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 elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 98 THE APPLE. color, yellow ground, mostly overspread and mottled with red; flesh, yellowish, tender, juicy, crisp. Season, December and January. This may yet prove
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 elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 98 THE APPLE. color, yellow ground, mostly overspread and mottled with red; flesh, yellowish, tender, juicy, crisp. Season, December and January. This may yet prove identical with 'Richmond,' described on future page. Porter. American—native of Massachusetts. Tree slender, slow growth, a regular even bearer, requires strong soil in which there is good supply of lime and phosphates ; succeeds wherever grown—one of the best at South. Fruit, medium to large ; form, oblong conical; color, bright, clear yellow—when exposed to sun, a fine blush cheek ; stem, slender, cavity, shallow; calyx, medium, closed ; basin, narrow, deep ; flesh, fine-grained, juicy, firm yet tender, acid. Season, September and October. POUGHKEEPSIK RuSSET. English Russet, | Winter Russet ? As this variety, described by Downing as the ih English Russet,' is probably an American seedling, and as there are so many sorts known under the general term of English Russet, we prefer to adopt the name of Poughkeepsie Russet, as commemorative of the sec- tion whence it was first disseminated. Growth, upright. Shoots, lively brown, profuse bearer, and although only of medium size, its quality of keeping over year renders it very profitable. There is also another called ' Crow's Nest,' sometimes sold under this name,
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