. 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. 94 THE APPLE. minute russet dots, with occasional spots or bloiehes of russet, and, grown on alluvial soils south, patches of dark green mould ; stem, slender; cavity, acuminate regular; calyx, small; bas
. 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. 94 THE APPLE. minute russet dots, with occasional spots or bloiehes of russet, and, grown on alluvial soils south, patches of dark green mould ; stem, slender; cavity, acuminate regular; calyx, small; basin, deep, abrupt, hollowed, and slightly wrinkled; flesh, greenish white, very fine- grained, juicy, crisp, sprightly perfumed ; core, compact; seeds, dark brown, ovate. Season, February to May. Newtown Spitzenberg. Ox-Eye, Burlington Spitzenberg, Joe Berry. Matchless, Kountz,. American. From Newtown. Long Island. It is extensively and successfully grown in the West as Ox-Eye, and highly estimated. Fruit, medium; form, round, flattened; color, yellow ground, mostly striped and splashed with red, which often has appearance as of a bloom ; russet dots and lines that near the calyx look like the crests of waves; stem, long, slender; cavity, narrow, deep, regular ; calyx, small, segments erect; basin, open, regular, not deep ; flesh, yellow, tender, slightly sweet, rich, aromatic; core, small; seeds, few, ovate pointed. Season, December to February. Northern Spy. American. Native of East Bloomfield, N. Y. While the quality of this variety secures it a place among first class fruit, it cannot be considered a profitable variety until the trees have acquired at. 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 Elliott, F. R. (Franklin Reuben), 1817-1878. New York : A. O. Moore
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