. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. S32 THE PEAR. in a moderately deep basin. Flesh butteTy and melting, with a sweet, rich, perfumed flavour. Last of August and first o September. 3. Bloodgood. § Man. Early Beurr^, of somt. The Bloodgood is the highest flavored of all early pears, and deserves a place even in the smallest garden. It was named from the circum- stance of its having been brought into notice about 1835, by the late James Bloodgood, nurseryman, Flushing, L. I. The sort was brought to that nursery as a new varie- ty, without a name how- ever, by some per
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. S32 THE PEAR. in a moderately deep basin. Flesh butteTy and melting, with a sweet, rich, perfumed flavour. Last of August and first o September. 3. Bloodgood. § Man. Early Beurr^, of somt. The Bloodgood is the highest flavored of all early pears, and deserves a place even in the smallest garden. It was named from the circum- stance of its having been brought into notice about 1835, by the late James Bloodgood, nurseryman, Flushing, L. I. The sort was brought to that nursery as a new varie- ty, without a name how- ever, by some person on Long Island, unknown to Mr. B., who was never | able afterward to trace its history further. The tree is rather short joint- ed, with deep reddish brown wood, grows mo- derately fast, and bears early and regularly. The fruit, like that of all Fig. 132. Bloodgood. early pears, is better if ripened in the house. It surpasses every European variety of the same season, and together with the Dearborn's Seedling, another native sort, will supplant in all our gardens the Jargonelle, and all inferiour early pears. Fruit of medium size, turbinate, inclining to obovate, thicken- ing very abruptly into the stalk. Skin yellow, sprinkled with russet dots, and net-work markings, giving it a russetty look on one side. Calyx strong, open, set almost without depres- sion. Stalk obliquely inserted, without depression, short, dark brown, fleshy at its base. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery and melting, with a rich, sugary, highly aromatic flavour. The fhin skin has a musky perfume. Core small. Ripe from the S25th of July to the 10th of 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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