264 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Common. See Roman. 

 Crotte. See Montgamet. 

 De Hollande. See Breda. 

 De Nancy. See Peach. 



DESFARGES. Fruit, large, somewhat oval, widest towards the 

 apex, and narrowing a little towards the stalk, marked with a narrow 

 and rather deep suture. Skin, covered with very fine down, sometimes 

 almost smooth, of a deep golden yellow when ripe, mottled with reddish 

 orange, and strewed with dark red dots. Flesh, tender, juicy, per- 

 fumed, and with a slight musky flavour, separating from the pervious 

 stone. Kernel, bitter. 



A very early apricot ; ripe in the middle of July. 



This was raised by M. Desfarges of St. Cyr, near Lyons, and M. Mas says it is 

 invaluable for market. 



DE SALUCE. A large variety of the Peach Apricot. 

 De Syrie. See Kaisha. 

 Du Clos. See Luizet. 

 Dunmore. See Moorpark. 



DUVAL. A large variety, raised from the Peach Apricot, a fort- 

 night later in ripening than its parent. 



EARLY MOORPARK. Fruit, roundish, inclining to oval, with a 

 very deep suture on one side extending from the base to the apex. 

 Skin, yellow, mottled and dotted with crimson on the exposed side. 

 Flesh, in all respects resembling that of the Moorpark. Stone, oblong, 

 with a covered channel along the back, which is pervious. Kernel, 

 bitter. 



This ripens three weeks before the Moorpark, and is a first-rate 

 variety. 



Early Orange. See Orange. 



Early Red Masculine. See Red Masculine. 



FROGMORE EARLY. Fruit, small, two inches wide, and an inch 

 and three-quarters high ; roundish, and very frequently oblate, much 

 depressed at the crown, from which issues a deep suture, extending 

 the whole length of the fruit into the stalk cavity. Skin, pale yellow 

 on the shaded side, and deep yellow where exposed to the sun, fre- 

 quently with a blotched dark crimson cheek, which is mottled with 

 darker crimson. Flesh, deep orange, tender, melting, very juicy, and 

 richly flavoured. Stone, with a perforated channel. Kernel, bitter. 



