. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. Fig. 239. 23. BLT'E IMPERATRICE {Fig. 288). Tree of free growth and quite productive. Younsj hranches smooth and rather slender. Fruit medium, obovate; dark purple, with a hea-vy blue bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, not juicy, but rich and sweet; clings to the stone. Ripens in October, and hangs mitil November. 24. FROST GAGE. Tree thrifty and an abundant bear
. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. Fig. 239. 23. BLT'E IMPERATRICE {Fig. 288). Tree of free growth and quite productive. Younsj hranches smooth and rather slender. Fruit medium, obovate; dark purple, with a hea-vy blue bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, not juicy, but rich and sweet; clings to the stone. Ripens in October, and hangs mitil November. 24. FROST GAGE. Tree thrifty and an abundant bearer. Young branches smooth and rather slender. Fruit small romid-oval; deep pm'ple, with a fine rich bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, melting, rich, and sweet; clings to the stone. Ripens in October, and continues for some time. This plum, like the damson, is common- ly increased by its offshoots. It is not only excellent in quality, but very beau- tiful upon 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 Watson, Alexander. New York, Harper & Brothers
Size: 1310px × 1906px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade18, booksubjectgardening, bookyear1859
