. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 346 THE FEAR. of it East, and have no hesitation in placing as among those worthy- general culture. We copy our description from Mr. Barry, in the Horticulturist of February, 1853 : " Tree a vigorous, erect grower, dark shoots, an abundant and early bearer, succeeding well on the quince. Fruit, large, obovate obtuse, largest near the eye, flattened at both ends, occasionally slightly ribbed ; calyx, small; basin, smooth, wide, rather shallow; stem, one and a half inch long, rather slen der, slightly sunk ; skin, smooth and
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 346 THE FEAR. of it East, and have no hesitation in placing as among those worthy- general culture. We copy our description from Mr. Barry, in the Horticulturist of February, 1853 : " Tree a vigorous, erect grower, dark shoots, an abundant and early bearer, succeeding well on the quince. Fruit, large, obovate obtuse, largest near the eye, flattened at both ends, occasionally slightly ribbed ; calyx, small; basin, smooth, wide, rather shallow; stem, one and a half inch long, rather slen der, slightly sunk ; skin, smooth and fair, light yellow in the shade, sprinkled with dark dots, light red on the sunny side, sprinkled with carmine dots; flesh, white, buttery, melting. Season, September and early October. Winter Nelis. Nellis d'Hiver, Bonne de Malines, Beurre de Malines, La Bonne Malinoise, Milanaise Cuvelier, Foreign. As a standard winter pear, if we were to select but the one, it would be this variety. The tree is vigorous, though with slender diverging shoots; very hardy; an early proliiie bearer on. 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, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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