. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. Sll CLASS I.— Worthy General Cultivation. Bartlett. William's Bon Chretien, | William's, Poire -Guilliaume,. An English variety originated about 1770. Now extensively- grown, and too well known to really need description. The trees are vigorous, and early productive of fair handsome fruit, either on pear or quince root. Fruit, large, ovate, obtuse pyriform; surface somewhat uneven ; color, clear light yellow, tinged with blush in sun when ripe, russet around the stem, and minute russet dots over the
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. Sll CLASS I.— Worthy General Cultivation. Bartlett. William's Bon Chretien, | William's, Poire -Guilliaume,. An English variety originated about 1770. Now extensively- grown, and too well known to really need description. The trees are vigorous, and early productive of fair handsome fruit, either on pear or quince root. Fruit, large, ovate, obtuse pyriform; surface somewhat uneven ; color, clear light yellow, tinged with blush in sun when ripe, russet around the stem, and minute russet dots over the whole; stem, short, thick; calyx, medium, partly open ; basin, shallow, furrowed; core, medium ; seeds, broad ovate; flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, vinous. Season, middle August to middle Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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