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where the peach grows. The apricot is not grown so extensively as 

 the peach. In California, however, where it is one of the leading 

 commercial fruits, it has been extensively planted, owing to the 

 thriftiness of the tree and the excellence of its fruit and its general 

 adaptation to the climate. The apricot is naturally a rapid and 

 vigorous grower, usually of an upright and spreading character, with 

 a somewhat uniform head, making it one of the most beautiful 

 orchard trees. (N. M. E. S. B. 39.) 



Apricot Kernels. The kernels are largely exported to Europe, 

 and especially to Germany, where they are used for various purposes, 

 principally, however, according to reports noted, for the manufacture 

 of the fixed and volatile oils. Only a portion of the yearly output of 

 kernels from California is consumed in the United States, and that 

 probably only for confectioners' purposes. (B. P. I. B. 153.) 



PLUMS. 



The plums cultivated in the United States belong to the follow- 

 ing groups: I. Domestica or European types, Prunus domestica. 

 Native to western Asia. Comprises the common or old-time plums, 

 such as Green Gage, Lombard, Bradshaw, Yellow Egg, Damsons, and 

 the like. The leading plums from Lake Michigan eastward and 

 north of the Ohio, and on the Pacific slope. II. The myrobalan or 

 cherry-plum type, Prunus cerasifera. Native to southeastern Eu- 

 rope or southwestern Asia. Much used for stocks upon which to 

 bud plums, and also the parent of a few named varieties, like Golden 

 Cherry; and DeCaradeuc and Marianna are either offshoots of it or 

 hybrids between it and one of the native plums. III. Japanese 

 types, Prunus triflora. Probably native to China, The types seems 

 to be generally adapted to the United States, and will certainly be of 

 great value to both the south and north. IV. The Apricot or Simon 

 plum, Prunus Simonii. Native to China. Widely disseminated in 

 this country, but little grown except, perhaps, in parts of California. 

 iV. The Americana types, Prunus Americana. The common wild 

 plum of the north, and extending westward to the Rocky Mountains 

 and southward to the Gulf and Texas. Admirably adapted to 

 climates too severe for the domestica plums, as the plains and the 

 upper Mississippi valley. VI. The Wild Goose or hortulana types, 

 Prunus hortulana. A mongrel type of plums, comprising such 

 kinds as Wild Goose, Wayland, Moreman, Miner and Golden Beauty. 

 No doubt hybrids of the last and the next. VII. The Chickasaw 

 types, Prunus angustifolia (or P. Chicasa) : Native to the Southern 

 states, and there cultivated (from southern Delaware southwards) in 

 such varieties as Newman, Caddo Chief, and Lone Star. VIII. The 

 Sand plum, Prunus Watsoni. Native to Kansas and Nebraska. A 

 bush-like species, little known in cultivation. A hybrid of this and 

 the Western Sand' Cherry is the Utah Hybrid Cherry. IX. The 

 Beach plum, Prunus maritima. Native to the coast from New Bruns- 

 wick to Virginia. In cultivation represented by the unimportant 

 Bassett's American; also as an ornamental plant. X. The Pacific 

 coast plum, Prunus subcordata, Dative to Oregon and California. 



