134> APRICOTS. 



apex. Skin covered with a very fine velvety down, of 

 a pale red on the shaded side, of a deep red or purple 

 on the side next the sun. Flesh pale red, except near 

 the stone, where it is of a deep orange colour, from 

 which it separates. Juice subacid, with a somewhat 

 astringent, but pleasant flavour. Kernel sweet. 



Ripe the middle and end of August. 



This singular little Apricot is highly esteemed in 

 France, from whence it was introduced by Sir Joseph 

 Banks, and bore fruit for the first time in this country, 

 in his garden at Spring Grove, in 1799. At a short 

 distance it has more the appearance of an Orleans Plum 

 than an Apricot. 



10. RED MASCULINE. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 9. 

 Masculine. Langley, p. 88. t. 15. fig. 1. Miller ', 



No. 1. 



Abricot Precoce. Duhamel, No. 1. t. 1. 



Abricot Hatif Musque. Ib. 



Fruit small, of a roundish figure, about four inches 

 and a half in circumference each way. Suture rather 

 rather deep, and considerably swelled on one of its sides. 

 Skin pale orange next the wall ; when fully exposed, of 

 a red colour next the sun, marked with dark red or 

 purplish spots. Flesh pale or orange, full of a sweet 

 musky juice. Stone obtuse, thick, smooth, and separates 

 clean from the flesh. Kernel bitter. 



Ripe the middle and end of July. 



The Masculine Apricot ripened at Twickenham in 

 1727, on a south wall, May 21st Langley. 



This is the earliest Apricot cultivated in England. 

 The tree is tender, and requires to be planted on a 

 south, or south-east aspect, in a warm and sheltered si- 

 tuation, without which the crops are seldom abundant. 



11. ROMAN. Langley, Pom. p. 89. t. 15. f. 9* 

 Pom. Mag. 1. 13. 



Abricot Commun, Duhamel, 1. p. 135. t. 2. 



