. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 1900. The pyriform shape, typical of the fruits of Pyruscommunis. Historical.—There are four varieties of Russian ap-ples that may be looked on as American pioneers; theseare Alexander, Tetofsky, Duchess (Borovitsky) andRed Astrachan. Tiiese varieties were imported by theMassachuse
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 1900. The pyriform shape, typical of the fruits of Pyruscommunis. Historical.—There are four varieties of Russian ap-ples that may be looked on as American pioneers; theseare Alexander, Tetofsky, Duchess (Borovitsky) andRed Astrachan. Tiiese varieties were imported by theMassachusetts Horticultural Society from the London(England) Horticultural Society about Theywere brought to England from Russia in the early partof the last century by the executive oftlie latter society. Dr. Hogg is author-ity for the statement that Alexanderwas cultivated for 50 years in Englandprior to 1808. Robert Manning, super-intendent of the test garden of theMassachusetts Horticultural Societyat Salem, described these varietiesfrom home-grown American specimens /in 1839. Their productiveness and thehandsome appearance of the fruit at-tracted attention. Through the effortsof Dr. Warder and other western po-mologists they were rapidly distrib- 1899. The forms of , respectively, spherica
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