. 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. Lewis. 37-. Native of Roxbury, Mass. It is a hardy tree, vigorous, spreading, rather drooping as it grows old, always bears, and fruit always regular and even in size. If well ripened
. 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. Lewis. 37-. Native of Roxbury, Mass. It is a hardy tree, vigorous, spreading, rather drooping as it grows old, always bears, and fruit always regular and even in size. If well ripened, it is a fine, delicious fruit, otherwise not more than second quality. It is profitable as a standard orchard va- riety, but requires rich deep soil, or its immense crops exhaust too rap- idly, causing the fruit to be quite small and insipid. Fruit, below medium, roundish obovate, obtuse at stem ; color, dark, becoming pale green with many russet specks; stem, long, slender, shallow depression; calyx, large; segments, broad in divisions; basin, almost obscure; core, above medium for size of fruit; seeds, large, ovate; flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse, melting, juicy. Season, November to February. Lee's Seedling. American. Native of Salem, Mass. Fruit, medium, roundish oval greenish russet, brown in sun ; stem, short; calyx, open ; core, large flesh, white, coarse, juicy, " ; 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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