those who have considered it as a Turkey Apricot have been decidedly wrong. 2. BREDA. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 2. Pom. Mag. t. 146. Abricot de Hollande, or Amande Aveline. Duhamel, Vol. i. p. 138. t. 4. according to the Pom. Mag. Royal Persian. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 23. Fruit rather small, its general form roundish, but often approaching to be somewhat four-sided. The Suture is moderately deep, with a depression at its termination on the summit. The Skin, where exposed to the sun, is of a deep brownish orange. Flesh deep orange, parting freely from the stone, juicy, rich, and high flavoured. Stone rather small, roundish, compressed, but not so much as in some others. Kernel sweet, like a hazel-nut: hence the synonym of Amande Aveline, in France. Ripens from the beginning to the middle of August on walls, and its perfection is considerably prolonged on standards. There is very little doubt that this is the true Breda Apricot, as has been satisfactorily ascertained in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick, and explained in the Pomological Magazine; but it is not the one mentioned by Miller. The Breda, Turkey, and Orange are the only varieties cultivated in our gardens, which have sweet kernels. There is a very fine open standard of this Apricot in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick, which last year (1830) produced a fine crop of most excellent fruit. 3. BRUSSELS. Miller, No. 7. Fruit of a middling size, of a somewhat oval figure, and a good deal compressed on its sides. Suture deep at the base, shallow at the apex. Skin pale yellow, full of white specks; on the sunny side 'red, marked with dark-brown specks and spots. Flesh yellow, firm, of a K high brisk flavour, readily separating from the stone. Kernel bitter, very different to that of the Breda, which is sweet. Ripe the middle and end of August. In a sheltered situation, exposed to the south, the Brussels Apricot bears and ripens well upon an open standard. In this case, the fruit is not so large, but of a very deep colour, a little russetty where exposed to the sun, and of a very high flavour. Thirty years ago there were four of these trees growing in a gentleman's garden at Colchester, the largest of which in some seasons produced two hundred dozen of fine fruit. There are also at this time three or four very large trees growing as open standards in the Duke of Devonshire's gardens at Chiswick, which produce abundance of very fine fruit annually. 4. HEMSKIRKE. Pom. Mag. t. 11. Fruit middle-sized, roundish,slightly compressed, very like a small Moorpark, from which it is only distinguished externally by its size. Flesh very bright, deep, clear orange, more tender and juicy than the Moorpark, with a particularly rich delicate flavour, resembling that of an excellent Green Gage Plum. Stone much smaller than that of the Moorpark, without a pervious passage. Kernel nearly sweet. Ripe the end of July and beginning of August. We are indebted to the late Mr. Lee for the introduction of this Apricot it is a most excellent early fruit, and highly deserving of attention. It bears freely on an east wall, where it ripens thoroughly by the end of July, acquiring a high luscious flavour, superior even to that of the Moorpark. 5. LARGE EARLY APRICOT. Pom. Mag. t. 142. Abricot Gros Précoce, } of the French, according to Abricot de St. Jean rouge, in Languedoc. Ib. Ib. Abricot gros d'Alexandrie, in" Provence. Fruit middle-sized, about two inches and a quarter long and two inches in diameter, somewhat oblong, compressed, projecting considerably on the side of the suture, which is deep, and terminates in a projecting point situated towards the back, beyond the axis of the fruit; back nearly straight. Skin downy, of a fine bright orange, and next the sun with spots of deeper red, pale orange on the other side. Flesh parting from the stone, orange-coloured, juicy, rich. Stone brown, much flattened, oval, sharp in the front, perforated along the back from the base to the apex. Kernel bitter. Ripe ten days or a fortnight earlier than the Roman. In France it ripens on Midsummer-day, whence its name of A. de St. Jean. 6. MOORPARK. Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 9. Anson's, Temple's, Dunmore's Breda, } of different Collections. Fruit large, of a roundish figure, about seven inches and a half in circumference each way, deeply hollowed at the base, and compressed on its sides, one of which is swelled considerably more than the other at the suture, which gives it an oblique appearance. Skin pale yellow on the shaded side, but of a deep orange colour, shaded and marbled with brownish red on the side next the sun, and full of dark specks. Flesh very firm, bright orange, separating clean from the stone. Juice plentiful and excellent. Stone rather rugged, with a pervious passage, containing a bitter kernel. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. The Moorpark Apricot, now so universally known throughout England, is said to have been brought into this country by Sir William Temple, and planted in his garden at Moorpark: if so, it must have been an inha bitant here for more than 130 years, as Sir William died in 1700, at the age of 72. An old workman is now (1830) employed in the gardens at Moorpark, who remembers quite well what had always been considered as the original tree, and he points out the place where it stood; but this tree has been dead some years, and its place is now occupied by an Orange Apricot, which appears to have been planted ten or twelve years ago. Mr. Hooker, in his Pomona Londinensis, says it was introduced by Lord Anson, and cultivated in his garden at Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire: the former account, however, would appear to be most correct; as the fruit in question is known in almost every county in England by the name of Moorpark, whilst the name of Anson's appears to be prevalent in the county of Norfolk principally. The pervious passage in its stone has not been noticed by any of our writers till lately, nor is it readily discovered; its aperture is in a small groove on the thin side near its base, a pin inserted into which and pushed forward will open its further orifice, and thus effect its passage through the stone. 7. ORANGE. Miller, No. 2. Early Orange. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 14. Royal George. Ib. 21. Royal Orange. Ib. 15. Fruit larger than the Masculine, about five inches in circumference each way, and of a roundish figure. Suture with a considerable swelling on one of its sides, and having a deep hollow base. Skin pale orange, on the side next the wall, and when fully ripe, of a deep orange tinged with red, and spotted with dark purple next the sun. Flesh deep orange, succulent, and well flavoured. Stone small, orbicular, thick in the middle, and nearly smooth, not separating clean from the flesh. Kernel sweet, like that of the Breda and Turkey. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 8. PEACH APRICOT. Forsyth. Ed. 3. No. 9. Pom. Franc. t. 7. f. 10. Abricot Pêche. Abricot Pêche. Duhamel. Vol. i. p. 145. Abricot de Nancy. Ib. No. 10. t. 6. Imperial Anson's. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 5. Fruit very large, frequently from eight to nine inches in circumference, deeply hollowed at its base, and compressed on its sides. Suture well defined, with a thickening on one of its sides. Skin pale yellow in the shade; but of a deep orange, shaded, and mottled with dark brown, on the sunny side. Flesh firm, deep orange, and full of a very high-flavoured juice. Stone with a pervious passage, and a bitter kernel. Ripe, end of August and beginning of September. The Peach Apricot is supposed by some to be the same as the Moorpark; and, indeed, it has all its leading characters; but an extensive cultivation of it for more than twenty years has convinced me to the contrary. Its wood is similar, but more gross, less firm, and the tree more tender. Mr. Forsyth says it was introduced from Paris, by his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, in 1767. It is the largest and the best of all the apricots. A tree of this sort was planted in the gardens at Holkham forty years ago, where I have seen fruit of an extraordinary size under the management of Mr. Sandys, who has frequently had them of six ounces and a half in weight, and in any season three of them would weigh a pound avoirdupois. 9. PURPLE. Pom. Franc. 1. p. 36. t. 5. f. 8. Abricot Angoumois. Duhamel, No. 4. t. 3. Black Apricot. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 10. Fruit nearly spherical, about five inches in circum ference. Suture deep, extending from the base to its |