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variety is not much valued in England, I have tasted some 

 which were of very good quality, our hot sun probably caus- 

 ing a more perfect maturity of the fruit. 



MUSCH-MUSCH. Pr.cat. Lond. hort. cat. 



Abricot Muscli. \ Gros MuscJu 



This highly esteemed variety was brought a few years since 

 from the city of Musch, on the frontiers of Turkey, adjoining 

 Persia. It is described by European authors to be round, of 

 a deep yellow colour, remarkable for the transparency of its 

 pulp, through which the stone is perceptible ; the flesh very 

 delicate and pleasant ; the fruit ripens about the middle of 

 July. The Bon Jardinier I perceive describes two varieties of it ; 

 but as this practice is very prevalent in that work, the exist- 

 ence of more than one is a matter of doubt. 



RED ANGOUMOIS. Pr, cat. 



Abricotier rouge ou Angoumois. N. Duh. 

 Angoumois. O. Duh. Roz. Lond. Hort, cat, 

 Abricot violet. Lux. cat. 



This variety does not form so large a tree as the Roman and 

 most other varieties ; its leaves vary considerably from the usual 

 form of the other kinds, being of greater length than breadth, 

 nearly oval, and commonly attended with two small ears or 

 appendages at their base ; the fruit is small, often oblong, and 

 from fourteen to sixteen lines in its greatest diameter — the 

 groove which extends from the base to the apex is not very ap- 

 parent ; the skin is a reddish yellow where shaded, and a fine 

 vinous red with some brownish specks next the sun ; the flesh 

 is also yellow approaching to red, melting, and of a very rich 

 and very pleasant vinous flavour, with a slight degree of aci- 

 dity, and a strong and penetrating odour ; the stone does not 

 adhere in the least to the flesh, its form is almost round, and it 

 contains a sweet kernel, which has the taste of a fresh filbertt 



