. 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. FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 365 one little tree, two years planted, this season yielded forty-three beauti- ful specimens. Fruit, large, oblong, ovate pyriform, greenish, becoming greenish yellow, with stripes a
. 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. FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 365 one little tree, two years planted, this season yielded forty-three beauti- ful specimens. Fruit, large, oblong, ovate pyriform, greenish, becoming greenish yellow, with stripes and patches of dull thin russet, sometimes red cheek in sun ; stem, variable, fleshy at base; calyx, small, open ; short segments; flesh, melting, juicy, "very ; October. Foreign. A good grower and early bearer on pear roots, requires rich, high culture ; shoots slender, erect, brownish slate color. Fruit, large to very large, (our drawing made from an unripe specimen.) oblong obo- vate, greenish, dotted and speckled with brownish red russet, patches of rough russet near calyx ; when not fully ripe, dark green specks under-. 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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