354 THE APRICOT. 



perforate, or with a hole lengthwise under one edge, so that a pin 

 may be thrust through. Season medium, or two weeks after 

 midsummer. The tree is somewhat tender and the fruit ripens 

 unevenly in most places, which has led to its rejection in many 

 parts of California. English. Old. 



Musch. (Musch-Musch.) Rather small, round, deep yellow, with 

 a slight orange-red cheek; flesh yellow, translucent, tender, sweet. 

 Tree rather tender. Little known in this country. Origin, Musch, 

 in Asia Minor. 



Orange. (Early Orange. Royal Orange, Royal George, Persian, 

 Royal Persian.) Size medium, roundish, suture distinct, deep at 

 base ; surface orange, often a ruddy cheek ; flesh dark orange, half 

 dry, partly adhering to the stone dry and poor unless house 

 ripened. Stone small, roundish. Kernel sweet. Culinary. 

 Ripens at midsummer. 



Fio. 488. Large Early. 



Peach.* (Anson's Imperial. Peche, De Nancy.) Very large, 

 slightly larger than Moorpark, roundish ; yellowish orange, with a 

 brownish orange cheek, and mottled with dark brown to the sun ; 

 flesh rich yellow, juicy, with a rich, high flavor. Kernel bitter. 

 Stone perforate. Ripens about the time of the Moorpark, which 

 it closely resembles, but is of larger size. Origin, Italy. 



Red Masculine. (Early Masculine, Brown Masculine, Abricotin, 

 Abricot, Precoce, Abricotier Hatif.) Small, nearly round, suture 

 distinct ; bright yellow, with deep orange cheek and red spots ; 

 flesh yellow, slightly musky, sub-acid. Stone thick, obtuse at ends. 

 Kernel bitter. Flowers rather small. Very early or about mid- 

 summer. Hardy for an apricot. Valuable only for its earliness. 



Ringgold. Large, roundish, slightly oblong; light orange, darker 

 in the sun ; flesh yellow, juicy, excellent. Ripens soon after the 

 Orange. Georgia. 



