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D. A. MOORE Plant Pat. 1,053

Dec. 18, 1951 APRICOT TREE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed Sept. 29, 1947 Dec. 18, 1951 Filed Sept. 29, 1947 D. A. MOORE APRICOT TREE Plant Pat. 1,053

2 SHEETSSHEIET 2 Patented Dec. 18, 1951 Plant Pat. 1,053

hriiloor TREE David-A.:.-Moore, Grand J mc tionh 'dolu assignor to JIIItBPPStatC'lNH-TSBI'iCS, Hamburg, Iowa, a

partnership Application September 29, 1947:, SerialNo.716,655

' :lzClaim. (01:47-62) .-"-'I'he present :discovery relates to a new and While I am '-unable to -state the parentage of this new variety with certainty, it evidently originated as a mutant to which my attention was attracted at first by its exceptional vigor and extra large leaves which distinguished it from all other varieties then being grown in my orchard.

The new variety has shown strong and healthy growing vigor by its prolific bearing habit when other varieties growing under comparable conditions failed to produce normally or otherwise It is quite generally known that apricots picked green do not develop much of a good or outstanding flavor on ripening, but one of the most important characteristics of this new variety is that fruit packed green has a delicious flavor when ripe. This may be accounted for, at least in part, by its higher sugar content than any other apricot variety of which I am aware.

Even when the fruit is picked hard ripe, it stands shipping better than other varieties because of the firmness of the flesh, and another outstanding characteristic, namely, its substantially rectangular contour. The corners are not nearly as rounded as other fruit of oblong shape and this fact obviously facilitates the packing and enhances carrying or keeping qualities of this variety, in conjunction with possibility of picking it green up to hard ripe for transportation purposes.

The nearest variety to this new one, if it can be so compared, is probably one known as Moorpark, (unpatented) but it takes little comparison to show the improvement over this last-named variety, particularly in its superiority in size, and in quality and productiveness.

By actual test, ripe specimens of the Moorpark variety showed a maximum sucrose content of 15.8% and a minimum of 9.6%, with an average of 13.1%, while corresponding speciments of this new variety taken from top of tree -tree ripe, showed a maximum in sucrosemf 16.8% Iand an average .o f ;15.6%,; :;and tree run (young trees) :specimentseshowed ea ,gmaximum of 17.1%, a minimumeofxllfl, with.an-average oil 1.2%. v i

Asexual reproduction shows -.-that. these char-- acteristics holdztrue ;,throu hssucceedin ggenerations. "if

In the drawing are shown itypicalczspecimens of the fruit and one of l'therstones :ofitthis new variety.

The following is adetailed description of the new variety, color terminology being in accordance with Ridgways Color Standard.

The specimens described were grown near Grand Junction, Colorado.

Dates of first and last picking, July l-July 11.

Tree

Large; vigorous; spreading; open; roundtopped; hardy; very productive; regular bearer.

Trunk: Stocky; medium smooth.

Branches: Stooky; smooth; glossy. Color Claret Brown Plate 1, with small white spots. Lenticelsfew; small.

Leaves: Length, 3"; width, 3

date; acutely pointed; thick.

Color.Mature--dull dark Yellow Green, Plate 32. Young-Cress Green, Plate 31.

Margin.Finely serrate.

PetioZe.Long; thick.

GZands.Average number-four. Small globose; green. Position-double row, towards base of leaf.

Stipules.None.

Flower buds: Hardy; medium size; medium length; plump; rounded; appressed very close to stem; smooth.

Flowers:

' Dates first and full bloom-April 15th-April 17th, continuing to set new blooms over a period of about ten days. The date of commencement of bloom of the new variety is about the same as that of Moorpark and other standard Large; corvarieties, but blooming of the new variety ex- Flesh:

3 Fruit Maturity when described: Ripe. Date-July 7th. Size: Uniform; large. Diameter, axial, 2"; transverse in suture plane, 2%"; transverse at right angles to suture plane, 1%". Form: Uniform; symmetrical; o b l o n g; compressed laterally.

Suture.-Distinct; shallow; extends from base to apex but discontinuous at apex over entire circumference; has no depression beyond pistil point. 7 v

Cavity.--Abrupt'; elongated in sutureplane with suture showing on one side. Depth,

1%" to A"; breadth, A,"; marking, none.

Base-Oblique. Ape:c.-Short and rounded. Pistil point-- very inconspicuous at end of suture. Stem.Length, A"; stout. Adherence to stone-weak. Skin: Medium thick; tender; tenacious to flesh.

Tendency to crack.--None. a r Colon-Cadmium Yellow, Plate 3,

pink on the sunny side. Down.--Inconspicuous.

CoZor.Deep Chrome, Plate 3. Surface of pit cavity, Deep Chrome, Plate 3. AmygdaZin.-Moderate. Texture-Firm; fine; melting.

' Fibres.--Few; fine; tender.

Ripena-Evem'earliest at apex. FZGJJOt-Mild; delicate.

Aroma-Wanting; Eating quality-Best.

4 Stone: Free; parts from flesh smoothly. Fibresnone.

Size.--Medium; length 1"; breadth Thickness.%". Form.-Flat, winged. Base.Straight. Apex-r0unded acute. Sides.-Equal. Surface-smooth. Ridges.None. Pita-Elongated. Ventral edge-Thin, with slight wing. Dorsal edge-Full; no grooves; no ridges. Color of stone-Clay'boloi, Plate 29. Tendency to split-None.

Use: Market; dessert; culinary; canning.

Keeping quality: Good.

Resistance to:

Insects.-G0od.

Diseas'es.Good.

Shipping quality: Good.

tinged No reference cited.

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