. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. T^ FEAR. iSS CrsHiNG. Man. The Gushing is a native of Massachusetts, having originated on the grounds of Colonel Washington C-ishing, of Hingham,. about forty years ago. It is sprightly pear, and like many of our native varieties, it produces most abundant crops. Branches father slender, diverging, greyish-brown. Fruit mediu
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. T^ FEAR. iSS CrsHiNG. Man. The Gushing is a native of Massachusetts, having originated on the grounds of Colonel Washington C-ishing, of Hingham,. about forty years ago. It is sprightly pear, and like many of our native varieties, it produces most abundant crops. Branches father slender, diverging, greyish-brown. Fruit medium siae, often large, qbovate,'tapering rather ob- liquely to the stem. ' Skin smooth, light greenish-yellow, sprin- kled with small grey dotsj and occasionally a dull red cheek, tj^talk an inch long^ planted in an abrupt cavity. Calyx rathei small, set in a basin of mioderate size. ^ Elesh white, fine grained^ buttery, melting, and abounding in a sweet, sprightly, perfumed juice of fipe flavour. A hardy and capital variety for all boOs, Not high flavour. Middle of September. Hanna or Hanners, quite distinct from the above: theyoiftig wood of Cushing is greyish-brown, while the Banners is green- ish. Fruit similar la Cushing. ,. 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; Downing, Charles. New York : J. Wiley
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