THE APRICOT. 113 



ROMAN. 



Size medium; skin pale yellow, sometimes dotted with 

 red in the sun ; flesh dull yellow, soft, dry ; stone obloag, 

 with bitter kernel. The blossoms will bear a severe frost 

 without injury. One of the largest growing and hardiest 

 apricots we have. 



RUSSIAN. 

 Very valuable, being productive and of good quality 

 and ripening early ; tree hardy. 



SHIPLEYS, 

 (^Blenheim). Small or medium size ; skin orange ; 

 flesh deep yellow, juicy and moderately rich; store 

 roundish with bitter kernel ; growth vigorous but slen- 

 der. Early variety. 



ST. AMBROISE. 



Large, early ; color yellow, reddish next the sun; flesh 

 juicy, sweet and rich. Almost the size and earlier than 

 the Moorpark ; season medium. 

 TURKEY. 



Roundish, of medium size, yellow, with brownish 

 orange cheek ; flesh yellow, firm, sweet and slightly acid ;; 

 freestone. Season late. 



