. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. 380 AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 14. FONDANTE D'AUTOMNE. Fig. Tree hardy, of moderate upright gro'n-tli; shoots yellowish- gray. A good bearer, but suited to dry, warm soils. Fruit medium, obovate, pyiiform ; pale greenish-yellow, with slight russet. Flesh white, fine-grained, melting, and juicy. Flavor very variable; in suitable soil, rich, sugary, per- fume
. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. 380 AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 14. FONDANTE D'AUTOMNE. Fig. Tree hardy, of moderate upright gro'n-tli; shoots yellowish- gray. A good bearer, but suited to dry, warm soils. Fruit medium, obovate, pyiiform ; pale greenish-yellow, with slight russet. Flesh white, fine-grained, melting, and juicy. Flavor very variable; in suitable soil, rich, sugary, per- fumed, and delicious ; in moist soils often worthless. Ripens in the latter pai-t of September. This is a Flemish fruit, and strikingly illustrates the re- marks we have made on the effect of soil and the diversity in individual estimate of the character of pears. In favorable cir- cumstances it is of very superior quality, and meets the high- est commendation ; in op|X)site conditions its clwracter is quite inferior, and it is deemed a worthless 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 Watson, Alexander. New York, Harper & Brothers
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