. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. ATTTTTMN PEARS. 417 Fruit rather large, obovate, sometimes roundish-obovate. <Skin smooth, pale lemon yellow, with a very few minute dots, and rarely a little faint red on the sunny side. Stalk rather more than an inch long, not deeply planted in a cavity rather higher on one side. Calyx rather small, and pretty firm, set in a slight, smooth basin. Flesh white, exceedingly fine grained and buttery, abounding with delicious, high flavoured, aromatic juice, different from that of the Doyenne. October. 176. Urbaniste. § Thomp. Lin
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. ATTTTTMN PEARS. 417 Fruit rather large, obovate, sometimes roundish-obovate. <Skin smooth, pale lemon yellow, with a very few minute dots, and rarely a little faint red on the sunny side. Stalk rather more than an inch long, not deeply planted in a cavity rather higher on one side. Calyx rather small, and pretty firm, set in a slight, smooth basin. Flesh white, exceedingly fine grained and buttery, abounding with delicious, high flavoured, aromatic juice, different from that of the Doyenne. October. 176. Urbaniste. § Thomp. Lind. The Urbaniste is a fruit for which we confidently predict the highest popularity in this country. In its delicious flavour it compares, perhaps, more nearly with the favourite old Doyenn^ or Virgalieu, than any other fruit, and adds, when in perfection^ a delicate perfume, peculiarly its own. Its handsome size ana appearance, and remarkably healthy habit, commend it for those districts where, from neglect or bad soil, the Doyenne does not flourish. The tree is a moderately vigorous grower, and the ugh. Fig. 190. Urbamx. 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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