. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 362 THE PEAB. It is shaped a good deal like the Brown Beurr^. A Flernii^ variety. Fruit large, oblong, obovate, tapering to the stalk, which is about an inch long, curved, and set below a fleshy protuberance or lip—and without depression. Skin pale green, with thin russet on one side. Calyx open, and set in a small, narrow basin. Flesh tender and soft, juicy and sweet, but not high flavoured. Last of September. This fruit is abundant near Boston. We received, by some error, a winter fruit, under this name, from the Horticultural S
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 362 THE PEAB. It is shaped a good deal like the Brown Beurr^. A Flernii^ variety. Fruit large, oblong, obovate, tapering to the stalk, which is about an inch long, curved, and set below a fleshy protuberance or lip—and without depression. Skin pale green, with thin russet on one side. Calyx open, and set in a small, narrow basin. Flesh tender and soft, juicy and sweet, but not high flavoured. Last of September. This fruit is abundant near Boston. We received, by some error, a winter fruit, under this name, from the Horticultural Society of London. 60. Beurre Kenrick. Man. in Hot. Mag. No. 1599 of Van Mods A Flem- ish seedling, sent to this country and named by Manning. " Medium size, flat at the blossom- end, tapering to the stalk, colourgreen- ish-yellow, with indis- tinct russet spots; stem one mch long *, fiosh good, juicy, sweet and in Septem- ; Man. 61. Beurre, Golden op BiLBOA. § Man. jHooper'sBilbofl* The Gold. len Beurr^ Rg. 154. Golden Beurrd of BSboa. of Bilboa was imported from Bilboa, Spain, about eighteen. 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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