APRICOTS. 



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HOLLAND. Pr. cat. 



Ahricof de HoUa de. Duh, Roz. Lond. Hort. cat. 

 Ahricotier Aveline. N. Duh. 

 Amande Aveline. O. Duh. Roz. 



This is a small fruit, almost globular, and about fifteen lines 

 in diameter ; the longitudinal groove which extends from the 

 base to the summit is very apparent, although not deep, and 

 its sides are generally uneven. The skin is a beautiful yellow 

 on the shaded side, and a dark red on that which is exposed to 

 the sun ; the flesh is a dark yellow, and of a rich and excel- 

 lent flavour ; the stone is of a round-oval form, seven lines in 

 length, and half that in thickness ; it encloses a kernel, which 

 is not only free from bitterness, but on the contrary, is of very 

 pleasant taste, resembling considerably that of a filbert or a 

 sweet almond. This apricot is one of the best varieties ; the 

 tree is very productive and seldom fails to bear well in the es- 

 palier form. Duhamel states that it yields the most fruit 

 wben propagated on the cherry plum, and that the fruit is 

 larger in size but less in quantity when budded on the St. Ju- 

 lien. It can also be increased from the seed without inoculat- 

 ing, in which case the roots are as red as coral. 



ROMAN. Pr. cat. Po3i. mag. Mil. Laxg. pom. For. 

 LoxD. hort. cat. 



Ahricot commun. O. Duh. and other French writers and catalogues. 

 Die Gemeine Apricose. Christ. Tasch. 

 Die giosse Gemeine Apricose. Mayer. 



This variety being very particularly described in the Pomo- 

 logical Magazine, I extract the following therefrom. 



" The most common apricot that is cultivated, and with the 

 exception perhaps of the Masculine, the worst. It is not, 

 therefore, its merits that has gained it a place in this work : 

 but the being an old variety, which has acquired a station it 

 does not deserve, — its only good quality being its productive- 



