. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. half miles from Philadelphia. No one variety has become so gen- erally known in this country as the Seckel, and in our Southern and Middle States, no one variety deserves so extended culture. North, it should, when possible, be planted in warm, rich, sandy loam, and sheltered situations. The tree is of slow growth; wood, short-joint- ed, stout, forming a round head, and of only medium size on the pear stock, and well suited to gar- den planting. Fruit, small, (our drawing too small for a fair average.) rounded5 obtuse pyriform
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. half miles from Philadelphia. No one variety has become so gen- erally known in this country as the Seckel, and in our Southern and Middle States, no one variety deserves so extended culture. North, it should, when possible, be planted in warm, rich, sandy loam, and sheltered situations. The tree is of slow growth; wood, short-joint- ed, stout, forming a round head, and of only medium size on the pear stock, and well suited to gar- den planting. Fruit, small, (our drawing too small for a fair average.) rounded5 obtuse pyriform ; color, brownish green at first, becoming yellowish brown, with a lively red russet cheek; stem, short, slightly curved, set in a very slight depression; calyx, small, open; basin, shallow; core, small; seeds, broad, ovate; flesh, yellowish white, juicy, but- tery, spicy, aromatic, sweet. Sea- son, September and October. St. Ghislain. St. Galen. Foreign. Tree, upright, vigorous growth; young shoots, light brown; re- quires warm rich soil, otherwise a little insipid. Fruit, below medium; generally pyriform, but varying ; color, pale yellow or yellowish green, with dots of green underneath, and marblings of russet on / surface ; s t e m, generally ; curved ; calyx, open ; basin, \ shallow; core, small; seeds, obovate, pointed; flesh, white, buttery, juicy, and sprightly. Season, Septem- 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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