. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. 94 THE AFFLS. I'oMMK DK Neigb. Thomp. Liad. Fameuse. Ibrsy^ Sanguineus. Snowy Chinmefy. A very celebrated Canada fruit (probably an old Frencli fruit), wLiob has its name from tbe snow-white colour of its flesh, or, as some say, from the village from whence it was first taken to England. It is an excellent, productive, autumn apple
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. 94 THE AFFLS. I'oMMK DK Neigb. Thomp. Liad. Fameuse. Ibrsy^ Sanguineus. Snowy Chinmefy. A very celebrated Canada fruit (probably an old Frencli fruit), wLiob has its name from tbe snow-white colour of its flesh, or, as some say, from the village from whence it was first taken to England. It is an excellent, productive, autumn apple, and ia especially valuable in northern latitudes. Fruit of medium size, roundish, somewhat flattened; skin with a ground of pale greenish yellow, mixed with faint streaks of pale red on the shady side, but marked with blotches and short stripes of darker red, and becoming a fine deep red in the sun; BtaSs. quite slender, half an inch long, planted on a narrow funnel- shaped cavity; calyx small, and set in a shallow, rather narrow basin; flesh remarkably white, very tender, juicy, and good, with a slight perfume. Eipe in October and November. A regular bearer, and a handsome dessert ProgreK. Pboobesb. "Esquire Miller's Best Sort" A native of Middlefield, Conn. Tree a moderate grower, and forms a handsome head, bears early and veiy productive. The. 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 Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852; Downing, Charles. New York : J. Wiley
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