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have had full exposure ; flesh free, juicy, and rich. Tree 

 hardy and a good cropper. Late August to early Sep- 

 tember. 



Moor Park (fig. 1007). — Fruit large, roundish, com- 

 pressed, flattened on the summit ; skin brownish-orange 

 with brownish-red specks; flesh dull-orange, juicy, pecu- 

 liarly rich and excellent. Is not liable to become mealy; 

 but in some unfavourable seasons and situations it occa- 

 sionally does not ripen thoroughly on the side next the 

 wall, and in wet seasons it sometimes cracks. Extensively 

 cultivated, and deservedly so. It is said to have been 

 imported from the Continent by Lord Anson, and planted 

 at Moor Park, near Kickmansworth. 



Musch-Musch. — Fruit small, roundish, If inch in 

 diameter; skin slightly downy, lemon-yellow, deep-orange 

 tinged with red next the sun; flesh somewhat transparent, 



parting from the stone, tender, and rich. Bears abun- 

 dantly; fruit excellent for preserving. Said to be culti- 

 vated in Egypt. 



New Large Early. — In appearance this resembles Large 

 Early, but is richer in flavour, and ripens a fortnight ear- 

 lier. The mentioning of these two important facts will 

 alone suffice to commend this variety to the notice of 

 cultivators, and a place for one or more trees should be 

 found in every garden where the Apricot will succeed. 



Oullin's Early. — A variety of the Peach Apricot, equal 

 to it in size, surpassing it in flavour; ripens the beginning 

 of August. The tree is a first-rate grower and a free 

 bearer ; the bark is conspicuously shining. Should be 

 planted on a southern aspect to supply very early fruits. 



Peach. — Eruit large after the style of Large Early, oval 

 and flattened, sutured; skin yellow, darker where exposed; 



Pig 1007.— Apricot. Moor Park. 



flesh deep-yellow, juicy, and very richly flavoured, parting 

 freely from the stone. Early September. 



Powell's Late. -Resembles Moor Park, and is quite as 

 free a cropper, but is of hardier constitution. Fruits 

 medium, richly coloured: flesh juicy, and highly flavoured. 

 A comparatively new kind and a great acquisition, the 

 fruit not ripening until the middle of September. 



Roman. — Fruit above the middle size, oval, compressed; 

 skin pale-orange, dotted with red next the sun; flesh pale- 

 yellow, parting readily from the stone, soft, and soon be- 

 coming mealy, especially if not gathered a little before it 

 is fully ripe. Tree vigorous and a great bearer. 



Royal. — Fruit about the size of Moor Park, roundish 

 oval, slightly compressed : skin dull-yellow, tinged with 

 red next the sun; flesh pale-orange, juicy, and rich. Ripens 

 about ten days earlier than Moor Park, to which it bears 

 much resemblance. Raised in the garden of the Luxem- 

 bourg. 



Shipley's (Blenheim). — Fruit large, oval: skin yellow; 

 flesh juicy, not so rich as Moor Park. A good sort for 

 culinary purposes. Ripe mid-August. Allied to Large 

 Early. 



St. Ambroise. — A large-h-uited early variety, the fruit 

 being tit for use by the middle of August. It has a juicy 

 rich flesh, and is of similar flavour to Moor Park. Tree 

 hardy, and a great bearer. 



Tin-key. — Fruit large, spherical, deep -yellow, with a 

 number of brownish -orange spots and blotches on the ex- 



posed side; flesh pale-yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, with a 

 little acid, very rich and excellent, stone separating freely. 

 Ripens on a south wall about mid-August. 



Selection of sorts suitable for growing under glass. — 

 Frogmore Early, Hemskerk, Large Early, Moor Park, 

 Oullin's Early, Shipley, Powell's Late. 



[A. W.] 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE CHERRY. 



Origin — Classification — Cultivation— Soil and Situ- 

 ation — Planting — Pruning and Training— Pro- 

 tection — Propagation— Budding and Grafting 

 — Under Glass — Diseases and Insects — List of 

 Varieties. 



The cultivated varieties of Cherries have 

 been derived from two species of Prunus 

 which grow wild in Britain, namely, P. Cerasus, 

 the wild Cherry, and P. Avium, the Gean, 

 The former is the origin of the Morello, Duke, 

 and Kentish Cherries, and the latter of the 

 Gean, Heart, and Bigarreau varieties. The 



