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rich, and high flavored. Sweet kernel. Quite early, or a week 

 or two after midsuinmer. Hardy for an apricot, and very pro- 

 ductive. Fig. 487. Africa. 



Brussels. Size medium, rather oval, compressed; pale yellow, 

 dotted white in the shade, russety brown to the sun ; suture deep 

 at base ; flesh yellow, rather firm, moderately rich. Rather late. 



Budd. Small, oblong, yellow with fine red cheek ; sweet, juicy, 

 rather fibrous. Good. Ripens early in August. Russian! 

 Too small for market. 



Burlington. Rather large, oblong, suture distinct; skin golden 

 yellow, dotted red, and a blush to the sun; flesh }-ellowish, 

 sweet, good. Last half of July. New Jerse}'. . 



Dartmouth. Medium, an inch and a half in diameter, round; 

 dark crimson and orange, with light bloom. Quality very good.' 

 Tree a free grower. 



Early Golden.* (Dubois' Apricot.) Small, an inch and a fourth 

 in diameter, round-oval, nearly smooth ; suture narrow, distinct ; 

 surface wholly pale orange ; flesh orange, raoderately juicy, 

 sweet, good, free from the stone. Kernel sweet. Early, or ten 

 days before the Moorpark. Hardy, very productive, profitable for 

 market. Origin, Dutchess County, N. Y. 



Early Moorpark. Medium large, round orange, compressed, very 

 good. Ripens about three weeks earlier than Moorpark. 



Gibb.* Medium, roundish, very light yellow, sub-acid, juicy, 

 good. Ripens early. Russian. Freestone. 



Harris. Medium, roundish oval, flattened, suture distinct, bright 

 yellow, red cheek, juicy, good. Hardy, productive. Ripens 

 middle of July to first of August. New York. 



Hemskirke.* Large, roundish, compressed ; surface orange, with 

 a red cheek ; flesh bright orange, rich, juicy, sprightly. Kernel 

 bitter. Stone rather small. Resembles Moorpark, but smaller ; 

 a little earlier, and stone not perforate. English. 



Lafayette. Very large, oval, light yellow, marbled red in the sun ; 

 flesh high flavored and excellent. Ripens in August. 



Large Early. Size medium, oblong, compressed, suture deep, 

 slightly downy ; pale orange, with a Spotted bright orange cheek, 

 very handsome ; flesh free from the stone, pale orange, rich, 

 juicy. Ripens at or a little before midsummer. Fig. 488. South 

 of France. 



Montgamet. (Alberge de Montagmet.) Small, roundish, slightly 

 compressed; deep yellow ; flesh reddish, firm, with a ratherbri.sk 

 flavor ; stone compressed. Early. Leaves with stipules. One 

 of the best for preserving. 



Moorpark.* (Anson's, Dunmore's Breda, Temple's.) Large, two 

 inches in diameter) , nearly round, slightly compressed ; surface 

 orange, with a deep orange-red cheek, and with numerous darker 

 dots ; flesh free from the stone, bright yellowish orange, rather 

 firm, quite juicy, with a rich, high flavor. Kernel bitter. Stone 



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