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Apricots. 



VARIETIES. 



Albergier. (Alberge.) Small, roundish, slightly compressed, deep 

 yellow, flesh reddish, firm, with a rather brisk flavor ; stone com- 

 pressed. Rather late. Leaves with stipules. For preserving. 



Black. (Purple Apricot, Noir, Violet.) Small or medium, round ; 

 pale red where densely shaded, dull deep purple or nearly black 

 in the sun, surface with a thin down ; flesh red near the skin, yel- 

 lowish at the stone, somewhat fibrous, sweet, slightly astringent, 

 with a pleasant good flavor. Kernel sweet. Adheres to the stone. 

 Hardy as an apple-tree, and very productive. A distinct species 

 (A. dasycarpd) from the other apricots. Ripens with the Breda. 

 Reproduces itself from the stone. Shoots quite slender, greenish. 



There is another quite different apricot, called Violet or Red Angou- 

 mois ; small, oblong, lighter red, free from the stone. Rare. 



BREDA. (Holland, Amande 



Aveline.) Rather small, sometimes 

 nearly medium (an inch and a half 

 diameter), roundish, obscurely four- 

 sided, suture distinct ; surface 

 orange, with a dark reddish orange 

 cheek ; flesh deep orange, free from 

 the stone, rich, and high flavored. 

 Sweet kernel. Quite early, or a 

 week or two after midsummer. Har- 

 dy for an apricot, and very produc- 

 tive. 



Brussels. Size medium, rather oval, 

 compressed ; pale yellow, dotted 



Fig. 360. Breda. white in the shade, russety brown to 



the sun, suture deep at base ; flesh 

 yellow, rather firm, moderately rich. Rather late. 



Burlington. Rather large, oblong, suture distinct, skin golden yel- 

 low, dotted red, and a blush to the sun ; flesh yellowish, sweet, 

 good. Last half of July. N. J. 



EARLY GOLDEN. (Dubois' Apricot.) .Small, an inch and a fourth 

 in diameter, round-oval, nearly smooth, suture narrow, distindt ; 

 surface wholly pale orange ; flesh orange, moderately juicy, sweet, 

 good, free from the stone. Kernel sweet. Early, or ten days 

 before the Moorpark. Hardy, very productive, profitable for mar- 

 ket. Origin, Dutchess co., N. Y. 



Hemskirke. Large, roundish, compressed ; surface orange, with a 

 red cheek; flesh bright orange, rich, juicy, sprightly. Kernel 

 bitter. Stone rather small. Resembles Moorpark, but smaller, 

 a little earlier, and stone not perforate. English. 



