. 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. AMERICAN HOME GARUEX. 29:^ Tree of moderate growth, making a rather round head, and hearing fair crops. Young slioots yellowish. Fruit above medium ; roundish, to obtuse conical; yellow- ish-white, with occasionally a blush cheek. Flesh white, tender, and tolerably juicy ; skin tough. Flavor a fine, rich sweet, especially when permitted to ma- ture perfectly
. 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. AMERICAN HOME GARUEX. 29:^ Tree of moderate growth, making a rather round head, and hearing fair crops. Young slioots yellowish. Fruit above medium ; roundish, to obtuse conical; yellow- ish-white, with occasionally a blush cheek. Flesh white, tender, and tolerably juicy ; skin tough. Flavor a fine, rich sweet, especially when permitted to ma- ture perfectly upon the tree. Ripening from last of July to middle of August. !'). RED ASTRACIIAX. Fis. Tree a fine. grower, rather upright, and round head; hardy and productive in almost every variety of soil and climate. Fruit above medium ; roundish ; flattened ; greenish-yellow in the shade, but mostly bright crimson, overspread with a fine white rich bloom. Flesh pure white, tender, and crisp, with an abundant juici- ness, which it loses if it be not gathered early. Flavor a brisk and rather sharp, but agreeable acid. Ripens in July and to the middle 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 Watson, Alexander. New York, Harper & Brothers
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