The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . , medium size. Leaves.—^Large, roundish ovate, broadest about the middle, roundingoff to the point, thick, dark green above, shghtly pubescent beneath,conspicuously veined, and deeply, coarsely and sharply serrated; peti-oles, medium length, about three quarters of an inch long, stout. Flowees.—Medium size; petals, cupped. Feuit.—Medium size, about three inches broad, and two and a halfdeep: Form, roundish, regular, flattened at the base, narrowing sli
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . , medium size. Leaves.—^Large, roundish ovate, broadest about the middle, roundingoff to the point, thick, dark green above, shghtly pubescent beneath,conspicuously veined, and deeply, coarsely and sharply serrated; peti-oles, medium length, about three quarters of an inch long, stout. Flowees.—Medium size; petals, cupped. Feuit.—Medium size, about three inches broad, and two and a halfdeep: Form, roundish, regular, flattened at the base, narrowing slightlyto the crown: Skin, very fair, smooth, lemon yellow, covered with abrilliant vermilion red on the sunny side, little traced with russet at thebase of the stem, and dotted with russet specks: Stem, short, abouthalf an inch long, slender, straight, and inserted in a rather small, shal-low cavity: Eye, large, closed, and slightly depressed in a small, finelyfurrowed, shallow basin; segments of the calyx, long: Flesh, yellow,crisp, and tender: Juice, abundant, very sweet, rich, and finely flavored:Core, closed: Seeds, medium Ripe in August and the early part of September. [64J
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