APRICOT 
poxes, of large, well-developed and well- 
formed truits, than to have the same 
number of pounds or boxes of small 
fruits, some of them malformed because 
of crowding. 
Varieties 
The best variety grown in the North- 
west is the Moorpark. In all the Pacific 
coast states, as California, Oregon and 
Washington, the Moorpark takes the first 
place and brings to the growers the most 
money in proportion to the labor and ex- 
pense of growing. It is a vigorous grower, 
begins to bear at the age of two years, is 
large, well-flavored and much in demand. 
Apricots are used mostly for canning 
and for drying. For special information 
on these subjects, see articles on Canning 
and Evaporating. 
GRANVILLE LOWTHER 
Propagation of Apricots 
The apricot is like the apple, in that 
it will not come true from the seed, and 
therefore must be propagated by budding 
or grafting, the former being almost ex- 
clusively employed. For the best results, 
seeds should be stratified in sand and 
frozen during the winter, as described for 
apples. Apricot seed, however, being 
larger and more able to meet adverse con- 
ditions than the apple, are sometimes 
planted in the fall in well-prepared 
ground. Here they freeze and come up 
without delay in the spring. If stratified 
for freezing (see Apple), they should be 
planted in early spring before they have 
begun to sprout. The young seedlings 
are to be given good culture during the 
summer, but are not to be dug up in the 
fall like apple seedlings. If they are to 
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be budded, the work should be done about 
the first of September, during the first 
season's growth. If it is desired to graft 
them, the seedlings should be cleft- 
grafted near the ground in early spring, 
at the beginning of the second season’s 
growth, under conditions already de- 
scribed for the apple. If buds fail to take 
in the fall, the stock may be grafted the 
following spring. One year’s growth, after 
being either budded or grafted, should 
make sufficiently large plants for setting 
them in the orchard. For details of bud- 
ding, see discussion under the peach. 
The apricot is often budded upon the 
peach, as the latter thrives upon a greater 
variety of soils than the apricot. The 
common plum makes an excellent stock 
for the apricot where it is grown in wet 
Situations. 
W. L. Howarp 
Varieties of Apricots and Synonyms 
Acme, Chinese, Shense; Alexander, 
Russian No. 2; Blenheim, Shipless; Ber- 
da, Annas, DeHollande: Cluster; Early 
Golden, Dubois; Harris, Harry Hardy; 
Hem’s Kirke; Large Early, Gos Precoce; 
Moorpark, De’Nancy: Newcastle, New- 
castle EHarly; Orange, Early Orange; 
Peach, Peach Royal; Russian; St. Am- 
broise; Sheridan; Surprise; Tilton. 
The very early varieties are the Harris, 
Hem’s Kirke and Royal. 
The early varieties are the Acme, 
Early Golden, Large Harly and Peach. 
The Moorpark is one of the best vari- 
eties for the Northwest and is medium 
early. 
GRANVILLE LOWTHER 
