1 66 PEACHES AND APRICOTS. 



The fruit is greenish yellow, about i ^ inches in 

 diameter, free stone and very juicy and sweet. It 

 is a fine dessert fruit. It is believed that there is 

 no established variety of this tree that can be safely 

 recommended at present for this latitude, but as 

 there are many not tried here, this may be an erron- 

 eous conclusion. 



We advise every one to plant the pits, or one or 

 two year old seedlings, and, unless all indications 

 so far given by this tree are delusive and deceptive, 

 we shall soon have a fruit here that will solve the 

 problem, "The Peach for the North," whichisatthe 

 present time enlisting the best efforts of some of 

 our best horticulturists and experimenters. 



When we succeed in growing the Russian apri- 

 cot as far north as the apple is grown, there will be 

 little; or at least less need of the peach, for it will 

 take its place for most purposes. 



Too much importance cannot be attached to this 

 matter. This fruit will in the next ten years make 

 for itself a permanent place in the list of hardy 

 northern fruits. 



The pits can be bought at many of the larger 

 seed stores, and can be planted either in fall or 

 spring. If in the spring, they should be cracked 

 carefully, and planted about 2 inches deep. If 

 planted in the fall before drying, and the ground is 

 moderately moist, they will burst the shell by the 

 action of the frost. 



The kernel of the nut or pit is equal to the almond 

 in quality, only being smaller. 



