. Prunus armeniaca, Armeniaca vulgaris, Abricotier, Aprikosenbanm, Albicocco, Albercocco, Armellini, Pesco americano, Miliaco, Albaricoquero, Albaricocal, ^ Apricot, Linnaeus, Species Candolle, , Millers , Arboretum Italy. Spain Britain and Anglo-America. Derivations. The specific name, armeniaca, is derived from Armenia, the country from which this tree was supposed origi-nally to have been brought to Europe. The popular English name, Apricot, was originally prc
. Prunus armeniaca, Armeniaca vulgaris, Abricotier, Aprikosenbanm, Albicocco, Albercocco, Armellini, Pesco americano, Miliaco, Albaricoquero, Albaricocal, ^ Apricot, Linnaeus, Species Candolle, , Millers , Arboretum Italy. Spain Britain and Anglo-America. Derivations. The specific name, armeniaca, is derived from Armenia, the country from which this tree was supposed origi-nally to have been brought to Europe. The popular English name, Apricot, was originally prcecocia, and was supposed by somato have been derived from prcecox. early or precocious, from its fruit ripening sooner than most others. Some derive it fromthe Arabic berkoche; whence the Spanish and Italian names. Engravings. Du Hamel, Trait6 des Arbres et Arbustes, i., p. 49; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum, ii., figs. 398, 399, etvi., pi. 107; and the figures below. Specific Characters. Flowers sessile. Leaves heart-shaped or ovate.—De Candolle,
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