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and even its skin has scarcely any bitterness. This variety 

 ripens at Paris early in July and rather before the Roman ; 

 the tree seems to flourish most in calcareous soils, and succeeds 

 best in an open exposure and free atmosphere ; in the espalier 

 form it does not do well and produces but little. This fine 

 apricot is stated to be yet rare in the environs of Paris, but is 

 common in the French provinces of Guienne, Anjou, Lyons, 

 and Dauphiny, where it is preferred to the other kinds, which 

 they deem too insipid. 



PROVENCE. Pr. cat. 

 Ahricot de Provence. Duh. Roz. Lond. Hort. cat. 



This variety resembles the Angoumois ; it is tolerably pro- 

 ductive, and succeeds as well in the espalier as in the stan- 

 dard form ; its leaves are small, almost round, and terminated 

 by a pretty broad point ; the fruit is small, slightly flattened, 

 and fifteen to sixteen lines in its greatest diameter, and the 

 groove, which is deeper than in other varieties, has one of its 

 sides more projecting than the other ; the skin is yellow on the 

 shaded side, and bright red next the sun ; the flesh is a very 

 deep yellow, less melting than that of the Angoumois, but of 

 a rich and very aromatic vinous flavour ; the stone is uneven, 

 and contains a sweet kernel ; the fruit is at maturity in the 

 Parisian climate, as well as in this vicinity, the end of July or 

 beginning of August, according to the exposition. I imported 

 this variety a few years since from a source I presume to be 

 one of the most accurate, and I find the trees I have propa- 

 gated to be remarkable for their vigorous and rapid growths 



APRICOT OF NOOR. Pr. cat. 

 Abricotier de Noor. N. Duh. 



This new variety, which of late years only has been culti- 

 vated in the Imperial Luxembourg nursery, is thus described 



