DESCRIPTIVE LIST OP APRICOTS. 49 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF APRICOTS. 



BREDA, Abricot de Hollande, Amande Aveline, Royal Persian. Fruit 

 medium size, of a round form, and deep yellow colour; the pulp is soft 

 and juicy ; the tree is a great bearer, and the fruit, which ripens early in 

 August, is in great esteem. 



BRUSSELS. Highly esteemed for its productiveness; fruit medium size, 

 inclining to an oval form ; of a yellow colour, and next the sun covered 

 with numerous dark spots; the flesh is of a greenish yellow colour, of a 

 brisk flavour, and not liable to become mealy : ripens in August. 



BLOTCHED LEAVED ROMAN, Blotch Leaved Turkey, Variegated Turkey, 

 Abricot Macule of the French. Fruit middle size, in form slightly com- 

 pressed, inclining to oval ; skin dull straw colour, with orange or red spots ; 

 flesh pale straw colour, soft, dry, rather mealy ; kernel rather bitter. A very 

 hardy and productive variety ; ripe towards the end of July. 



EARLY ORANGE, Royal George, Royal Orange. The fruit of a medium 

 size ; of a deep yellow colour, spotted with red or dark purple next the 

 sun ; flesh deep orange, succulent, and well flavoured ; not perfectly a free 

 stone : ripens early in August. 



HKMSKIRKE. Fruit middle sized, roundish, slightly compressed; of a 

 bright yellow colour; flesh tender, juicy, with a particularly rich, delicate 

 flavour, resembling that of the Green Gage Plum : ripe in July 



LARGE EARLY APHTCOT, Abricit Gros Precoce, Abricot de St. Jean, 

 Abricot de St. Jean rouge, Abricot gros d' Alexandria. Fruit somewhat 

 oblong ; skin downy, orange, spotted with red ; flesh orange, juicy, and 

 rich, parting from the stone. This is the earliest of all apricots ; in France 

 it has ripened by midsummer day, whence its name of A. de St. Jean. 



MOORPARK, Anson's, Temple's, Dunmore's Breda. The tree is of vigo- 

 rous growth, and extraordinarily productive ; the fruit is very large ; of a 

 bright gold colour, or orange, with dark spots next the sun ; flesh orange 

 colour, melting, and excellent : ripens in August. 



MUSCH, Musch. A fine new variety from Persia; in shape round ; of a 

 deep yellow colour, and remarkable for the transparency of its pulp, through 

 which the stone is visible ; the flesh is very fine and agreeable : ripens in 

 July. 



PEACH APRICOT, Abricot Peche, Abricot de Nancy, Imperial Ansons. 

 This is a first-rate fruit ; form variable, generally flattened ; skin slightly 

 downy ; fawn colour next the sun, tinged with reddish spots or points ; 

 pulp yellow, melting, juice abundant, high flavoured, and excellent : ripens 

 early in August. 



PURPLE, Alexandrian Abricot, Abrjcot Angoumois, Abricot Violet, Black 

 Apricot. A small, globular, downy fruit, a little oblong; of a pale red co- 

 lour, becoming deep red or purple next the sun ; flesh pale red, but orange 

 next the stone ; a little acid, but good : ripens in August. 



RED MASCULINE, Abricot Precoce, Abricot Hatif Musque, Early Mascu- 

 line. This is an old and very early variety ; the fruit of which is small, 

 of a roundish form, and greenish red colour ; the pulp is tender ; the tree 

 a good bearer, and the fruit esteemed for its earliness and tart taste ; ripen* 

 in July. 



5 



