334 Apricots. 



PEACH. (Alison's Imperial, Peche, De Nancy.) Very large, slightly 

 larger than Moorpark, roundish, yellowish orange, with a brown- 

 ish 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, Piedmont. 



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 

 midsummer. Hardy for an apricot. Valuable only for its earli- 

 ness. 



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

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

 Orange. Ga. 



Roman. (Abricot Commun.) Medium in size, rather oval, com- 

 pressed, suture small or obscure ; surface pale yellow, with a few 

 red dots to the sun ; flesh very fine grained, half juicy, with a 

 mild pleasant flavor. Kernel bitter. Worthless in England, but 

 greatly improved by our warm summers. Productive. Season 

 rather early or medium, or two weeks after midsummer. It is 

 disseminated in this country under various erroneous names. 



The Blotch-leaved Roman differs only in the yellow spot or stain of 

 its leaves. 



Royal. Rather large, round-oval, slightly compressed, suture shal- 

 low ; dull yellow, faintly reddened to the sun ; flesh pale orange, 

 firm, juicy, sweet, high flavored, slightly sub-acid, free from the 

 large, oval, nearly impervious stone. Kernel bitter. Ripens a 

 week before Moorpark, smaller than the latter, and with a less bit- 

 ter kernel. French. 



Shipley* s. (Blenheim.) Large, oval, surface orange ; flesh deep 

 yellow, juicy, rather rich ; stone roundish, not perforate. Kernel 

 bitter. Inferior to Moorpark, but rather earlier. English. 



Texas. Small, round, dark maroon ; flesh juicy and pleasant, astrin- 

 gent at stone clingstone. Athens, Ga. 



Turkey. Size medium; round, not compressed ; surface deep yel- 

 low, with a mottled, brownish, orange cheek ; flesh pale yellow, 

 firm, juicy, with a fine mixture of sweet and acid ; very free from 

 stone. Rather late, or middle of August. Somewhat resembles 

 Moorpark, but differs in being rounder, paler, with an impervious 

 stone, and sweet kernel. 



The Blotch-leaved, or Golden Blotched, is identical with the pre- 

 ceding, with a yellow spot on the centre of each leaf. 



