. The new hydropathic cook-book : with recipes for cooking on hygienic principles : containing also a philosophical exposition of the relations of food to health : the chemical elements and proximate constitution of alimentary principles : the nutritive properties of all kinds of aliments : the relative value of vegetable and animal substances : the selection and preservation of dietetic materials, etc., ery fine table apples to be eaten uncooked,are most abundant in winter. Fig. 42. Description.—Rather large ; roundish, slight-ly OTate; very little yellow, marbled and stripedwith red, m
. The new hydropathic cook-book : with recipes for cooking on hygienic principles : containing also a philosophical exposition of the relations of food to health : the chemical elements and proximate constitution of alimentary principles : the nutritive properties of all kinds of aliments : the relative value of vegetable and animal substances : the selection and preservation of dietetic materials, etc., ery fine table apples to be eaten uncooked,are most abundant in winter. Fig. 42. Description.—Rather large ; roundish, slight-ly OTate; very little yellow, marbled and stripedwith red, mostly covered with dark red, verydark and bright in the sun, the red is interspersedwith russety dots; stem three quarters of an inchlong, rather slender, in a broad, tolerably deepcavity; calyx small, nearl/ closed, in a narrow,tolerably deep, irregular basin; flesh yellowish,very tender, almost melting, mild, rich, highlyaromatic, with a delightful mingling of slightlysub-acid and saccharine qualities; aroma resem-bling Chickwinter-green. Last of Oct. to hardy in Maine; vigorous grower, agood and constant bearer. In quality it has nosuperior, and very few equals. TUB MOTlIEIt APPLE. Fig. 42 is an outline of the Mother apple, which is but afair sample of what all apples might be by proper cultivation. Hydropathic Cook-Book, The Pear—Extraordinary Trees—Peara grafted on tlie The Pear (Pyrus communis), is a hardy tree, even more soFig. 43. than the apple, and will grow on almost any soil. It has been known to live sev-eral hundred years. The Endicott peartree, imported by Gov. Endicott in1628, is still flourishing in Danvers,Mass. Near Vincennes, 111., is a treeten feet in circumference, which in 1834yielded 184 bushels. Its propel culti-vation appears to be very imperfectlyunderstood, hence its duration is verjuncertain In its original state the fruit was au-stere and almost innutritious ; but cultivation has developedits delicious and nutritive pro
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