. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 366 THE inch and a half long, cavity wide; flesh firm, juicy, sweet, rich, with an excellent flavor. Season rather early. Tree upright, vi- gorous. Origin, Cleve- land, Ohio ; one of the hest of'Dr. Kirtland's new seedlings. White Bigarreat/. (Syn. Large White Bigar- reau, White Ox-Heart.) Large, heart - shaped, tapering to ohtuse apex;
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 366 THE inch and a half long, cavity wide; flesh firm, juicy, sweet, rich, with an excellent flavor. Season rather early. Tree upright, vi- gorous. Origin, Cleve- land, Ohio ; one of the hest of'Dr. Kirtland's new seedlings. White Bigarreat/. (Syn. Large White Bigar- reau, White Ox-Heart.) Large, heart - shaped, tapering to ohtuse apex; suture distinct; surface slightly wavy, yellowish white marbled with red; flesh moderately firm, or half tender, very rich and delicate. Season medium. A moderate bearer when young, more productive afterwards; liable to crack after rain; tree rather ten der; growth spreading. Section II. Fruit medium in size. American Heart. Medium, or rather large, rectangular heart-shaped; color, light red or pink, mixed with am- ber ; stalk nearly two inches long, slender, cavity small and shallow; flesh half tender, adhering to the rather tough skin, juicy, sweet, fine, hardly first rate. Very productive. Early. F. H. Elliot says that the Swedish resembles the American Heart, but ripens with the Mayduke. Burr's Seedling. Size medium, or rather large, distinct heart-shaped, smooth, a fine deep clear red, often spotted or marbled, stem an inch and a half long, cavity mode- rate ; flesh half-tender, (about as firm as American Heart, from which it probably originated,) sweet, rich, with a fine flavor. Growth vigorous, very productive. Season medium. Origin, Perrinton, N. Y. New. Fig. 27S—Rockfort Bigarreau. Fig. 279—Napoleon 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob). New York
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