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the other; but these are often greatly intensified 

 in certain individuals. 



FURTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF TREE AND 

 FRUIT 



The foliage, growth and general appearance 

 of the plumcot trees most often combine the 

 characters of the two species in such a way that 

 it is impossible to classify them either as plums 

 or apricots. There are, of course, many 

 gradations, so that some trees much resemble 

 the plum, while others closely resemble the 

 apricot. 



Several varieties of the new plumcots were 

 exhibited at the Pan-American Exposition at 

 Buffalo in 1901. The exhibit aroused interest 

 both for its novelty and beauty and because of 

 its promise of a new fruit for the orchardist. 



As announced in "The California Fruit 

 Grower'' of May 24, 1903, a special gold medal 

 was struck as an award though no award had 

 been scheduled, or could have been for any such 

 exhibit. Such fruit had probably never been 

 thought of by the board of awards or anyone 

 else. 



Such recognition was pleasing. Yet the plum- 

 cot in 1901 was far from being a perfect fruit. 

 It was rather in the experimental stage. Further 



