. 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. Chaumontel. 359 Bezi de Chaumontelle, Beurre d'Hiver, Winter Reurre, Oxford Chaumontel. Foreign. Requires rich warm soil. Fruit large, oblong obovate; skin rough, yellowish, brownish
. 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. Chaumontel. 359 Bezi de Chaumontelle, Beurre d'Hiver, Winter Reurre, Oxford Chaumontel. Foreign. Requires rich warm soil. Fruit large, oblong obovate; skin rough, yellowish, brownish red in sun, russet dots; stem one inch, curved ; calyx medium; basin deep; core small; seeds flattened; flesh buttery, melting, " very ; November, January. CONSEILLER RAMUEZ. Foreign. Fruit medium, obovate obtuse pyriform, dull green, clouded and traced with russet; flesh melting, tender, "; October. (Wilder, in Hort.) COLMAR NEILL. Foreign. Fruit large, obovate, pale yellow; flesh white, buttery, melting, " ; October. Countess of Ltjnay. Comtesse de Lunay. Foreign. Tree vig- orous ; very productive on quince; has been much disseminated as " Doyenne d' Ete. " Fruit medium, (our drawing too small,) roundish obovate; skin smooth, pale yellow, often thinly sprinkled with red in sun, some russet specks, and rus- set at base of stem; stem long, largest where it joins the tree; cavity slight, often a little lip one side of stem ; calyx large, open, with long reflexed segments; core medium; seeds brown; flesh white, rather coarse, melting, juicy, " very good. " Oc- 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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