. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 201 PONTIAC. Eaised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842; soil gravelly. Tree, upright, rounded form, slightly spreading, vigorous, healthy habit; flowers, above medium size, opening in s
. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 201 PONTIAC. Eaised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842; soil gravelly. Tree, upright, rounded form, slightly spreading, vigorous, healthy habit; flowers, above medium size, opening in suc- cession ; regularly productive. Fruit, large, obtuse heart shape, sides compressed; color, dark purplish red, ap- proaching to black when fully ripe ; flesh, purplish red, radiating lines irregular, half tender, juicy, sweet and agreeable; pit, medium, smooth, parts freely from the flesh; stem, varying from long to short, in- serted in a broad, open cavity. Season, last of PoWHATTAN. Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842; soil gravelly. Tree, vigorous, healthy, round headed, productive. Fruit, medium, size, uniform, roundish, flattened or compressed on sides, surface irregular; color, liver like, highly polished ; suture, half round ; flesh, rich purplish red, marbled, radiating lines obscure, half tender, juicy, sweet, pleasant, but not high flavor ; pit, small, round, elongated; stem, medium. Season, late ; 8th to 15th July. For profitable market purposes this is one of the very best; the fruit ripening late, and all being uniform and regular in size. Rockport. Rockport Bigarreau. Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842; gravelly loam. Tree, strong, vigorous grower, forming a very upright habit, more resembling the Black Tartarian than any other variety we know. It is one of the first, of Prof. Kirtland's seedlings, that was described, and feeling interested in its success, in various parts of the States we distributed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned
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