. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 207 Duchess of Pallua. A variety introduced from France by Hon. M. P. Wilder, of Boston, and fruited first time in this country, this year, 1853. Fruit, medium size, heart-shaped; purplish black; juicy, half tender, sweet; stone, small, oblong ovate. Season, 15th to 20th June. Promises to be a productive valuable variety. (Hov. Mag.) DOWNTON. English : raised by T. A. Knight. Tree, healthy, regular round head; moderately productive. Fruit, medium, globular flattened; bright red on yellow; flesh, yel- lowish
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 207 Duchess of Pallua. A variety introduced from France by Hon. M. P. Wilder, of Boston, and fruited first time in this country, this year, 1853. Fruit, medium size, heart-shaped; purplish black; juicy, half tender, sweet; stone, small, oblong ovate. Season, 15th to 20th June. Promises to be a productive valuable variety. (Hov. Mag.) DOWNTON. English : raised by T. A. Knight. Tree, healthy, regular round head; moderately productive. Fruit, medium, globular flattened; bright red on yellow; flesh, yel- lowish, half tender, juicy, sweet, but not rich flavor; pit, medium; stem, set in a deep cavity. Season, early in July or late of June. Elizabeth. Raised by Caleb Atwater, of Portage County, 0., in 1823. Original soil, clay. Tree, vigorous, upright, pyramidal rounded; very prolific. Fruit, medium to large, heart-shape, flattened on sides ; color, rich dark red, when fully ripe; flesh, yellowish, slightly tinged with red, half tender, juicy, pleasantly sweet; pit, ovate rounded; stem, medium; set in a regular basin. Season, middle to last of June. Favorite. Elliott's Favorite. Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842; gravelly soil. Tree, vigorous, half spreading, productive. Fruit, medium, round regular, slightly compressed; color, pale amber yellow, with a bright carmine red cheek, mottled and marbled; flesh, pale amber, trans- lucent, delicate, juicy and sweet; pit, small; stem, medium, inserted in an even basin* Season, last of June. This variety requires high cultivation, other- wise the fruit is small., and the flavor only English Amber. This is undoubtedly an old variety, but we have as yet been unable to identify it with any described variety. The tree is of vigorous strong growth, forming a rounded pyramidal head, and very Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and app
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