. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 103 Fruit, medium; form, roundish, conical, flattened at stem end; color, rich clear yellow ground, when exposed to the sun, overspread with bright handsome red, two shades light and dark intermingling ci. or striped, many light gray dots presenting at first sight an appear- ance of a somewhat rough exterior; shin, thin, tender; stem, vary- O 7 7/ 7 7 «/ ing from short and stout, to slender and long, usually as seen in our figure; cavijy, deep, regular, a touch of light russet; calyx, small, closed ;
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 103 Fruit, medium; form, roundish, conical, flattened at stem end; color, rich clear yellow ground, when exposed to the sun, overspread with bright handsome red, two shades light and dark intermingling ci. or striped, many light gray dots presenting at first sight an appear- ance of a somewhat rough exterior; shin, thin, tender; stem, vary- O 7 7/ 7 7 «/ ing from short and stout, to slender and long, usually as seen in our figure; cavijy, deep, regular, a touch of light russet; calyx, small, closed ; basin, open, moderate depth, slightly furrowed, or uneven; Jlesh, yellowish white, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid, aro- matic; core, small, compact; seeds, ovate, pyriform. Season, January to ApriL Ked Astrachan. Foreign. Most valuable as a hardy, strong grower, regular moder- ate bearer of fruit always fair. As a dessert fruit—it is rather acid, unless fully ripe; but for marketing or cooking, it has few equals, at its time. Shoots stout, dark brown, broad foliage. Fruit, medium, to large ; form, roundish, tapering toward the apex ; color, greenish yellow, mostly overspread with rich purplish crimson. a little russet near the stem, and a white bloom; stem, varying, generally short; cavity, narrow; calyx, large; basin, shallow, uneven ;. 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 Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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