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CHAPTER XXVIII, 



APRICOTS. 



Linnaeus comprehends the apricot in the same ge- 



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nus with the plum and cherry : yet the two latter will 

 not take on each other, nor will the apricot take on the 

 cherry : but peaches succeed on apricots and the apri- 

 cot will take on every kind of plum. I have found the 

 apricot produced from the stone a more vigorous stock 

 for the peach, than any kind of plum stock. 



This fruit is extremely tender in our severe winters, 

 in exposed or open situations, unprotected by a wall. 

 The following kinds have been found by experiment 

 to succeed the best in our climate. 



1. THE EARLY APRICOT. 



This is round, a little inclined to an oblong in 



