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names, inform us from whence they were 

 procured, as the Algier, the Roman, the 

 Turkey, the Brede, and the Brussels apricot, 

 besides the Muscadine, the Orange, and se- 

 veral new varieties. It is one of our earliest 

 wall-fruits, as well as one in the highest esti- 

 plush ea^ 



PThe young fruit which is gathered to thin 

 a^the ayop, makes an excellent tart; and, when 

 ripe, it is second to no fruit for preserves or 

 jam. 



The apricot-tree produces its blossom 

 buds not only on the last year's wood, but 

 also on the curzons, or spurs, from the two 

 years' old wood. Great care should be used, 

 in pruning, not to injure them; and it is 

 advisable to remove all foreright shoots in the 

 growing time. 



The Brussels apricot is the best as a stan- 

 dard tree: they are all propagated, by graft- 

 ing them on plum stocks. 



Madame de Genlis relates the following 

 'anecdote, which cannot be translated so as to 

 retain the wit, which depends on the agree- 

 ment of the French name for apricot-tree 

 with the inscription alluded to. 



Apr&s la mort de Louis XIze, au com- 

 mencement de la regence de Madame de 

 Beaujeu, plusieurs personnes furent disgra- 



