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Royal. A French variety of the Moorpark class, with large ova* 

 slightly compressed fruit, which ripens about mid-season. Skin yellow, 

 with an orange tinge on the sunny side and slightly shaded with red. 

 Flesh bright yellow, juicy, rich, vinous, and separates freely from the 

 stone. Stone large, oval, and kernel bitter. An excellent Apricot, 

 suitable for dessert, canning, or drying. 



Sardinian A very hardy and prolific early variety, with small roundish 

 fruit that ripens at the beginning of the season. Skin pale, tinged and 

 spotted with crimson on the sunny side. Flesh pale, juicy, with a sweet, 

 sprightly flavour. Stone small, and kernel bitter. 



St. Ambroise. This is a large, medium early Apricot of the Moorpark 

 type, with oval, compressed fruit. Skin deep yellow, with a reddish 

 tinge on the sunny side. Flesh firm, rich, juicy, sugary, and somewhat 

 adherent to the stone. Stone large, with a bitter kernel. Tree hardy, 

 vigorous and a good bearer. 



Stewart's This is a variety with medium-sized oblong fruit, especially 

 valuable as it ripens very late. Skin deep orange, with a red tinge next 

 the sun. Flesh deep yellow, juicy, and well flavoured. 



Turkey. This is a hardy, vigorous, free-bearing variety, with medium- 

 sized round fruit, not compressed, ripening at mid-season. Skin deep 

 yellow, mottled with orange next the sun. Flesh pale yellow, firm, 

 juicy, sweet, pleasantly sub-acid, and separating freely from the stone. 

 Stone large, rugged, with a very sweet kernel. 



Viard. An excellent variety belonging to the Peach- Apricot class, with 

 medium-sized roundish-oval fruit, which ripens at mid-season. Skin 

 bright pale yellow, with a reddish tinge towards the sun. Flesh pale 

 yellow, juicy, rich, melting, and separates freely. Stone medium-sized, 

 and kernel bitter. Tree vigorous arid prolific, 



ARGAN. 



HISTORY AND USES. 



This is a widely spreading but somewhat low evergreen, tree with 

 small leaves, indigenous to Barbary and other parts of North Western 

 Africa. Botanically it is known as Argania sideroxylon, ( Sideroxt/lon 

 spinosum, Eleodendron arganiaj, and it belongs to the natural order 

 Sapotaceae, the Sappodilla or Star Apple Family. Several plants be- 

 longing to this family yield edible fruits, and one, Isonandra gutta, 

 is the principal source from which gutta percha is obtained. The Argari 

 flourishes in the driest districts in its native country, and has the 

 reputation of being a very long lived and hardy tree. It is an abundant 

 bearer, the fruit being fleshy and about the size and shape of a small plum. 

 In its native country the fruit is utilized to a large extent for feeding 

 cattle, who are very fond of it. But in chewing the cud the kernels are 

 ejected, when they are collected and crushed for oil. The kernels yield 

 a large proportion of excellent oil. The wood is close grained and hard, 

 and well suited for turnery and other purposes. 



