. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 78. Brandywine. {XV2) seedling, was found on the farm of Eli Harvey, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Brandywine River. Tree large, vigorous, very upright, dense-topped, pro- ductive ; branches long, olive-gray, sprinkled with round- ish lenticels. Leaves small, long-ovate; apex taper- pointed; margin serrate; petiole 11/2 inches long. Flowers % inch across, in dense clusters, average 9 buds in a cluster. Fruit ripens in late August and early September; 2% inches long, 2V2 inches wide, obovate-pvriform; stem iy2 inches long, fle
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 78. Brandywine. {XV2) seedling, was found on the farm of Eli Harvey, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Brandywine River. Tree large, vigorous, very upright, dense-topped, pro- ductive ; branches long, olive-gray, sprinkled with round- ish lenticels. Leaves small, long-ovate; apex taper- pointed; margin serrate; petiole 11/2 inches long. Flowers % inch across, in dense clusters, average 9 buds in a cluster. Fruit ripens in late August and early September; 2% inches long, 2V2 inches wide, obovate-pvriform; stem iy2 inches long, fleshy, curved, obliquely" attached ; cavity lacking, the flesh drawn up in a wrinkled fold about the base of the stem ; calyx large, open; lobes short, entire; basin small, shallow, usually smooth ; skin roughish ; color yellow, blushed with red on the sunny side, marked with tracings of russet especially near the cavity ; dots numerous, large, conspicuous, russet ; flesh whitish, or faintly tinged with yellow, granular, melting, juicy, aromatic, vinous ; qual- ity good to very good; core small ; seeds few, small, dark brown. BUFFUM. Buffum has meritorious charac- ters of the tree which should keep it in the list of standard varieties. The trees are re- markably vigorous, nearly free from blight, very productive, although they have a ten- dency to bear biennially. The quality of the fruits is variable. At times the flesh is rich, aromatic, melting and veiy good; again, it may be insipid or even illy flavored, devoid of perfume, coarse in texture and poor. The fruits are never large and often run small. To attain good quality, the pears must be picked early and ripened in a moderately cool fruit- room. The culture of Buffvmi is on the wane, chiefly for the reason that its fruits ripen with those of Seckcl and fail in competition, the Seckcls being nearly as large and much better in quality. The original tree of Buffum grew in the garden of David Buffum, Warren, Rhode Island.
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