Archive image from page 53 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 APR 58 APR Color. & y. yellow. Size. Season of Name. o. orange. Form. m. medium. '3 3 ripening at Philad. Remarks. r. red. l. large. & 1. Roman. y- oblong M. 2 Aug. Very produc- Abricot Commun. tive and ex- Large French. cellent. 2. Breda. 0. round M. 1 Aug. Highly flavor- Holland. ed, produc- Brussels. tive. 3. Large Early. o. oblong L. 1 July. Excellent. 4. Moor Park. o. r. round L. 1 Aug. Considered Abricot Peche. the finest. Be Nancy. 5. Masculine Red. o. r.
Archive image from page 53 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 APR 58 APR Color. & y. yellow. Size. Season of Name. o. orange. Form. m. medium. '3 3 ripening at Philad. Remarks. r. red. l. large. & 1. Roman. y- oblong M. 2 Aug. Very produc- Abricot Commun. tive and ex- Large French. cellent. 2. Breda. 0. round M. 1 Aug. Highly flavor- Holland. ed, produc- Brussels. tive. 3. Large Early. o. oblong L. 1 July. Excellent. 4. Moor Park. o. r. round L. 1 Aug. Considered Abricot Peche. the finest. Be Nancy. 5. Masculine Red. o. r. M. 2 July. Earliest. Early Red Masculine. Brown Masculine. 6. Orange. 0. round M. 2 Aug. Abundant Royal Persian. bearer, good Early Orange. flavor. 7. Peach. o. r. round L. 1 Aug. Good and De Nancy. productive. Latimer-s Peach. 8. Turkey. y. round L. 1 Aug. Large Turkey. Propagation is best done by budding on a plum or peach stock in August or September, as the state of the wood may make expedient. European gardeners usually, for dwarfs, bud at eight inches from the ground ; for half-standards at three feet; and for standards at five feet. But that is un- important, the subsequent treatment of the tree may adapt it to the required purpose. With us it is the general practice to bud near the ground, and the usage would imply the practice has proved correct. Planting.—The best plants are with one stem, free from gum, clean barked ; and the more vigorous the better. They may be safely transplanted at any time in autumn after vegetation has ceased, until the buds are about to expand in spring. Aspect.—An eastern or western wall is best; for on a south aspect the fruit becomes mealy even before it is ripe. A northern exposure sometimes proves most successful, as the bloom is late, and escapes frost, which is fatal to those in more sheltered situations. As a standard, the apricot is some years be- fore it bears, but it is then very prolific and high flavored. Soil.—The usual me
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