. 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 -- United States; Fruit. 86 THE APPLE. Fruit, large, West very large ; form, roundish ovate, very regular; color, yellow ground, mostly overspread, and partially striped with rich red; stem, short; cavity, narrow
. 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 -- United States; Fruit. 86 THE APPLE. Fruit, large, West very large ; form, roundish ovate, very regular; color, yellow ground, mostly overspread, and partially striped with rich red; stem, short; cavity, narrow; calyx, with short open seg- ments ; basin, deep, round, rarely ribbed; Jlesh, yellowish, mild, sub-acid, juicy. Season, October to February. Jersey American. Succeeds in all localities, and produces abundantly of fair fruit in all soils, warm, sandy ones giving a closer texture, and more character to the flesh. Shoots stout, short-jointed, reddish. Tree, spreading, round head. For dessert, cooking, or stock, valu- able. Fruit, medium; 'form, roundish ovate, tapering to the eye; color, greenish yellow, marked and streaked, often nearly covered with stripes of pale and dull red; stem, short; cavity, narrow; calyx, half closed; basin, not deep, sometimes slightly furrowed; flesh, white, fine-grained, juicy, tender, sweet; core, rather open, me- dium, round, ovate; seeds, full, ovate pointed. Season, September, and October. Jonathan. Philip Rick, King Philip, Winesap, erroneoittly. Wine, „ American. Originated Kingston, N. Y. Shoots, light brown,. 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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