Archive image from page 184 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 142. Windsor. (XD mg ; sutu apex nded. at the center; color very dark red becoming almost black; dots small, russet, obscure; stem slender, 1 4 inches long, adherent to the fruit; skin thin, adhering to the pulp ; flesh light red, with reddisli juice, tender, meaty, crisp, mild, sweet; good to very good in quality; stone semi-free, ovate, flat- tened, blunt-pointed, with smooth surfaces. WOOD. Fig. 143. P. a V i u m. Governor Wood. Wood is preemi- nently a sweet cher
Archive image from page 184 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 142. Windsor. (XD mg ; sutu apex nded. at the center; color very dark red becoming almost black; dots small, russet, obscure; stem slender, 1 4 inches long, adherent to the fruit; skin thin, adhering to the pulp ; flesh light red, with reddisli juice, tender, meaty, crisp, mild, sweet; good to very good in quality; stone semi-free, ovate, flat- tened, blunt-pointed, with smooth surfaces. WOOD. Fig. 143. P. a V i u m. Governor Wood. Wood is preemi- nently a sweet cherry for the amateur. The trees are tender to cold, are not quite pro- ductive enough to make the variety profitable, and are somewhat fastidi- ous as to soils. To offset these defects, they are vigorous and healthy and bear early. But the chief fault of the cherry is to be found in the fruit. The flesh is soft and the cherries will not stand han- dling in harvest- 143. Wood. (XI)
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