Elliott's fruit book; or, The 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 elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 199 Late Bioarreau. Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842, on a gravelly soil. Tree, vigorous, shoots stout, not rampant, forms a round regula
Elliott's fruit book; or, The 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 elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 199 Late Bioarreau. Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842, on a gravelly soil. Tree, vigorous, shoots stout, not rampant, forms a round regular head; flowers, open, abundant, very productive. Fruit, large, obtuse heart shape, occasion- ally a little angular and with a deep broad in- denture at the apex; color, a rich yellow ground, with a bright red cheek, frequently the rod covers nearly the whole surface— occasionally it is blotched or mottled ; suture, shallow, half round, marked with a line on op- posite side ; fieslt, with distinct radiating lines, yellowish, nearly firm, juicy, sweet, and of agreeable flavor; pit, small, round, regular; stalk, one-and-a-half inch long, inserted in a broad open depression. Season, 4th to 12th July. Large Heart Shaped. Bigarmau Gaubalis, Black Bigarreau of Savoy, Bigarreau gros Couret, Bigarreau de Lyon, Guigne Noire luisante, Great Bigarreau ? Monstreuse de Mezel, New Large Black Bigarreau, Bigarreau gros Monstreux, Ciros Couret, Large Heart Shaped Bigarreau, Ward's Bigarreau. This variety, originally from France, we have received from diiFerent sources, and fruited the past two years under most of the synonymes given. We are also under the impression that the ' Great Bigarreau,' noticed by Mr. Downing in the Horticulturist for 1851, will yet prove identical; but we cannot yet speak confidently. The tree is a strong, vigorous grower, with large foliage. Its productive habit, fine flesh, and large size of fruit, render it very desirable as a market variety; while its want of
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