Japanese Apricots 
Cut Open 
The picture shows 
the relatively large size 
of the stone, and suggests 
the inferior quality of the 
flesh of the Japanese apri- 
cot. This oriental fruit, 
while lacking in the quali- 
ties that are prized in 
Europe and America, may 
prove valuable because of 
its hardiness in develop- 
ing new races of apricots 
through hybridization. It 
represents a different spe- 
cies from the Euro- 
pean apricot. 
