THE APRICOT. 



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Oullins Early Peach. 

 A variety of the Peach Apricot, differing only in time of ripening. 



Peach. 



Anson's Imperial. Royal Peach. Peche . 



Abricot Peche. De Nancy. Du Luxembourg. 



Peche Grosse. Wurtemburg. Pfirsiche. 



The Peach Apricot, originally from Piedmont, has long been con- 

 sidered the finest variety ; and it is with us the largest and most excel- 

 lent sort cultivated — being often as large as a Peach — of medium size, 

 handsome, and of delicious flavor. It very strongly resembles the 

 Moorpark, but the two are readily distinguished by the eye when stand- 

 ing near each other, and the fruit of the Peach is rather larger and 

 finer, and a few days earlier. 



Fruit of the largest size, about two and a half inches in diameter, 

 roundish, rather flattened, and somewhat compressed on its sides, with 

 a well-marked suture. Skin yellow in the shade, but deep orange, mot- 

 tled with dark brown, on the sunny side. Flesh of a fine yellow saffron 

 color, juicy, rich, and high-flavored. Stone with the same pervious 

 passage as the Moorpark, and with a bitter kernel. 



Pine Apple. 

 Ananas. 



Fruit large, roundish, flattened, and marked with a rather shallow 

 suture. Skin thin and delicate, deep golden yellow in the shade, with a 

 high-colored red cheek where exposed to sun, and speckled with large 

 and small red specks. Flesh reddish yellow, somewhat firm, juicy, rich 

 pine-apple flavor. Stone oval. Kernel bitter. Middle August. 

 (Hogg.) 



Portugal. 

 Male. 



Fruit small, resembling in shape and size the Red Masculine, round, 

 divided on one side by a deep suture. Skin pale yellow on the shaded 

 side, deep yellow tinged with red, and marked with brown and red rus- 

 set spots next the sun. Flesh deep yellow, tender, melting, rich sugary, 

 musky, adhering somewhat to the stone. Stone almost round. Kernel 

 bitter. Middle of August. (Hogg.) 



■ Provence. 



Abricot de Provence. 



Fruit small, compressed on the sides, with a deep suture, higher on 

 one side, yellow, with red in the sun. Flesh yellow, melting, rich, rather 

 dry, pleasant. Kernel sweet. End of July. 



