1873. ] 



THE KAISHA APRICOT. 



173 



netting, on wliicli the ice rests, is to be covered with some woollen fabric, such 

 as a piece of blanket or carpet. The sawdust should be equal in all directions. 



The space enclosed by the lid of the outer box, or a portion of the inner box 

 itself, may be utilised for keeping cool such viands as butter, cream, &c. In 



Ice-Box— TKA-NSViiusE section heau. i'Hii e.sd. 



this case the sawdust should be of elm, ash, oak, or mahogany, since deal 

 sawdust imparts a turpentine flavour to the viands ; but if ice only is intended 

 to be kept, deal sawdust will answer perfectly. — T. Moore. 



THE KAISHA APRICOT. 



UCCESSFUL cultivation, in the case of our hardy fruits, depends much 

 more on the kind of soil, and the amount of rain-fall, and exposure to cold, 

 than on any system of pruning and training, although these are not with- 

 out their value. Ever since the introduction of this Apricot, my experi- 

 ence, now extending over a good many years, differs in some respects from that 

 of Mr. Tillery. I have invariably found that the branches die off as suddenly as 

 those of the Moorpark, and are just as subject to canker, neither does it with me 

 set its fruit with more freedom during adverse seasons. Like Mr. Tillery, I find tlie 

 quality excellent, equal, or nearly so, to that of the Moorpark or Hemskirk, while 

 the fruit ripens about two weeks earlier — a feature of considerable importance. 

 The Royal comes into use much about the same time : it is a little larger, thougli 



