brussels. 5 Orange, early. The list given should be ex- 

 amined, and the sorts chosen according to their quality. 



Propagation. — New varieties are procured from *"^J^,^,. ^ 



in the peach, and approved sorts are perpetuated by J"^^*""' 



generally on muscle or plum stocks. The Brussels ^nd ISrea . 



when intended for standards, are budded on the St. Julian piun^ 



wc«w^.^. o^^. ^.y. , i.y, «yy#.^voo w»^ w-t #« ^i /fg iy« f/ii^c o i*«o / t/i«c c*i// (- which produccs a strong clean stem, but for the rest ^ ^ g 



cb^e (Mayer, pom. fr. p. 32.), rothe Angoumois (Baumann, tasch. will do, provided it be free and thriving. Knight ("^^'' ^.^^ ' j^* 



p. 388.). Leaves rather small, oval, tapering to both extremities. p. 19.) recommends budding the moorpark on an apnco s 



Fruit about the size of the Breda, and like it in shape. Skin which he has found prevents the trees from becoming 

 yellow where shaded, but of a very deep reddish brown on the and debilitated, which they generally do on plum ^^^^|^^^ 

 exposed side. Flesh reddish orange, juicy, sweet, mixed with a " 

 slight acidity, very agreeable. Kernel sweet, like a nut. This 

 sort ripens rather earlier than the Breda. 



15 Musch-musch apricot (Nois. man. p. 410. Hort. trans. 2. 

 ser. l.p. 72. t. I.) Ahricot d'Alexandrie, (Kraft. pom. austr.p. 29. 

 t. 58. f. 1.). Leaves roundish, subcordate, acuminated, doubly 

 serrated. Fruit about the size of the masculine^ roundish, corn- 



diseased 

 Bud- 



from 



ding apricots is generally performed early in the season, ^^ 

 the middle of June to the end of July. For dwarfs, the duu^^^ 

 inserted 6 or 8 inches from the ground ; and the sorts ^^^ .^j^ j^ 

 times twice budded, or one variety budded on another, "^ ^^ 

 said to keep the trees in a more dwarf state. ^^^/^Qj^tbe 

 standards they are budded on plum stocks, 4 or 5 feet ir ^^^ 

 ground. Miller prefers half standards, budded 3 or , 



pressed. Skin straw coloured next the wall, deep orange in the from the ground ; the trees so produced being less na 



sun, slightly downy. Flesh tender, very sweet, semi-transparent, suffer from high winds. 



Kernel very sweet, like a nut. It appears to be a native of the 

 oases of Upper Egypt, where the fruit is gathered and dried in 



Choice of plants. 



Abercrombie prefers trees of 2 or 3 J^e^ij^ 



large quantities for sale. It is not sufficiently known to judge 

 how far it may become a valuable variety in this country. 



16 Turkey apricot (Mill. diet. no. 5. Hort. trans. 2. ser. 1. 



growth from the bud, and fit for immediate bearing. ^^^^ ^^ 

 makes choice of those plants which have the ^^^^P ^ j^,^vn 

 cleanest stems ; and if he can such as have ^^^" "^^ « ^i,ch 

 of 2 or 3 years' growth, as they will bear and fill the vvaub 



-w « ... ..w«^ «.^. .^^« y*--.... ^.^•, .-^. ^. «^w... v^««wo. A., isvi.. A. ui ^ ur o years growm, as vney win ucai o.^^'- _• g^yf, 



p. 73.). Large Turkey of some nurseries. Abricot de Nancy, sooner than those which have not been so treated, n*^ J 



