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THE H EM SK IRK E A PR ICO T .
Hemskirke Apricot. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. p . 5.
The origin of this variety is not known. I t was
sold by the late Mr. Lee under the present name,
b u t has hitherto escaped public notice, of which its
great good qualities render it far more deserving
than many of those more commonly known.
I t bears freely on an east wall, where it ripens
thoroughly by the end of Ju ly , acquiring a high
luscious flavour, superior even to th a t of the Moorpark.
From the Royal Apricot (fol. 2 of this work,)
it differs in having a more tender flesh and richer
flavour, and also in the greater sweetness of its
kernel. While excellent varieties like this and a
few others are to be obtained, one cannot avoid
being surprised a t walls in small gardens being
encumbered with such inferior sorts as the Roman
and the Brussels Apricots.
Wood short-jointed, like th a t of the Moorpark,
with enlarged projections under the buds.
L e a v e s broad, deep green, very like those of
the Moorpark.
F low e r s of the ordinary character. I t may be
here remarked, th a t Apricots do not vary in their
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