TREATISE 



ON 



THE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT 



OF 



FRUIT TREES, &c. 



CHAPTER 1» 



OF APRICOTS^. 



Different Sorts described,.. Planting and Heading...The Manage^ 

 ment of decayed Trees. ^.Pruning of Apricots, and how to shel- 

 ter them from cold. 



The Apricot, we are told, came originally from Armenia^ 

 whence it takes the name of Armeniaca, and was introduced 

 into this country in 1562. 



Linnseus, according to the Sexual System, arranges it in 

 the twelfth class, Icosandria Monogyniaf ; and comprehends 

 in the genus Prunus, the Apricot, the Cherry, and the Bird- 

 Cherry ; making them only diiferent species of the same genus. 



Although the above-meniioned plants are arranged under 

 the same genus, yet the Cherry and Plum will never take upon 



* We shall enumerate, under their respective heads, the principal sorts of 

 fruit that are propagated in this country; with the time of their ripening, as 

 near as possible. It is to be observed, however, that the diversity of seasons^ 

 -together with that of soil and situation, will sometimes make a month of dif- 

 ference in the ripening of the fruit. 



f Most of our eatable fruits are arranged under this class; and it is re- 

 markable, that there is not one poisonous fruit to be found in it. 



