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it would be improved by a wall. It is recommended 

 as a profitable sort for the market gardener. 



17. White Per drigon P. — Ripens at the same time 

 with the preceding. This is an old inhabitant of 

 our gardens, and is one of the various Perdrigons 

 which are dried in France, and exported as sweet- 

 meats under the name of Brignole prunes. 



The fruit are about the middle size, oval, and a 

 little pointed towards the stalk ; colour a light yel- 

 low, with a few red spots on the side next the sun. 

 The pulp is greenish yellow, firm, does not leave 

 the stone freely, is juicy, and finely flavoured. The 

 tree is a good bearer, but requires a wall to have it 

 in perfection. 



18. Apricot P, — So called from resemblance. 

 Ripens from the beginning to the middle of Septem- 

 ber. The fruit are large and nearly round, with a 

 deep furrow ; colour yellow, sometimes tinged with 

 red next the sun, with a thin white bloom on the 

 surface. The pulp, though firm, is melting, and 

 quits the stone, yielding an agreeable, sweet juice. 



The tree takes a handsome form on a wall, and is 

 generally a good bearer. 



19. Roche Corhon P, — Ripens about the middle of 

 September. This is a first-rate dessert fruit ; is 

 large and oval ; colour dark red on the exposed side, 

 and thickly spotted with brown, and powdered with 

 azure bloom. The pulp melting, slightly adhering 

 to the stone; the juice abundant, very rich, and 

 high flavoured. The tree is not vigorous, but forms 



