. 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. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 334 THE PEAR. Payency. Paquency, I Poire de Perigord, Poire de Payency, ( Payenchi, Payenchi de Foreign. Tree of vig- orous growth, earlj- bear- er, and especially profita- ble on the quince. F
. 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. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 334 THE PEAR. Payency. Paquency, I Poire de Perigord, Poire de Payency, ( Payenchi, Payenchi de Foreign. Tree of vig- orous growth, earlj- bear- er, and especially profita- ble on the quince. Fruit, medium, pyri- form, extending into the stem, which is stout, un- even, dark brown; color, at first dull pale green, becoming brownish yel- low at maturity, many russet dots and patches round stem and calyx, few in centre, occasionally a tinge of dull red in sun; calyx, open, seg- ments half erect; basin, very shallow; core, small; seeds, oblong, pointed, dark brown ; flesh, white, rather coarse, melting, juicy, sugary, vinous. Season, October. Pound. Winter Bell, Bretagne le Cour, TJvedale's St. Germain, TJvedale's Warden, Germain Baker, Lent St. Germain, Pickering Pear, Du Tonneau, Belle de Jersey, Piper, Union, Chambers' Laige, Belle Angevine. Foreign. Tree strong vigorous grower, very productive, very valuable for cooking, and a profitable orchard sort. Fruit, very large, oblong pyriform, yellowish green with dull brown and brown russet patches ; stem, long, stout, curved; cavity, deep, oblique, angular; calyx, large; flesh, white, firm, astringent. Season, December to 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, F. R. (Franklin Reuben), 1817-1878. New York : A. O. Moore
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