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E. Season early; size small 4S!», Karly Muorpark. 



EE. Midseason or late; size lar^e. 

 F. Apricots deep oranjre with brown 

 dots; llesh deej) orange. 

 G. Fruit usually more than 2 inches 

 in diameter; sides often rii)en 



unevenly 400. Moorpark. 



GG. Fruits usually under 2 inches 



in diameter; sides ripen evenly. 491. Ilemskirke. 

 FF. Apricots light orange, almost 

 yellow, usually with red dots; flesh 

 light orange. 



G. Size medium to large; stone al- 

 ways free 492. Royal. 



GG. Size large; stone often cling- 

 ing; deeper orange in skin and 



flesh than Royal 493. Blenheim. 



BB. Shape oblong or longer than wdde; sea- 

 son early. 

 C. Kernel sweet ; stone large, very broad, 



thick, and rough 494. Large Early Mont- 



CC. Kernel bitter. garnet. 



D. Apricots oblong-oval, often oblique ; 



skin and flesh orange 495. Large Early. 



DD. Apricots oblong-elliptical; skin and 



flesh rich yellow 496. St. Ambroise. 



485. Shense (Fig. 136). Acme. — Shense is the hardiest Rus- 



sian apricot; the tree is vigorous, handsome, 

 productive, and the fruit large and of good 

 quality in Iowa and Nebraska. In the last- 

 named state, the variety is grown under the 

 name Acme. Shense originated from a stone 

 brought from China about 1883. 



Fruit early; large, 2 inches in diameter, round. 



Fig. 130. Shense. compressed; suture distinct; color pale yellow, the 



half exposed to the sun overspread with intense red 



deepening to purple; flesh deep yellow, juicy, mild subacid, pleasant; good 



in quality; stone large, free, ovate. 



486. Budd has the doubtful recommendation of producing 

 the best fruits of all the Russian apricots. The crop ripens 

 very early, and the fruits have a sweet peaeh-like flavor that 

 recommends them to those looking for variety. Budd is grown 

 only in the Middle West, where it Avas introduced a generation 

 ago by J. L. Budd, the noted authority on Russian fruits. 



