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2. June, 1917, " Investigations and Experimental "Work 

 carried on in Cherry Orchards in Kent/' pp. 288-298. 



Prunus Armeniaca, Linn. ; Apricot. 



A deciduous iree, probably native of China; naturalized in 

 Afghanistan, Kashmir, &c. ; grown in several varieties in 

 gardens of Europe, North West India, China, Tibet, North 

 America, &c, chiefly as wall fruits in the warmer parts. For 

 Foreign and Colonial sources of fresh fruits see under "Peach " 

 (P. Persica), and for dried fruits under "Prune " (/\ domestica. 

 var. Juliana). Dried Apricot fruits are an important food in 

 North "West India, and pressed Apricot pulp is sold in bazaars in 

 Damascus (Specimens in Museum, Kew). 



Prunus Persica, Stokes; Peach (velvety skinned), Nectarine 

 (smooth-skinned) . 



A deciduous tree, probably native of * hina. There are many 

 varieties cultivated in temperate pails of -ia, Europe, America. 

 &e», under glass or as wall fruits and in orchards in warmer 

 climates. Fresh fruits are commonly sold in the markets of 

 Kn gland, both home-grown and foreign; though always more or 

 le^s of a luxury, and in America the Peach appears to be tho 

 most important commercially of all the stone fruits. Trade 

 upplies of the fresh fruit into this country come chiefly from 

 France, United States, Cape of Good Hope, &c, totalling in 

 1913, 10,653 centals; the returns also include Apricots. 



2. Feb. 1908, "The Pruning of the Pencil," pp. 661-669. 



Prunus communis, Huds. (l\ names/ ica, Linn.); Plum. 



A small deciduous tree of Temperate Europe, Asia, America-, 



&c. It includes many fine varieties and also the Damson and 



f the Greengage. In addition to a good home trade, the imports 



of fresh plums have been chiefly from Germany, France, Holland, 



Belgium, Italy and United States, in 1913 amounting to 459,062 

 centals. Greengages also come from Spain, and see also under 



the following variety. 



Prunus communis, Linn. var. Juliana, (P. domestica, vnr. 



Juliana, DC); Prune, Prunier de St'. Julien, French Plum. 



A deciduous tree of temperate climates, largely grown in 

 Central Europe — notably the Servian Valley, in France — 

 Department of Lot and Garonne, from whence it has been 

 introduced to California, where the drying of the fruit is an 

 important industry. There are several good varieties grovn . 

 but the principal one exported from Servia and France is " Prune 

 d'Ente," and from California " Petite Prune d'Agen/' 

 "Italian Prune " and "d'Agen M are also grown in the States oi 

 North West America. The common French Plum used for 

 stewing is "Prune St. Antoine." The imports into this 



ountry are included under " Fruit dried or otherwise _ 

 without sugar, '* together with "Plums/' " Prunelloes, 



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"Greengages," "Damsons/' " Mirabelles," and "Apricots, 



coming chiefly from the United States (168013), France (18841 



