THE APRICOT. 



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Brown's Early. 



Origin, Chelsea, Mass. 



Fruit large, short oval, yellow, bright red cheek. Flesh yellow, 

 melting, rich, juicy, luscious flavor. Season, middle to last of July. 

 (Cole.) 



Brussels. 



The Brussels Apricot is not -a fine fruit in this country, but it is a 

 good bearer in light soils. 



Fruit of medium size, rather oval, and flattened on its side. Skin 

 pale yellow, dotted with white in the shade, but often marked with a 

 little russety brown in the sun. Suture deep next the stalk. Flesh 

 yellow, rather firm, with a lively but not rich flavor. Kernel bitter. 

 Middle of August. The Brussels of some collections is the Breda. 



Burlington. 



Baised by Mrs. Woolman, Burlington, 1ST. J. Tree vigorous. 



Fruit medium to large, oblong, somewhat compressed at the sides, 

 with a distinct suture. Skin golden yellow, with numerous red spots 

 and a ruddy tint on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh yellowish, 

 sweet, and fine. Middle of July to the first of August. This variety is 

 probably out of existence. 



Canino Grosso. 



A variety from the Papal States of Italy, introduced by Thomas 

 Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England. Tree hardy and a vigorous 

 grower. 



Fruit quite large. Skin orange, becoming red in the sun. Flesh 

 rich reddish yellow, melting, high-flavored. Middle July. 



Claude Bidot. 

 From France. Tree vigorous and productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish ovate, deep suture, half round. Skin deep 

 orange yellow, spotted and shaded with deep red. Flesh deep yellow, 

 slightly colored with red on the side of the sun. Flesh fine, melting, 

 sugary, aromatic. Stone medium, roundish ovate. Kernel very sweet. 

 (An. Pom.) 



Comice de Toulon. 



Of French origin. 



Fruit large, roundish ovate. Skin very downy, yellow, becoming 

 orange in the sun, with deep carmine dots. Flesh orange yellow, fine, 

 juicy, aromatic. Kernel sweet. Early July. (An. Pom.) 



Des Farges. 

 Originated near Lyons, France. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oval, golden yellow, covered with a 

 short down. Flesh orange yellow, fine, juicy, musky perfumed. Stone 

 large. Separates free from the flesh. Last of June. (Yerg.) 



