. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE PEAR. Uo ish. An accidental seedling on the farm of Mr. Sheldon, in the town of Penfield, Wayne County, N. Y. Fruit medium or above, roundish, truncate, conicj sometimes oval, or Bergamot shape. Skin yellow, or greenish-russet, with a richly shaded cheek. Stalk short, inserted in an uneven cavity. Calyx small, set in a rouad na
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE PEAR. Uo ish. An accidental seedling on the farm of Mr. Sheldon, in the town of Penfield, Wayne County, N. Y. Fruit medium or above, roundish, truncate, conicj sometimes oval, or Bergamot shape. Skin yellow, or greenish-russet, with a richly shaded cheek. Stalk short, inserted in an uneven cavity. Calyx small, set in a rouad narrow basin. Flesh a little coarse, melting, juicy, witlj. a very brisk, vinous, highly perfumed flavour. Eipens in October. Tyson A native seedling, found in a hedge on the farm of Jonathan Tyson, of Jenkin- town, near Phila- delphia. Tree an upright vigorous grower, but a tardy bearer, very produc- tive, young wood dark brown. Fruit medium, considerably rang- ing in shape from conic, to pyramidal, and piriform. Skin- clear, deep yellow at full maturity, slightly russetec^ v^ith a fine crimson cheek. Stalk long- and curved, gene- , rally inserted by a fleshy ring or Up. Calyx open, basin shallow. Flesh ra- ther fine, jnicy, melting,very sugary, and somewhat aro- matic. Bipens last of ^i^ngpst and first of ^JMBrer. ^ Ifes Ubbanistb. Thomp. Lind. '. >« ⢠â ^mpunt Colpma. Beurr6 Pioqueiy. Beurre Drapiez. The TJrbaniste is a Auit for which we co^dently predict tho highest popularity in^is In its'delicious flavour it. l^ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852; Downing, Charles. New York : J. Wiley
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