218 POPULAR FRUIT GROWING. 



Picking and marl<eting is much the same with the apricot 

 as with the peach. However, it is generally looked upon as a 

 dessert fruit and is generally marketed in small packages. 



Insects and diseases affecting the apricot are practically 

 the same as those that attack the peach but it is more liable 

 to injuries from the Curculio, which must be carefully held in 

 check by jarring and clean cultivation. Arsenical sprays can- 

 not be recommended as the foliage is too susceptible to injury 

 from them. 



Varieties. — The most popular varieties of the larger apricots 

 are Moorpark and Royal. Of the Russian apricots the best are 

 the Gibb, Budd and Alexander, but they are little grown. 



QUESTIONS— CHAPTER XII. 

 Stone Fruits. 



1. What fruits are included under the head of stone fruits? 



2. What Is the distribution of plum growing in the United 

 States? 



3. What is the origin and distribution of the Domestica plum? 



4. What varieties belong to the class and what are their char- 

 acteristics? 



5. What Is the origin of the Myrobalan plum? 



6. What varieties belong to this class? 



7. What is the origin and distribution of the Japan plum and 

 what varieties belong to the class? 



8. What is the origin and distribution of the American plum? 



9. What varieties belong to the class? 



10. What is the origin and distribution of the Wild Goose class 

 of plums and what varieties belong to the class? 



n. What is the origin of the Chicasaw group of plums? 



12. What varieties belong to this class? 



13. Into what groups does Bailey classify the plums? 



14. What are the characteristics of each? 



15. In what ways may the plum be propagated? 



16. What is the common way of propagating the American sorts? 

 The European? The Japanese? 



17. What stocl<s are used for grafting the varieties? 



18. What kind of soil is best for the plum? 



19. How should the trees be set out? 



20 Why should varieties be mixed in an orchard? 



21. How and when should plums be picked? 



22. What Insects are injurious to the plum? 



23. What varieties are grown in the Pacific Coast states? In 

 the Northeastern states? 



24. What varieties are best adapted to Minnesota? 



25. What are the general classes of cherries? 



26. What soil and location are most suitable for cherry growing? 



27. How far apart should cherries be planted? 



28. When and how should cherries be planted? 



29. What care should be given a cherry orchard? 



30. How is the cherry propagated? 



31. How should cherries be picked and marketed? 



32. AVhat are the most important varieties of cherries? 



