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much alike that they cannot be distinguished by printed descrip- 

 tions. The Harris is also the product of a single tree found in a 

 Geneva yard, the property of Edwin Harris. The variety was 

 first propagated about the same time? or perhaps somewhat 

 earlier, than the Smith's Early. It is probable that both varie- 

 ties are some English sort of which the name has been lost. The 

 Harris is a poor grower in the nursery, and it is not yet suffi- 

 ciently tested to enable me to recommend it. But these two 

 varieties constitute the best type of very early apricots which have 

 yet been grown in Western New York. 



Early Moorpark. — A rather small apricot, in shape, color and 

 quality resembling the Moorpark, but about three weeks earlier. 

 It is productive, and of better quality than the above varieties, 

 but its small size is against it for a general market fruit. 



St. Ambroi.se. — A well known large early apricot, of flattish 

 .shape, and deep yellow color, reddish in the sun, of excellent qual- 

 ity. It is a favorite variety in England, and is said by Hogg* lo 



be " the most prolific variety 

 ^ , :.'^-:-:—~' in cultivation. ' ' 



Mid-seaso7i and late varieties. 

 —Turkey or TurkLsh (Ro- 

 man ?) — One of the very best 

 of the apricots grown in West- 

 ern New York is the variety 

 known as Turkey or Turkish, 

 and shown natural size in the 

 engraving (Fig. 10). It is a 

 very large, flattish and elong- 

 ated fruit, with a rich orange 

 ground shaded with red, and 

 a firm, good flesh. The tree 

 is a very strong grower, the 

 foliage dense and dark, and it 

 is very productive. This va- 

 riety is very like the Montgamet, except that it is a week or two 

 earlier. 



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Turkish of Wesiern New York. 

 Natural size. 



* Fruit Manual, 5lh ed. 272. 



