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 FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 361 calyx large, open ; core rather small; flesh yellowish white, melting, juicy, vinous, ' very good.' November. De Louvain. Toire de Louvain.
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 FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 361 calyx large, open ; core rather small; flesh yellowish white, melting, juicy, vinous, ' very good.' November. De Louvain. Toire de Louvain. Foreign. Fruit large, obovate acute pyriform, dull greenish yellow, rough russet dots and patches ; stem long, medium size, curved ; calyx large; basin shallow ; core medium ; seeds blackish ; flesh greenish white, crisp, juicy, astringent, valuable only for baking. January, March. Des Nonnes. Des Nones. Foreign. New : fruit medium, turbinate, clear light yellow, many small brown dots ; stem long, slender ; calyx small, closed ; basin shallow ; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed, ' very good,' perhaps ' best.' September. (Hort.) Delices d'Hardenpont. Delices d'Ardenpont. | Delice d'Hardenpont of Angers. Foreign. Tree, har- dy, moderate grower; shoots, upright, yellow- ish brown, good bearer, deserves more attention. Fruit, medium, roundish, pale yellow, with many gray dots and russet in sun ; stem, varying ; ca- lyx, small, closed ; basin, round, slightly uneven; core, medium ; seeds, broad, ovate ; flesh, whit- ish, buttery, melting, jui- cy, almost ' best.' Oc- tober. Delices d'Hardenpont du Nord and Belgium. Fondante Pariselle du Cornice Horticule, | Beurre Curtet of A. Leroy. Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform, yellow, gray spotted; calyx, small; flesh, coarse, melting, sugary, ' good.' October. (Hov. Mag.) 16
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