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2G. AMY GD AL ACEiE . 
Much less frequent than a. and mostly of very indifferent 
quality, with hard v. flesh firmly clinging to the stone. The 
better soft or freestone white-fleshed sorts (P. calvos moflares 
brancos ) occur, however, occasionally to the westward (“ Tabua, 
Logar Debaixo, Arco de Calheta”, &c., Sr. Moniz). 
ttf2. Prunus L. 
ftfl. P. Armeniaca L. Apricot. Damasco ; the tr. Damas- 
queiro. 
L. smooth orbicular-ovate or oval subcordate acuminate ; 
fi. sessile ; fr. velvety-pubescent globose with a lateral groove 
indehiscent orange-y. ; flesh thick juicy. — Desf. i. 393; Brot. 
ii. 250; Koch 228. Armeniaca vulgaris Lam., DC. ii. 532. — 
Tr. per. Mad. cult. reg. 1, 2, ccc. Gardens, vineyards, &c., 
everywhere, rarely spontaneously. — FI. Jan. -March ; fr. June, 
July. — A standard-tr. 20-30 ft. high, distinguishable by the 
cinnamon-reddish hue of the young 1. and shoots. L. firm, 
smooth and shining. FI. snow-white appearing before the 1. 
Fr. in INI ad. usually small and very inferior in flavour, also, 
especially if eaten with the rind or skin, apt to cause diarrhoea, 
but making an excellent preserve. Kernels bitter. The sorts 
chiefly cult, are Damascos legitimos ou Alperches, I). brancos , 
D. churros ou Albricoqucs, Maracotoes, Francezes, See. The 
Damasco preto, Purple Apricot or Apricot-plum (A. dasgearpa 
Pers.), known by its small round velvety v.-purple plum-like 
fr., also now and then occurs. 
ttf2. P. dome stic a L. Plum. Ameixa ; the tr. Ameixieira. 
Branches without spines, always smooth ; 1. lanceolate-ovate, 
a little pubescent beneath; ped. mostly pubescent and in pairs; 
cal. velvety within. — Desf. i. 394; Brot. i. 250; EB. t. 1783; 
Sm. E. FI. ii. 865; Hook. Sc. i. 160: DC. ii. 533; Koch 228. 
I\ communis y. Bab. 89. — Tr. per. Mad. cult. reg. 2, ccc. About 
cottage-fields and gardens, everywhere from 1000-3000 ft. FI. 
April, May; fr. June, July. — A small standard tr. 15-20 ft. 
high with white fl. appearing together with or a little before 
the young 1. 
a. Fr. oblong; Subv. : 1) fr. v. -black, Ameixa preta, c; 2) fr. 
purple-r., Am. incarnada , cc; 8) fr. v., Am. amarella , c; &c. 
[4. Fr. globose; Subv. : 1) fr. v. -black, sweet, Abrunho , in fl. 
at P t0 da Cruz and Arco de S. Jorge in the north, March, cc; 2) 
fr. purple-red, crisp-fleshy, Ameixa Ingleza , Orleans Plum, c ; 3) 
fr. y. ; 4) fr. y.-gr., Ameixa verde ou 1 la inha Claudia , Green 
Gage, r; &c. 
I must leave other Mad. botanists to determine whether, 
