A view of the cultivation of fruit trees, and the management of orchards and cider; with accurate descriptions of the most estimable varieties of native and foreign apples, pears, peaches, plums, and cherries, cultivated in the middle states of America: illustrated by cuts of two hundred kinds of fruits of the natural size .. . No. 16, Green Catharine, or Rousselei. ?VT_ JM ^^ •__ -n^^^n. PEJRS. 181 9. AURATE. This is a small pear of a regular form, diminishingtowards the stem which is very long; the skin is rough,of a pale yellowish green—the flesh is highly flavour-ed, rich and luscious: it
A view of the cultivation of fruit trees, and the management of orchards and cider; with accurate descriptions of the most estimable varieties of native and foreign apples, pears, peaches, plums, and cherries, cultivated in the middle states of America: illustrated by cuts of two hundred kinds of fruits of the natural size .. . No. 16, Green Catharine, or Rousselei. ?VT_ JM ^^ •__ -n^^^n. PEJRS. 181 9. AURATE. This is a small pear of a regular form, diminishingtowards the stem which is very long; the skin is rough,of a pale yellowish green—the flesh is highly flavour-ed, rich and luscious: it is a great bearer—ripens^bout the end of July. 10. EPARGNE. This is a pear of a long shape, below the ordinarysize, diminishing gradually towards the stem, whichis about an inch in length, large, and planted rath-er on one side—the crown is not hollowed; the skinis of a greenish cast, blotched with spots of a fawncolour, and sometimes with a little blush—the flesh ismelting; the juice sprightly and agreeable—it ripensabout the beginning of August. 11. CUISSE MADAMK. This fruit is of a moderate size, very long, and small towards the stalk, which generally grows in a furrow, or small hollow—the eye is small and but little sunk; the flesh is sweet and juicy, a little musky—the skin 23 162 PEJRif. smooth and glossy; of a yellowish green, with a
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