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Jess juicy than the foregoing, and ripens rather later in the 

 season. 



4. Roman. This is a large yellow fruit, of good flavour, 

 and held in esteem. 



12. Breda. This is an excellent fruit, of large size, and 

 yellow colour, juicy, fine flavoured, and a good bearer. 



7. Brussels. This is rather a small fruit, but is a great 

 bearer, and consequently much esteemed. The fruit is red 

 next the sun, and of fine appearance ; it has rather a tart fla- 

 vour, which is admired by many persons, and is also one of 

 the latest in ripening 



21. Monstrous Peach. This is considered the largest of 

 all Apricots; the growth of the tree is very strong, and the 

 fruit highly esteemed. I obtained it from the south of 

 Trance, with a number of others of great excellence, several 

 of which are enumerated in the Catalogue, and the others 

 will be in the next ediiion. 



20. C'ommon French. This is one of the largest apricots 

 known in France, when the tree is in a good situation; flesh 

 fine flavoured ; it is a vigourous growing tree, and delights 

 in an airy situation ; ripens in July. 



23 Provence. Fruit of moderate size, flesh yellow, 

 sometimes rather dry, but with a sugary and vinous flavour, 

 the pit is sweet ; ripe in July. 



N. B. The apricots now in my collection exceed 35 

 choice and select varieties. 



ALMONDS. 



The soil and culture proper for the almond are the same 

 as those necessary for the peach, with this exception, that as 

 the root of the almond penetrates to a greater depth than 

 the peach, it would be well to select a soil of good depth ; 

 but, if inoculated on the peach or the plum, this precaution 

 is unnecessary. This tree is a source of abundant profit 

 to the cultivators in the middle and south of France and in 

 Italy; and when we consider the perfect ease with which its 

 culture can be carried to any extent, and the constant and in- 

 creasing demand for its fruit, it seems almost incredible that 

 no persons have devoted their attention to raising an adequate 

 supply. In any part of Virginia, and south of it, all the more 

 delicate kinds of almonds may be cultivated profitably to any 

 extent, and a few hundred acres of land of what now lies use- 

 less and unproductive, could be made to yield not only a large 



