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thence to England ; but it was originally from Africa.
Miller’s sort, however, is not the same as this, for he
describes it as being a large fruit, with a larger stone
than any other sort; in the latter respect, this is
almost the reverse. It is confused with some others
on the continent, as well as in this country. The
Abricot Pêche or Moor-Park, and its affinities, have
probably been so called in some places. Few, however,
can now be mistaken for it. The Orange and
Breda are the only two with sweet kernels, generally
in cultivation in this country. The former
may be easily distinguished by its brighter orange
colour, and flesh adhering to the stone. The latter
is remarkable for its figure, being often angular,
as if the fruit had been pressed by close package
in a box. Perhaps the latter distinction is less
observable in a continental climate than here, and
hence the Orange is included among the synonyms
of the Breda, in the Pomona Franconica
and Austriaca. From the circumstance of the kernel
of this sort being sweet, it may be remarked,
in consequence, that the Ananas Apricose, a synonym
of the Breda, in the Taschenbuch, is different
from the Ananas Apricose of Sickler’s Teutch
Obstghrtner, b. 18, p. 30 ; the kernel of the latter
being described as bitter, “ even although its brown
rind be taken off.” Most probably, the Ananas
Apricot of this author is the Moor-Park, the Abricot
Pêche, or Abricot de Nancy, of the French : and,
on the contrary, his Abricot de Nancy, having a
sweet kernel, differs entirely in this respect from
that of the French. Sickler himself remarks the
difference between his own and that of Duhamel,
in regard to the kernel of the one being sweet, and
the other bitter; and endeavours to reconcile them
by stating, that it may be owing to his* always
taking off the brown rind. Duhamel, however, is
quite correct; and Sickler’s Abricot de Nancy
appears to be the Breda.
W ood tolerably vigorous, generally with triple
buds.
F ruit rather small, its general form roundish,
but often approaching to be somewhat four-sided.
The S uture is moderately deep, with a depression
at its termination on the summit. The S k in ,
where exposed to the sun, is of a deep brownish
orange. F lesh deep orange, parting freely from
the stone; juicy, rich, and high-flavoured. S tone
rather small, roundish, compressed, but not so much
as in most others. K ernel sweet, like a hazelnut
; hence the synonym of Amande Aveline, by the
French.
Ripens from the beginning to the middle of
August on walls, and its perfection is considerably
prolonged on standards. T.
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