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fraction of the California product of evaporated apricots is cured in 

 an evaporator. It requires about six pounds of fresh apricots to make 

 one pound of cured fruit. 



A moderate estimate of the yield of apricots might be placad at 

 seven and one-half tons to the acre ; extreme yields are far away from 

 this both ways. The apricot is, as a rule, a very healthy tree in Califor- 

 nia. It is, however, subject to injury by scale-insects of the lecanium 

 group in some parts of the state. During recent years there has been 

 increasing injury by a shot-hole fungus, which perforates the leaves 

 and makes ugly pustules upon the fruit. Such fruit is unj&t for can- 

 ning, except the fruit be peeled, which is little done as yet. It also 

 makes low-grade dried product. This fungus can be repressed by 

 fungicides of the co^jper class. 



VARIETIES OF APRICOTS. 



Alexis. — Large, yellow, red blush ; subacid, rich and good. Does 

 well in West. Ripens about July 15. Russian, (Thomas.) 



Alexander. — Large, oblong, orange yellow, spotted red; sweet, 

 juicy. Early. Very good ; prolific. Russian. (Thomas.) 



BuDD, J. L. — Large, white, with fine red cheek; sweet, juicy. 

 Very good. Ripens in August. Russian. (Thomas.) 



Early Golden (Dubois's Apricot). — Small, an inch and a fourth 

 in diameter, round oval, nearly smooth ; suture narrow, distinct ; sur- 

 face wholly pale orange ; flesh orange, moderately juicy, sweet, good, 

 free from the stone ; kernel sweet. Early, or ten days before the 

 Moorpark. Hardy, very productive, profitable for market. Origin, 

 Dutchess county, New York. (Thomas.) 



Moorpark (Anson's, Dunmore's, Breda, Temple's). — Large, two 

 inches in diameter, nearly round, slightly compressed ; surface orange, 

 with a deep orange-red cheek, and with numerous darker dots ; flesh 

 free from the stone, bright yellowish orange, rather firm, quite juicy, 

 with a rich, high flavor ; kernel bitter ; stone perforate, or with a hole 

 lengthwise under one edge, so that a pin may be thrust through. 

 Season medium, or two weeks after midsummer. Requires the shorten- 

 ing-in pruning recommended for the peach. English. Old. (Thomas.) 



Harris. — Medium, roundish oval, flattened, suture distinct ; bright 

 yellow, red cheek ; juicy, good. Hardy, productive. Ripens middle 

 of July to first of August. New York. (Thomas.) 



Royal. — Rather large, round-oval, slightly compressed, suture shal- 

 low; dull yellow, faintly reddened to the sun; flesh pale orange, firm, 

 juicy, sweet, high flavored, slightly subacid, free from the large, oval. 



