. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. Purple Guigne. Early Purple. Guigne, | German May Duke, Early Purple Griotte. The origin of this valuable variety we have been unable to decide. Eastern cultivators received it from England, where it was figured and described by Mr. Thompson, in the London Hort. Society's transactions. Western Cultiva- tors received it through a party of emigrants from Germany, under name of German May Duke, by which it is much grown in Ohio. The trees are poor growers in the nursery, of a strag- gling, loose, irregular, somewhat pendent habit,
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. Purple Guigne. Early Purple. Guigne, | German May Duke, Early Purple Griotte. The origin of this valuable variety we have been unable to decide. Eastern cultivators received it from England, where it was figured and described by Mr. Thompson, in the London Hort. Society's transactions. Western Cultiva- tors received it through a party of emigrants from Germany, under name of German May Duke, by which it is much grown in Ohio. The trees are poor growers in the nursery, of a strag- gling, loose, irregular, somewhat pendent habit, but of healthy, hardy character, only moderat- ly productive wThile young, but as they grow older, become more prolific. Its earliness and delicious character, must always render it popu- lar where known. Fruit, medium to large, roundish, heart- shaped, with an indenture at the point or apex; color, when fully ripe, dark purplish black ; flesh, dark purplish red, juicy, rich, sweet, and excellent; 'pit, medium; size, roundish oval; stem, long, slender, inserted in a shallow, narrow basin. Season, last of May and first of 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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