ON THE APRICOT AND THE LOQUAT 



grown without difficulty, but where no fruit can 

 be produced because the blossoms are invariably 

 blasted by the frosts or near-frosts that are sure 

 to come after they are put forth. 



It is obvious, then, that this fruit presents a 

 very specific and unusual problem for the plant 

 developer. 



In case of many other fruits, to be sure, it is 

 desirable to increase hardiness; but with no other 

 fruit that we have hitherto considered is it so 

 preeminently desirable to focus on this single ob- 

 ject. For in the case of no other is there so strik- 

 ing a disparity between the roots and the blos- 

 soms as regards the climate to which they are 

 adapted. 



MAKING THE APRICOT HARDY 



The idea that naturally suggests itself to the 

 plant developer is that of selective breeding, in 

 which the individuals chosen are those that have 

 shown themselves relatively able to withstand 

 cold. 



These, of course, can readily be selected in any 

 region along the outer limits of the apricot's pres- 

 ent zone of productivity, by merely noting the 

 exceptional individuals that produce fruit in the 

 season when their fellows are rendered infertile 

 by the frost. 



Seedlings grown from these relatively hardy 



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