. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. WOKTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 453 Garden Strawberry. In one hundred and sixteen grains of the ashes Silica, Charcoal and Sand, Perphosphate of Iron, Lime, ...» Magnesia, Sulphuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Chlorine , . ... Potash, Soda, .... Carbonic Acid, . Organic matter and loss, Grains. . . 708 . . CLASS I.— Worthy General Cultivation. Burr's New Pine. Originated at Columbus, Ohio, in 1846, on a clayey soil. Flowers, pistillate, large for the se
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. WOKTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 453 Garden Strawberry. In one hundred and sixteen grains of the ashes Silica, Charcoal and Sand, Perphosphate of Iron, Lime, ...» Magnesia, Sulphuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Chlorine , . ... Potash, Soda, .... Carbonic Acid, . Organic matter and loss, Grains. . . 708 . . CLASS I.— Worthy General Cultivation. Burr's New Pine. Originated at Columbus, Ohio, in 1846, on a clayey soil. Flowers, pistillate, large for the sex; vines, hardy, vigorous, very productive; fruit, large, obovate or rounded, light pale red ; seeds, slightly imbedded; flesh, whitish pink, delicate aromatic flavor, sweet and delicious; core, firm, long, rounded, too tender for a market fruit, highly desirable in gardens. Ripens among the very earliest. • Western Queen. Originated at Cleveland, by Prof. J. P. Kirt- land, in 1849, on gravelly loam. Flowers, pistil- late ; vines, very hardy ; foot-stalks, long ; foliage, dark, acuminate; truss, well spread, very pro- ductive ; fruit, medium to large, regular, rounded, conical, very little inclination to form a neck; color, rich dark glossy red ; seeds, dark ; flesh, yel- lowish stained, firm, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly and agreeable flavor ; core, long, conical. This variety bears carriage well, and being less acid as well as larger than Hudson or Willey, should supersede 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, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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