LUTHER BURBANK 



And it was a fruit of a new order neither 

 apricot nor plum. In view of its origin, it seemed 

 appropriate to christen the new fruit the Plumcot. 

 PARENTAL RESEMBLANCES 



The new fruit is similar to the plum in its 

 firmness and color. In form also the cross usually 

 follows the plum parentage, for every shape that 

 is seen among the many thousands of varieties of 

 plums is also seen among the plumcot seedlings. 

 But there are varieties also that closely resemble 

 the apricot in form. 



The stones vary widely, some of them almost 

 duplicating the apricot stone, and others being 

 similar to the plum stone. A few varieties have 

 stones which resemble the peach stone in many 

 respects, especially in the corrugated and honey- 

 combed appearance and in thickness of the shell. 

 There is no uniformity in the color of the stones. 

 Some of them are almost white, others yellow; a 

 few are wine colored; and there are browns of 

 various shades. 



The sharp, knife-like projection from one edge 

 of the stone a characteristic of the apricot is 

 found in many of the seeds of the plumcot. 



Notwithstanding these extreme variations, 

 however, it is usually not difficult to distinguish 

 between the plumcot seeds and those of the plum 

 or apricot. They are usually plumper than those 



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