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Report upon the Varieties of Apricot. 



17. Orange Apricot. 

 Syn. Orange. Switzer, Fruit Gardener, p. 100. Langley, Pom. 



p. 89. Forsyth, Treatise, p. 2. Hort. Soc. Cat. 



No. 14. 







Early Orange. 



ib. 



No. 14. Syn. 



Royal Orange. 



ib. 



No. 15. 



Royal. 



ib. 



No. 20. 



Royal George. 



ib. 



No. 21. 



Royal Persian. 



ib. 



No. 23. 



D'Orange. Knoop, Pomology, p. 62 







Leaves flat, pendulous, tapering. Fruit nearly spherical, downy ; of a more intense 

 bright orange colour than other Apricots, interspersed with some minute specks. Flesh 

 tender, bright orange, in some seasons juicy, but not highly flavoured ; adhering to the 

 stone. The latter is middle-sized, being larger than that of the Breda and flatter, con- 

 taining like it a sweet kernel. Generally an abundant bearer, and is chiefly useful for 

 preserving. 



It is not yet certain which of the French sorts this may be. Of 

 the ten sorts described by Duhamel, there are four with sweet 

 kernels, none of which appear to be exactly the same as the 

 Orange. It may be distinguished from the Breda by its colour 

 being more intense, both outside and inside, and by its flesh ad- 

 hering to the stone, which in the Breda separates from it. 



The remaining sorts described in books, upon which no sufficient 

 information has been procured are the 



Albergier de Tours, 



Ordinaire, 



de Portugal. 



But none of these are of any importance. 



