THE APRICOT. 



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Fruit very large, oval. Skin light yellow, marbled with red next the 

 sun. Flesh high-flavored and excellent. Ripens in August. (W. R. 

 Prince.) 



Large Early. 



Gros Precoce. De St. Jean. Precoce d'Esperin. 



Gros d' Alexandria Gros Fruhe. d'Hongrie. 



De St. Jean Rouge. 



A fine, large, early variety from France, of vigorous growth, and one 

 of the best of the early sorts. 



Fruit of medium size, rather oblong, and compressed. Suture deep. 

 Skin slightly downy, pale orange in the shade, fine bright orange with a 

 few ruddy spots in the sun. Flesh separating readily from the stone, 

 orange-colored, rich, and juicy. Kernel bitter. Middle of July. 



Large Red. 



Gros Rouge. Gros Rouge Hatif. 



This is a variety of the Peach Apricot, the tree hardier than the 

 Moorpark. 



Fruit large, deep orange red. Flesh rich, juicy, separating freely 

 from the stone. Kernel bitter. Last July. 



Liabaud. 



Origin, near Lyons, France. 



Fruit large, ovate, depressed at ends. Skin dull yellow, shaded 

 with orange in the sun. Flesh orange yellow, translucent, fine, melting, 

 sugary. Stone ovate, obtuse at summit. July. (Yerg.) 



Luizet. 



Originated near Lyons, France. Tree vigorous. 



Fruit large, ovate truncated at apex. Skin thick, orange yellow, 

 washed and dotted with deep crimson. Flesh yellow, firm, sugary, per- 

 fumed. Stone large. Freestone. July. (Yerg.) 



Mexico. 

 Originated near Lyons, France. 



Fruit medium, ovate elongated. Skin thick, greenish yellow, wash- 

 ed with reddish brown. Flesh pale yellow, fine, tender, sugary, musky. 

 Stone obtuse at apex end. July. (Yerg.) 



MONTGAMET. 

 Crotte. Alberge de Montgamet. 



Fruit small, oval, somewhat compressed on the sides, and marked with 

 a shallow suture. Skin pale yellow, with a slight tinge of red on the 

 side next the sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, adhering to the stone, juicy, 

 and agreeably acid. When well ripened, highly perfumed. Stone round- 

 ish. Kernel bitter. End of July. (Hogg.) 



