. 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 . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE tEAR. 425. ' Bey/rri Diet. ^ \' . aerick Adrien Die!, a distingnisted German pomologist. Its vigour, productiveBess" jmd beauty, have made it already a general favourite with our planters. It is in every respect, a first rate fruit in favourable situations, but on veiy young trees and in cold soils, it is apt to be rather
. 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 . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE tEAR. 425. ' Bey/rri Diet. ^ \' . aerick Adrien Die!, a distingnisted German pomologist. Its vigour, productiveBess" jmd beauty, have made it already a general favourite with our planters. It is in every respect, a first rate fruit in favourable situations, but on veiy young trees and in cold soils, it is apt to be rather coarse and* astringent The tree has long, very stout, twisting branches, and is uncom- monly vigorous. Young shoots dark grayish-brown. Fruit large, varying from obovate to obtuse-pyriform. Skin rather thick, lemon yellow, becoming orange yellow, marked , with large brown dots, and marblings of russet. Stalk an inch kto an ' and tliree quarters long, stout, curved, set in a rathei. 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 Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852; Downing, Charles. New York : J. Wiley
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