386 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



catalogues as Cydonia Japonica. Makes an excellent or- 

 namental hedge. Fruit about as large as a chicken's 

 Qgg ; unfit for use. 



♦SECOND DIVISION.— STONE FRUITS— APRICOTS, CHER- 

 RIES, PEACHES, NECTARINES, AND PLUMS. 



SECTION" 4. — SELECT APRICOTS. 



Alberge de Mont.Sfaniet (Montgamet). — Medium; pale 

 yellow, with tinge of red in the sun; flesh yellowish, ad- 

 hering to the stone; juicy, perfumed, excellent. The 

 tree is a hardy, fine grower. — Last of July. 



Beauge. — Resembles Moorpark, but ripens later, 



Blenheim (Shipley). — Medium, oval; orange-yellow; 

 flesh juicy, moderately rich. — Ripens eight or ten days 

 before Moorpark. 



Breda f — Small, round; dull orange, marked with red 

 in the sun; flesh orange-colored, juicy, rich, and vinous; 

 parts from the stone; kernel sweet; tree hardy, robust, 

 and prolific— End of July and beginning of August. 



Canino Grosso.— Large; orange-color, becoming red in 

 the sun; flesh reddish-yellow, high-flavored.— Middle of 

 July. Tree vigorous, hardy. 



Early Golden (Dubois).— Small; pale orange; flesh 

 orange, juicy, and sweet; kernel sweet; tree very hardy 

 and productive. The original tree at Fishkill is said to 

 have yielded $90 worth of fruit in one season.— Begin- 

 ning of July. 



Early Moorpark, — Resembles Moorpark, but ripens 

 earlier. Medium, roundish-oval; yellow, mottled with 

 crimson in the sun. 



