. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 535 2. MAYDUKE {Fig. 197). Earhj Duke. Tree of upright growth ; young shoots slender. Fruit medium size ; bright red, becoming dark red at matu- rity. A fine acid fruit for pies while still unripe, but of a rich subacid flavor when fully matured. Ripening last of May and first half of June ; often having green fruit upon certain branche

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. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 535 2. MAYDUKE {Fig. 197). Earhj Duke. Tree of upright growth ; young shoots slender. Fruit medium size ; bright red, becoming dark red at matu- rity. A fine acid fruit for pies while still unripe, but of a rich subacid flavor when fully matured. Ripening last of May and first half of June ; often having green fruit upon certain branches when the main crop has ma- tui'ed. Fig. 106. Fig. 19T. Fig. 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 Watson, Alexander. New York, Harper & Brothers

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