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 elliottsfruitboo00elli Year: 1858 144 THE APPLE. hollovy; seeds, plump, pyriform; flesh, whitish, tender, sub-acid; 'very good.' Keeps to May. For varieties of this, see Willow Twig, &c. * LowRE


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 elliottsfruitboo00elli Year: 1858 144 THE APPLE. hollovy; seeds, plump, pyriform; flesh, whitish, tender, sub-acid; 'very good.' Keeps to May. For varieties of this, see Willow Twig, &c. * LowRE Queen. Loure Queen. Trees, upright, early bearers, extensively grown in Central Ohio; somewhat resembles the Vandervere. Fruit, medium, roundish flattened, oft, angular ; yellow, striped and splashed with dull red, rough irregular dots, or specks of dull russet, russet at stem ; stem, sionder; cavity, regu- lar, deep ; calyx, with long pointed segments ; basin, abrupt, broad, slightly furrowed ; core, small; seeds, ovate; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy ' very good.' November to February. Loudon Pippin. Tree, productive, most grown in Northern Virginia; fruit, large, round- ish conical; greenish yellow ; st^m, short; calyx, large; flesh, greenish; white, sub-acid; valued only for its size, where people know what apples should be. Long Stem. Below medium, roundish oblong, sometimes angular ; skin, red in faint stripes, with a number of grey russet dots; stem, long; cavity, me-


Size: 1563px × 1279px
Photo credit: © Bookworm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: archive, book, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage