The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . right green, smooth, nearly flat, with prominentnerves beneath, doubly and rather sharply serrated; petioles, mediumlength, about one and a half inches long, stout, downy, with two me-dium sized glands at the base of the leaf. Flowers.—Large ; petals, roundish, cupped ; style and stamensabout equal. Fruit.—Large, upwards of an inch in diameter, and one inch inlength: Form, obtuse heart-shaped, tapering very little to the point,which is broadly rounded,
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . right green, smooth, nearly flat, with prominentnerves beneath, doubly and rather sharply serrated; petioles, mediumlength, about one and a half inches long, stout, downy, with two me-dium sized glands at the base of the leaf. Flowers.—Large ; petals, roundish, cupped ; style and stamensabout equal. Fruit.—Large, upwards of an inch in diameter, and one inch inlength: Form, obtuse heart-shaped, tapering very little to the point,which is broadly rounded, with a very shallow suture on one side, endingin a shallow depression at the apex: Skin, shining, clear rich amberin the shade, beautifully colored, and somewhat mottled with brilliant redin the sun, in some well-ripened specimens nearly covering the fruit:Stem, short, about one inch long, rather stout, nearly straight, and in-serted in a deep, round cavity: Flesh, pale amber, rather firm, buttender, rich, brisk and dehcious, sHghtly adhering to the stone : Stone,small, oval. Ripe from the middle of July to beginning of August. [26]. ?ProitsoP Amerrca P[ate ¥ THE i^iriTOTT PEAPi Jirdvioi From. liahire IJlroxgG, [itfi^ by Sharp S. Son,
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