The famous apricot of Western Asia, known in Persia and Turkey for several centuries, so much as its name is a generic one for apricot in those countries. Dispatched to London with 'Stanwick' nectarine in 1842 by the HBM's consul at Aleppo, grown in protected gardens there for nearly a century and then lost. The Arboreum Company makes it again available to those who require the finest apricots. Flesh evenly firm, pale yellow, flavor of the dried Turkish apricots common in world trade; shoulder flushed with red. Highly productive. 650 hours. On Citation.