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THE APRICOT. 
Fruit of middle size, nearly round, not compressed. Skin 
fine deep yellow in the shade, mottled with brownish orange in 
the sun. Flesh pale yellow, firm, quite juicy, with a flavour in 
which there is an excellent mingling of sweet and acid. Kernel 
nearly as sweet as that of an almond, which, as well as the 
form and colour, distinguishes this sort from the Roman. Ripe 
the middle of August. 
The Blotched leaved Turkey, or Gold Blotched, ( Abricot 
macule ,) is a sub-variety, very well known here, resembling the 
common Turkey in all respects, except that it has in the centre 
of each leaf a large yellowish spot. It is a thrifty tree and 
bears delicious fruit. Ours is not identical with the Turkey, as 
the last edition of the L. H. S.’s Catalogue arranges it, but is a 
globular fruit, and a true variation of the Turkey. 
White Masculine. Thomp. Lind. Fors. 
White Apricot. Early White Masculine. 
Abricot Blanc. 0. Dvh. Nois. Blanc, ) ac. to 
Abricotier Blanc. N. Buh. White Algiers ? ) Thorny 
This scarcely differs from the Red Masculine before described, 
except in colour. It is four or five days later. 
Fruit small and roundish. Skin nearly white, rarely with a 
little reddish brown on one side. Flesh white, delicate, a little 
fibrous, adheres a little to the stone, and has a delicate, pleasant 
juice. Kernel bitter. 
The Alsace, St. Ambrosia, Kaisha, Tardive d’Orleans and 
’Yiard are new foreign varieties of reputed excellence, but wo 
have not seen the fruit. 
Curious or ornamental varieties. The Briancon Apricot, 
(A. brigantiaca , Dec.) a very distinct species, so much resem- 
bling a plum as to be called the Briancon Plum by many 
authors ( Prune de Briancon , Poit.), is a small irregular tree or 
shrub, ten or twelve feet high, a native of the Alps. It bears a 
great abundance of small round yellow plum-like fruit in 
clusters, which are scarcely eatable ; but in France and Pied- 
mont the kernels of this variety make the 44 huile de marmotte,” 
which is worth double the price of the olive oil. 
The Double flowering Apricot is a pretty ornamental tree, 
yet rare with us. 
Selection of Apricots for a small garden . Large Early, Breda, 
Peach, Moorpark. 
Selection for a cold or northern climate . Red Masculine, 
Roman, Breda. 
