APRICOTS. 137 



Moorpark - - 6 Roman - 11 



Peach Apricot - 8 Royal - 12 



Red Masculine - 10 Turkey - 13 



Northern Counties of England, and Southern of Scotland. 



Brussels - 3 Orange - 7 



Hemskirke - 4? Peach Apricot 8 



Large Early * 5 Roman - * -11 



Moorpark - 6 Royal - 12 



Highlands of Scotland. 



Brussels - 3 Breda * 2 



Apricots will not succeed in the Highlands of Scotland, 



except in the most favourable situations, and when 

 planted against a south wall. 



Propagation. 



The Apricot is budded principally upon two sorts of 

 stocks; the Muscle, and the Common Plum. The Breda, 

 Orange, Peach Apricot, Purple, and Royal, are those 

 generally budded upon the Muscle ; and although the 

 Moorpark is for the most part budded upon the Common 

 Plum, on which it takes freely, yet I am persuaded 

 that if it were budded upon the Muscle, the trees would 

 be better, last longer in a state of health and vigour, and 

 produce their fruit superior both in size and quality. 

 The other sorts are of course budded upon the common 

 stock, a sort well known, and propagated by all the stock 

 growers in the county of Surrey. 



Apricots are, however, by many nurserymen, budded 

 upon the Brussels, and another by the name of the 

 Brompton stock. When standard trees are wanted for 

 a temporary covering for the upper part of high walls, 



