490 



AMYGDALACEjE. III. ARMENIACA. 



J J Flesh adhering to the stone. 



10 Mont garnet apricot (Hort. trans. 2. ser. l.p. 65.), albergier 

 de Montgamet(Hort. soc. cat. no. 31 .) Leaves broad and rounded 

 at the base, and acuminated at the apex. Fruit small, about half 

 as large as the white masculine, which it resembles outwardly. 

 Skin pale clear yellow, slightly tinged with red next the sun. 

 Flesh firm, watery, juicy, but without much flavour. This sort 

 is not much esteemed, and is chiefly used for preserving. It 

 ripens at the end of July. 



t f Channel of the stone impervious. 



11 Moorpark apricot (Nicol, gard. kal. p. 167. Brookshaw, 

 pom. brit. t. 23.), Anson's,Dunmore's, Dunmore's Breda, Temple's, 

 imperial Anson, Oldaker's moorpark, Sudlorv's moorpark (Hort. 

 soc. cat.), peach apricot (Forsyth, treat. 1. p. 4.), abricot de 

 Nancy (Duham. arb. fr. 1. p. 144. t. 6. &c.), abricot peche 

 (Duham. arb. fr. 1. p. 144.), abricot de Tows (Hort. soc. cat. no. 

 51.), abricot peche, abricot de Nuremberg ou de Wirtemberg, 

 abricot de Piemont, And. cat. Leaves large, roundish, acumi- 

 nated. Fruit large, roundish, compressed. Skin of a brownish 

 orange colour. Flesh dull reddish-orange, juicy, and of a high 

 and excellent flavour, peculiar to this sort, never liable to be- 

 come mealy. This is one of the best of the kinds. 



12 Hcmskirke apricot (Hort. soc. cat. no. 4. Pom. mag. 1. 1. 11. 

 Hort. trans. 2. ser. 1 . p. 69.). Leaves broad, much like those of 

 the moorpark. Fruit rather large, roundish, slightly compressed, 

 very like the moorpark. Flesh very bright, deep, clear orange, 

 tender, and juicy, with a particular rich delicate flavour. This 

 sort comes next to moorpark for its excellence. 



II. Kernels sweet. 



* Flesh parting from the stone. 



13 Breda apricot (Hort. soc. cat. no. 2. Pom. mag. t. 146.), 

 Brussels or Breda (Langley, pom. p. 89.), abricot de Hollande ou 

 Amande Aveline (Duham. arb. fr. 1. p. 138. t. 4. &c.), Hollan- 

 dische Brediiische oder Ananas apricose (Baumann, tasch. p. 389.) 

 Holland (Forsyth, treat, p. 5.), abricot de Nancy (Sickler, 

 teutsche, p. 299.) Leaves broadly cordate, acuminated. Fruit 

 rather small, roundish. Skin of a deep brownish colour where 

 exposed to the sun. Flesh deep orange, juicy, rich and high 

 flavoured. Kernel sweet, like a hazel-nut. Ripens from the 

 beginning to the middle of August on walls, and its perfection is 

 considerably prolonged on standards. 



14 Angoumois apricot (Duham. arb. fr. p. 137. t. 3. Hort. 

 trans. 2. ser. l.p. 71.), apricose ans dcm Angoumois die rotheabri- 

 cose (Mayer, pom. fr. p. 32.), rothe Angoumois (Baumann, tasch. 

 p. 388.). Leaves rather small, oval, tapering to both extremities. 

 Fruit about the size of the Breda, and like it in shape. Skin 

 yellow where shaded, but of a very deep reddish brown on the 

 exposed side. Flesh reddish orange, juicy, sweet, mixed with a 

 slight acidity, very agreeable. Kernel sweet, like a nut. This 

 sort ripens rather earlier than the Breda. 



15 Musch-musch apricot (Nois. man. p. 410. Hort. trans. 2. 

 ser. l.p. 72. t. 1.) Abricot dAlexandrie, (Kraft. pom. austr. p. 29. 

 t. 58. f. 1.). Leaves roundish, subcordate, acuminated, doubly 

 serrated. Fruit about the size of the masculine, roundish, com- 

 pressed. Skin straw coloured next the wall, deep orange in the 

 sun, slightly downy. Flesh tender, very sweet, semi-transparent. 

 Kernel very sweet, like a nut. It appears to be a native of the 

 oases of Upper Egypt, where the fruit is gathered and dried in 

 large quantities for sale. It is not sufficiently known to judge 

 how far it may become a valuable variety in this country. 



16 Turkey apricot (Mill. diet. no. 5. Hort. trans. 2. ser. 1. 

 p. 73.). Large Turkey of some nurseries. Abricot de Nancy, 



La Bretonnerie (Nois jard. fr. p. 3.) Leaves middle-sized, 

 roundish, acuminated. Fruit rather largish, very handsome, 

 deep yellow, with a number of orange red spots and blotches 

 next the sun, nearly spherical, not compressed. Flesh pale 

 yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, with a little acid, very rich and ex- 

 cellent. Kernel sweet, like that of the almond. Ripens on a 

 south wall about the middle of August, and in other situations 

 may be prolonged to the end of the month. It is an excellent 

 sort. 



* Flesh adhering to the stone. 



17 Orange apricot (Switzer, fruit gard. p. 100. Hort. trans. 

 2. ser. 1. p. 74.), early orange, royal orange, royal George, royal 

 Persian (Hort. soc. cat.), D'orange (Knoop, pom. p. 65.), leaves 

 flat, pendulous, tapering. Fruit almost spherical, downy, of a 

 more intense orange colour than other apricots, interspersed with 

 some minute specks. Flesh tender, bright orange, in some 

 seasons juicy, but not highly flavoured. Kernel sweet. Gene- 

 rally an abundant bearer, and is chiefly useful for preserving. 



The remaining sorts are described in books, upon which no 

 sufficient information has been procured, but none of these are 

 of any importance. 



j- List of apricots not sufficiently known, but the greater part 

 of them are not worth notice in this country. 



1 Albergier ordinaire. 2 Albergier a fruit long. 3 Alber- 

 gier a fruit rond. 4 Albergier de Tours. The albergiers are 

 of little value in this country ; in France they are produced from 

 the stone, and are preferred for stocks. 5 Algiers. 6 Angou- 

 mois hatif. 7 Angoumois tardif. 8 Angoumois rouge. 9 Blanc 

 gros. 10 Brussels. 11 De Carpentras masque. 12 George 

 the Fourth. 13 De Luxembourg. 14 White masculine, early 

 white masculine, blanc, white Algiers? 15 Musque mi-nain. 

 16 Royal peach apricot. 17 Persian. 18 Persique. 19 De 

 Portugal, male. 20 De Provence. 21 Russian. 22 Saint 

 Cross. 23 Transparent. 24 Turkey, De Nancy of some, 

 large Turkey. 



Choice of sorts. Those grown in the Dalkeith gardens are as 

 follow : 1 Moorpark. 2 Breda early. 3 Masculine, early. 

 4 Brussels. 5 Orange, early. The list given should be ex- 

 amined, and the sorts chosen according to their quality. 



Propagation. New varieties are procured from the seed as 

 in the peach, and approved sorts are perpetuated by budding, 

 generally on muscle or plum stocks. The Brussels and Breda, 

 when intended for standards, are budded on the St. Julian plum, 

 which produces a strong clean stem, but for the rest any stock 

 will do, provided it be free and thriving. Knight (hort. trans. 2. 

 p. 19.) recommends budding the moorjiark on an apricot stock, 

 which he has found prevents the trees from becoming diseased 

 and debilitated, which they generally do on plum stocks. Bud- 

 ding apricots is generally performed early in the season, from 

 the middle of June to the end of July. For dwarfs, the bud is 

 inserted 6 or 8 inches from the ground ; and the sorts are some- 

 times twice budded, or one variety budded on another, which is 

 said to keep the trees in a more dwarf state. For riders or 

 standards they are budded on plum stocks, 4 or 5 feet from the 

 ground. Miller prefers half standards, budded 3 or 4 feet 

 from the ground ; the trees so produced being less liable to 

 suffer from high winds. 



Choice of plants. Abercrombie prefers trees of 2 or 3 years' 

 growth from the bud, and fit for immediate bearing. Forsyth 

 makes choice of those plants which have the strongest and 

 cleanest stems ; and if he can such as have been headed down 

 of 2 or 3 years' growth, as they will bear and fill the walls much 

 sooner than those which have not been so treated. He says, 



