214 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDIST. 



diurn quality; flavor musky; kernel bitter. Its chief meri* 

 is its early maturity. Beginning of July. 



7. GROS MUSCH. Bon Jard. p. 306. 



The tree is vigorous ; the fruit perfumed ; on one sid'e 

 deeply grooved,* it is contracted on the other ; a freestone-; 

 the kernel is sweet. July. 



8. HEMSKIRKE. Pom. Mag. 



Origin unknown; it bears freely, ripening early, of a 

 high, luscious flavor, superior even to that of the Moorpark. 

 Middle-sized, roundish, slightly compressed ; its color and 

 form that of the Moorpark ; flesh bright deep orange ; ten- 

 der, juicy, with a particularly rich, delicate flavor, resem- 

 bling that of the Green Gage plum ; kernel sweet. July. 



9. *LARGE EARLY APRICOT. 



ABRICOT GKOS PREeoeE. ABRICOT DE ST. JEAN ROUGE. 



ABRICOT GROS D'ALEXANDRIE, in Provence. Pom. Mag. 

 Fruit medium-sized, compressed, a little oblong; skin 

 downy; fine bright orange, with spots of red next the sun, 

 pale orange in the shade ; flesh orange-colored, juicy, rich, 

 and parting from the stone. Ripe at midsummer, or on 

 St. John's day ; hence its name. 



10. *MOORPARK. Hooker's Pom. Lond. 



ANSON'S, TEMPLE'S, DUNMORE'S BREDA, 76. 

 The tree is extraordinarily productive ; the fruit is very 

 large, of a bright orange or gold color, with dark spots next 

 the sun ; flesh orange color, melting, and excellent ; the 

 stone is large ; there is a pervious longitudinal passage 

 through it, through which a needle may be passed. It is 

 in the edge of the stone, a little aside from the centre. 



11. MUSCH MUSCH. Bon Jard. 



Brought, a few years since, from the city of Musch, on the* 

 frontiers of Turkey, on the side of Persia. It is round, 

 deep yellow, remarkable for the transparency of its pulp, 

 through which the stone is visible ; the flesh is very fine 

 and agreeable. Early in July. 



12. ORANGE. Lindley. 



EARLY ORANGE, ROYAL ORANGE, ROYAL GEORGE. 

 The fruit is larger than the Masculine, roundish ; color 

 orange, spotted with red or dark purple next the sun ; the 

 flesh deep orange, succulent, and well-flavored ; not per- 

 fectly a freestone; kernel sweet. 



