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SELECT APRICOTS. 



The Apricot IS one of the most beautiful and delicious fruits we possess ; and its 

 value is greatly enhanced by the season of its ripening— between cherries and peaches. 



in a selection of choice garden fruits, it is quite indispensable. It succeeds admira - 

 ply, trained m Espalier form, which will be found advantageous in small gardens as 

 It may occupy a house, wall, fence or trellis, leaving the open ground for other trees. 

 in cold sections too, where the tree gets winter killed, or the blossoms injured by late 

 spring frosts, these Espalier trees can easily be protected by mat or board screens. 

 ±or stiff and damp soils, they should be on plum stocks ; but on light, loamy, gravellv 

 and sandy soils, the peach is better. To protect against the Curculio, see directions 

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PEICES OF APEICOT TREES. 



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On Peach Stock, 50 cts. />, X 



On Plum " ., ^ " (//^ 



BEAUGE. — A new Foreign variety, highly recommended. 



BREDA.— Small, round, dull orange, marked with red in the sun ; flesh orange col- 

 ored, juicy, rich and vinous; parts from the stone; kernel sweet. Tree hardy 

 and prolific. End of July and beginning of August. 



BELLE DE TOULOUSE. 



CANINO GROSSO.— Large, juicy and rich; tree robust and hardy. 



DE COULANGE. 



EARLY GOLDEN", (Dubois.)— Small pale orange, flesh orange, juicy and sweet. 



Tree hardy and productive. The original tree at Fishkill, is said to have yielded 



$90 worth of fruit in one season. Beginning of July. 

 KAISHA. — Medium size, fine quality ; early. 

 LONG RED. 

 LARGE EARLY.— Large, orange, with a red cheek ; flesh sweet, rich and excellent ; 



parts from the stone. Tree vigorous and productive. Beginning of August. 

 MALCOM'S BREDA. — A sub- variety of Breda, said to be as productive and larger. 

 MOORPARK. — One of the largest and finest apricots ; yellow, with a red cheek ; 



flesh orange, sweet, juicy and rich ; parts from the stone. Very productive. 

 ORANGE. — Medium size, orange, with a ruddy cheek; flesh rather dry ; requires 



ripening in the house ; adheres slightly to the stone. End of July. 

 PEACH. — A very large, handsome and excellent variety, quite similar to the Mooi*- 



park. 

 PURPLE OR BLACK APRICOT.— This is quite distinct, in all respects from oth- 

 ers, very much like a plum, small, pale red, purple in the sun ; flesh yellow, juicy 



and pleasant. The tree has slender dark shoots, and small, oval, glossy foliage. 



It is as hardy as a plum, and therefore worthy of attention where the fiiiest sorts 



are too tender. August. 

 RED MASCULINE.— Small, but the earliest to ripen. 

 SARDINIAN. — Small, rich, but not juicy; the earliest. 

 ST. AMBROISE.— One of the largest and finest apricots, ripening about same time 



as Large Early. 

 TURKEY. — Large, rich, fine; a little later than Moorpark. The BlotcJied Leaved is, 



merely a sub- variety of this ; same in quality, season, &c. 



