. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. WINTBR FEABS. 431. Fig. 198. Columbia, than any other early winter fruit. It is large, handsome, very productive, and has a rich, sugary flavour, resembling, but often surpassing, that of the Beurre Diel. The original tree grows on the farm of Mr. Casser, in Westchester co., 13 miles from New-York. Its productiveness may be judged of from ..he fact that a single graft, five years inserted, has borne over four bushels in a single season, and its value as a market fruit, from the pears having readily brought six dollars per bushel i
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. WINTBR FEABS. 431. Fig. 198. Columbia, than any other early winter fruit. It is large, handsome, very productive, and has a rich, sugary flavour, resembling, but often surpassing, that of the Beurre Diel. The original tree grows on the farm of Mr. Casser, in Westchester co., 13 miles from New-York. Its productiveness may be judged of from ..he fact that a single graft, five years inserted, has borne over four bushels in a single season, and its value as a market fruit, from the pears having readily brought six dollars per bushel in the New-York market. The tree grows upright, with stout brownish-yellow shoots. This fine pear was first brought into notice a few years since, by Bloodgood & Co., of Flushing, Young wood stout, upright, yellowish-brown. Fruit large, regularly formed, obovate, usually a little ob long, and always broadest in the middle. Skin smooth and fair pale green in autumn, but when ripe, of a fine golden yellow. 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. New York, Wiley & Halsted
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