132 APRICOT. 



and planted at Moorpark, then the residence of 

 Lord Dunsmore. 



Many fruits have had new names heaped upon 

 them from the most trifling* circumstances ; and 

 which, as before observed, creates nothing but confu- 

 sion in the trade, as well as to purchasers. 



This fruit, when well grov/n, is larger than any ot 

 its family. It is nearly round, hut irregularly so ; it 

 having one side a little more swollen than the other. 

 The colour varies : in some seasons it is dull yellow 

 on the side next the wall, with a faint marbling of 

 red on the sun side : in other seasons it is wholly 

 yellow with brown spots. The pulp is firm^ but not 

 so much so as either the Breda or the Brussels, 

 The juice is rich and plentiful ; and the tree grows 

 strongly, and when in good soil, and well trained, 

 forms a beautiful spectacle. 



There are two stocks on which the ^Moorpark may 

 be worked ; on the muscle for dwarfs, and on the 

 Brussels for riders or standards. The space re- 

 quired should be as much as is necessary for the 

 strongest growing kinds, namely, thirty feet from 

 tree to tree, on a wall having a western aspect. 



The Moorpark is often observed to grow too luxu- 

 riantly, after being a few years planted. During this 

 paroxysm, the trees are unfruitful; and to moderate 

 the growth ought to be the aim of the manager. To 

 induce a more moderate growth, there is no safer 

 plan than taking up the tree and replanting it in the 

 same place. In doing this, perhaps, the cause of 

 the luxuriance may be discovered and removed ; at 



