The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . middle, taperingto each end, recurved on the midrib, folded inwards on the sides, thick,dark green, deeply and sharply serrated; petioles, medium length, aboutone and a half inches long, moderately stout. Flowees.—Small; petals small, ovate; clusters, compact. Feuit.—Large, about three inches long, and two and a half in diam-eter : Form, pyramidal, full at the crown, contracted slightly in themiddle, obtuse at the stem, with an uneven surface, somethin
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . middle, taperingto each end, recurved on the midrib, folded inwards on the sides, thick,dark green, deeply and sharply serrated; petioles, medium length, aboutone and a half inches long, moderately stout. Flowees.—Small; petals small, ovate; clusters, compact. Feuit.—Large, about three inches long, and two and a half in diam-eter : Form, pyramidal, full at the crown, contracted slightly in themiddle, obtuse at the stem, with an uneven surface, something like theBartlett: Skin, fair, smooth, deep yellow, tinged with red on the sunnyside, dotted all over with russet specks, and slightly russeted at the baseof the stem: Stem, short, about half an inch long, stout, wrinkled,fleshy at the base, and obliquely inserted without any cavity: Eye,small, closed, and set even with the crown, surrounded with a few smalluneven ribs; segments of the calyx, short: Flesh, white, fine, meltingand very juicy: Flavor, rich, brisk, vinous, perfumed and excellent:Core, small: Seeds, medium size, Bipe in September, and keeps into the middle of October. [92] %
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