The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . ly withupright, slender shoots, and bears abundantly, and its bearingshoots are inclined to break. Fruit medium to very large, ovate, or conic. Skin greenish yel-low, becoming fine yellow at maturity, sometimes with a sunnycheek. Stalk slender, of medium length, inserted in a deep, acutecavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set in an abrupt,somewhat
The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . ly withupright, slender shoots, and bears abundantly, and its bearingshoots are inclined to break. Fruit medium to very large, ovate, or conic. Skin greenish yel-low, becoming fine yellow at maturity, sometimes with a sunnycheek. Stalk slender, of medium length, inserted in a deep, acutecavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set in an abrupt,somewhat corrugated basin. Flesh white, fine grained, tender,juicy, sub-acid, very pleasant. November to February. Highlyesteemed at the West, but does not succeed so well at theNorth and East. Pearmain, Herefordshire. Thomp. Winter Pearmain. Pearmain. Lind. Royal. dAngleterre. This delicious old variety, generally known here as the Englishor Royal Pearmain, is one of the finest of all winter dessert fiuits,and its mild and agreeable flavour renders it here, as abroad,an universal favourite, both as a dessert apple, and for cooking. Fruit of medium size, oblong, and of a pretty regular Pear-. HerefordsMre Skin stained, and mottled with soft, brownish red 92 THE APPLE. on a dull, nissety green ground, dotted with grayish red thickly mottled near the eye, with yellowish russetspots. Stalk slender, half an inch long. Calyx with wide-spread, reflexed segments, and set in a shallow, narrow, slightlyplaited basin. Flesh pale yellow, very mellow and tender, witha pleasant, aromatic flavour. A moderate bearer, but often pro-duces large crops on high soils, which are well adapted to thissort. November to February. A strong grower. The Winter Pearmain of most American orchards, is the Au-tumn Pearmain of this, and most English works. Pecks Pleasant.
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