. 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. Fruit-culture; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 847 pear or quince. It requires rich, strong soil to produce good-sized fruit, and is well suited to extensive planting on our Western lands. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, n
. 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. Fruit-culture; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 847 pear or quince. It requires rich, strong soil to produce good-sized fruit, and is well suited to extensive planting on our Western lands. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, narrowing towards the stalk ; color, yellowish green, much covered and dotted with gray russet; stem, rather long, a little curved ; cavity, narrow ; calyx, open, with short segments; basin, shallow; core, medium ; capsules, ovate; seeds, oblong pyriform, curved ; flesh, yellowish white, buttery, melt- ing, sugary, aromatic Season, November to middle January. Zoar Beauty. Zoar Seedling. American, ^ative of Ohio. Tree, vigorous grower ; dark brown shoots; early and abundant bearer. Fruit, a little below me- dium, varying in form, usu- ally as seen in our engrav- ing ; color, light yellow, with greenish spots; red in the sun, with deep red spots; stem, generally long, slender, curved, plaited, with slight depression one side; calyx, large, for size of fruit; basin, shallow; core, medium ; seeds, obovate, or broad ovate; flesh, yellowish white, a little coarse, juicy, sweet. Season, early 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, F. R. (Franklin Reuben), 1817-1878. New York : A. O. Moore
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