. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE FEAR. 427 piaise. Dj is large, handsome, a regular bearer, always perfect, and of the highest flavour. It bears singly, and not in clusters, looking as if thinned on the tree, whence it is always of fine size. It -was raised'in 1807 by Van Mens, and named Calebassa Bosc in honour of M. Bosc, a distinguished Belgian cultivator,
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE FEAR. 427 piaise. Dj is large, handsome, a regular bearer, always perfect, and of the highest flavour. It bears singly, and not in clusters, looking as if thinned on the tree, whence it is always of fine size. It -was raised'in 1807 by Van Mens, and named Calebassa Bosc in honour of M. Bosc, a distinguished Belgian cultivator, Having also been received at the garden of the Horticultural Society of London under the name of Beurre Bosc, Mr. Thomp- son "thought it be^t to retail* this name, as less likely to lead to a confusion with the CalebassCi a distinct fruit. The tree grows vigorously; shoots long, brownish olive. Fruit large, pyriform, a little uneven, tapSring Jong and gradually into the stalk. Skin pretty smooth, dark yellow, a good deal covered with streaks and dots of cinnamon russet, and slightly touched with red on one side. Stalk one to twc inches long, rather slender, curved. Calyx short, set in a very shallow basin. Flesh white, melting, very buttery, with a rich, delicious and slightly perfumed flavour. Eipens gradually from the last of September to the last of October. BEUHBi:, Easter. P. Mag. :lk-iBevarS 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 Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852; Downing, Charles. New York : J. Wiley
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