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dium quality; flavor musky; kernel bitter. Its chief merit 

 is its early maturity. Beginning of July. 



7. GROS MUSCH. Bon Jard. p. 306. 



The tree is vigorous ; the fruit perfumed ; on one side 

 deeply grooved ; it is contracted on the other ; a freestone ; 

 the kernel is sweet. July. 



8. HEMSKIRKE. Pom. Mag. 



Origin unknown; it bears freely, ripening early, of a 

 high, luscious flavor, superior even to that of the Moorpark. 

 Middle-sized, roundish, slightly compressed ; its color and 

 form that of the Moorpark ; flesh bright deep orange ; ten- 

 der, juicy, with a particularly rich, delicate flavor, resem- 

 bling that of the Green Gage plum ; kernel sweet. July. 



9. *LARGE EARLY APRICOT. 



ABRICOT GROS PRECOCE. ABRICOT DK ST. JEAN ROUGE. 

 ABRICOT GROS D'ALEXANDRIE, in Provence. Pom. Mag. 

 Fruit medium-sized, compressed, a little oblong; skin 

 downy ; fine bright orange, with spots of red next the sun, 

 pale orange in the shade ; flesh orange-colored, juicy, rich, 

 and parting from the stone. Ripe at midsummer, or on 

 St. John's day ; hence its name. 



10. *MOORPARK. Hooker's Pom. Land. 

 ANSON'S, TEMPLE'S, DUNMORE'S BREDA, Ib. 



The tree is extraordinarily productive; the fruit is very 

 large, of a bright orange or gold color, with dark spots next 

 the sun ; flesh orange color, melting, and excellent ; the 

 stone is large ; there is a pervious longitudinal passage 

 through it, through which a needle may be passed. It is 

 in the edge of the stone, a little aside from the centre. 



11. MUSCH MUSCH. Bon Jard. 



Brought, a few years since, from the city of Musch, on the 

 frontiers of Turkey, on the side of Persia. It is round, 

 deep yellow, remarkable for the transparency of its pulp, 

 through which the stone is visible; the flesh is very fine 

 and agreeable. Early in July. 



12. ORANGE. Lindley. 



EARLY ORANGE, ROYAL ORANGE, ROYAL GEORGE. 

 The fruit is larger than the Masculine, roundish ; color 

 orange, spotted with red or dark purple next the sun ; the 

 flesh deep orange, succulent, and well-flavored ; not per- 

 fectly a freestone; kernel sweet. 



