ON THE APRICOT AND THE LOQUAT 
is perfectly self-fertile. It is readily crossed and 
yields rather promptly to efforts at its improve- 
ment. There is every probability that it will be- 
come a much more important fruit in the near 
future. And among our minor orchard fruits 
there are few, if any, that offer better opportuni- 
ties for the amateur plant experimenter. 
—There is no single problem 
of orchard fruit development 
that offers possibilities of 
greater importance than the 
development of a cosmopolitan 
apricot. 
