Varieties.
ï A. ». 1 ovahfiUa Ser Abricot Angoumois. A. précoce. A. blanc, Fr.
(N.DuHam.,5.t.50.f. 6.;
arul o i i r /g . 4 2 9 .)—Leaves
oval ; fruit siuall.
f c / Î A. ». 2 cordifòlia Ser. (N. Du
Ham., 5. p. 167. t. 4 9 ,;
and om ß g . 4 3 0 .)—Leaves
heart-shaped, broad. F ru it
larger.
¥ A. ». 3 ß liis variegatis H o rt.
—Leaves variegated. Flowers
double. The JBreda variety
is generally th a t which « o . A . V c o rd ifò lia
has variegated leaves in British gardens.
Ï A. v . i flore pleno H o rt. — Grossier says th a t the
429. A . V. ovalifòlia.
Chinese have a great many varieties o f double-which they plant on little mounts. blossomed ‘aiRpr*iiceoottss,
Very few trees attain the appearance of maturity so soon as th e anricot- a
h e rih t o f 2 0 f t' i?®®'' ‘“ “ “ y ” ch soil, will grow to t’he
hei h t o f ¿0 lt., with a head 2n ft. m diameter, presenting all the appearance
%
.irm e n ia o a v u lgaris.
o f a tree of 20 or 30 years’ growth, or o f a tree arrived a t maturitv The best
vane y for producing fruit, as a standard, is th e Breda apricot I t is riso a
veiy handsome-growing plant, and Us blossom buds, before they are expanded
are o f a most beautiful and brilliant scarlet. ^ expanaea.
¥ 2. A. d a s y c a ' r p a Pers. The rough-fruited Apricot Tree.
Men tiflca tio n . P e rs . Syn,, 2. p. 3C. ; Dec. P ro d ,, 2. p. 532 • D o n ’s Mill o „
S y n o n ym e ^ A. a tro p u rp ú re a Lois, in N . D u H am 5 d 172 p rim , V a
p. 90. ; P . Armentóca n ig ra D c í/. Cat. ed. 2. p. 206. ; t h e 'b S k Am ico t K h rh . B e itr . 6.
L„ a g ram n g s . N .» D u HTa m . , t . 51. f. 1. ; L o d i. B o t.’c a R , L Í ^ s t e ' o u r Jigs. 4a3n2a, 4o3u3r. J%s. 432,433.
Urnr., 4o. Leaves ovate, acuminate, doubly serrate. Petioles «landed
p ow e r s upon thread-shaped pedicels. In the flowers of ^01™^to the
Geneva Botanic Garden, th e calyx was puqile, and 6-lobed^ the petals
were 6 ; and th e stamens 24. (Dec. Prod.) A tree with -, H i
resembling th e common apricot, but sma/ler. Levant ?. Height JO f ™to
15 ft. Introduced m 1800. Flowers white ; April. Drupe purpfo or
black ; ripe m August and September. purple oi
433. A d a sy cá rp a .
Vanety.
i A. d. 2 'persicifolia Lois. A. yiersicifolia Doris Mill., ii. p. 498. Abricot
noir à Feuilles de P êcher, F ri (N . D u Ham., 5. p. 172. t. 52. f. ]. ;
and o u r flg . 4 3 4 .)— Leaves ovate and short, or lanceolate, with small
lobes. Flesh o f th e fruit red, variegated with pale yellow. In the
Nouveau D u Hamel, it is stated to be a very slight variety, which
can only be continued by budding.
The rough-fruited apricot merits cultivation for its flowers, which are generally
white, but which, in this country, from th e earliness o f their appearance,
are not often succeeded by fruit, unless th e tree is planted against a wall, where
it can be protected by netting from th e spring frosts.
4 3 5 . z lrm en ia ca (v.) sib iric a.
^ 3. A. (V . ) s iB i'^R iC A Pers. The Siberian Apricot Tree.
/den/yicaiiOK. P e rs. Syn., 2. p. 36. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 532. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 498,
bynonyme. P rù n u s s ib iric a L in . Sp. 179.
. Âmmann Stivp? R uth!, 272. t. 29.; P a ll. F l. Ross., 1. t . 8 . ; an d o u r pla te in Arb
1st edit., vol. V. ; an d o u r,^ ^ . 435.
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