. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. -IU4 AMERICAN HUME GAKDBN. 38. WINTER Tree hardy and thrifty, the young branches light olive, very slender and divergino;. A good and rejrular bearer of fair . coo a fruit. Fruit medium or belo^^-, roimd obovate ; yellowish-green when ripe, with mucdi russet. Flesh j'ellowish-white, fine-grained, melting, and juicy. Flavor rich, sugary, and aromatic.


. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. -IU4 AMERICAN HUME GAKDBN. 38. WINTER Tree hardy and thrifty, the young branches light olive, very slender and divergino;. A good and rejrular bearer of fair . coo a fruit. Fruit medium or belo^^-, roimd obovate ; yellowish-green when ripe, with mucdi russet. Flesh j'ellowish-white, fine-grained, melting, and juicy. Flavor rich, sugary, and aromatic. The best of winter pears. Ripens in December and January. 39. WINTER BELL. Tree of strong, erect growth. Young shoots very dark olive. A good or heavy bearer. Fruit large to very large, irregularly obtuse or oval p3Ti- form ; yellowish-green, with a brownish-red 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 Watson, Alexander. New York, Harper & Brothers


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