Elliott's fruit book; or, The 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 elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 456 eighth that of any other variety ; form, varied, as shown in our draw- ings, generally roundish, irregular, conical, and occasionally
Elliott's fruit book; or, The 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 elliottsfruitbo00elli Year: 1858 WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 456 eighth that of any other variety ; form, varied, as shown in our draw- ings, generally roundish, irregular, conical, and occasionally slightly necked ; color, rich, dark, glossy crimson ; seeds, large, slightly im- bedded ; flesh, red crimson, lighted and veined with white, the white most apparent at the apex, tender, juicy, rich, with an exquisitely fine, high flavor; core, round, oblong, rather open and coarse in tex- ture. Too tender to endure carriage long distances, desirable for market gardens near town, as well as for private gardens. Ripens at medium season. Jenney's Seedling. For ripening late—say one week after ' Long- worth's Prolific,' or about same time as ' Dun- dee'—and for its firm texture, and desirable qualities as a variety for preserving, we place the Jenney's Seedling in our list for general cul- tivation. Flowers, pistillate; vines, very hardy; leaf and fruit-stems both long, stiff,, and up- right ; calyx, very large, distinctive; fruit, large, very regular, roundish conical; color, rich, glossy dark red ; seeds, deeply imbedded ; flesh, white, tinged with pink at the core, while the red of surface is shaded in one-sixteenth of dis- tance, firm, rich, sub-acid, delicious; core, long conical, open texture, sometimes hollow. Sea- son, late. Very productive, 3,200 quarts having been gathe' less than three-quarters of an acre. Prolific Hautbois. Conical Hautbois, Musk Hautbois, Double Bearing, Caperon Royal, Lafayette (of some,) La Grange (of some.) Of all the Hautbois or high-wood c
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