Note 1767 — BOOK XV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FRUIT-TREES.
John Bostock translation
“Præcocia.” It is generally thought that in this name originates the word “apricot,” the Prunus Armeniaca of Linnæus. There is, however, an early peach that ripens by the middle of July, though it is very doubtful if it was known to Pliny.