. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 745.—Goliath. Fig. 746.—Italian Prune. Giant Prune. Very large, round oblate, reddish purple; flesh dark yellow, sweet, good, freestone. Season late. Promising for culinary use and for drying. California. Golden Cherry (Market Plum of Hoflfy) is heart-shaped, yellow, speckled with scarlet in the sun ; productive, and slightly earlier than the comnion cherry plum. Goliath. Large, roundish-oblong or oval, enlarged on one side; skin deep red, approa
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 745.—Goliath. Fig. 746.—Italian Prune. Giant Prune. Very large, round oblate, reddish purple; flesh dark yellow, sweet, good, freestone. Season late. Promising for culinary use and for drying. California. Golden Cherry (Market Plum of Hoflfy) is heart-shaped, yellow, speckled with scarlet in the sun ; productive, and slightly earlier than the comnion cherry plum. Goliath. Large, roundish-oblong or oval, enlarged on one side; skin deep red, approaching blue or purple ; bloom thin, blue; stalk half or three-fourths of an inch long, cavity very deep, dis- tinct ; flesh j'ellowish. mostly adhering to the stone, juicy, coarse, sub-acid. Season medium. Shoots gray, very hairy, leaves nar- row. .. Productive. Bears early—profitable, Fig. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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