. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. WILD AND UNCLASSIFIED FRUITS. '6iJ a deep creamy yellow, very soft, a little gritty, very sweet. Embedded in this flesh are from two to six or eight large glossy black seeds. While a most luxuriant grower and profuse bearer in its native soil, it is not hardy north of New York, and even there it is often winter-killed. It is nevertheless an ornamental tree for the lawn or garden, and well worth cultivating for this. Fig. 814.—Paw-Paw. (Reduced one-hal
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. WILD AND UNCLASSIFIED FRUITS. '6iJ a deep creamy yellow, very soft, a little gritty, very sweet. Embedded in this flesh are from two to six or eight large glossy black seeds. While a most luxuriant grower and profuse bearer in its native soil, it is not hardy north of New York, and even there it is often winter-killed. It is nevertheless an ornamental tree for the lawn or garden, and well worth cultivating for this. Fig. 814.—Paw-Paw. (Reduced one-half in diameter.) merit as well as for its curious fruit, which is much liked by some. The young trees can be obtained of nurserymen. The paw- paw is diaecious, and if fruit is desired it must always be stipulated that the stock purchased shall have borne fruit. The necessity of transplanting trees of such age and size en- hances the difficulty of successfully establishing them. In the towns along the Ohio and Mississippi and their tributaries, in the fall of the year, the paw-paw is plentifully exposed for sale, but as it is too soft for transportation it is never seen far from the places where it 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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