48 THE APRICOT. 



NEWHALL'S EARLY. 



Origin. Lynn, Mass. Fruit j medium, short, oval, bright orange, deep 

 red cheek, tender, juicy, rich delicious flavor ; clingstone. Season, last July, 

 early in August. 'Cole.) 



RlNGOLD. 



Originated, Athens, Ga. Fruit, large, roundish, a little ohlong ; suture 

 slight ; skin, light orange, darker in the sun, where it is beautifully doited 

 with carmine ; flesh, deep yellow, juicy and excellent. Ripens just after 

 the orange ; hardy and productive. (Wm. N. White.) 



ROYAL. 



Abricot Koyale. 



A French variety, with large leaves, and vigorous habit of growth. Fruit, 

 above medium, roundish oval, slightly compressed, dull yellow, with a little 

 red ; flesh, pale orange, firm and juicy. Last of July. 



SHAKER PARA. 



A variety not yet, to our knowledge, introduced. We have only seen it 

 in the Journal of the London Horticultural Society. Its name, meaning 

 "bit of sugar,'"' is the only description given. 



SHIPLEY'S. 



Shipley's Large, | Blenheim. 



From England : a good grower, and productive. Fruit, large, oval' 

 orange yellow, juicy, sweet; kernel, bitter. Season, last July. 



TEXAS. 



Originated, Athens, Ga. Fruit, email, round, color dark maroon, darker 

 in the sun ; suture, slight, a mere line ; flesh, juicy and pleasant, except 

 at the stone, where it is astringent. Adheres to the stone. (W. N. White.) 



TURKEY. 

 Large Turkey, | De Nancy. 



Fruit, medium, round, deep yellow in the shade, mottled with brownish 

 orange in the sun: flesh, pale yellow, firm, juicy; kernel, sweet. Season, 

 middle August. 



The Blotched Leaved Turkey, or Gold Blotched, is a sub-variety, in all 

 respects resembling the common Turkey, except having most of the leaves 

 more or less blotched with yellow. 



CLASS III. Varieties superseded by better sorts. 



ALBEKGE. 

 Albergier. 

 Frnit, small, roundish, yellow ; flesh, firm, vinous. Middle of August. 



BRUSSELS. 



Frnlt, medium, oval, compressed, pale yellow, with dark brown specks : flesh, yellow. fiitt. 

 brisk flavor ; kernel, bitter. Middle of August, 



