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 WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 313 Beurre Diel—Diel's Butter. Diel, Diel's Butterbime, Dorothee Royal, Grosse Dorothee, Beurre Royal, Des Trois Tours, De Melon, Melon d
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 WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 313 Beurre Diel—Diel's Butter. Diel, Diel's Butterbime, Dorothee Royal, Grosse Dorothee, Beurre Royal, Des Trois Tours, De Melon, Melon de Kops, Beurre Magrufique. Beurre Incomparable. Foreign. Grows and fruits well on pear or quince, but is best on quince; tree, vig- orous, the foliage large; wood, olive brown with gray- ish specks; very productive. Fruit large, (our engraving is too small for an av- erage,) obovate, obtuse pyriform, surface rather uneven; color, dull green, bright yellow when mature, russet specks, and scat- tered russet and greenish brown patches; stem, stout, and slightly curved; cavity, narrow ; calyx, medium, open, long segments ; basin, abrupt; core, large; seeds, dark brown ; flesh, yellowish wdrite, rather coarse, espe- cially near the core ; juiey, melting, perfumed. Season, October to last November. Brandtwine. American, from the banks of the Brandywine river. Tree, thrifty, rapid grower, long upright shoots, regular and abundant bearer; fruit, medium, varying in form, generally obovate pyri- form, running into the stem, which is fleshy and rather obliquely set; color, dull yellowish green, marked with russet dots and streaks, and much russeted about eye; calyx, open, segments few; basin smooth, moderate depth ; core, small, compact; seeds, few, dark brown ; flesh, white, melting, juicy, vinous. Season, last of August, first of September. 14
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