THE APRICOT. 439 



OULLINS EARLY PEACH. 

 A variety of the Peach Apricot, differing only in time of ripening. 



PEACH. 



Anson's Imperial. Royal Peach. Peche. 



Abricot Peche. De Nancy. Du Luxembourg. 



Peche Grosse. Wurtemburg. Pfirsiche. 



The Peach Apricot, originally from Piedmont, has long been con- 

 sidered the finest variety ; and it is with us the largest and most excel- 

 lent sort cultivated being often as large as a Peach of medium size, 

 handsome, and of delicious flavor. It very strongly resembles the 

 Moorpark, but the two are readily distinguished by the eye when stand- 

 ing near each other, and the fruit of the Peach is rather larger and 

 finer, and a few days earlier. 



Fruit of the largest size, about two and a half inches in diameter, 

 roundish, rather flattened, and somewhat compressed on its sides, with 

 a well-marked suture. Skin yellow in the shade, but deep orange, mot- 

 tled with dark brown, on the sunny side. Flesh of a fine yellow saffron 

 color, juicy, rich, and high-flavored. Stone with the same pervious 

 passage as the Moorpark, and with a bitter kernel. 



PINE APPLE. 

 Ananas. 



Fruit large, roundish, flattened, and marked with a rather shallow 

 suture. Skin thin and delicate, deep golden yellow in the shade, with a 

 high-colored red cheek where exposed to sun, and speckled with large 

 and small red specks. Flesh reddish yellow, somewhat firm, juicy, rich 

 pine-apple flavor. Stone oval. Kernel bitter. Middle August. 

 (Hogg.) 



PORTUGAL. 

 Male. 



Fruit small, resembling in shape and size the Red Masculine, round, 

 divided on one side by a deep suture. Skin pale yellow on the shaded 

 side, deep yellow tinged with red, and marked with brown and red rus- 

 set spots next the sun. Flesh deep yellow, tender, melting, rich sugary, 

 musky, adhering somewhat to the stone. Stone almost round. Kernel 

 bitter. Middle of August. (Hogg.) 



PROVENCE. 

 Abricot de Provence. 



Fruit small, compressed on the sides, with a deep suture, higher on 

 one side, yellow, with red in the sun. Flesh yellow, melting, rich, rather 

 dry, pleasant. Kernel sweet. End of July. 



