. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 747.—Lombard. Fig. 748.—Marianna. Kirke. Size medium, round, suture small; skin dark purple,bloom thin, blue ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, cavity slight;.flesh greenish-yellow, firm, rich, free from the flat, broad medium. Shoots smooth. Resembles the Purple Gageexternally. Often spurious. English. Lincoln. Large, oval, flattened at apex; red purple, slight bloom ;flesh amber, juicy, sweet, free. Very prolific. Lombard.* (Bleeckers Scarlet.) Size medium, sometimes ratherlarge, round-oval, slightly flattened at ends, suture obscure ; sk
. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 747.—Lombard. Fig. 748.—Marianna. Kirke. Size medium, round, suture small; skin dark purple,bloom thin, blue ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, cavity slight;.flesh greenish-yellow, firm, rich, free from the flat, broad medium. Shoots smooth. Resembles the Purple Gageexternally. Often spurious. English. Lincoln. Large, oval, flattened at apex; red purple, slight bloom ;flesh amber, juicy, sweet, free. Very prolific. Lombard.* (Bleeckers Scarlet.) Size medium, sometimes ratherlarge, round-oval, slightly flattened at ends, suture obscure ; skinviolet-red; stalk very slender, half to three-fourths of an inch-long, cavity broad; flesh deep yellow, pleasant, not rich, but offinequalitj. Season medium. Hardy, very prolific, well adaptedto light soils. Shoots quite smooth or glossy, bright , Albany, N. Y. This is a strongly fixed variety, and has in many instances pro-duced seedlings very closely resembling itself. Largely grownfor market, but rots badl
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