APRICOT. 12!) 



Juice not very abundant, but pleasantly acidulouss 

 which makes it more esteemed for preserving*. The 

 tree is hardy, and an excellent and early bearer. 

 When required for preserving, the fruit should be 

 gathered a little before they are ripe. 



The aspect should be the same as is advised for 

 the last ; and for dwarfs the tree should be worked 

 on the common stock : the muscle is sometimes pre- 

 ferred, but without any good reason being assigned. 

 The inter-distance and space required should be the 

 same as the last ; and when it has arrived at its full 

 size, the less the knife is used the better. 



This variety is sometimes called the Algiers, and 

 is said to be the Brussels or Turkey of others. It 

 is a pity it should be called by so many names ; as 

 it is a disappointment to the purchaser, who, be- 

 lieving them to be different, orders the whole, and 

 thereby gets the nurseryman an ill name. 



4. Hemskirk Apricot , — Comes in for the table about 

 the first of August. The country is indebted to the 

 late lamented Mr. Lee, of the Hammersmith Nur- 

 sery, for the introduction of this fruit. It is a hand- 

 some, middle-sized apricot, and nearly round ; in 

 colour it resembles the orange variety, having a firm 

 pulp abounding in rich juice. The habit and growth 

 of the tree is like the Moorpark, healthy, and a 

 good bearer. The best aspect is either an east or a 

 west one, the south being rather too warm to have 

 the fruit in perfection. The space for this tree may 

 be the same as the last, but regulated by the quality 

 of the soil. In strong rich loam, it should have 



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