. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 6i6 WILD ANl> UNCLASSIFIED PRVITS. being laid in layers in shallow trays, it is covered with wet bran and placed in a cool room to soften, or, technically, " ; The medlar is not sufficiently good to make it worth raising, except as a curiosity. Four varieties are grown in. Fig. 813.—Medlars. England and on the Continent. Dutch, the largest; Monstrous, large, vigorous, new; Royal, prolific, brisk flavor; and Not- tingham, the smallest
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 6i6 WILD ANl> UNCLASSIFIED PRVITS. being laid in layers in shallow trays, it is covered with wet bran and placed in a cool room to soften, or, technically, " ; The medlar is not sufficiently good to make it worth raising, except as a curiosity. Four varieties are grown in. Fig. 813.—Medlars. England and on the Continent. Dutch, the largest; Monstrous, large, vigorous, new; Royal, prolific, brisk flavor; and Not- tingham, the smallest in size, prolific, and the best. Paw-Paw (Asimina triloba). This tree is indigenous to the Central United States valleys, where it grows in thickets along the river-banks. It attains a height of from twelve to fifteen feet, densely clothed with large, obovate-lanceolate leaves. It blossoms in the latitude of New York in May before the foliage makes its appearance. The flowers are of a dark violet color, about an inch in diam- eter, in clusters of from two to six or eight. The fruit is a peculiar-looking affair, cylindrical, with obtuse ends, from three to five inches long and from one and a half to two inches thick, brown, with dark patches when fully ripe. The flesh is. 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); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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