. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. ng, the fruit must be carefullyhand-picked ; for drying, much is shaken from thetrees. The drying process consists in cutting the fruitin halves longitudinally, dropping out the pits and plac-ing the halves cavity uppermost upon light woodentrays. Breaking or tearing the fruit open will not do ;it must show clean-cut edg
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. ng, the fruit must be carefullyhand-picked ; for drying, much is shaken from thetrees. The drying process consists in cutting the fruitin halves longitudinally, dropping out the pits and plac-ing the halves cavity uppermost upon light woodentrays. Breaking or tearing the fruit open will not do ;it must show clean-cut edges. When the trays are cov-ered they are placed in a tight compartment, usuallycalled a sulfur box, though it may be of considerablesize, and the fruit is exposed to the fumes of slowlyburning sulfur, to ensure its drying to the light goldencolor which is most acceptable to the trade. The pro-duction of the right color is the end in view, and differ-ent dryers regulate the amoant of sulfur and the lengthof exposure according to the condition of their fruit andtheir judgment of what it needs. The exposure variesfrom half an hour to two or three hours, according tocircumstances. After sulfuring, the trays are taken toopen ground, and the fruit is cured in the sun. Only a. More animal life would make a better equilibrium. A moderate estimate of the yield of Apricots might beplaced at seven and one-half tons to the acre : extremeyields are far away from this both ways. TheApricot is, as a rule, a very healthy tree in Cali-fornia. It is, however, subject to injury by scale insectsof the lecanium group in some parts of the state. Dur-ing recent years there has been increasing injury by ashot-hole fungus, which perforates the leaves and makesugly pustules upon the fruit. Such fruit is unfit forcanning except the fruit be peeled, which is little doneas yet. It also makes low-grade dried product. Thisfungus cau be repressed by fungicides of the copper•*^- Edward J. Wickson. AQUARIUM.
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