. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 838 THE PEAR. " the best of its ; We think, that no man will hesitatts however, to give the most decided preference to our native sons, the Bloodgood, and Dearborn's Seedling. It is still, however, one of the most com- mon fruits in the New-York market, partly, because it bears abundant crops, and partly, because these superiour new sorts, have scarcely yet, had time to dis- place it. We con- sider it only a second rate fruit, and one that quickly decays at the corC/. Fruit pretty large, long pyriform, taper- ing
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 838 THE PEAR. " the best of its ; We think, that no man will hesitatts however, to give the most decided preference to our native sons, the Bloodgood, and Dearborn's Seedling. It is still, however, one of the most com- mon fruits in the New-York market, partly, because it bears abundant crops, and partly, because these superiour new sorts, have scarcely yet, had time to dis- place it. We con- sider it only a second rate fruit, and one that quickly decays at the corC/. Fruit pretty large, long pyriform, taper- ing into the stalk. Skin greenish-vel- low, smooth, witli a little brownish colour on the sunny side. Stalk nearly two inches long, rather slender, curved, ob- liquely set. Calyx open, with quite long projecting segments, i and sunk in a small I and furrowed basin. | The flesh is yellowish- white, rather coarse grained, juicy, with a sprightly, refresh- ing flavour. The tree is a strong grower, with a rather straggling, pendant habit. Ripens the Fig. 135. English JargondU. Ja6t of July and first of August. jt was introduced originally from France. Antiquarians derive its name Irora (rergoiij Italian, a cor cuption of Grrfficwm, whence Merlet supposes it toJ[>e the Numidianum Qracum of Pliny, and the Grcsculum of Macrobius. This, if cor- ect, would prove it to be a very ancient 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. New York, Wiley & Halsted
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