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THE ROMAN APRICOT, 



The Roman Apricot. Langley's Pomona, p. 89, t. 15, f. 4. 



Miller's Diet, ed, 8, no. 4. Forsyth's Treatise, ed. 5, p. 3. 



Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 19. 

 Abricot coraraun. Duham. Traite, 1. 135, t. 2. Noisette 



Jard.fr. 2, p. 3, t. 1. JHor*. Soc. .FrwzY Cat. no. 40. 

 Die Gemeine Apricose. Christ. Pomol. Handw. p. 646. 



Baumann Taschenb. 389. 

 Die grosse Gemeine Apricose. Mayer, Pom. Francon. v. i. 



p. 31, f. 2. 



The most common Apricot that is cultivated, 

 and, with the exception, perhaps, of the Masculine, 

 the worst. It is not, therefore, its merit that has 

 gained it a place in this work ; but the being an 

 old variety, which has acquired a station it does not 

 deserve, its only good quality being its productive- 

 ness. In the Gardens and Nurseries it is con- 

 tinually confounded with other sorts, particularly 

 with the Turkey and the Brussels, two kinds 

 superior in quality, especially the former, and both 

 of which ripen some days later : the former is 

 distinguishable by its finer, rounder, more highly 

 coloured, firm, and rich fruit, with a sweet kernel ; 

 the latter by the deep colour of its skin, even on 

 a wall, and its firm, juicy, subacid pulp. The 

 French do not appear to distinguish the Brussels 

 from the Roman, both of which are probably com- 

 prehended under their Abricot commun ; and it 

 must be confessed that they are very similar. 



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