Elliott's fruit book; or, The Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 152 THE APPLE. PlCKMAN. Pickman Pippin. From Massachusetts. Fruit, medium, roundish ; yellow, with scattered shades of russet and small russet specks ; stem, shor
Elliott's fruit book; or, The Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 152 THE APPLE. PlCKMAN. Pickman Pippin. From Massachusetts. Fruit, medium, roundish ; yellow, with scattered shades of russet and small russet specks ; stem, short; cavity, acuminate ; calyx, large, half closed; core, medium, center somewhat hollow; seeds, light brown ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, sharp acid ; valued for cooking. January to April. Pine Apple Russet. Hardingham's Kusset. Foreign. Fruit above medium; roundish ovate, greenish yellow, over- spread with thin russet; stem, long; calyx, small; basin,shallow, plaited ; flesh, yellowish white, juicy, crisp, spicy, sub-acid. October to November. Pumpkin Sweet. Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet, | Yankee Apple. An old Connecticut fruit, only valued for baking. In wet soils or heavy clay, liable to be water-cored. We suspect the Found Sweeting to be the same; bears regularly, and evenly distributed. Fruit, large, roundish, ribbed at base; yellowish green, whitish dots and streaks; stem, short; cavity, deep greenish, russeted; calyx, small; basin, irregular; flesh white, tender, sweet; ' good.' September to November. Pumpkin Russet. Sweet Russet, | York Russet, Flint Russet. Fruit, large ; roundish ; yellowish, green , thinly russeted ; stem, long ;
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